| 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. |
| CYCLODEXTRINS | • cyclodextrins n. Plural of cyclodextrin. • CYCLODEXTRIN n. any of several water-soluble carbohydrates with hydrophobic interiors, used to provide capsules for drugs. |
| DECARBOXYLASE | • decarboxylase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon… • DECARBOXYLASE n. any of a group of enzymes that accelerate decarboxylation esp. of amino acids. |
| 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. |
| EXTRASYSTOLES | • extrasystoles n. Plural of extrasystole. • EXTRASYSTOLE n. a premature beat of one of the chambers of the heart that leads to momentary arrhythmia. |
| HYDROTHORAXES | • hydrothoraxes n. Plural of hydrothorax. • HYDROTHORAX n. water liquid in the pleural cavity. |
| HYPERPROSEXIA | • hyperprosexia n. (Medicine, rare) Excessive attention; an abnormal state in which a person concentrates on one thing… • HYPERPROSEXIA n. abnormal powers of perception, as in Australian aboriginal trackers. |
| HYPOPHARYNXES | • hypopharynxes n. Plural of hypopharynx. • HYPOPHARYNX n. an appendage or thickened fold on the floor of the mouth of many insects that resembles a tongue. |
| METHOXYCHLORS | • METHOXYCHLOR n. a relatively nontoxic organochlorine insecticide. |
| NASOPHARYNXES | • nasopharynxes n. Plural of nasopharynx. • NASOPHARYNX n. the upper part of the pharynx continuous with the nasal passages. |
| OXYRHYNCHUSES | • OXYRHYNCHUS n. an Egyptian fish, sacred to the goddess Hathor, represented on coins and sculptures. |
| PARAMYXOVIRUS | • paramyxovirus n. (Virology) Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible… • PARAMYXOVIRUS n. any of a group of viruses which includes the mumps and measles viruses. |
| PROPOXYPHENES | • propoxyphenes n. Plural of propoxyphene. • PROPOXYPHENE n. a narcotic analgesic structurally related to methadone but less addicting. |
| PYRIDOXAMINES | • pyridoxamines n. Plural of pyridoxamine. • PYRIDOXAMINE n. a crystalline amine of the vitamin B6 group. |