| CARBOXYLATING | • carboxylating v. Present participle of carboxylate. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
| CARBOXYLATION | • carboxylation n. (Organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule. • CARBOXYLATION n. the act of carboxylating. |
| CYCLODEXTRINS | • cyclodextrins n. Plural of cyclodextrin. • CYCLODEXTRIN n. any of several water-soluble carbohydrates with hydrophobic interiors, used to provide capsules for drugs. |
| DEOXYCORTONES | • DEOXYCORTONE n. a corticosteroid hormone important in maintaining sodium and water balance in the body. |
| EXPEDITIONARY | • expeditionary adj. Of or pertaining to an expedition. • expeditionary adj. (Military) Intended for military operations abroad. • expeditionary n. (Chiefly in the plural) One who goes on expeditions, especially one who is a member of an expeditionary… |
| EXPLANATORILY | • explanatorily adv. With regard to explanation, or explanatory power. • EXPLANATORY adv. serving to explain, also EXPLANATIVE. |
| EXTERMINATORY | • exterminatory adj. Relating to or marked by extermination. • EXTERMINATORY adj. of, relating to, or marked by extermination. |
| EXTRAORDINARY | • extraordinary adj. Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual. • extraordinary adj. Remarkably good. • extraordinary adj. Special or supernumerary. |
| 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. |
| INEXORABILITY | • inexorability n. The quality or state of being inexorable. • INEXORABILITY n. the state of being inexorable. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| REOXYGENATING | • reoxygenating v. Present participle of reoxygenate. • REOXYGENATE v. to oxygenate again. |
| REOXYGENATION | • reoxygenation n. Oxygenation subsequent to deoxygenation. |