| POLYMYXIN | • polymyxin n. Any of several toxic antibiotics, derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa, used to treat infections… • POLYMYXIN n. one of a group of mainly toxic antibiotics. |
| PYROXYLIN | • pyroxylin n. (Organic chemistry) A highly inflammable form of nitrocellulose; used in the manufacture of collodion and lacquers. • PYROXYLIN n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLINE. |
| POLYMYXINS | • polymyxins n. Plural of polymyxin. • POLYMYXIN n. one of a group of mainly toxic antibiotics. |
| PYROXYLINE | • pyroxyline n. Archaic form of pyroxylin. • PYROXYLINE n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLIN. |
| PYROXYLINS | • pyroxylins n. Plural of pyroxylin. • PYROXYLIN n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLINE. |
| DOXYCYCLINE | • doxycycline n. (Pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C22H24N2O8 of the tetracycline class, which has a long half-life… • DOXYCYCLINE n. a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic with potent antibacterial activity that is often taken by travelers to prevent diarrhea. |
| PYROXYLINES | • PYROXYLINE n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLIN. |
| DOXYCYCLINES | • doxycyclines n. Plural of doxycycline. • DOXYCYCLINE n. a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic with potent antibacterial activity that is often taken by travelers to prevent diarrhea. |
| HYDROXYLAMINE | • hydroxylamine n. (Inorganic chemistry) An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH2OH, used as a reducing agent… • hydroxylamine n. (Organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound. • HYDROXYLAMINE n. a colorless odorless nitrogenous base that resembles ammonia in its reactions. |
| HYDROXYLATING | • hydroxylating v. Present participle of hydroxylate. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
| HYDROXYLATION | • hydroxylation n. (Organic chemistry) The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement… • HYDROXYLATION n. the act of hydroxylating. |
| HYDROXYLAMINES | • hydroxylamines n. Plural of hydroxylamine. • HYDROXYLAMINE n. a colorless odorless nitrogenous base that resembles ammonia in its reactions. |
| HYDROXYLATIONS | • hydroxylations n. Plural of hydroxylation. • HYDROXYLATION n. the act of hydroxylating. |
| HYDROXYPROLINE | • hydroxyproline n. (Biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue. • HYDROXYPROLINE n. an amino acid. |
| HYPOMIXOLYDIAN | • hypomixolydian adj. (Music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from D to G. • HYPOMIXOLYDIAN adj. applied in old church music to a mode extending from d to d with g as its final. |
| OXYMORONICALLY | • oxymoronically adv. In an oxymoronic manner. • oxymoronically adv. With regard to, or using oxymorons. • OXYMORONIC adv. of or like an oxymoron, an apparent paradox achieved by the juxtaposition of words which seem to contradict one another. |
| CYCLOHEXYLAMINE | • cyclohexylamine n. (Organic chemistry) The primary amine derived from cyclohexane by replacing a hydrogen atom by an amino… • CYCLOHEXYLAMINE n. a colorless liquid amine that is used in organic synthesis and to prevent corrosion in boilers and that is believed to be harmful as a metabolic breakdown product of cyclamate. |
| HYDROXYPROLINES | • hydroxyprolines n. Plural of hydroxyproline. • HYDROXYPROLINE n. an amino acid. |
| OXYTETRACYCLINE | • oxytetracycline n. (Pharmacology) A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C22H24N2O9 that is produced… • OXYTETRACYCLINE n. a yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic produced by a soil actinomycete. |