| ANESTHESIOLOGY | • anesthesiology n. (American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics. • ANESTHESIOLOGY n. a branch of medical science dealing with anesthetics, also ANAESTHESIOLOGY. |
| DEHYDROGENASES | • dehydrogenases n. Plural of dehydrogenase. • DEHYDROGENASE n. an enzyme that accelerates the removal of hydrogen from metabolites and its transfer to other substances. |
| DEHYDROGENISES | • dehydrogenises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrogenise. • DEHYDROGENISE v. to remove hydrogen from, also DEHYDROGENIZE. |
| GEOSYNCHRONOUS | • geosynchronous adj. Refers to the orbit of a satellite whose rate of revolution is matched to the rotation period of the… • GEOSYNCHRONOUS adj. of a satellite, etc., geostationary. |
| HYDROGENOLYSES | • hydrogenolyses n. Plural of hydrogenolysis. • HYDROGENOLYSIS n. a chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed by hydrogen. |
| HYDROGENOLYSIS | • hydrogenolysis n. (Chemistry) the cleavage of a molecule, especially that of a carbon-carbon bond, with the addition of… • HYDROGENOLYSIS n. a chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed by hydrogen. |
| ONYCHOPHAGISTS | • onychophagists n. Plural of onychophagist. • ONYCHOPHAGIST n. one who bites their fingernails. |
| PHARYNGOSCOPES | • pharyngoscopes n. Plural of pharyngoscope. • PHARYNGOSCOPE n. an instrument for inspecting the pharynx. |
| PHYSIOGNOMISTS | • physiognomists n. Plural of physiognomist. • PHYSIOGNOMIST n. a student of physiognomy. |
| PHYSOSTIGMINES | • physostigmines n. Plural of physostigmine. • PHYSOSTIGMINE n. an alkaloid found in the Calabar bean used esp. in eye drops to reduce pressure inside the eyeball, aka eserine, also PHYSOSTIGMIN. |
| PHYTOESTROGENS | • phytoestrogens n. Plural of phytoestrogen. • PHYTOESTROGEN n. a plant substance similar to a weak oestrogen. |
| PSYCHOGENETICS | • psychogenetics n. (Medicine) The branch of psychiatry or genetics that studies the effect of genetic inheritance on mental illness. • PSYCHOGENETICS n. the study of internal or mental states. |
| PSYCHOLINGUIST | • psycholinguist n. A practitioner of psycholinguistics. • PSYCHOLINGUIST n. a student of psycholinguistics. |
| PSYCHOLOGISING | • psychologising v. Present participle of psychologise. • PSYCHOLOGISE v. to speculate in psychological terms or on psychological motivations, also PSYCHOLOGIZE. |
| PSYCHOSURGEONS | • psychosurgeons n. Plural of psychosurgeon. • PSYCHOSURGEON n. a practitioner of psychosurgery. |
| SPHINGOMYELINS | • sphingomyelins n. Plural of sphingomyelin. • SPHINGOMYELIN n. a phospholipid derived from sphingosine, occurring in cell membranes. |
| SYCOPHANTISING | • sycophantising v. Present participle of sycophantise. • SYCOPHANTISE v. to be a sycophant, also SYCOPHANTIZE. |