(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
ambidexterity
ambidexterity
noun
Superior cleverness or adaptability.
The property of being equally skillful with each hand.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
anhydroxime
anthropodeoxycholic
antiorthodoxly
antiorthodoxy
azodicarboxylic
benzhydroxamic
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bradyauxesis
bradyauxetic
bradyauxetically
bradylexia
bradylexia
noun
An unusual slowness in reading
carboxydomonas
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
carboxypeptidase
carboxypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group
cardiotoxicity
cardiotoxicity
noun
The state or condition of being cardiotoxic.
chondromyxoma
chondromyxoma
noun
(pathology) chondromyxoid fibroma
chondromyxosarcoma
chondromyxosarcoma
noun
(biology, medicine) A rare type of bone tumor with chondromatous, myxomatous, and sarcomatous features demonstrable on histopathology; it has been reported in various body parts.
dacryosyrinx
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
dendrohyrax
deoxyribonuclease
deoxyribonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.
desoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonuclease
noun
Alternative form of deoxyribonuclease
dextrality
dextrality
noun
The state of being dextral
dextrally
dextrally
adv
Towards the right.
dextrocularity
dextrogyrate
dextrogyrate
Adjective
dextrorotatory
dextrogyration
dextrogyratory
dextrorotary
dextrorotary
adj
dextrorotatory
dextrorotatary
dextrorotatary
adj
Alternative form of dextrorotatory
dextrorotatory
dextrorotatory
adj
(chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-.
dextrosinistrally
dextrosinistrally
adv
In a dextrosinistral manner.
diazohydroxide
diazohydroxide
noun
(chemistry) any compound having the general formula RN=NOH
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
dicarboxylic
dicarboxylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Having two carboxylic groups
dihdroxycholecalciferol
dihydroxyacetone
dihydroxyacetone
noun
(biochemistry) The only ketotriose
(organic chemistry) The compound CO(CH₂OH)₂ that has a number of industrial uses
doxography
doxography
noun
The work or works of classical historians describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
dysorexia
dysorexia
noun
(pathology) An impaired or unnatural appetite.
dyspraxia
dyspraxia
noun
(medicine) A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body for the planning of motor movements.
exaggeratedly
exaggeratedly
adv
To an excessive degree; in an exaggerated manner.
exasperatedly
exasperatedly
adv
In an exasperated manner.
expeditionary
expeditionary
adj
(military) Intended for military operations abroad.
Of or pertaining to an expedition.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) One who goes on expeditions, especially one who is a member of an expeditionary military force.
extradictionary
extradictionary
adj
(obsolete) Consisting not of words but of realities.
extrajudicially
extrajudicially
adv
Outside of the legal system.
extramedullary
extramedullary
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Outside of the bone marrow, as with extramedullary hematopoiesis.
(anatomy, medicine) Outside of the medulla oblongata, as with extramedullary influences on control of ventilation.
(anatomy, medicine) Outside of the renal medulla, as with extramedullary electrolytes or renal tissue.
(anatomy, medicine) Outside of the spinal cord, as with intrameningeal but extramedullary tissues of the central nervous system.
extraordinarily
extraordinarily
adv
In an extraordinary manner.
extraordinary
extraordinary
adj
Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
Remarkably good.
Special or supernumerary.
noun
Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
extrapyramidal
extrapyramidal
adj
Of or pertaining to the neural pathways that are independent of the pyramidal tract.
extrathermodynamic
extrathermodynamic
adj
Outside of the realm of thermodynamics.
extrudability
extrudability
noun
The quality or degree of being extrudable.
exudatory
exudatory
adj
Relating to exudation
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
heptahydroxy
heptahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) seven hydroxy groups. (OH)₇
hexahydrate
hexahydrate
noun
(chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains six molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell
hexahydrated
hexahydrated
adj
Converted to a hexahydrate
hexahydrates
hexahydrates
noun
plural of hexahydrate
hexahydric
hexahydric
adj
(organic chemistry) That has six hydroxyl groups
hexahydride
hexahydride
noun
(chemistry) Any hydride containing six atoms of hydrogen
hexahydrite
hexahydrite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate hexahydrate.
hexahydrobenzene
hexahydrothymol
hexahydroxy
hexahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Six hydroxy groups in a molecule
hexahydroxycyclohexane
hexandry
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hydroextract
hydroextractor
hydroextractor
noun
A machine that uses a rotating drum to remove excess water from textiles.
