ADIATHERMANCY | • adiathermancy n. (Obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat. • ADIATHERMANCY n. impermeability to radiant energy. |
CHIMNEYBOARDS | • CHIMNEYBOARD n. a board blocking up a fireplace. |
DEMETHYLATING | • demethylating v. Present participle of demethylate. |
DEMETHYLATION | • demethylation n. (Chemistry) The removal of one or more methyl groups from a molecule. |
DIETHYLAMINES | • diethylamines n. Plural of diethylamine. • DIETHYLAMINE n. a liquid resembling ethylamine, derived from ammonia, with ethyl groups replacing two hydrogen atoms. |
DIMETHYLAMINE | • dimethylamine n. (Organic chemistry) The secondary amine (CH3)2NH, which has a number of industrial uses. • DIMETHYLAMINE n. a gas derived from ammonia with two methyl groups replacing two hydrogen atoms. |
DIPHENYLAMINE | • diphenylamine n. (Chemistry) an aromatic amine, (C6H5)2NH, used in the manufacture of plastics, dyes, explosives, pesticides… • DIPHENYLAMINE n. a crystalline compound used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and as an indicator. |
DYSMENORRHEAL | • dysmenorrheal adj. Relating to dysmenorrhea. • DYSMENORRHEAL adj. suffering from dysmenorrhea, painful menstruation, also DYSMENORRHOEAL. |
DYSMENORRHEAS | • dysmenorrheas n. Plural of dysmenorrhea. • DYSMENORRHEA n. painful menstruation, also DYSMENORRHOEA. |
DYSMENORRHOEA | • dysmenorrhoea n. Alternative spelling of dysmenorrhea. • dysmenorrhœa n. Obsolete form of dysmenorrhea. • DYSMENORRHOEA n. painful menstruation, also DYSMENORRHEA. |
ENDOLYMPHATIC | • endolymphatic adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph. • endolymphatic adj. (Anatomy) Within a lymphatic vessel. • ENDOLYMPHATIC adj. relating to endolymph, the watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. |
GRANDMOTHERLY | • grandmotherly adj. In the manner of a grandmother. • grandmotherly adj. Having the characteristics of a grandmother. • GRANDMOTHERLY adj. like a grandmother. |
HAEMODYNAMICS | • haemodynamics n. Alternative spelling of hemodynamics. • HAEMODYNAMICS n. a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood, also HEMODYNAMICS. |
HYDROMAGNETIC | • hydromagnetic adj. Of or pertaining to hydromagnetics. • HYDROMAGNETIC adj. relating to hydromagnetics, a branch of mathematical physics dealing with interactions between an electricity-conducting fluid (such as an ionized gas) and a magnetic field. |
HYDROMEDUSANS | • HYDROMEDUSAN n. a hydromedusa, also HYDROMEDUSA, HYDROMEDUSOID. |
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. |
LYMPHADENITIS | • lymphadenitis n. (Biology, medicine) Inflammation or swelling of lymph nodes; it is often a nonspecific sign of infection… • LYMPHADENITIS n. inflammation of the lymph nodes. |
LYMPHOADENOMA | • LYMPHOADENOMA n. a tumour of the lymph glands, aka Hodgkin's disease. |
THERMODYNAMIC | • thermodynamic adj. Of, or relating to the conversion of heat into other forms of energy. • thermodynamic adj. (Physics) Of, or relating to thermodynamics. • THERMODYNAMIC adj. of or relating to thermodynamics, also THERMODYNAMICAL. |