| CHLOROBROMIDES | • chlorobromides n. Plural of chlorobromide. • CHLOROBROMIDE n. a compound of chlorine and bromine with a metal or organic radical. |
| CHONDROPHORINE | • CHONDROPHORINE n. a member of the Chondrophora, a suborder of hydrozoans similar to medusae but with a different internal structure. |
| CHROMOPROTEINS | • chromoproteins n. Plural of chromoprotein. • CHROMOPROTEIN n. any of various proteins (as hemoglobins, carotenoids, or flavoproteins) having a pigment as a prosthetic group. |
| DROOLWORTHIEST | • DROOLWORTHY adj. inspiring or likely to inspire excessive enthusiasm or pleasure; extremely attractive or desirable. |
| GERONTOMORPHIC | • GERONTOMORPHIC adj. of, pertaining to, or designating anatomical specialization most fully represented in the mature male of a species. |
| HYDROCORTISONE | • hydrocortisone n. (Biochemistry, steroids, pharmacology) A glucocorticoid steroid hormone C21H30O5 produced by the adrenal… • HYDROCORTISONE n. a glucocorticoid hormone that is used to treat inflammatory and allergic conditions, aka cortisol. |
| ORGANOCHLORINE | • organochlorine n. (Chemistry) Any of very many chlorine substituted organic compounds, many of which are insecticides etc. • organochlorine adj. (Chemistry, of an organic compound) containing chlorine. • ORGANOCHLORINE n. a compound of chlorine and an organic radical. |
| OSTEOARTHROSIS | • osteoarthrosis n. Osteoarthritis. • OSTEOARTHROSIS n. chronic noninflammatory disease of the joints and the bone adjacent. |
| PROTHONOTARIES | • prothonotaries n. Plural of prothonotary. • PROTHONOTARY n. a court clerk; a chief clerk of any of various courts of law, also PROTONOTARY. |
| PROTOHISTORIES | • protohistories n. Plural of protohistory. • PROTOHISTORY n. the study of human beings in the times that immediately antedate recorded history. |
| RHODOCHROSITES | • rhodochrosites n. Plural of rhodochrosite. • RHODOCHROSITE n. manganese ore. |
| SHOWERPROOFING | • showerproofing v. Present participle of showerproof. • SHOWERPROOFING n. the act of making proof against showers. |
| SPORANGIOPHORE | • sporangiophore n. (Botany) A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails). • sporangiophore n. (Mycology) A special type of hypha that bears sporangia on the tip. • SPORANGIOPHORE n. a stalk to which sporangia are attached. |
| SPOROTRICHOSES | • sporotrichoses n. Plural of sporotrichosis. • SPOROTRICHOSIS n. an infection of the skin caused by the fungi of the genus Sporotrichum, resulting in granulomatous lesions. |
| THERIOMORPHOUS | • THERIOMORPHOUS adj. having the form of a beast, also THERIOMORPHIC. |
| TROPHONEUROSIS | • trophoneurosis n. (Medicine, archaic) Synonym of trophesy. • TROPHONEUROSIS n. a state of deranged nutrition owing to disorder of the trophic action of the nerves. |