(biochemistry, genetics) The classification or taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities in biochemistry, especially on differences in amino acid sequence in proteins that the organisms have in common.
chondromyxoma
chondromyxoma
noun
(pathology) chondromyxoid fibroma
cycloheximide
cycloheximide
noun
(organic chemistry) An agricultural fungicide produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus, widely used in biomedical research.
exothermicity
exothermicity
noun
(chemistry, physics, uncountable) The quality or state of being exothermic.
(countable) The release of heat during an exothermic reaction.
hexadactylism
hexadactylism
noun
sexdactyly
hexamethylene
hexamethylene
noun
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical obtained by removing a hydrogen atom from each end of a n-hexane molecule
homosexuality
homosexuality
noun
Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males.
The state of being sexually attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex attraction between males.
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.
hyperparoxysm
ichthyotoxism
ichthyotoxism
noun
Poisoning by an ichthyotoxin (any poison produced from fish).
lymphotoxemia
metahydroxide
methylglyoxal
methylglyoxal
noun
(organic chemistry) The aldehyde form of pyruvic acid.
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.
oxyhemocyanin
oxyhemocyanin
noun
(biochemistry) The blue pigment that is an oxygenated form of hemocyanin
oxyhemoglobin
oxyhemoglobin
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of oxyhaemoglobin
