| HYDROXYPROLINE | • hydroxyproline n. (Biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue. • HYDROXYPROLINE n. an amino acid. |
| HYPERBOLICALLY | • hyperbolically adv. In a hyperbolic manner. • HYPERBOLICAL adv. relating to a kind of mathematical curve, also HYPERBOLIC. |
| HYPERCORRECTLY | • hypercorrectly adv. In a hypercorrect manner. • HYPERCORRECT adv. refers to a linguistic construction or pronunciation produced by mistaken analogy with standard usage out of a desire to be correct, such as "open widely" or "on behalf of my wife and I". |
| HYPERGOLICALLY | • hypergolically adv. In a hypergolic way. • HYPERGOLIC adv. igniting on contact, applied e.g. to rocket fuel which ignites spontaneously on contact with an oxidizing agent. |
| HYPERSONICALLY | • hypersonically adv. In a hypersonic way. • HYPERSONIC adv. flying at more than five times the speed of sound. |
| HYPODERMICALLY | • hypodermically adv. By hypodermic means. • HYPODERMIC adv. of or pertaining to the parts under the skin. |
| LEUKODYSTROPHY | • leukodystrophy n. (Medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter… • LEUKODYSTROPHY n. any of several genetically determined diseases characterized by progressive degeneration of myelin in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. |
| NEUROHYPNOLOGY | • neurohypnology n. (Obsolete) hypnotism. • NEUROHYPNOLOGY n. an old name for the science of hypnotism, also NEURYPNOLOGY. |
| POLYACRYLAMIDE | • polyacrylamide n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a range of cross-linked polymers of acrylamide; used to form soft gels for… • POLYACRYLAMIDE n. a polyamide of acrylic acid. |
| POLYCARPELLARY | • polycarpellary adj. (Botany) Composed of several or numerous carpels. • POLYCARPELLARY adj. of a plant gynoecium, having or consisting of many carpels. |
| POLYDISPERSITY | • polydispersity n. (Uncountable) The state of being polydisperse. • polydispersity n. (Countable) A measure of the degree to which a colloid is polydisperse. • POLYDISPERSITY n. the state of being polydisperse, characterized by particles of varied sizes in the dispersed phase of a disperse system. |
| POLYEMBRYONATE | • polyembryonate adj. (Botany) Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic. • POLYEMBRYONATE adj. forming more than one embryo from one ovule or from one fertilized ovum. |
| POLYEMBRYONIES | • POLYEMBRYONY n. the condition of having several embryos. |
| POLYPROPYLENES | • polypropylenes n. Plural of polypropylene. • POLYPROPYLENE n. any of various thermoplastic plastics or fibers that are polymers of propylene, also POLYPROPENE. |
| PSYCHOANALYSER | • psychoanalyser n. One who psychoanalyses. • PSYCHOANALYSER n. one who psychoanalyses, also PSYCHOANALYZER. |
| PSYCHOANALYZER | • psychoanalyzer n. Alternative form of psychoanalyser. • PSYCHOANALYZER n. one who psychoanalyzes, also PSYCHOANALYSER. |
| PYROCHEMICALLY | • pyrochemically adv. In a pyrochemical way; by means of pyrochemistry. • PYROCHEMICAL adv. relating to chemical changes at high temperatures. |
| PYROMETALLURGY | • pyrometallurgy n. Any process that uses high temperatures to transform either metals or their ores. • PYROMETALLURGY adj. chemical metallurgy depending on heat action (as roasting and smelting). |
| PYROMETRICALLY | • pyrometrically adv. By means of pyrometry. • PYROMETRICAL adv. relating to pyrometry, the art of measuring degrees of heat, or the expansion of bodies by heat, also PYROMETRIC. |
| XEROPHYTICALLY | • xerophytically adv. As a xerophyte. • XEROPHYTIC adv. able to withstand drought. |