| AMETHYST | • amethyst n. A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone. • amethyst n. (Uncountable) A purple colour. • amethyst n. (Heraldry) The tincture purpure, when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility. |
| AMETHYSTS | • amethysts n. Plural of amethyst. • AMETHYST n. a purple gemstone, believed to ward off drunkenness. |
| AMETHYSTINE | • amethystine adj. Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple. • AMETHYSTINE adj. of or like amethyst. |
| TETRAMETHYL | • tetramethyl n. (Organic chemistry) (in combination) Four methyl groups in a molecule. • TETRAMETHYL adj. as in tetramethyl lead, a colourless oily insoluble liquid formerly used in petrol to prevent knocking. |
| FLAMETHROWER | • flamethrower n. A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition… • flame␣thrower n. Alternative spelling of flamethrower. • FLAMETHROWER n. a device that expels from a nozzle a burning stream of liquid or semiliquid fuel under pressure. |
| DECAMETHONIUM | • decamethonium n. (Pharmacology) Synonym of decamethonium bromide. • DECAMETHONIUM n. a type of muscle relaxant. |
| DEXAMETHASONE | • dexamethasone n. (Pharmacology, biochemistry) A synthetic member of the glucocorticoid-class of steroid hormones, having… • DEXAMETHASONE n. a synthetic glucocorticoid used esp. as an anti-inflammatory agent. |
| FLAMETHROWERS | • flamethrowers n. Plural of flamethrower. • flame␣throwers n. Plural of flame thrower. • FLAMETHROWER n. a device that expels from a nozzle a burning stream of liquid or semiliquid fuel under pressure. |
| HEXAMETHONIUM | • hexamethonium n. (Pharmacology) Synonym of hexamethonium bromide. • HEXAMETHONIUM n. either of two compounds used as ganglionic blocking agents in the treatment of hypertension. |
| DECAMETHONIUMS | • DECAMETHONIUM n. a type of muscle relaxant. |
| DEXAMETHASONES | • dexamethasones n. Plural of dexamethasone. • DEXAMETHASONE n. a synthetic glucocorticoid used esp. as an anti-inflammatory agent. |
| HEXAMETHONIUMS | • hexamethoniums n. Plural of hexamethonium. • HEXAMETHONIUM n. either of two compounds used as ganglionic blocking agents in the treatment of hypertension. |
| SULFAMETHAZINE | • sulfamethazine n. Sulfadimidine. • SULFAMETHAZINE n. an American name for sulfadimidine, a white odourless crystalline compound formerly used in medicine in the treatment of bacterial infections. |
| SULFAMETHAZINES | • SULFAMETHAZINE n. an American name for sulfadimidine, a white odourless crystalline compound formerly used in medicine in the treatment of bacterial infections. |
| TETRAMETHYLLEAD | • tetramethyllead n. (Organic chemistry) A compound with chemical formula C4H12Pb, used as an antiknock additive for gasoline. • TETRAMETHYLLEAD n. a volatile poisonous liquid used esp. formerly as an antiknock agent. |