DACTYLOSCOPY | • dactyloscopy n. The forensic analysis and comparison of fingerprints as a means of identification of individuals. • DACTYLOSCOPY n. the comparison of fingerprints for purpose of identification. |
DASYPHYLLOUS | • dasyphyllous adj. (Botany, rare) Having downy leaves. • DASYPHYLLOUS adj. having crowded, thick or woolly leaves. |
DOXYCYCLINES | • doxycyclines n. Plural of doxycycline. • DOXYCYCLINE n. a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic with potent antibacterial activity that is often taken by travelers to prevent diarrhea. |
DYSTELEOLOGY | • dysteleology n. (Philosophy) The view that existence has no telos or final cause from purposeful design. • dysteleology n. The study of apparently functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants. • DYSTELEOLOGY n. the study of functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants. |
GLYCOSYLATED | • glycosylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of glycosylate. • glycosylated adj. (Biochemistry) Describing a glycoside (but especially a glycoprotein) that has the sugar entity intact. • GLYCOSYLATE v. to attach sugar to proteins to make glycoproteins. |
HYDROLYSABLE | • hydrolysable adj. Alternative spelling of hydrolyzable. • HYDROLYSABLE adj. that can be hydrolysed, also HYDROLYZABLE. |
HYDROLYSATES | • hydrolysates n. Plural of hydrolysate. • HYDROLYSATE n. a product of hydrolysis, also HYDROLYZATE. |
HYDROLYZATES | • hydrolyzates n. Plural of hydrolyzate; Alternative form of hydrolysates. • HYDROLYZATE n. a product of hydrolysis, also HYDROLYSATE. |
HYDROXYLASES | • hydroxylases n. Plural of hydroxylase. • HYDROXYLASE n. any of a group of enzymes that catalyze oxidation reactions. |
HYDROXYLATES | • hydroxylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydroxylate. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
HYPOCYCLOIDS | • hypocycloids n. Plural of hypocycloid. • HYPOCYCLOID n. a curve generated by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls on the inside of another circle. |
POLYSYNDETON | • polysyndeton n. (Rhetoric) The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence. • POLYSYNDETON n. the rhetorical device of repeating a conjunction for emphasis, as in 'it was red and yellow and pink and orange and blue!'. |
SYNDACTYLOUS | • syndactylous adj. (Zoology) Having the toes firmly united together for some distance, and without an intermediate web. • SYNDACTYLOUS adj. having fused digits, as do many birds and lower mammals. |
TYROGLYPHIDS | • TYROGLYPHID n. a mite of the genus Tyroglyphus, including the cheesemite and the flour-mite. |
UNHYDROLYSED | • unhydrolysed adj. Alternative spelling of unhydrolyzed. • UNHYDROLYSED adj. not hydrolysed, also UNHYDROLYZED. |