ARCHAEOPTERYX | • archaeopteryx n. Alternative spelling of archeopteryx. • Archaeopteryx prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Archaeopterygidae – known from fossils and widely accepted as the… • archæopteryx n. Rare spelling of archeopteryx. |
CHALCEDONYXES | • CHALCEDONYX n. an agate of alternating white opaque and greyish transparent chalcedony. |
CHEMOTAXONOMY | • chemotaxonomy n. (Biochemistry, genetics) The classification or taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities… • CHEMOTAXONOMY n. the classification of plants and animals based on similarities and differences in biochemical composition. |
CYCLOHEXANONE | • cyclohexanone n. (Organic chemistry) The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene… • CYCLOHEXANONE n. a liquid ketone used esp. as a solvent and in organic synthesis. |
ETHOXYETHANES | • ethoxyethanes n. Plural of ethoxyethane. • ETHOXYETHANE n. a type of ether, aka diethyl ether, an isomer of butanol. |
HAEMATOXYLINS | • haematoxylins n. Plural of haematoxylin. • HAEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HEMATOXYLIN. |
HAEMATOXYLONS | • HAEMATOXYLON n. any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp. the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa, the heartwood of which yields the dye haematoxylin. |
HEXADACTYLOUS | • hexadactylous adj. (Zoology) Having six fingers or toes. • HEXADACTYLOUS adj. having six fingers, also HEXADACTYLIC. |
HOMOSEXUALITY | • homosexuality n. The state of being sexually attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes… • homosexuality n. Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex… • HOMOSEXUALITY n. the state of being homosexual. |
HYDROTHORAXES | • hydrothoraxes n. Plural of hydrothorax. • HYDROTHORAX n. water liquid in the pleural cavity. |
HYDROXYACETIC | • HYDROXYACETIC adj. as in hydroxyacetic acid, another name for glycolic acid. |
HYDROXYLAMINE | • hydroxylamine n. (Inorganic chemistry) An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH2OH, used as a reducing agent… • hydroxylamine n. (Organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound. • HYDROXYLAMINE n. a colorless odorless nitrogenous base that resembles ammonia in its reactions. |
HYPERPROSEXIA | • hyperprosexia n. (Medicine, rare) Excessive attention; an abnormal state in which a person concentrates on one thing… • HYPERPROSEXIA n. abnormal powers of perception, as in Australian aboriginal trackers. |
HYPOPHARYNXES | • hypopharynxes n. Plural of hypopharynx. • HYPOPHARYNX n. an appendage or thickened fold on the floor of the mouth of many insects that resembles a tongue. |
HYPOXANTHINES | • hypoxanthines n. Plural of hypoxanthine. • HYPOXANTHINE n. a purine base found in plant and animal tissues that yields xanthine on oxidation. |
NASOPHARYNXES | • nasopharynxes n. Plural of nasopharynx. • NASOPHARYNX n. the upper part of the pharynx continuous with the nasal passages. |
SCEUOPHYLAXES | • SCEUOPHYLAX n. a sacristan. |