| CHROMOPROTEINS | • chromoproteins n. Plural of chromoprotein. • CHROMOPROTEIN n. any of various proteins (as hemoglobins, carotenoids, or flavoproteins) having a pigment as a prosthetic group. |
| CONGLOMERATORS | • conglomerators n. Plural of conglomerator. • CONGLOMERATOR n. one who conglomerates. |
| CORTICOSTERONE | • corticosterone n. (Biochemistry, steroids) A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism. • CORTICOSTERONE n. a colorless crystalline corticosteroid important in protein and carbohydrate metabolism. |
| HETEROCHRONOUS | • heterochronous adj. (Paleontology) formed at different periods. • HETEROCHRONOUS adj. divergent from the normal time sequence. |
| 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. |
| ISOPROTERENOLS | • isoproterenols n. Plural of isoproterenol. • ISOPROTERENOL n. a sympathomimetic agent used in the treatment of asthma. |
| NONCOOPERATORS | • noncooperators n. Plural of noncooperator. • NONCOOPERATOR n. one who does not cooperate. |
| OROROTUNDITIES | • OROROTUNDITY n. the orotund mode of intonation, also OROTUNDITY. |
| ORTHOHYDROGENS | • orthohydrogens n. Plural of orthohydrogen. • ORTHOHYDROGEN n. the form of molecular hydrogen, constituting about 75 per cent of the total at normal temperatures, in which the nuclei of the atoms spin in the same direction. |
| ORTHOPYROXENES | • orthopyroxenes n. Plural of orthopyroxene. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
| PROPAROXYTONES | • proparoxytones n. Plural of proparoxytone. • PROPAROXYTONE n. in ancient Greek, a word having the acute accent on the third last syllable. |
| PROPORTIONATES | • proportionates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of proportionate. • PROPORTIONATE v. to make proportionate. |
| PROPORTIONLESS | • proportionless adj. Without proportion; unsymmetrical. • PROPORTIONLESS adj. without proportion. |
| PROTHONOTARIES | • prothonotaries n. Plural of prothonotary. • PROTHONOTARY n. a court clerk; a chief clerk of any of various courts of law, also PROTONOTARY. |
| SEROCONVERSION | • seroconversion n. (Immunology) The development of specific antibodies in the blood serum as a result of infection or immunization. • SEROCONVERSION n. the production of antibodies in response to an antigen. |
| 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. |
| SPORANGIOSPORE | • sporangiospore n. A spore produced by a sporangium (in many fungi, such as zygomycetes). • SPORANGIOSPORE n. a spore developed in a sporangium. |
| TROPHONEUROSES | • trophoneuroses n. Plural of trophoneurosis. • TROPHONEUROSIS n. a state of deranged nutrition owing to disorder of the trophic action of the nerves. |
| 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. |