(organic chemistry) The acetate group, CH₃COO-, when viewed as a substituent
acetoxyls
acetoxyls
noun
plural of acetoxyl
acetoxyphthalide
acetylperoxide
acyloxymethane
alloxyproteic
anthropodeoxycholic
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
asteroxylaceae
carbethoxyl
carbethoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of carbethoxy
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
carboxylase
carboxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction.
carboxylases
carboxylases
noun
plural of carboxylase
carboxylate
carboxylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
verb
(organic chemistry) To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide
(organic chemistry) To react with a carboxylic acid
carboxylated
carboxylated
adj
(chemistry) Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate
carboxylates
carboxylates
noun
plural of carboxylate
ceroxyle
ceroxylon
cervicoaxillary
cervicoaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Related to the cervical vertebrae and the axilla
chalcedonyx
chalcedonyx
noun
(mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony.
chartophylaxes
chartophylaxes
noun
plural of chartophylax
cheiropompholyx
cheiropompholyx
noun
(medicine) pompholyx affecting the hand
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chemotaxonomically
chemotaxonomically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, chemotaxonomy.
cholecystopexy
clinopyroxene
clinopyroxene
noun
(mineralogy) Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure.
cocarboxylase
cocarboxylase
noun
A compound, related to vitamin B, that can be prepared from aneurine.
coextensively
coextensively
adv
To the same extent.
colonopexy
colopexotomy
colopexy
colopexy
noun
(medicine) The attachment of a portion of the colon to the abdominal wall.
complexify
complexify
verb
To make something more complex; to complicate.
complexionably
complexionally
complexionally
adv
constitutionally
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
complexity
complexity
noun
(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
complexively
complexly
complexly
adv
(mathematics) Involving complex numbers.
In a complex manner.
complexometry
complexometry
noun
(chemistry) A form of titration in which the titrant forms a complex (usually coloured) with the analyte.
contextually
contextually
adv
In a contextual manner; with reference to context
convexedly
convexedly
adv
In a convex form; convexly.
convexly
convexly
adv
In a convex manner.
coxankylometer
cupressinoxylon
cyclodextrin
cyclodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.
cyclohexadienyl
cyclohexadienyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from cyclohexadiene.
cyclohexane
cyclohexane
noun
(organic chemistry) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₆H₁₂, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.
cyclohexanes
cyclohexanes
noun
plural of cyclohexane
cyclohexanol
cyclohexanol
noun
(organic chemistry) The alicyclic alcohol derived from cyclohexane by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group
cyclohexanone
cyclohexanone
noun
(organic chemistry) The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group.
cyclohexatriene
cyclohexatriene
noun
Synonym of benzene
any molecule composed of a ring of 6 carbon atoms with 3 double bonds
the theoretical resonance isomers of benzene
cyclohexene
cyclohexene
noun
(organic chemistry) A cyclic hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms and one double bond; any of its derivatives.
cycloheximide
cycloheximide
noun
(organic chemistry) An agricultural fungicide produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus, widely used in biomedical research.
cyclohexyl
cyclohexyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclohexane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
cyclohexylamine
cyclohexylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The primary amine derived from cyclohexane by replacing a hydrogen atom by an amino group; any derivative of this compound
decarboxylase
decarboxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon dioxide from a compound.
decarboxylate
decarboxylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
decarboxylated
decarboxylated
adj
Describing a product of decarboxylation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decarboxylate
decarboxylating
decarboxylating
verb
present participle of decarboxylate
decarboxylation
decarboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
decarboxylization
decarboxylize
decarboxylize
verb
Synonym of decarboxylate
deoxyribonuclease
deoxyribonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.
deoxyribonucleic
deoxyribonucleic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
deoxyribonucleotide
deoxyribonucleotide
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any nucleotide containing deoxyribose.
desoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonuclease
noun
Alternative form of deoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleic
adj
Alternative form of deoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleoprotein
dextrocularity
dicarboxylate
dicarboxylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a dicarboxylic acid, but especially any of such compounds (such as glutamates) that have biological activity
dihdroxycholecalciferol
doxycycline
doxycycline
noun
(pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈ of the tetracycline class, which has a long half-life in the body and used orally to treat various bacterial infections.
doxycyclines
doxycyclines
noun
plural of doxycycline
erythroxylaceae
erythroxylaceous
erythroxylaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging or relating to the Erythroxylaceae.
exceptionability
exceptionability
noun
The quality of being exceptionable.
exceptionably
exceptionably
adv
In an exceptionable manner.
exceptionalally
exceptionality
exceptionality
noun
(countable) A thing, condition, or other matter which is exceptional.
