| CHLOROETHYLENE | • chloroethylene n. (Organic chemistry) The unsaturated halogenated hydrocarbon vinyl chloride or any similar compound. • CHLOROETHYLENE n. vinyl chloride. |
| CHOLESTYRAMINE | • cholestyramine n. (Pharmacology) The United States Adopted Name of colestyramine. • CHOLESTYRAMINE n. a strongly basic synthetic resin that forms insoluble complexes with bile acids and has been used to lower cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic patients. |
| CROTONALDEHYDE | • crotonaldehyde n. (Organic chemistry) The unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde CH3-CH=CH-CHO that is used in organic synthesis. • CROTONALDEHYDE n. a pungent liquid aldehyde obtained by dehydration of aldol. |
| DEHYDRORETINOL | • dehydroretinol n. (Organic chemistry) A derivative of retinol having an extra double bond; vitamin A2. • DEHYDRORETINOL n. vitamin A2. |
| HALFPENNYWORTH | • halfpennyworth n. (Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation). • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) A negligible amount. • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) One’s opinion or thoughts; one’s two cents. |
| HETEROGONOUSLY | • heterogonously adv. In a heterogonous manner. • HETEROGONOUS adv. reproducing both sexually and asexually. |
| HETERONOMOUSLY | • heteronomously adv. In a heteronomous manner. • HETERONOMOUS adv. subject to different or foreign laws. |
| HETERONYMOUSLY | • heteronymously adv. In a heteronymous manner. • HETERONYMOUS adv. like a heteronym, a word having same spelling but different sound and meaning. |
| HYDROKINETICAL | • hydrokinetical adj. Synonym of hydrokinetic. • HYDROKINETICAL adj. of or relating to the motions of fluids or the forces which produce or affect such motions, also HYDROKINETIC. |
| HYPEREMOTIONAL | • hyperemotional adj. Involving or exhibiting excessive emotion. • HYPEREMOTIONAL adj. excessively emotional. |
| HYPERINFLATION | • hyperinflation n. (Economics) A very high rate of inflation. • HYPERINFLATION n. inflation growing at a very high rate in a very short time. |
| METHOXYFLURANE | • methoxyflurane n. (Pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned… • METHOXYFLURANE n. a potent general anaesthetic administered as a vapor. |
| NEUROPATHOLOGY | • neuropathology n. Neural pathology: The pathology of the nervous system, usually and especially in the sense of its cytopathology… • NEUROPATHOLOGY n. pathology of the nervous system. |
| ORTHOGENICALLY | • ORTHOGENIC adv. pertaining to correction of children's mental defects. |
| PHENYLTHIOUREA | • phenylthiourea n. Phenylthiocarbamide. • PHENYLTHIOUREA n. a crystalline compound used to test for the presence of a certain dominant gene (the compound tasting bitter to those who possess the gene). |
| PHYTOPLANKTERS | • phytoplankters n. Plural of phytoplankter. • PHYTOPLANKTER n. a planktonic plant. |
| PYELONEPHRITIC | • pyelonephritic adj. Relating to pyelonephritis. • PYELONEPHRITIC adj. relating to pyelonephritis, inflammation of both the kidney and its pelvis. |
| PYELONEPHRITIS | • pyelonephritis n. (Pathology) An ascending urinary tract infection of the renal pelvis. • PYELONEPHRITIS n. inflammation of both the kidney and its pelvis. |
| RADIOTELEPHONY | • radiotelephony n. The transmission of sound (in both directions) using modulated radio waves rather than wires. • radio␣telephony n. The transmission of speech using modulated radio waves. • RADIOTELEPHONY n. communication by radiotelephone. |
| TEROTECHNOLOGY | • terotechnology n. The engineering and technology related to the design and maintenance of industrial plant machinery. • TEROTECHNOLOGY n. the application of managerial, financial, engineering and other skills to extend the operational life of, and increase the efficiency of, equipment and machinery. |