| CLINOPYROXENE | • clinopyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure. • CLINOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having a monoclinic crystal structure, such as augite, diopside, or jadeite. |
| CYCLOPROPANES | • cyclopropanes n. Plural of cyclopropane. • CYCLOPROPANE n. a flammable gaseous saturated cyclic hydrocarbon sometimes used as a general anesthetic. |
| CYCLOSPORINES | • cyclosporines n. Plural of cyclosporine. • CYCLOSPORINE n. an immunosuppressive drug used in organ transplants, also CYCLOSPORIN. |
| GLYCOPROTEINS | • glycoproteins n. Plural of glycoprotein. • GLYCOPROTEIN n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid, also GLUCOPROTEIN. |
| HYPERBOLAEONS | • HYPERBOLAEON n. a term in in Greek prosody. |
| INCORPOREALLY | • incorporeally adv. In an incorporeal manner. • INCORPOREAL adv. not corporeal, having no bodily or material structure. |
| INOPPORTUNELY | • inopportunely adv. In an inopportune manner. • INOPPORTUNE adv. inconvenient, unseasonable. |
| LARYNGOSCOPES | • laryngoscopes n. Plural of laryngoscope. • LARYNGOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the interior of the larynx. |
| OPERATIONALLY | • operationally adv. In an operational manner; in accordance with an operation. • OPERATIONAL adv. of or relating to operation or to an operation. |
| OROPHARYNGEAL | • oropharyngeal adj. (Anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to both the mouth and the pharynx. • oropharyngeal adj. (Anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the oropharynx. • oropharyngeal n. (Informal, medicine) Ellipsis of oropharyngeal airway.: an adjunct device used to open and secure a… |
| PERIODONTALLY | • periodontally adv. In a periodontal way. • PERIODONTAL adv. investing or surrounding a tooth. |
| POLYCARBONATE | • polycarbonate n. (Chemistry) Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates; they are used to make light, flexible… • POLYCARBONATE n. any of a range of strong thermoplastics. |
| POLYEMBRYONIC | • polyembryonic adj. (Botany) Polyembryonate. • POLYEMBRYONIC adj. relating to polyembryony. |
| POLYISOPRENES | • polyisoprenes n. Plural of polyisoprene. • POLYISOPRENE n. a rubberlike polymer of isoprene. |
| POLYPROPYLENE | • polypropylene n. A thermoplastic resin made by the polymerization of propylene, and used for films, fibres, or moulding… • POLYPROPYLENE n. any of various thermoplastic plastics or fibers that are polymers of propylene, also POLYPROPENE. |
| POSTEMBRYONAL | • postembryonal adj. Synonym of postembryonic. • POSTEMBRYONAL adj. subsequent to the embryonic stage of life or growth, also POSTEMBRYONIC. |
| PREMONITORILY | • premonitorily adv. In a premonitory way. • PREMONITORY adv. conveying a warning, also PREMONITIVE. |
| PROLEGOMENARY | • prolegomenary adj. Of the nature of a prolegomenon; preliminary; introductory; prefatory. • PROLEGOMENARY adj. of the nature of a prolegomenon, introductory, also PROLEGOMENAL, PROLEGOMENOUS. |
| PROTEOGLYCANS | • proteoglycans n. Plural of proteoglycan. • PROTEOGLYCAN n. any of a class of glycoproteins of high molecular weight that are found esp. in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue. |