TRIHYDROXY | • trihydroxy n. (Organic chemistry, in combination) Three hydroxy groups in a molecule. • TRIHYDROXY adj. having three hydroxyl groups. |
HYDROTHORAX | • hydrothorax n. (Medicine) The presence of fluid in the pleural cavity. • HYDROTHORAX n. water liquid in the pleural cavity. |
HYDROXYUREA | • hydroxyurea n. (Organic chemistry) The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH2CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug;… • HYDROXYUREA n. a drug used to treat some forms of leukemia, melanoma, and malignant tumors. |
HYDROXYUREAS | • hydroxyureas n. Plural of hydroxyurea. • HYDROXYUREA n. a drug used to treat some forms of leukemia, melanoma, and malignant tumors. |
HYDROPEROXIDE | • hydroperoxide n. (Organic chemistry) any mono-substituted derivative of hydrogen peroxide - ROOH. • HYDROPEROXIDE n. a compound containing an O2H group. |
HYDROTHORAXES | • hydrothoraxes n. Plural of hydrothorax. • HYDROTHORAX n. water liquid in the pleural cavity. |
HYDROXYCITRIC | • HYDROXYCITRIC adj. as in hydroxycitric acid, an extract of the plant garcinia. |
HYDROEXTRACTOR | • hydroextractor n. A machine that uses a rotating drum to remove excess water from textiles. • HYDROEXTRACTOR n. a drying machine that works centrifugally. |
HYDROPEROXIDES | • hydroperoxides n. Plural of hydroperoxide. • HYDROPEROXIDE n. a compound containing an O2H group. |
HYDROXYPROLINE | • hydroxyproline n. (Biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue. • HYDROXYPROLINE n. an amino acid. |
HYDROEXTRACTORS | • hydroextractors n. Plural of hydroextractor. • HYDROEXTRACTOR n. a drying machine that works centrifugally. |
HYDROXYBUTYRATE | • hydroxybutyrate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. • HYDROXYBUTYRATE n. as in gamma hydroxybutyrate, a substance that occurs naturally in the brain, used medically as a sedative but also as a recreational drug and alleged aphrodisiac. |
HYDROXYPROLINES | • hydroxyprolines n. Plural of hydroxyproline. • HYDROXYPROLINE n. an amino acid. |
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. |