| AMINOPHYLLINE | • aminophylline n. (Pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio. • AMINOPHYLLINE n. a drug used to stimulate the heart and to dilate the air passages. |
| CHANNELOPATHY | • channelopathy n. (Medicine) Any inherited disease caused by a mutation in the genes that code for ion channel subunits… |
| DIPHENYLAMINE | • diphenylamine n. (Chemistry) an aromatic amine, (C6H5)2NH, used in the manufacture of plastics, dyes, explosives, pesticides… • DIPHENYLAMINE n. a crystalline compound used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and as an indicator. |
| HYPNOANALYSES | • hypnoanalyses n. Plural of hypnoanalysis. • HYPNOANALYSIS n. psychoanalysis conducted on a hypnotized person. |
| HYPNOANALYSIS | • hypnoanalysis n. Psychiatric analysis involving hypnosis. • HYPNOANALYSIS n. psychoanalysis conducted on a hypnotized person. |
| HYPNOANALYTIC | • hypnoanalytic adj. Relating to hypnoanalysis. • HYPNOANALYTIC adj. related to hypnoanalysis, psychoanalysis conducted on a hypnotized person. |
| NAPHTHYLAMINE | • naphthylamine n. (Organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric primary amines derived from naphthalene; they occur in crude… • NAPHTHYLAMINE n. either of two isomeric crystalline bases used esp. as dye intermediates. |
| PENNYWHISTLES | • pennywhistles n. Plural of pennywhistle. • penny␣whistles n. Plural of penny whistle. • PENNYWHISTLE n. a cheap toy whistle originally sold for a penny. |
| PHENCYCLIDINE | • phencyclidine n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in… • PHENCYCLIDINE n. a veterinary anesthetic, sometimes used illicitly as a psychedelic drug. |
| PHENOMENALITY | • phenomenality n. The state or property of being phenomenal. • PHENOMENALITY n. the state of being phenomenal. |
| PHENOMENOLOGY | • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view. • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) A movement based on this, originated about 1905 by Edmund Husserl. • phenomenology n. (Medicine, philosophy of medical sciences) An approach to clinical practice which places undue reliance… |
| PHENYLALANINE | • phenylalanine n. (Biochemistry) An essential amino acid C9H11NO2 found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth;… • PHENYLALANINE n. an essential amino-acid present in most proteins, also PHENYLALANIN. |
| PHENYLALANINS | • PHENYLALANIN n. an essential amino acid present in most proteins, also PHENYLALANINE. |
| PHENYLEPHRINE | • phenylephrine n. (Medicine, pharmacology) An α-adrenergic receptor agonist related to adrenaline, used as a vasoconstrictor… • PHENYLEPHRINE n. an agent used in the form of its hydrochloride as a vasoconstrictor. |
| PHTHALOCYANIN | • phthalocyanin n. Alternative form of phthalocyanine. • PHTHALOCYANIN n. any of a group of green and blue organic colouring matters of great fastness and brilliance, also PHTHALOCYANINE. |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | • phylloquinone n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) Synonym of phytomenadione. • PHYLLOQUINONE n. vitamin K1, one of the fat-soluble vitamin K group, essential for normal blood coagulation. |
| PHYTOPLANKTON | • phytoplankton n. Plankton, especially those small in size, that obtain energy by photosynthesis. • PHYTOPLANKTON n. vegetable plankton, that includes diatoms, desmids, and dinoflagellates. |
| PLATYRRHINIAN | • PLATYRRHINIAN adj. having a short, flat nose. • PLATYRRHINIAN n. someone with a short flat nose. |
| SPHINGOMYELIN | • sphingomyelin n. (Biochemistry) a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue. • SPHINGOMYELIN n. a phospholipid derived from sphingosine, occurring in cell membranes. |
| SPLANCHNOLOGY | • splanchnology n. (Anatomy, obsolete) The scientific study of the viscera. • SPLANCHNOLOGY n. the study of the entrails or viscera. |