| APPROXIMAL | • approximal adj. Near or adjacent. • approximal adj. Contiguous. • APPROXIMAL adj. close together, next to. |
| HYDROXIDES | • hydroxides n. Plural of hydroxide. • HYDROXIDE n. any compound containing an -OH group. |
| HYDROXIUMS | • HYDROXIUM n. a positive ion, H3O+, formed by the attachment of a proton to a water molecule. |
| HYPEROXIDE | • hyperoxide n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any oxide that has a higher than normal ratio of oxygen to metal. • HYPEROXIDE adj. a compound containing a relatively large proportion of oxygen. |
| PEROXIDASE | • peroxidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that act on substrates such as hydrogen peroxide and organic… • PEROXIDASE n. an enzyme found in many plants which acts as a catalyst in the oxidation of various substances by peroxides. |
| PEROXIDING | • peroxiding v. Present participle of peroxide. • PEROXIDE v. to bleach with a bleaching agent. |
| PEROXIDISE | • peroxidise v. Alternative spelling of peroxidize. • PEROXIDISE v. to oxidize to the utmost degree, so as to form a peroxide, also PEROXIDIZE. |
| PEROXIDIZE | • peroxidize v. (Transitive) To convert into a peroxide. • peroxidize v. (Transitive) To treat (especially hair) with a peroxide. • peroxidize v. (Intransitive) To be converted into a peroxide. |
| PEROXISOME | • peroxisome n. (Cytology) An intracellular organelle found in all eukaryotes (except Archezoa) which is the source… • PEROXISOME n. an organelle containing enzymes. |
| PROXIMALLY | • proximally adv. (Of causation) Immediately; most directly. • proximally adv. (Medicine) In the proximal direction: reverse of distally. • PROXIMAL adv. located near the point of origin. |
| SUPEROXIDE | • superoxide n. (Chemistry) A peroxide. • superoxide n. (Chemistry) The univalent anion, O2-, obtained from molecular oxygen by adding an electron; any compound… • SUPEROXIDE n. a peroxide, an oxide with the highest proportion of oxygen. |
| TETROXIDES | • tetroxides n. (Chemistry) plural of tetroxide. • TETROXIDE n. an oxide having four atoms of oxygen in the molecule; as, osmium tetroxide, also TETROXID. |
| THYROXINES | • thyroxines n. Plural of thyroxine. • THYROXINE n. an iodine compound, a hormone forming the active principle of the thyroid gland, also THYROXIN. |