| CHIAROSCURO | • chiaroscuro n. (Painting) An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of strong contrasts… • chiaroscuro n. (Painting) A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color. • chiaroscuro n. (Art) A woodcut technique in which several woodcut blocks are used to print different shades of a color… |
| CHIAROSCUROS | • chiaroscuros n. Plural of chiaroscuro. • CHIAROSCURO n. (Italian) the quality of being veiled or partly in shadow. |
| GLUCURONIC | • glucuronic adj. (Biochemistry) Of or pertaining to glucuronic acid or its derivatives. • GLUCURONIC adj. as in glucuronic acid, a soluble compound derived from glucose. |
| GLUCURONIDASE | • glucuronidase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a glucuronide; a glycuronidase. • GLUCURONIDASE n. an enzyme that hydrolyzes a glucuronide. |
| GLUCURONIDASES | • glucuronidases n. Plural of glucuronidase. • GLUCURONIDASE n. an enzyme that hydrolyzes a glucuronide. |
| GLUCURONIDE | • glucuronide n. (Biochemistry) Any of various derivatives of glucuronic acid formed during the metabolism of phenols… • GLUCURONIDE n. any of various derivatives of glucuronic acid. |
| GLUCURONIDES | • glucuronides n. Plural of glucuronide. • GLUCURONIDE n. any of various derivatives of glucuronic acid. |
| MERCUROUS | • mercurous adj. (Chemistry) Pertaining to or derived from mercury. • mercurous adj. (Chemistry) Of a compound, containing mercury with an oxidation number of 1. • MERCUROUS adj. containing univalent mercury. |
| SECUROCRAT | • securocrat n. Any of the members of the police and security service that dominated the South African government in the 1980s. • securocrat n. An influential official of the security services of any country. • SECUROCRAT n. an important personage in the security services. |
| SECUROCRATS | • securocrats n. Plural of securocrat. • SECUROCRAT n. an important personage in the security services. |