XYRIDACEOUS | • xyridaceous adj. Belonging or pertaining to the Xyridaceae, a family of flowering plants. • XYRIDACEOUS adj. belonging to the Xyridaceae, a genus of sedge-like flowers. |
PYRIDOXAMINE | • pyridoxamine n. (Biochemistry) A constituent of vitamin B6, essential for the metabolism of starch and amino acids. • PYRIDOXAMINE n. a crystalline amine of the vitamin B6 group. |
EXPEDITIONARY | • expeditionary adj. Of or pertaining to an expedition. • expeditionary adj. (Military) Intended for military operations abroad. • expeditionary n. (Chiefly in the plural) One who goes on expeditions, especially one who is a member of an expeditionary… |
EXTRAORDINARY | • extraordinary adj. Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual. • extraordinary adj. Remarkably good. • extraordinary adj. Special or supernumerary. |
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. |
PYRIDOXAMINES | • pyridoxamines n. Plural of pyridoxamine. • PYRIDOXAMINE n. a crystalline amine of the vitamin B6 group. |
AMBIDEXTROUSLY | • ambidextrously adv. In an ambidextrous manner. • AMBIDEXTROUS adv. able to use either hand with equal dexterity, also AMBIDEXTEROUS. |
HYDROXYAPATITE | • hydroxyapatite n. A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth. • HYDROXYAPATITE n. a complex phosphate of calcium that occurs as a mineral and is the chief structural element of vertebrate bone. |
HYDROXYLAMINES | • hydroxylamines n. Plural of hydroxylamine. • HYDROXYLAMINE n. a colorless odorless nitrogenous base that resembles ammonia in its reactions. |
DECARBOXYLATING | • decarboxylating v. Present participle of decarboxylate. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
DECARBOXYLATION | • decarboxylation n. (Organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule. • DECARBOXYLATION n. the removal or elimination of carboxyl from a molecule. |
EXTRAORDINARILY | • extraordinarily adv. In an extraordinary manner. • EXTRAORDINARY adv. going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary. |
HYDROXYAPATITES | • hydroxyapatites n. Plural of hydroxyapatite. • HYDROXYAPATITE n. a complex phosphate of calcium that occurs as a mineral and is the chief structural element of vertebrate bone. |
HYDROXYLAPATITE | • hydroxylapatite n. Alternative spelling of hydroxyapatite. • HYDROXYLAPATITE n. a mineral of the apatite group that is rare in the ground but is the principal inorganic constituent of tooth enamel and bone. |
UNEXTRAORDINARY | • unextraordinary adj. Not extraordinary; mundane, ordinary. • UNEXTRAORDINARY adj. not extraordinary. |
XERORADIOGRAPHY | • xeroradiography n. A method of X-ray photography which uses an electrically charged metal plate instead of film. • XERORADIOGRAPHY n. radiography used esp. in mammographic screening for breast cancer that produces an image using X-rays in a manner similar to the way an image is produced by light in xerography. |