A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
gastrohysteropexy
gastromyxorrhea
gymnothorax
haematoxylic
haematoxylin
haematoxylin
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematoxylin
haematoxylon
haloxylin
hamamelidoxylon
haybox
haybox
noun
A chest insulated with a layer of hay or another insulant, formerly used to keep food hot.
hematoxylic
hematoxylin
hematoxylin
noun
(medicine, organic chemistry) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of the bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianum.
hematoxylins
hematoxylins
noun
plural of hematoxylin
hemiataxy
hepatopexy
hepatopexy
noun
(surgery) Surgical anchoring of a displaced liver to the abdominal wall.
hepatotoxicity
hepatotoxicity
noun
toxicity that damages the liver
heptahydroxy
heptahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) seven hydroxy groups. (OH)₇
heterodoxly
heterodoxly
adv
In a heterodox manner.
heterodoxy
heterodoxy
noun
A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.
The quality of being heterodox.
heterosexuality
heterosexuality
noun
Sexual activity with a person of the opposite sex.
The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.
heterosexually
heterosexually
adj
In a heterosexual way.
heterotaxy
heterotaxy
noun
(dated) heterotaxis
hexachlorocyclohexane
hexachlorocyclohexane
noun
(organic chemistry) A six-chlorine substituted cyclohexane, a polyhalogenated compound used in pesticides
hexacyclic
hexacyclic
adj
(chemistry) Having six rings of atoms
hexadactyle
hexadactyle
noun
Alternative form of hexadactyl
hexadactylic
hexadactylic
adj
hexadactylous
hexadactylism
hexadactylism
noun
sexdactyly
hexadactylous
hexadactylous
adj
(zoology) Having six fingers or toes.
hexadactyly
hexadactyly
Noun
sexdactyly
hexadecyl
hexadecyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from hexadecane
hexadiyne
hexagonally
hexagonally
adv
In a hexagonal manner
hexagyn
hexagynia
hexagynian
hexagynous
hexagynous
adj
(botany) Having six styles.
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
hexamethylenamine
hexamethylene
hexamethylene
noun
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical obtained by removing a hydrogen atom from each end of a n-hexane molecule
hexamethylenetetramine
hexamethylenetetramine
noun
(organic chemistry) A crystalline compound C₆H₁₂N₄ used especially as an accelerator in vulcanizing rubber.
hexandry
hexangularly
hexangularly
adv
In a hexangular manner.
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hexaphyllous
hexaphyllous
adj
(botany) Having six leaves or leaflets.
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
hexapody
hexapody
noun
(poetry, countable) Six metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure.
(zoology, uncountable) The property of being a hexapod; six-leggedness.
hexarchy
hexarchy
noun
A group of six states.
hexastichy
hexastylar
hexastyle
hexastyle
adj
(architecture) having six columns at the front on the portico
noun
(architecture) A temple or portico with six columns in front.
hexastylos
hexasyllabic
hexasyllabic
Adjective
Having six syllables.
hexasyllable
hexicology
hexicology
noun
Alternative form of hexiology
hexiology
hexiology
noun
(obsolete) The science dealing with the relations of living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding conditions generally.
hexoylene
hexyl
hexyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₆H₁₃, formally derived from hexane by the loss of a hydrogen atom
hexylene
hexylene
noun
(chemistry) A colourless liquid hydrocarbon, C₆H₁₂, of the ethylene series, produced artificially, and found as a natural product of distillation of certain coals.
(chemistry) Any of several isomers of hexylene proper.
hexylic
hexylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Derived from a hexane
hexylresorcinol
hexylresorcinol
noun
(organic chemistry) A hexyl derivative of resorcinol that has anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties.
hexyls
hexyls
noun
plural of hexyl
hexyne
hexyne
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aliphatic hydrocarbon having six triple bonds.
hoaxability
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.
homosexually
homosexually
adv
In a homosexual way.
homotaxially
homotaxy
homotaxy
noun
Alternative form of homotaxis
hoxeyville
huxley
huxley
Proper noun
from a place in Cheshire.
Thomas Henry Huxley, English biologist.
Aldous Leonard Huxley, English writer.
huxleyan
huxleyan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1894–1963), British writer.
Of or pertaining to (1825–1895), English anatomist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of theory of evolution.
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
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
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
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
hydroxy
hydroxy
adj
(chemistry) Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.
noun
(informal, pharmacology) Clipping of hydroxychloroquine.
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
hydroxybutyricacid
hydroxycorticosterone
hydroxydehydrocorticosterone
hydroxydesoxycorticosterone
hydroxyketone
hydroxyketone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of a ketone; a ketone with hydroxy group bonded to it.
hydroxyl
hydroxyl
noun
(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.
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
hydroxylic
hydroxylic
adj
(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups
hydroxylization
hydroxylize
hydroxyls
hydroxyls
noun
plural of hydroxyl
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.
hydroxyzines
hydroxyzines
noun
plural of hydroxyzine
hygroexpansivity
hypaxial
hypaxial
adj
(anatomy) Situated beneath an axis
noun
(anatomy) Such a muscle
hyperanxious
hyperanxious
adj
Very anxious
hypercatalexis
hypercatalexis
noun
(poetry) The addition of one or two syllables to the last foot of a verse
hypercathexis
hypercathexis
noun
An excessive concentration of mental energy on an object or person.
hyperclimax
hypercomplex
hypercomplex
adj
(mathematics) Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics of complex numbers.
noun
(mathematics) A hypercomplex number.
hyperdiazeuxis
hyperexaltation
hyperexcitability
hyperexcitability
noun
Excessive sensitivity of the nerves.
hyperactivity
hyperexcitable
hyperexcitable
adj
Unusually or excessively excitable
hyperexcitableness
hyperexcitably
hyperexcitably
adv
In a hyperexcitable manner.
hyperexcited
hyperexcited
adj
Very highly excited.
hyperexcitement
hyperexcitement
noun
A state of very high excitement.
hyperexcursive
hyperexcursively
hyperexcursiveness
hyperexophoria
hyperextend
hyperextend
verb
(medicine) To extend a joint beyond its normal position in a way that stresses the ligaments, often causing injury
hyperextends
hyperextends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyperextend
hyperextension
hyperextension
noun
an exercise performed by lying on the stomach, ideally inclined upwards as on a Roman chair to reach a higher range of motion, and raising and lowering the upper torso.
the extension of a joint beyond its normal range; the condition of being hyperextended.