| ACHLORHYDRIA | • achlorhydria n. (Medicine) The absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. • ACHLORHYDRIA n. absence of hydrochloric acid from the gastric juice. |
| ACHLORHYDRIC | • achlorhydric adj. (Pathology) Of or pertaining to achlorhydria. • ACHLORHYDRIC adj. relating to achlorhydria, absence of hydrochloric acid from the gastric juice. |
| CHLOROHYDRIN | • chlorohydrin n. (Organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine. • CHLOROHYDRIN n. any of various organic compounds derived from diols or polyhydroxy alcohols by substitution of chlorine for part of the hydroxyl groups. |
| EVERYWHITHER | • everywhither adv. (Archaic or poetic) To (in the direction of) everywhere; to every place. • EVERYWHITHER adv. in all directions. |
| FORTHRIGHTLY | • forthrightly adv. In a forthright manner. • FORTHRIGHT adv. straightforward. |
| HEMERYTHRINS | • hemerythrins n. Plural of hemerythrin. • HEMERYTHRIN n. an iron-containing respiratory pigment in the blood of various chiefly marine invertebrates. |
| HYDROCHLORIC | • hydrochloric adj. (Chemistry) Of or relating to hydrochloric acid. • HYDROCHLORIC adj. applied to an acid composed of hydrogen and chlorine, hydrogen chloride, still sometimes called muriatic acid. |
| HYDROGRAPHIC | • hydrographic adj. Of or pertaining to hydrography. • HYDROGRAPHIC adj. relating to hydrography, the study of bodies of water, also HYDROGRAPHICAL. |
| HYDROMORPHIC | • hydromorphic adj. Synonym of hydric (“requiring moisture”). • hydromorphic adj. (Soil science) Formed in the presence of an excess of water. • HYDROMORPHIC adj. developed in the presence of an excess of moisture which tends to suppress aerobic factors in soil-building. |
| HYDROSPHERIC | • hydrospheric adj. Relating to the hydrosphere. • HYDROSPHERIC adj. relating to the hydrosphere. |
| HYGROGRAPHIC | • hygrographic adj. Of or pertaining to hygrography, or using a hygrograph. • HYGROGRAPHIC adj. relating to the measurement of the air's humidity, also HYGROGRAPHICAL. |
| HYPERTHERMIA | • hyperthermia n. (Pathology) The condition of having an abnormally high body temperature caused by a failure of the heat-regulating… • hyperthermia n. (Medicine) The therapeutic application of heat to a patient, especially as treatment to cancer. • HYPERTHERMIA n. exceptionally high fever esp. when induced artificially for therapeutic purposes. |
| HYPERTHERMIC | • hyperthermic adj. Having a very high temperature. • hyperthermic adj. Relating to hyperthermia. • HYPERTHERMIC adj. relating to hyperthermia. |
| HYPERTHYROID | • hyperthyroid adj. Of or pertaining to hyperthyroidism. • HYPERTHYROID n. one affected with hyperthyroidism. |
| HYPERTROPHIC | • hypertrophic adj. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy. • HYPERTROPHIC adj. grown to an abnormal size, also HYPERTROPHICAL. |
| THYROTROPHIC | • thyrotrophic adj. That stimulates the thyroid gland. • thyrotrophic adj. Of or pertaining to thyrotropism. • THYROTROPHIC adj. exerting or characterized by a direct influence on the secretory activity of the thyroid gland, also THYROTROPIC. |
| THYROTROPHIN | • thyrotrophin n. Alternative form of thyrotropin. • THYROTROPHIN n. a hormone, produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the thyroid, also THYROTROPIN. |