| COCARBOXYLASE | • cocarboxylase n. A compound, related to vitamin B, that can be prepared from aneurine. • COCARBOXYLASE n. a coenzyme that is a pyrophosphate of thiamine and is important in metabolic reactions. |
| DEOXYCORTONES | • DEOXYCORTONE n. a corticosteroid hormone important in maintaining sodium and water balance in the body. |
| DESOXYRIBOSES | • desoxyriboses n. Plural of desoxyribose. • DESOXYRIBOSE n. a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of DNA, also DEOXYRIBOSE. |
| EXPOSTULATORY | • expostulatory adj. Of, characterized by, or exhibiting expostulation. • EXPOSTULATORY adj. relating to expostulation, also EXPOSTULATIVE. |
| 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. |
| HOMOSEXUALITY | • homosexuality n. The state of being sexually attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes… • homosexuality n. Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex… • HOMOSEXUALITY n. the state of being homosexual. |
| HYDROTHORAXES | • hydrothoraxes n. Plural of hydrothorax. • HYDROTHORAX n. water liquid in the pleural cavity. |
| METHOXYCHLORS | • METHOXYCHLOR n. a relatively nontoxic organochlorine insecticide. |
| MYCOTOXICOSES | • mycotoxicoses n. Plural of mycotoxicosis. • MYCOTOXICOSIS n. poisoning caused by a mycotoxin. |
| MYCOTOXICOSIS | • mycotoxicosis n. Poisoning caused by exposure to mycotoxins. • MYCOTOXICOSIS n. poisoning caused by a mycotoxin. |
| MYXOEDEMATOUS | • myxoedematous adj. Alternative form of myxedematous. • MYXOEDEMATOUS adj. relating to myxoedema, a skin disease, also MYXEDEMATOUS. |
| POLYSILOXANES | • polysiloxanes n. Plural of polysiloxane. • POLYSILOXANE n. any of a number of polymers which are the basis of silicone chemistry. |
| PROPOXYPHENES | • propoxyphenes n. Plural of propoxyphene. • PROPOXYPHENE n. a narcotic analgesic structurally related to methadone but less addicting. |
| XIPHOPHYLLOUS | • xiphophyllous adj. (Botany) Having sword-shaped leaves. • XIPHOPHYLLOUS adj. having sword-shaped leaves. |