ANHYDRASE | • anhydrase n. (Chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of water from a material. • ANHYDRASE n. an enzyme that catalyses the removal of water. |
DEHYDRATE | • dehydrate v. To lose or remove water; to dry. • DEHYDRATE v. to dry out, remove the water from. |
HYDRACIDS | • hydracids n. Plural of hydracid. • HYDRACID n. an oxygenless acid. |
HYDRAEMIA | • hydraemia n. Thinness of the blood. • hydræmia n. Alternative spelling of hydraemia. • HYDRAEMIA n. an abnormally watery state of the blood, also HYDREMIA. |
HYDRAGOGS | • hydragogs n. Plural of hydragog. • HYDRAGOG n. a purgative causing watery discharges. |
HYDRANGEA | • hydrangea n. Any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers. • Hydrangea prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrangeaceae – the hydrangeas. • HYDRANGEA n. a plant of the Hydrangea genus of shrubby plants. |
HYDRANTHS | • hydranths n. Plural of hydranth. • HYDRANTH n. a nutritive zooid in a colony of hydrozoans. |
HYDRASTIS | • HYDRASTIS n. any of various Japanese and North American plants, such as goldenseal, having showy foliage and ornamental red fruits. |
HYDRATING | • hydrating v. Present participle of hydrate. • HYDRATE v. to combine with water. |
HYDRATION | • hydration n. (Chemistry) The incorporation of water molecules into a complex with those of another compound. • hydration n. (Biology) The process of providing an adequate amount of water to body tissues. • hydration n. (Construction) The chemical reaction by which a substance (such as cement) combines with water, giving… |
HYDRATORS | • hydrators n. Plural of hydrator. • HYDRATOR n. something that hydrates. |
HYDRAULIC | • hydraulic adj. Pertaining to water. • hydraulic adj. Related to, or operated by, hydraulics. • hydraulic v. (Transitive) To mine using the technique of hydraulic mining. |
HYDRAZIDE | • hydrazide n. (Chemistry) any compound derived from an oxoacid by replacing the hydroxide group with -NHNH2 or derived… • HYDRAZIDE n. any of a class of compounds resulting from the replacement of hydrogen by an acid group or in one of its derivatives. |
HYDRAZINE | • hydrazine n. (Inorganic chemistry, uncountable) A corrosive, fuming liquid, NH2-NH2, used as a rocket fuel. • hydrazine n. (Organic chemistry, countable) Any member of the class of organic compounds formally derived from NH… • HYDRAZINE n. a colourless basic liquid made from sodium hypochlorite and ammonia, used chiefly as a rocket fuel. |
HYDRAZOIC | • hydrazoic adj. (Inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to hydrazoic acid. • HYDRAZOIC adj. as in hydrazoic acid, a colourless highly explosive liquid. |
REHYDRATE | • rehydrate v. To resupply with water that has been removed or lost; to moisten something that has dried. • REHYDRATE v. to add water to (a dehydrated substance). |