| HETERONYMOUSLY | • heteronymously adv. In a heteronymous manner. • HETERONYMOUS adv. like a heteronym, a word having same spelling but different sound and meaning. |
| HYDROMETALLURGY | • hydrometallurgy n. The field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals… • HYDROMETALLURGY n. the treatment of ores by wet processes (as leaching). |
| 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. |
| HYDROXYUREA | • hydroxyurea n. (Organic chemistry) The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH2CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug;… • HYDROXYUREA n. a drug used to treat some forms of leukemia, melanoma, and malignant tumors. |
| HYDROXYUREAS | • hydroxyureas n. Plural of hydroxyurea. • HYDROXYUREA n. a drug used to treat some forms of leukemia, melanoma, and malignant tumors. |
| LEUKODYSTROPHY | • leukodystrophy n. (Medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter… • LEUKODYSTROPHY n. any of several genetically determined diseases characterized by progressive degeneration of myelin in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. |
| NEUROHYPNOLOGY | • neurohypnology n. (Obsolete) hypnotism. • NEUROHYPNOLOGY n. an old name for the science of hypnotism, also NEURYPNOLOGY. |
| NEUROHYPOPHYSES | • neurohypophyses n. Plural of neurohypophysis. • NEUROHYPOPHYSIS n. the portion of the pituitary gland that is composed of the infundibulum and posterior lobe and is concerned with the secretion of various hormones. |
| NEUROHYPOPHYSIS | • neurohypophysis n. (Anatomy) The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic… • NEUROHYPOPHYSIS n. the portion of the pituitary gland that is composed of the infundibulum and posterior lobe and is concerned with the secretion of various hormones. |
| NEUROPHYSIOLOGY | • neurophysiology n. (Physiology, neuroscience) The branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system. • NEUROPHYSIOLOGY n. the physiology of the nervous system. |
| NEUROPSYCHIATRY | • neuropsychiatry n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features. • NEUROPSYCHIATRY n. a branch of medicine concerned with both neurology and psychiatry. |
| NEUROPSYCHOLOGY | • neuropsychology n. A branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes. • neuropsychology n. The facts uncovered thereby, or the body of knowledge thus produced. • NEUROPSYCHOLOGY n. the study of the relation between brain and behaviour. |
| OXYRHYNCHUSES | • OXYRHYNCHUS n. an Egyptian fish, sacred to the goddess Hathor, represented on coins and sculptures. |
| PSYCHOSURGERY | • psychosurgery n. (Surgery) Surgery of the brain to treat or alleviate mental illness. • PSYCHOSURGERY n. cerebral surgery employed in treating psychic symptoms. |
| UNHYDROLYSED | • unhydrolysed adj. Alternative spelling of unhydrolyzed. • UNHYDROLYSED adj. not hydrolysed, also UNHYDROLYZED. |
| UNHYDROLYZED | • unhydrolyzed adj. Not hydrolyzed. • UNHYDROLYZED adj. not hydrolyzed, also UNHYDROLYSED. |