ERYTHRONIUM | • erythronium n. A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet. • erythronium n. (Obsolete) An early proposed name for vanadium. • Erythronium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Liliaceae – the fawnlilies. |
ERYTHRONIUMS | • ERYTHRONIUM n. any plant of the bulbous genus Erythronium, with decoratively mottled leaves and cyclamen-like flowers. |
EURYTHERM | • eurytherm n. (Biology) An organism, often specifically an ectotherm, that can function at a wide range of temperatures. • EURYTHERM n. an organism which tolerates a wide range of temperatures. |
EURYTHERMAL | • eurythermal adj. (Biology, of an organism) Able to tolerate a wide range of temperature. • EURYTHERMAL adj. tolerating a wide range of temperature, also EURYTHERMIC, EURYTHERMOUS. |
EURYTHERMIC | • eurythermic adj. Synonym of eurythermal. • EURYTHERMIC adj. tolerating a wide range of temperature, also EURYTHERMAL, EURYTHERMOUS. |
EURYTHERMOUS | • eurythermous adj. Synonym of eurythermal. • EURYTHERMOUS adj. tolerating a wide range of temperature, also EURYTHERMAL, EURYTHERMIC. |
EURYTHERMS | • eurytherms n. Plural of eurytherm. • EURYTHERM n. an organism which tolerates a wide range of temperatures. |
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). |
MERRYTHOUGHT | • merrythought n. (Archaic) The furcula or wishbone. • MERRYTHOUGHT n. the furcula between the neck and breastbone of poultry, aka wishbone. |
MERRYTHOUGHTS | • merrythoughts n. Plural of merrythought. • MERRYTHOUGHT n. the furcula between the neck and breastbone of poultry, aka wishbone. |
METHYLMERCURIES | • methylmercuries n. Plural of methylmercury. • methyl␣mercuries n. Plural of methyl mercury. • METHYLMERCURY n. any of several extremely toxic organometallic compounds formed from metallic mercury by the action of microorganisms. |
METHYLMERCURY | • methylmercury n. (Chemical compound) The organometallic cation CH3Hg+; it is a toxicant that accumulates in the environment… • methyl␣mercury n. Alternative spelling of methylmercury. • METHYLMERCURY n. any of several extremely toxic organometallic compounds formed from metallic mercury by the action of microorganisms. |
NEUROCHEMISTRY | • neurochemistry n. (Biochemistry) The branch of neuroscience concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system. • NEUROCHEMISTRY n. the study of the chemical makeup and activities of nervous tissue. |
NORTHCOUNTRYMEN | • north␣countrymen n. Plural of north countryman. • NORTHCOUNTRYMAN n. one living in the north. |
PYRETHRUM | • pyrethrum n. Any of several daisy-like perennial African plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum cinerariifolium. • pyrethrum n. Anacyclus pyrethrum (pellitory of Spain). • pyrethrum n. (Organic chemistry) Any of several insecticides obtained from these plants; pyrethrin. |
PYRETHRUMS | • pyrethrums n. Plural of pyrethrum. • PYRETHRUM n. a name still applied to various garden flowers, esp. varieties of Chrysanthemum. |
TRIUMPHERY | • TRIUMPHERY n. (Shakespeare) a triumvir. |
TURBOMACHINERY | • turbomachinery n. Turbomachines collectively. • TURBOMACHINERY n. machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine. |