(education) the condition of requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability
(uncountable) The quality of being exceptional.
exceptionally
exceptionally
adv
To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.
exclamatorily
exclamatorily
adv
In an exclamatory way.
exclamatory
exclamatory
adj
Emphatic.
resembling an exclamation.
exclusionary
exclusionary
adj
Acting to exclude something
exclusory
exclusory
adj
having the power or the function of excluding.
tending to exclude.
excrementitiously
excrementitiously
adv
In an excrementitious manner.
exculpatorily
exculpatorily
adv
So as to exculpate.
exculpatory
exculpatory
adj
Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
exocrinology
exocrinology
noun
The study of external (exocrine) secretions, especially of pheromones
exocyclic
exocyclic
adj
(chemistry) (of a cyclic compound) not forming part of, or not attached to the ring
exocyclica
exocycloida
exogastrically
exogastrically
adv
In an exogastric manner.
exoterically
exoterically
adv
In an exoteric manner.
exothermically
exothermically
adv
In an exothermic manner
exotically
exotically
adv
In an exotic manner.
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
expressionistically
expressionistically
adv
In an expressionistic manner.
extracorporeally
extracorporeally
Adverb
Outside the body.
extraparochially
extraparochially
adv
Outside the limits of a parish.
extraphysiological
extrasyllogistic
extrasyllogistic
adj
Outside of a syllogism.
extrasystolic
extrasystolic
adj
Relating to extrasystole, the premature contraction of the heart.
exulceratory
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
glyceroxide
glyceroxide
noun
(chemistry) Any alkoxide derived from glycerol
glycopexia
glycopexis
glykopexic
haematoxylic
hematoxylic
hexachlorocyclohexane
hexachlorocyclohexane
noun
(organic chemistry) A six-chlorine substituted cyclohexane, a polyhalogenated compound used in pesticides
hexadactylous
hexadactylous
adj
(zoology) Having six fingers or toes.
hexahydroxycyclohexane
hexicology
hexicology
noun
Alternative form of hexiology
hexylresorcinol
hexylresorcinol
noun
(organic chemistry) A hexyl derivative of resorcinol that has anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties.
hydroxylactone
hydroxylactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone that has a free hydroxy group
hypercomplex
hypercomplex
adj
(mathematics) Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics of complex numbers.
noun
(mathematics) A hypercomplex number.
intercomplexity
intoxicatedly
intoxicatedly
adv
In an intoxicated fashion; drunkenly.
intoxicatively
leucoryx
lexicographically
lexicographically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of lexicography.
(manner) In a lexicographical way.
(sequence) In lexicographical order.
lexicography
lexicography
noun
(countable) A dictionary, a lexicon, a wordbook.
(uncountable) The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.
(uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.
lexicology
lexicology
noun
(countable) A specific theory concerning the lexicon.
(uncountable, linguistics) The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon.
methoxychlor
methoxychlor
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic organochlorine used as an insecticide.
myxobacteriales
myxomycetales
nectocalyx
nectocalyx
noun
(zoology) One of the zooids of certain Siphonophorae, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ.
(zoology) The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish or medusa.
nephrocolopexy
noncontextually
noncontextually
adv
In a noncontextual manner.
nonexactingly
nonexceptionally
nonexcessively
nonexchangeability
nonexchangeability
noun
The property of not being exchangeable.
nonexcitably
nonexclamatory
nonexclamatory
adj
Not exclamatory.
nonexculpatory
nonexculpatory
adj
Not exculpatory.
nonexcusably
nonexotically
nonexpectantly
nonextricably
nonextrinsically
overcomplexity
overcomplexity
noun
Excessive complexity.
overexcitability
overexcitability
noun
The state of being overexcitable.
overexcitably
overexcitably
adv
In an overexcitable manner.
overexpectantly
overexpectantly
adv
With excessively high expectations.
overluxuriancy
oxyacetylene
oxyacetylene
adj
Using this mixture, e.g. an oxyacetylene torch.
noun
A mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals.