| CHRYSAROBIN | • chrysarobin n. (Organic chemistry) A bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding… • CHRYSAROBIN n. goa powder, a bitter yellow powder obtained from a Brazilian tree, used as a purgative and in the treatment of skin disease. |
| DISHONORARY | • dishonorary adj. Causing dishonour; tending to disgrace. • DISHONORARY adj. causing dishonour. |
| ERYTHRONIUM | • erythronium n. A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet. • erythronium n. (Obsolete) An early proposed name for vanadium. • Erythronium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Liliaceae – the fawnlilies. |
| ERYTHROSINE | • erythrosine n. (Chemistry) tetraiodo-fluorescein, a cherry-pink fluorone used as a food colouring, in printing inks… • ERYTHROSINE n. a red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosine, also ERYTHROSIN. |
| ERYTHROSINS | • erythrosins n. Plural of erythrosin. • ERYTHROSIN n. a red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosine, also ERYTHROSINE. |
| GRANOPHYRIC | • granophyric adj. (Petrology) Having a texture resembling that of classic granophyre. • GRANOPHYRIC adj. of or like a granophyre. |
| HARROWINGLY | • harrowingly adv. In a way or to an extent that is harrowing. • HARROWING adv. acutely distressing. |
| HEMERYTHRIN | • hemerythrin n. (Biochemistry) A respiratory pigment found in sipunculids, priapulids and brachiopods. • HEMERYTHRIN n. an iron-containing respiratory pigment in the blood of various chiefly marine invertebrates. |
| HYPERDORIAN | • HYPERDORIAN adj. in Greek music, above the Dorian mode. |
| PLATYRRHINE | • platyrrhine adj. (Anatomy) Having a broad, flat nose. • platyrrhine n. (Zoology) Any New World monkey of the Platyrrhini. • PLATYRRHINE adj. having a broad, flat nose. |
| PYRRHOTINES | • pyrrhotines n. Plural of pyrrhotine. • PYRRHOTINE n. magnetic pyrites, an iron sulphide, often containing nickel, also PYRRHOTITE. |
| REHYDRATING | • rehydrating v. Present participle of rehydrate. • REHYDRATE v. to add water to (a dehydrated substance). |
| REHYDRATION | • rehydration n. The replenishment of water and electrolytes lost through dehydration. • REHYDRATION n. the act of rehydrating. |
| ROUGHDRYING | • roughdrying v. Present participle of roughdry. • ROUGHDRY v. to dry without ironing, as washed clothes. |
| THYROTROPIN | • thyrotropin n. (Biochemistry) A thyroid-stimulating glycoprotein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland. • THYROTROPIN n. a hormone, produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the thyroid, also THYROTROPHIN. |
| TYROTHRICIN | • tyrothricin n. A mixture of the antibiotics tyrocidine and gramicidin, used topically to treat gram-positive bacterial infections. • TYROTHRICIN n. an antibiotic mixture consisting chiefly of tyrocidine and gramicidin and used topically especially against gram-positive bacteria. |
| UNHURRIEDLY | • unhurriedly adv. In an unhurried manner. • UNHURRIED adv. not hurried. |