| BOBBYSOXERS | • bobbysoxers n. Plural of bobbysoxer. • bobby␣soxers n. Plural of bobby soxer. • BOBBYSOXER n. (colloquial) an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks. |
| DEOXYRIBOSE | • deoxyribose n. (Biochemistry) A derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which the 2’ hydroxyl (-OH) is reduced to… • DEOXYRIBOSE n. a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of DNA, also DESOXYRIBOSE. |
| EXHORTATORY | • exhortatory adj. Serving to exhort. • EXHORTATORY adj. using exhortation. |
| EXPLORATORY | • exploratory adj. Serving to explore or investigate. • exploratory n. An exploration or investigation. • EXPLORATORY adj. of, relating to, or being exploration. |
| HYDROTHORAX | • hydrothorax n. (Medicine) The presence of fluid in the pleural cavity. • HYDROTHORAX n. water liquid in the pleural cavity. |
| HYDROXONIUM | • hydroxonium n. (Chemistry) The cation obtained by reacting a proton with water - H3O+; hydronium. • HYDROXONIUM n. the obsolete name for the cation H3O+ derived from protonation of water. |
| MONOHYDROXY | • monohydroxy n. (Organic chemistry, in combination) Having a single hydroxy group in a molecule. E.g. a monool is monohydroxy/monohydri… • MONOHYDROXY adj. containing one hydroxyl group in the molecule. |
| OXYGENATORS | • oxygenators n. Plural of oxygenator. • OXYGENATOR n. an oxidizer. |
| OXYHYDROGEN | • oxyhydrogen adj. Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and oxygen. • oxyhydrogen n. (Chemistry) A potentially explosive mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. • oxy-hydrogen n. Alternative spelling of oxyhydrogen. |
| PAROXYTONES | • paroxytones n. Plural of paroxytone. • PAROXYTONE n. a word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable. |
| PAROXYTONIC | • paroxytonic adj. (Prosody) Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the penultimate syllable. • PAROXYTONIC adj. like a paroxytone. |
| POLYHYDROXY | • polyhydroxy adj. (Organic chemistry) Having three or more hydroxy functional groups. • POLYHYDROXY adj. containing more than one hydroxyl group in the molecule. |
| PROTOGALAXY | • protogalaxy n. A cloud of gas which is starting to form a galaxy. • PROTOGALAXY n. a galaxy in its initial state of formation. |
| PROTOXYLEMS | • protoxylems n. Plural of protoxylem. • PROTOXYLEM n. the first part of the xylem to be formed. |
| PYROXENOIDS | • pyroxenoids n. Plural of pyroxenoid. • PYROXENOID n. a mineral like pyroxene, a common mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals. |
| REFLEXOLOGY | • reflexology n. (Medicine) The study and interpretation of behavior in terms of simple and complex reflexes. • reflexology n. (Alternative medicine) A form of complementary medicine involving the stimulation of points on the feet… • REFLEXOLOGY n. a form of therapy for treating particular bodily ailments and general stress. |
| UNORTHODOXY | • unorthodoxy n. Lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox. • UNORTHODOXY n. the state of being unorthodox. |
| XYLOCARPOUS | • xylocarpous adj. Bearing fruit that becomes hard or woody. • XYLOCARPOUS adj. having woody fruit. |
| XYLOCHROMES | • xylochromes n. Plural of xylochrome. • XYLOCHROME n. a mixture of substances to which the colour of heartwood is due. |