ACIDOPHILOUS | • acidophilous adj. That thrives in an acidic environment. • ACIDOPHILOUS adj. staining readily with acid stains. |
DESULPHURING | • desulphuring v. Present participle of desulphur. • DESULPHUR v. to remove sulphur from, also DESULFUR. |
DESULPHURISE | • desulphurise v. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of desulfurize (American spelling). • DESULPHURISE v. to remove the sulphur from a compound, also DESULFURISE, DESULFURIZE, DESULPHURIZE. |
DESULPHURIZE | • desulphurize v. (Oxford) Alternative spelling of desulfurize (American spelling). • DESULPHURIZE v. to remove the sulphur from a compound, also DESULFURISE, DESULFURIZE, DESULPHURISE. |
DIAPHANOUSLY | • diaphanously adv. In a diaphanous manner. • DIAPHANOUS adv. transparent, translucent. |
DISULPHURETS | • disulphurets n. Plural of disulphuret. • DISULPHURET n. (obsolete) a sulphide containing two atoms of sulphur to the molecule, also DISULFID, DISULFIDE, DISULPHIDE. |
HYDROPHILOUS | • hydrophilous adj. (Biology) That grows or thrives in or near water. • hydrophilous adj. (Botany) That is pollinated by water. • HYDROPHILOUS adj. water-loving; pollinated by agency of water. |
OXYSULPHIDES | • oxysulphides n. Plural of oxysulphide. • OXYSULPHIDE n. a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur. |
PHILADELPHUS | • philadelphus n. (Botany) Any of the genus Philadelphus of shrubs. • Philadelphus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrangeaceae – the mock oranges. • PHILADELPHUS n. a flowering shrub, aka mock orange. |
POLYSULPHIDE | • polysulphide n. (Chemistry) Alternative spelling of polysulfide. • POLYSULPHIDE n. a sulfide containing two or more atoms of sulfur in the molecule, also POLYSULFIDE. |
PULCHRITUDES | • pulchritudes n. Plural of pulchritude. • PULCHRITUDE n. beauty. |
SHIPBUILDERS | • shipbuilders n. Plural of shipbuilder. • ship-builders n. Plural of ship-builder. • SHIPBUILDER n. one who designs or constructs ships. |
SHIPBUILDING | • shipbuilding n. (Uncountable) The construction of ships. • shipbuilding n. A construction of a ship. • ship-building n. Alternative spelling of shipbuilding. |
SULPHADOXINE | • sulphadoxine n. Alternative spelling of sulfadoxine. • SULPHADOXINE n. an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, also SULFADOXINE. |
SULPHONAMIDE | • sulphonamide n. (British spelling, pharmacology) Alternative spelling of sulfonamide. • SULPHONAMIDE n. an organic amide of a sulphonic acid; specifically any of the drugs derived from sulphanilamide. |
TRIADELPHOUS | • triadelphous adj. (Botany) Having its stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form three… • TRIADELPHOUS adj. with three bundles of stamens. |
TRISULPHIDES | • trisulphides n. Plural of trisulphide. • TRISULPHIDE n. a sulphide with three atoms of sulphur to the molecule, also TRISULFIDE. |