CHANNELOPATHY | • channelopathy n. (Medicine) Any inherited disease caused by a mutation in the genes that code for ion channel subunits… |
HALFPENNYWORTH | • halfpennyworth n. (Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation). • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) A negligible amount. • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) One’s opinion or thoughts; one’s two cents. |
PHTHALOCYANINE | • phthalocyanine n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a family of macrocyclic compounds having a structure similar to that of porphyrin;… • PHTHALOCYANINE n. any of a group of green and blue organic colouring matters of great fastness and brilliance, also PHTHALOCYANIN. |
RHINENCEPHALON | • rhinencephalon n. (Anatomy) The part of the brain involved with olfaction. • RHINENCEPHALON n. the olfactory lobe of the brain. |
SULPHONMETHANE | • SULPHONMETHANE n. a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic, also SULFONMETHANE. |
ACANTHOCEPHALAN | • acanthocephalan n. Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala. • acanthocephalan adj. In a manner similar to Acanthocephala. • ACANTHOCEPHALAN adj. belonging to the Acanthocephala, a division of parasitic worms with spiny proboscis. |
CHANNELOPATHIES | • channelopathies n. Plural of channelopathy. |
HALFPENNYWORTHS | • halfpennyworths n. Plural of halfpennyworth. • HALFPENNYWORTH n. as much as is sold for a halfpenny or is worth a halfpenny. |
NONHIERARCHICAL | • nonhierarchical adj. Classified or arranged so that a group or person has the same authority as everyone else; not hierarchical. • NONHIERARCHICAL adj. not hierarchical. |
ORNITHODELPHIAN | • ORNITHODELPHIAN adj. of or like the Ornithodelphia, monotremes, also ORNITHODELPHIC, ORNITHODELPHOUS. |
PHENOLPHTHALEIN | • phenolphthalein n. (Chemistry, pharmacology) A white or yellowish-white crystalline compound C20H14O4 used in medicine… • phenol␣phthalein n. (Chemistry) A white or yellowish-white crystalline substance made from phthalic acid and phenol. Its… • PHENOLPHTHALEIN n. a crystalline compound used as an indicator. |
PHTHALOCYANINES | • phthalocyanines n. Plural of phthalocyanine. • PHTHALOCYANINE n. any of a group of green and blue organic colouring matters of great fastness and brilliance, also PHTHALOCYANIN. |
RHINENCEPHALONS | • RHINENCEPHALON n. the olfactory lobe of the brain. |
RHOMBENCEPHALON | • rhombencephalon n. (Neuroanatomy) The hindbrain. • RHOMBENCEPHALON n. the hindbrain. |
SULPHONMETHANES | • SULPHONMETHANE n. a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic, also SULFONMETHANE. |