| CHLOROMETHANES | • chloromethanes n. Plural of chloromethane. • CHLOROMETHANE n. an organic compound, methyl chloride. |
| DEXAMETHASONES | • dexamethasones n. Plural of dexamethasone. • DEXAMETHASONE n. a synthetic glucocorticoid used esp. as an anti-inflammatory agent. |
| DICHLOROETHANE | • dichloroethane n. (Chemistry) Either of two isomeric organochlorides with the molecular formula C2H4Cl2: 1,1-dichloroethane… • DICHLOROETHANE n. a colorless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. |
| METHAEMOGLOBIN | • methaemoglobin n. Alternative spelling of methemoglobin. • methæmoglobin n. Alternative spelling of methemoglobin. • METHAEMOGLOBIN n. a brown compound of oxygen and haemoglobin formed in the blood by the action of certain drugs. |
| PYRIMETHAMINES | • pyrimethamines n. Plural of pyrimethamine. • PYRIMETHAMINE n. a drug used in the treatment of malaria and toxoplasmosis. |
| 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. |
| SULFONMETHANES | • SULFONMETHANE n. (US) a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic, also SULPHONMETHANE. |
| SULPHONMETHANE | • SULPHONMETHANE n. a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic, also SULFONMETHANE. |
| TRIHALOMETHANE | • trihalomethane n. (Organic chemistry) Any of many halogenated derivatives of methane containing three (not always the… • TRIHALOMETHANE n. any of various derivatives of methane such as chloroform, that have three halogen atoms per molecule and are formed esp. during the chlorination of drinking water. |
| TRIIODOMETHANE | • triiodomethane n. (Organic chemistry) iodoform. • TRIIODOMETHANE n. another name for iodoform. |
| TRIMETHADIONES | • trimethadiones n. Plural of trimethadione. • TRIMETHADIONE n. a crystalline compound with a bitter taste and camphor-like odour, used in the treatment of epilepsy. |