| ETHYLATED | • ethylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of ethylate. • ethylated adj. (Organic chemistry) That has had one or more ethyl groups attached. • ETHYLATE v. to introduce the ethyl group into. |
| ETHYLATES | • ethylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ethylate. • ETHYLATE v. to introduce the ethyl group into. |
| METHYLALS | • methylals n. Plural of methylal. • METHYLAL n. a colourless volatile fragrant liquid, used as a solvent and formerly as an anaesthetic. |
| METHYLASE | • methylase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze methylation, especially of nucleic acids. • METHYLASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes methylation. |
| METHYLATE | • methylate v. To add, or treat with methyl alcohol (see methylated spirits). • methylate v. (Organic chemistry) To add a methyl group to a compound. • methylate v. (Biochemistry) To add a methyl group to a nucleic acid as part of the process of gene expression. |
| PHYLACTIC | • phylactic adj. (Medicine) That protects (against disease). • phylactic adj. Relating to phylaxis. • phylactic n. A protection against disease. |
| PHYLARCHS | • phylarchs n. Plural of phylarch. • PHYLARCH n. an ancient Greek commander of a tribe. |
| PHYLARCHY | • phylarchy n. Government by a class or tribe. • PHYLARCHY n. the office of a phylarch; government of a class or tribe. |
| SUBPHYLAR | • SUBPHYLAR adj. relating to a subphylum. |
| THYLACINE | • thylacine n. The carnivorous marsupial Thylacinus cynocephalus which was native to Tasmania, now extinct. • THYLACINE n. the Tasmanian wolf. |
| THYLAKOID | • thylakoid n. (Biology) a folded membrane within plant chloroplasts from which grana are made, used in photosynthesis. • THYLAKOID n. any of a membranous disk of lamellae within plant chloroplasts. |