| CARBOXYLATION | • carboxylation n. (Organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule. • CARBOXYLATION n. the act of carboxylating. |
| 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. |
| CLINOPYROXENE | • clinopyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure. • CLINOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having a monoclinic crystal structure, such as augite, diopside, or jadeite. |
| 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. |
| CYTOTAXONOMIC | • cytotaxonomic adj. (Taxonomy) Relating to cytotaxonomy. • CYTOTAXONOMIC adj. relating to cytotaxonomy. |
| DEOXYCORTONES | • DEOXYCORTONE n. a corticosteroid hormone important in maintaining sodium and water balance in the body. |
| DEOXYGENATION | • deoxygenation n. The removal of oxygen atoms or molecules from a material. • DEOXYGENATION n. the act of deoxygenating. |
| 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. |
| HYDROXYLATION | • hydroxylation n. (Organic chemistry) The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement… • HYDROXYLATION n. the act of hydroxylating. |
| NEUROTOXICITY | • neurotoxicity n. The state or property of being neurotoxic. • NEUROTOXICITY n. the state of being neurotoxic. |
| 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. |
| POLYSILOXANES | • polysiloxanes n. Plural of polysiloxane. • POLYSILOXANE n. any of a number of polymers which are the basis of silicone chemistry. |
| PROPAROXYTONE | • proparoxytone adj. (Linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the antepenultimate syllable. • proparoxytone n. (Linguistics) A proparoxytone word. • PROPAROXYTONE n. in ancient Greek, a word having the acute accent on the third last syllable. |
| PROPOXYPHENES | • propoxyphenes n. Plural of propoxyphene. • PROPOXYPHENE n. a narcotic analgesic structurally related to methadone but less addicting. |
| REOXYGENATION | • reoxygenation n. Oxygenation subsequent to deoxygenation. |
| TAXONOMICALLY | • taxonomically adv. In terms of taxonomy. • TAXONOMICAL adv. relating to taxonomy, the science of classifying living organisms, also TAXONOMIC. |