(chemistry, biochemistry) Any heterocycle containing a peroxide -O-O- residue in the ring; found especially in certain intermediates in prostaglandin biosynthesis.
endothorax
endothorax
noun
(zoology) An internal process of the sternal plates in the thorax of insects.
endothrix
endothrix
noun
A dermatophyte infection of the hair that invades the hairshaft and internalizes into the hair cell.
erythrodextrin
erythrodextrin
noun
(chemistry) A dextrin which gives a red colour with iodine.
exadverso
excardination
excardination
noun
The freeing of a member of the clergy from the jurisdiction of a particular bishop
excitoglandular
excitoglandular
adj
That increases the output of a gland
excoriated
excoriated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excoriate
excorticated
excorticated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excorticate
exendospermic
exendospermous
exheredation
exhorted
exhorted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhort
exocardia
exocardiac
exocardiac
adj
Outside of the heart
exocardial
exocardial
adj
(anatomy) Situated or arising outside of the heart.
exochorda
exoderm
exoderm
noun
An outer layer of skin.
The outermost layer of cells in a developing embryo.
exodermal
exodermal
adj
Relating to the exodermis
exodermis
exodermis
noun
hypodermis
exodermises
exoderms
exoderms
noun
plural of exoderm
exodromic
exodromy
exonerated
exonerated
adj
Freed from any question of guilt, acquitted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exonerate
exoperidium
exoperidium
noun
The outer layer of a two-layered peridium
exorcised
exorcised
adj
That has undergone exorcism.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exorcise
exorcized
exorcized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exorcize
exordia
exordia
noun
plural of exordium
exordial
exordial
adj
of or relating to an exordium, beginning or introduction
exordium
exordium
noun
(formal) A beginning.
The introduction to an essay or discourse.
exordiums
exordize
expandor
expandor
noun
Dated form of expander.
expectorated
expectorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expectorate
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.
expeditor
expeditor
noun
Alternative spelling of expediter
expenditor
exploder
exploder
noun
(archaic) One who rejects an opinion or scheme with open contempt.
(military, nautical) A device to trigger explosions in torpedoes.
(psychology) A person who directs their anger outward.
A device to trigger explosive detonators such as a plunger or crank operated electrical generator.
Someone or something that explodes.
exploders
exploders
noun
plural of exploder
explored
explored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of explore
exported
exported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of export
expounder
expounder
noun
A person who expounds, explains
expounders
expounders
noun
plural of expounder
expropriated
expropriated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expropriate
exradio
exradio
noun
(obsolete) Obsolete form of radon (“radon-222”).; an isotope of radon (element 86)
extemporised
extemporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extemporise
extemporized
extemporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extemporize
exteriorised
exteriorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exteriorise
exteriorized
exteriorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exteriorize
externomedian
externomedian
adj
external to a median
extorted
extorted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extort
extrabold
extrabold
adj
(typography) Very bold.
extraboldface
extracondensed
extracondensed
adj
(typography) Especially condensed.
extraconstellated
extradictionary
extradictionary
adj
(obsolete) Consisting not of words but of realities.
extradiocesan
extradition
extradition
noun
A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government is handed over to another government for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence.
extraditions
extraditions
noun
plural of extradition
extradomestic
extradomestic
adj
Outside of the home or household.
extrados
extrados
noun
(architecture) The outer or upper curve of an arch.
extradosed
extradosed
adj
(architecture) Having an extrados
extradoses
extradoses
noun
plural of extrados
extradotal
extradotal
adj
(obsolete, law) Describing the part of a wife's property that does not form part of her dowry and is administered by her husband
extraduction
extrahazardous
extrameridional
extrameridional
adj
(astronomy) Outside of the meridian.
extramodal
extramodal
adj
Outside of a mode or modes.
extraordinaries
extraordinaries
noun
plural of extraordinary
extraordinarily
extraordinarily
adv
In an extraordinary manner.
extraordinariness
extraordinariness
noun
The property or state of being extraordinary.
extraordinary
extraordinary
adj
Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
Remarkably good.
