(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
chaetotaxy
chaetotaxy
noun
(zoology) The arrangement of, and study of arrangement of, chaetae (chitinous bristles) on a species or subspecies of animal, usually and especially an arthropod or annelid.
cyclohexyl
cyclohexyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclohexane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
hexacyclic
hexacyclic
adj
(chemistry) Having six rings of atoms
hexahydric
hexahydric
adj
(organic chemistry) That has six hydroxyl groups
hexastichy
hexicology
hexicology
noun
Alternative form of hexiology
hydroxamic
hydroxamic
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any of several classes of compounds derived from oxoacids by replacing -OH by -NHOH; the N-hydroxy amides
hydroximic
hydroximic
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any of several classes of oxoacids in which a double-bonded oxygen atom is replaced by a =N-OH or =N-OR
hydroxylic
hydroxylic
adj
(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups
hypertoxic
hypertoxic
adj
(rare, toxicology) Excessively toxic.
onychauxis
orchiopexy
orchiopexy
noun
(surgery) A procedure for fixation of a testis, often to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and keep it there.
oxycamphor
oxycamphor
noun
An oxidation product of camphor, used in treating dyspnea.
oxycephaly
oxycephaly
noun
A kind of cephalic disorder: sometimes the premature closure of the coronal suture plus any other suture, such as the lambdoid; sometimes the premature fusing of all sutures.