(inorganic chemistry) The anion and very strong reducing agent BH₄⁻.
A salt of this anion.
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
brachiotomy
bribeworthy
bromohydrin
bromohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is bromine.
bronchially
bronchially
adv
In a bronchial way.
chrysarobin
chrysarobin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid.
corybantish
diabolarchy
dithyrambos
herbivority
herbivority
noun
herbivorousness
hibernology
horribility
horribility
noun
The quality of being horrible.
hybridation
hybridation
noun
hybridization
hydrobiosis
hydrobromic
hydrobromic
adj
(chemistry) Composed of hydrogen and bromine
hydrobromid
hydrophobia
hydrophobia
noun
(pathology) An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself.
(psychology, colloquial) A morbid fear of water; aquaphobia.
hydrophobic
hydrophobic
adj
(physics, chemistry) Lacking an affinity for water; unable to absorb or to be wetted by water.
Of, or having, hydrophobia (rabies).
hydrosorbic
hygrophobia
hyperbolism
hyperbolism
noun
(countable) An instance of hyperbole
(countable, geometry) A blow-up of a curve at a point.
(uncountable) The use of hyperbole
hyperbolist
hyperbolist
noun
One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
hyperbolize
hyperbolize
verb
(intransitive, now rare) To exaggerate, use hyperbole.
(transitive, now rare) To represent or talk about with hyperbole.
hyperboloid
hyperboloid
noun
A 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.
hypobromite
hypobromite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) any salt or ester of hypobromous acid
monohybrids
monohybrids
noun
plural of monohybrid
neighbourly
neighbourly
adj
(Britain, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
phenylboric
phenylboric
adj
Synonym of phenylboronic
prohibitory
prohibitory
adj
That serves to prohibit or forbid
redhibitory
redhibitory
adj
(law) Of or pertaining to redhibition (the annulling of a sale).
(non-native speakers' English) Prohibitive (cf. French rédhibitoire).
shoebindery
throbbingly
throbbingly
adv
In a throbbing way.
timbrophily
timbrophily
noun
(dated) philately (the study or collection of stamps)
