| CARBOHYDRASE | • carbohydrase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CATCHPHRASES | • catchphrases n. Plural of catchphrase. • catch-phrases n. Plural of catch-phrase (alternative spelling of catchphrases). • catch␣phrases n. Plural of catch phrase (alternative spelling of catchphrases). |
| CHRYSOPRASES | • chrysoprases n. Plural of chrysoprase. • CHRYSOPRASE n. a green variety of chalcedony used as a gem. |
| CONTRASEXUAL | • contrasexual adj. (Jungian psychology, of part of the psyche) Having characteristics of the opposite gender. • CONTRASEXUAL n. one who represses the personality traits that most people repress because they are characteristic of the opposite sex. |
| EXTRASENSORY | • extrasensory adj. Of or relating to extrasensory perception. • extra-sensory adj. Alternative form of extrasensory. • EXTRASENSORY adj. residing beyond or outside the ordinary senses. |
| PARAPHRASERS | • paraphrasers n. Plural of paraphraser. • PARAPHRASER n. one who paraphrases. |
| PHRASEMAKERS | • phrasemakers n. Plural of phrasemaker. • PHRASEMAKER n. a maker of wordy or fine-sounding phrases, also PHRASEMONGER. |
| PHRASEMAKING | • phrasemaking n. The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric. • PHRASEMAKING n. the act of making phrases. |
| PHRASEMONGER | • phrasemonger n. (Derogatory) One who uses overelaborate or wordy phrases. • phrasemonger v. (Derogatory, intransitive) To use overelaborate or wordy phrases. • PHRASEMONGER n. a maker of wordy or fine-sounding phrases, also PHRASEMAKER. |
| PHRASEOGRAMS | • phraseograms n. Plural of phraseogram. • PHRASEOGRAM n. a single sign, written without lifting the pen, for a whole phrase (esp. in shorthand). |
| PHRASEOGRAPH | • phraseograph n. Synonym of phraseogram. • PHRASEOGRAPH n. a phrase for which there exists a phraseogram. |
| PHRASEOLOGIC | • phraseologic adj. Alternative form of phraseological. • PHRASEOLOGIC adj. expressed in formal often sententious phrases, also PHRASEOLOGICAL. |
| PRASEODYMIUM | • praseodymium n. A chemical element (symbol Pr) with an atomic number of 59, a soft, silvery, malleable and ductile metal… • PRASEODYMIUM n. a chemical element, a metal with green salts, isolated from the once-supposed element didymium. |
| TRANSFERASES | • transferases n. Plural of transferase. • TRANSFERASE n. an enzyme that promotes transfer of a group from one molecule to another. |
| ULTRASENSUAL | • ultrasensual adj. Extremely sensual. • ultrasensual adj. Beyond the range or reach of the senses. • ULTRASENSUAL adj. extremely sensual. |
| ULTRASERIOUS | • ultraserious adj. Extremely serious. • ULTRASERIOUS adj. extremely serious. |