| CARBOHYDRASE | • carbohydrase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CARBOHYDRASES | • carbohydrases n. Plural of carbohydrase. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CARBOHYDRATES | • carbohydrates n. Plural of carbohydrate. • CARBOHYDRATE n. a compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; extended to similar compounds, the sugars and starches which form the main source of energy in food. |
| DAUGHTERBOARDS | • daughterboards n. Plural of daughterboard. • DAUGHTERBOARD n. a small circuit board that can be attached to the motherboard of a computer. |
| DORSIBRANCHIATE | • dorsibranchiate adj. (Zoology) Having branchiae along the back; belonging to the Dorsibranchiata. • dorsibranchiate n. (Zoology) Any of the Dorsibranchiata. • DORSIBRANCHIATE adj. having gills on the back. |
| HEADBOARDS | • headboards n. Plural of headboard. • HEADBOARD n. a board at the head of a bed. |
| HEBDOMADARIES | • hebdomadaries n. Plural of hebdomadary. • HEBDOMADARY n. a member of a chapter or convent, who takes his or her weekly turn in performing the sacred offices of the Church. |
| HEBDOMADARS | • HEBDOMADAR n. in Scottish universities, a senior member appointed weekly for the supervision of student discipline, also HEBDOMADER. |
| RHABDOMANCERS | • rhabdomancers n. Plural of rhabdomancer. • RHABDOMANCER n. one who practises rhabdomancy. |
| RHABDOMANCIES | • RHABDOMANCY n. divination by wands or rods. |
| THIABENDAZOLES | • thiabendazoles n. Plural of thiabendazole. • THIABENDAZOLE n. a drug used in the control of parasitic nematode worms and fungus infections and as an agricultural fungicide. |
| THIOCARBAMIDES | • thiocarbamides n. Plural of thiocarbamide. • THIOCARBAMIDE n. another name for thiourea. |
| UNSHADOWABLE | • unshadowable adj. Not shadowable. • UNSHADOWABLE adj. that cannot be shadowed. |
| WEATHERBOARDS | • weatherboards n. Plural of weatherboard. • WEATHERBOARD n. a board shaped so as to shed water. |