ALDOXIMES | • aldoximes n. Plural of aldoxime. • ALDOXIME n. an oxime formed by reaction between hydroxylamine and an aldehyde. |
AMBIDEXTEROUS | • ambidexterous adj. Misspelling of ambidextrous. • AMBIDEXTEROUS adj. able to use either hand with equal dexterity, also AMBIDEXTROUS. |
AMBIDEXTROUS | • ambidextrous adj. Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands. • ambidextrous adj. Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument). • ambidextrous adj. (Archaic) Practising or siding with both parties. |
AMBIDEXTROUSLY | • ambidextrously adv. In an ambidextrous manner. • AMBIDEXTROUS adv. able to use either hand with equal dexterity, also AMBIDEXTEROUS. |
ANDROMEDOTOXINS | • andromedotoxins n. Plural of andromedotoxin. • ANDROMEDOTOXIN n. a poisonous substance extracted from plants of the heath family and used in medicine to lower high blood pressure. |
AXIOMATISED | • axiomatised v. Simple past tense and past participle of axiomatise. • AXIOMATISE v. to make axiomatic, also AXIOMATIZE. |
DOMINATRIXES | • dominatrixes n. Plural of dominatrix. • DOMINATRIX n. a prostitute catering for masochists. |
HEXAGRAMMOIDS | • HEXAGRAMMOID n. a hexagram shape. |
HEXOSAMINIDASE | • hexosaminidase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal hexosamine residues in hexosaminides. • HEXOSAMINIDASE n. either of two hydrolytic enzymes that catalyze the splitting off of a hexose from a ganglioside and are deficient in some metabolic diseases. |
HEXOSAMINIDASES | • hexosaminidases n. Plural of hexosaminidase. • HEXOSAMINIDASE n. either of two hydrolytic enzymes that catalyze the splitting off of a hexose from a ganglioside and are deficient in some metabolic diseases. |
HYDROXYLAMINES | • hydroxylamines n. Plural of hydroxylamine. • HYDROXYLAMINE n. a colorless odorless nitrogenous base that resembles ammonia in its reactions. |
MALTODEXTRINS | • maltodextrins n. Plural of maltodextrin. • MALTODEXTRIN n. any of various carbohydrates derived from the partial hydrolysis of starch (as of corn or potatoes). |
MODERATRIXES | • moderatrixes n. Plural of moderatrix. • MODERATRIX n. (obsolete) a female moderator. |
PYRIDOXAMINES | • pyridoxamines n. Plural of pyridoxamine. • PYRIDOXAMINE n. a crystalline amine of the vitamin B6 group. |
XERODERMIAS | • XERODERMIA n. morbid dryness of skin, ichthyosis, also XERODERMA. |