| CHEMOTAXONOMY | • chemotaxonomy n. (Biochemistry, genetics) The classification or taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities… • CHEMOTAXONOMY n. the classification of plants and animals based on similarities and differences in biochemical composition. |
| CYCLOHEXANONE | • cyclohexanone n. (Organic chemistry) The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene… • CYCLOHEXANONE n. a liquid ketone used esp. as a solvent and in organic synthesis. |
| HAEMATOXYLONS | • HAEMATOXYLON n. any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp. the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa, the heartwood of which yields the dye haematoxylin. |
| HOMOSEXUALITY | • homosexuality n. The state of being sexually attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes… • homosexuality n. Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex… • HOMOSEXUALITY n. the state of being homosexual. |
| HYDROPEROXIDE | • hydroperoxide n. (Organic chemistry) any mono-substituted derivative of hydrogen peroxide - ROOH. • HYDROPEROXIDE n. a compound containing an O2H group. |
| HYDROTHORAXES | • hydrothoraxes n. Plural of hydrothorax. • HYDROTHORAX n. water liquid in the pleural cavity. |
| HYDROXYLATION | • hydroxylation n. (Organic chemistry) The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement… • HYDROXYLATION n. the act of hydroxylating. |
| METHOXYCHLORS | • METHOXYCHLOR n. a relatively nontoxic organochlorine insecticide. |
| ORTHOPYROXENE | • orthopyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
| OXYHEMOGLOBIN | • oxyhemoglobin n. (American spelling) Alternative form of oxyhaemoglobin. • OXYHEMOGLOBIN n. a loose compound of oxygen and haemoglobin, also OXYHAEMOGLOBIN. |
| PHOTOTOXICITY | • phototoxicity n. Any adverse effect due to exposure to light, especially such effects on the skin. • PHOTOTOXICITY n. the state of being phototoxic. |
| PHYTOTOXICITY | • phytotoxicity n. (Uncountable) The condition of being phytotoxic. • phytotoxicity n. (Countable) A measure of the extent to which something is phytotoxic. • PHYTOTOXICITY n. the state of being phytotoxic. |
| PROPOXYPHENES | • propoxyphenes n. Plural of propoxyphene. • PROPOXYPHENE n. a narcotic analgesic structurally related to methadone but less addicting. |
| XIPHOPHYLLOUS | • xiphophyllous adj. (Botany) Having sword-shaped leaves. • XIPHOPHYLLOUS adj. having sword-shaped leaves. |