HYDROTAXES | • HYDROTAXIS n. movement towards or away from water. |
HEXAHYDRATE | • hexahydrate n. (Chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains six molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell. • HEXAHYDRATE n. a chemical compound with six molecules of water. |
HYDROXYLATE | • hydroxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To introduce a hydroxyl group into a compound. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
HEXAHYDRATED | • hexahydrated adj. Converted to a hexahydrate. • HEXAHYDRATED adj. like a hexahydrate, a chemical compound with six molecules of water. |
HEXAHYDRATES | • hexahydrates n. Plural of hexahydrate. • HEXAHYDRATE n. a chemical compound with six molecules of water. |
HYDROXYLATED | • hydroxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate. • hydroxylated adj. (Organic chemistry) That has been modified by hydroxylation. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
HYDROXYLATES | • hydroxylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydroxylate. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
HYDROTHORAXES | • hydrothoraxes n. Plural of hydrothorax. • HYDROTHORAX n. water liquid in the pleural cavity. |
HYDROXYACETIC | • HYDROXYACETIC adj. as in hydroxyacetic acid, another name for glycolic acid. |
HYDROEXTRACTOR | • hydroextractor n. A machine that uses a rotating drum to remove excess water from textiles. • HYDROEXTRACTOR n. a drying machine that works centrifugally. |
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. |
HYDROEXTRACTORS | • hydroextractors n. Plural of hydroextractor. • HYDROEXTRACTOR n. a drying machine that works centrifugally. |
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. |
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. |
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. |