Special or supernumerary.
noun
Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
extraperiodic
extraperiodic
adj
Outside of a given period.
extrapolated
extrapolated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extrapolate
extrasacerdotal
extrasacerdotal
adj
Outside of priestly duties or a priestly order.
extrathermodynamic
extrathermodynamic
adj
Outside of the realm of thermodynamics.
extratorrid
extrazodiacal
extrazodiacal
adj
Outside of the zodiac.
extroverted
extroverted
adj
(informal psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an extrovert: outgoing, sociable.
(medicine) Synonym of inside-out.
Turned or thrust outwards, especially:
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extrovert
extrovertedness
extrovertedness
noun
The state or quality of being extroverted
exudatory
exudatory
adj
Relating to exudation
ferredoxin
ferredoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of iron and sulfur-containing proteins, found in green plants, that function in electron transport and in photosynthesis.
ferredoxins
ferredoxins
noun
plural of ferredoxin
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
formaldoxime
formaldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with the formula H2C=NOH; the oxime of formaldehyde, used as a reagent in organic synthesis.
formamidoxime
formamidoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) isuretin
fortaxed
galloperdix
glyceroxide
glyceroxide
noun
(chemistry) Any alkoxide derived from glycerol
heptahydroxy
heptahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) seven hydroxy groups. (OH)₇
heterodox
heterodox
adj
Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from orthodoxy, or the norm, but not sufficiently different to be called heretical.
heterodoxal
heterodoxal
Adjective
Not orthodox.
heterodoxical
heterodoxical
adj
heterodox
heterodoxies
heterodoxies
noun
plural of heterodoxy
heterodoxly
heterodoxly
adv
In a heterodox manner.
heterodoxness
heterodoxy
heterodoxy
noun
A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.
The quality of being heterodox.
heteroduplex
heteroduplex
noun
(biochemistry) A nucleic acid composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule
verb
To form such a compound by genetic recombination
hexabromid
hexabromide
hexabromide
noun
(chemistry) any bromide containing six bromine atoms in each molecule
hexachloride
hexachloride
noun
(chemistry) Any chloride having six chlorine atoms
hexachord
hexachord
noun
(music) A series of six tones denoted with the syllables ut-re-mi-fa-sol-la separated by seconds, the only of which that is a minor second being mi-fa.
hexacosihedroid
hexadecahedroid
hexadecahedroid
noun
(geometry) The 16-cell or hexadecachoron.
hexafluoride
hexafluoride
noun
(chemistry) any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule
hexagrammoid
hexahedron
hexahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron with six faces. The regular hexahedron is the cube, and is one of the Platonic solids.
hexahedrons
hexahydrobenzene
hexahydrothymol
hexahydroxy
hexahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Six hydroxy groups in a molecule
hexahydroxycyclohexane
hexakisoctahedron
hexakisoctahedron
noun
A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes.
hexakistetrahedron
hexakistetrahedron
noun
A polyhedron with 24 faces.
hexandrous
hexandrous
adj
Alternative form of hexandrian
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hexatetrahedron
hexatetrahedron
noun
(cystallography) Such a crystal that has 24 faces
(geometry) A cube truncated by two tetrahedra
hexoctahedral
hexoctahedral
adj
Having the form of a hexoctahedron.
hexoctahedron
hexoctahedron
noun
(geometry) A solid with forty-eight equal triangular faces.
hexosediphosphoric
hydroextract
hydroextractor
hydroextractor
noun
A machine that uses a rotating drum to remove excess water from textiles.
hydrohemothorax
hydroperoxide
hydroperoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) any mono-substituted derivative of hydrogen peroxide - ROOH
hydropneumothorax
hydropneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The presence of both fluid and air in the pleural cavity
hydroxide
hydroxide
noun
(chemistry) An univalent anion (OH⁻) based on the hydroxyl functional group.
Any substance containing such an anion.
hydroxides
hydroxides
noun
plural of hydroxide
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
hydroxybenzene
hydroxybenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) phenol
hydroxycorticosterone
hydroxydehydrocorticosterone
hydroxydesoxycorticosterone
hydroxyketone
hydroxyketone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of a ketone; a ketone with hydroxy group bonded to it.
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
hydroxylize
hydroxyproline
hydroxyproline
noun
(biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue
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
hydroxyzine
hydroxyzine
noun
(pharmacology) A first-generation antihistamine of the piperazine class, used as an antihistamine, antiemetic, anxiolytic, and weak analgesic.