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- HEXOKINASEAny enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose
- HOUSEWIFERYThe state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
- HYPERAEMIAAlternative spelling of hyperemia.
- HYPERAEMIASplural of hyperaemia
- HYPERBOLOIDA particular surface in three-dimensional Euclidean space, the graph of a quadratic with all three variables squared and their coefficients not all of the same sign.
- HYPERCUBEA geometric figure in four or more dimensions, which is analogous to a cube in three dimensions. Specifically, the n-dimensional equivalent of a cube for any non-negative integer n
- HYPERLIPEMICExhibiting or relating to hyperlipemia.
- HYPOACIDhypoacidic
- HYPOBARICOf, relating to, or using less than normal air pressure.
- HYPOKALEMICHaving a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- HYPOXEMIAAn abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, whether the partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg), the content of oxygen (ml oxygen per dl of blood) or the per cen
- HYPOXEMICRelating to, or afflicted with, hypoxemia.
- HYPSOMETERAn instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
- IDEOGRAMICAlternative form of ideogrammic.
- IGUANODONAny large dinosaur of the genus †Iguanodon, of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
- IMPETIGOSplural of impetigo
- IMPOVERISHEDReduced to poverty.
- INFAUNAAny aquatic organism that lives within the dominant medium of its environment, but especially within aquatic sediments.
- IOTACISMPronunciation of another vowel or diphthong as [i], or a vowel shift resulting in such pronunciation, especially in Greek.
- ISOENZYMEAny of a group of enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but have structures that are (minorly or substantially) different and have physical, biochemical, and immunological proper
- ISOGAMETICPertaining to, or exhibiting isogamy
- JEROBOAMAlternative letter-case form of Jeroboam: a very large wine bottle.
- KAIROMONESplural of kairomone
- KILOPARSECA unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs.
- KYMOGRAPHICOf or pertaining to a kymograph.
- LAPAROTOMIESplural of laparotomy
- LARYNGOSCOPEAn instrument used for viewing the interior of the larynx.
- LEPROMATOUSSynonym of lepromatoid: Of or relating to leprous lesions (lepromas) or lepromatic leprosy.
- LEXICOLOGYThe part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon.
- LOGAOEDICOf any metre rhythmically intermediate between ordinary speech (or prose) and song (or poetry), typically combining dactyls and trochees.
- MASTOPEXYAny operation designed to lift or reshape a woman's breast.
- MATRYOSHKAOne of a set of wooden Russian dolls of different sizes, designed such that each fits inside the next.
- MAXICOATSplural of maxicoat
- MEDICINABLEMedicinal; having healing properties.
- MEGAPODEAny of several chicken- or turkey-like birds in the family Megapodiidae, which incubate their eggs by burying them where they receive warmth from decaying vegetation, solar radiati
- MEROBLASTICthat undergoes only partial cleavage
- METHOXIDESplural of methoxide
- MICAWBERAlternative letter-case form of Micawber; a person of modest income or background who remains optimistic that their situation will improve.
- MICROPHAGEA small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte (a granulocyte)
- MICROQUAKESplural of microquake
- MIREPOIXA combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.
- MORBIFICThat causes disease; sickening, pathogenic.
- MOUCHOIRA handkerchief.
- MUCOSITYThe state of being mucous or containing mucus.
- MYASTHENICOf, pertaining to, or suffering from myasthenia.
- MYCOFLORAEplural of mycoflora
- MYOPATHICPertaining to myopathy
- MYTHOPEICAlternative form of mythopoeic.
- NAFFINGAn intensifier.
- NANOWATTOne thousand millionth (10) of a watt, abbreviated as nW.
- NEMATOCIDESplural of nematocide
- NEOPHILIACA neophile; a lover of new or novel things.
- NEUROPATHICOf or relating to neuropathy.
- NOVICIATEAlternative form of novitiate.
- OBFUSCATIONThe act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to inte
- OBTUSITIESplural of obtusity
- OBVIATIONSplural of obviation
- OGHAMICIn, of, or pertaining to Ogham.
- OMNIARCHA ruler of the world or everything.
- OMNIFARIOUSOf many or all forms, varieties, or kinds.
- OMOPHAGICEating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food.
- OPACIFIEDsimple past and past participle of opacify
- ORPHICALLY
- ORTANIQUESplural of ortanique
- OUGUIYAThe currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.
- OUTBITCHESthird-person singular simple present indicative of outbitch
- OVARIECTOMYSynonym of oophorectomy.
- OVERFATIGUETo fatigue to excess; to tire out.
- OVERFATIGUEDsimple past and past participle of overfatigue
- OVERSPECULATINGpresent participle and gerund of overspeculate
- OVIPAROUSLYIn an oviparous manner
- PARADIGMATICOf or pertaining to a paradigm.
- PAROXYSMALOf, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms.
- PATAMARA sailing vessel resembling a grab, formerly used in the coasting trade of Bombay and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
- PATRIMONIESplural of patrimony
- PECKERWOODA woodpecker.
- PERCEIVABLYIn a way that can be perceived.
- PHAGOCYTEA cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic
- PHONEMICSThe study of phonemes and their written representations.
- PHYCOCYANINA pigment from the light-harvesting phycobiliprotein family, along with allophycocyanin and phycoerythrin, an accessory pigment to chlorophyll.
- PHYLLOMICRelating to a phyllome.
- PICOWAVE
- PICOWAVED
- PINACEOUSBelonging to the family Pinaceae of conifers.
- PINEALECTOMIESplural of pinealectomy
- PLYOMETRICSA form of exercise that involves the rapid stretching and contracting of muscles to develop muscular power.
- POLYCENTRISMa political or cultural system which contains many different centres, especially centres of authority or control
- POLYCHROMEDStrikingly multicolored, as if by polychromy.
- PRECAVAEplural of precava
- PREMODIFIESthird-person singular simple present indicative of premodify
- PRETENTIOUSLYIn a manner with unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
- PROBLEMATICSplural of problematic
- PROCAMBIAplural of procambium
- PROFLIGACYCareless wastefulness.
- PROPYLAEUMA vestibule or entrance, to a temple.
- PROTEINACEOUSOf, pertaining to, or consisting of protein
- PROTEOGLYCANAny of many glycoproteins that have heteropolysaccharide side chains
- PROTEOGLYCANSplural of proteoglycan
- PYCNIDIUMIn certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.
- PYGIDIAplural of pygidium