| ANTIDESICCANT | • antidesiccant adj. Preventing desiccation. • antidesiccant n. A substance that prevents desiccation. • ANTIDESICCANT n. a chemical which prevents or inhibits the drying-out of a plant, etc. |
| DINUCLEOTIDES | • dinucleotides n. Plural of dinucleotide. • DINUCLEOTIDE n. a nucleotide consisting of two units each composed of a phosphate, a pentose, and a nitrogen base. |
| ESOPHAGITIDES | • esophagitides n. Plural of esophagitis. • ESOPHAGITIS n. inflammation of the esophagus, also OESOPHAGITIS. |
| GLYCOPEPTIDES | • glycopeptides n. Plural of glycopeptide. • GLYCOPEPTIDE n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid. |
| MASTOIDITIDES | • mastoiditides n. Plural of mastoiditis. • MASTOIDITIS n. inflammation of mastoid cells. |
| NEUROPEPTIDES | • neuropeptides n. Plural of neuropeptide. • NEUROPEPTIDE n. a peptide that influences neural activity or functioning. |
| OLIGOPEPTIDES | • oligopeptides n. Plural of oligopeptide. • OLIGOPEPTIDE n. a peptide comprising less than ten amino acids. |
| PENTAPEPTIDES | • pentapeptides n. Plural of pentapeptide. • PENTAPEPTIDE n. a polypeptide that contains five amino acid residues. |
| PERIOSTITIDES | • periostitides n. Plural of periostitis. • PERIOSTITIS n. inflammation of the periosteum. |
| PHARYNGITIDES | • pharyngitides n. Plural of pharyngitis. • PHARYNGITIS n. inflammation of the pharynx. |
| PNEUMONITIDES | • pneumonitides n. Plural of pneumonitis. • PNEUMONITIS n. inflammation of the lungs. |
| SPONDYLITIDES | • spondylitides n. Plural of spondylitis. • SPONDYLITIS n. inflammation of the vertebra. |
| THYROIDITIDES | • thyroiditides n. Plural of thyroiditis. • THYROIDITIS n. inflammation of the thyroid. |
| TONSILLITIDES | • tonsillitides n. Plural of tonsillitis. • TONSILLITIS n. inflammation of the tonsils, also TONSILITIS. |