hydrohemothorax
hydropneumothorax
hydropneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The presence of both fluid and air in the pleural cavity
hydrosalpinx
hydrosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
hydrotaxis
hydrotaxis
noun
(biology) movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water
hydrothorax
hydrothorax
noun
(medicine) The presence of fluid in the pleural cavity.
hydroxamic
hydroxamic
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any of several classes of compounds derived from oxoacids by replacing -OH by -NHOH; the N-hydroxy amides
hydroxamino
hydroxyacetic
hydroxyanthraquinone
hydroxyanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of an anthraquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.
hydroxyapatite
hydroxyapatite
noun
A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth.
hydroxyazobenzene
hydroxybutyricacid
hydroxylactone
hydroxylactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone that has a free hydroxy group
hydroxylamine
hydroxylamine
noun
(inorganic chemistry) An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH₂OH, used as a reducing agent, and in organic synthesis.
(organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound.
hydroxylase
hydroxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of compounds by the introduction of hydroxyl groups.
hydroxylases
hydroxylases
noun
plural of hydroxylase
hydroxylate
hydroxylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To introduce a hydroxyl group into a compound
hydroxylated
hydroxylated
adj
(organic chemistry) That has been modified by hydroxylation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate
hydroxylates
hydroxylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydroxylate
hydroxylation
hydroxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement of a hydrogen atom
hydroxylization
hydroxytryptamine
hydroxytryptamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of tryptamine, but especially 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
hydroxyurea
hydroxyurea
noun
(organic chemistry) The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH₂CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug; any N- or O- derivative of this compound
hydroxyureas
hydroxyureas
noun
plural of hydroxyurea
hyperdiazeuxis
hypermixolydian
hyperoxidation
hyperoxidation
noun
Excessive oxidation
ichthytaxidermy
ichthytaxidermy
noun
The taxidermy of fishes.
loxodromically
loxodromically
adv
In a loxodromic fashion.
mandibulomaxillary
mandibulomaxillary
adj
mandibular and maxillary
maxillipedary
maxillipedary
adj
Of, or pertaining to, the maxilliped.
metahydroxide
midaxillary
midaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Describing a vertical line on the body downwards from the armpit
myxochondroma
myxochondroma
noun
An unusual benign tumor of cartilaginous skeletal tissues (bones, ligaments, and tendons) that is a type of chondroma with myxoid (mucoid) degeneration of chondrocytes.
myxochondrosarcoma
myxoenchondroma
myxosporidia
myxosporidian
myxosporidian
noun
Any member of the Myxosporidia.
myxosporidiida
nonexaggeratedly
nonparadoxically
orthodoxality
orthodoxality
noun
The quality of being orthodox.
orthodoxally
orthodoxally
adv
Obsolete form of orthodoxly.
orthodoxically
orthodoxically
adv
In an orthodoxical manner.
oxyhydrate
oxyhydrate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A hydrated oxide
oxylabracidae
oxyuridae
paradoxicality
paradoxicality
noun
The quality of being paradoxical.
paradoxically
paradoxically
adv
In a paradoxical manner; so as to create a paradox.
paradoxology
paradoxology
noun
(obsolete) The use of paradoxes.
paradoxy
paradoxy
noun
(countable) A paradoxical statement; a paradox.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being paradoxical.
pentahydroxy
pentahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Five hydroxy groups in a molecule.
peroxyacid
peroxyacid
noun
Synonym of peracid (“acid containing an acidic -OOH group”)
phylloxeridae
pneumohydrothorax
preexpeditionary
propanedicarboxylic
pseudoambidextrously
pseudoexperimentally
pyridoxal
pyridoxal
noun
(biochemistry) One of the three natural forms of vitamin B6
pyridoxamine
pyridoxamine
noun
(biochemistry) A constituent of vitamin B6, essential for the metabolism of starch and amino acids.
pyxidanthera
radioanaphylaxis
relaxedly
relaxedly
adv
In a relaxed manner.
sardonyx
sardonyx
noun
(heraldry) A tincture of sanguine colour when the blazoning is done by precious stones.
A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.
sardonyxes
sardonyxes
noun
plural of sardonyx
spondylexarthrosis
superoxygenated
superoxygenated
adj
enriched in oxygen
verb
simple past tense and past participle of superoxygenate
taxidermy
taxidermy
noun
The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.
verb
(transitive) To stuff and mount the skin of a dead animal.
tetrahydroxy
tetrahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Four hydroxy groups in a molecule