ABHORRENCY | • abhorrency n. (Obsolete) Aberrancy. • abhorrency n. (Obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence. • abhorrency n. (Obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing. |
CHOKEBERRY | • chokeberry n. Either of two species in Aronia, formerly and sometimes in Photinia, deciduous shrubs, native to Russia… • chokeberry n. The fruit of such a shrub. • CHOKEBERRY n. a small astringent fruit of various North American shrubs related to the apple. |
ERYTHORBIC | • ERYTHORBIC adj. as in erythorbic acid, a diastereoisomer of ascorbic acid. |
CHRYSOBERYL | • chrysoberyl n. (Mineralogy) A vitreous mineral, often pale green, a mixed oxide of aluminium and beryllium with the… • CHRYSOBERYL n. a mineral, beryllium aluminate, of a greenish-yellow or gold colour. |
BRACHYCEROUS | • BRACHYCEROUS adj. of insects, having short antennae. |
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). |
CARBOHYDRATE | • carbohydrate n. (Organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant. • carbohydrate n. (Colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates. • 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. |
CHRYSOBERYLS | • chrysoberyls n. Plural of chrysoberyl. • CHRYSOBERYL n. a mineral, beryllium aluminate, of a greenish-yellow or gold colour. |
REPROACHABLY | • reproachably adv. In a reproachable manner. • REPROACHABLE adv. worthy of reproach. |
BRACHYPTEROUS | • brachypterous adj. (Zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings. • BRACHYPTEROUS adj. having short wings. |
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. |
CYBERCHONDRIA | • cyberchondria n. Anxiety concerning one’s health, caused by visiting medical websites. • CYBERCHONDRIA n. unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites. |
CYBERCHONDRIAC | • cyberchondriac n. A hypochondriac who researches his/her potential medical condition on the Internet. • CYBERCHONDRIAC n. one suffering from CYBERCHONDRIA. |
CYBERCHONDRIAS | • CYBERCHONDRIA n. unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites. |
ERYTHROBLASTIC | • erythroblastic adj. Relating to erythroblasts. • ERYTHROBLASTIC adj. of or like an erythroblast. |
IRREPROACHABLY | • irreproachably adv. In an irreproachable manner; blamelessly. • IRREPROACHABLE adv. not reproachable. |
TURBOMACHINERY | • turbomachinery n. Turbomachines collectively. • TURBOMACHINERY n. machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine. |
CYBERCHONDRIACS | • cyberchondriacs n. Plural of cyberchondriac. • CYBERCHONDRIAC n. one suffering from CYBERCHONDRIA. |
NONCARBOHYDRATE | • noncarbohydrate n. (Often attributive) Any material that is not a carbohydrate. • NONCARBOHYDRATE adj. relating to something that is not a carbohydrate. |