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  • cryoprotectant — an agent which prevents cell damage caused by cryopreservation
  • cryptocurrency — a decentralized digital medium of exchange which is created, regulated, and exchanged using cryptography and (usually) open source software
  • cyanoacetylene — a nitrile compound known to exist in interstellar clouds
  • cyanobacterium — (biology) Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once known as blue-green algae.
  • cyanoguanidine — dicyandiamide.
  • cyanoplatinite — platinocyanide.
  • cyberchondriac — A hypochondriac who researches his/her potential medical condition on the Internet.
  • cyclanthaceous — belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a S American family of tropical plants
  • cyclobarbitone — a barbiturate derivative drug used as a sedative and hypnotic
  • cyclobutadiene — (organic compound) The unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon, C4H4 that is the smallest annulene.
  • cyclone cellar — (in the US) a cellar designed to give protection from violent storms and cyclones
  • cyclooxygenase — (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins; their inhibition is the mode of action of aspirin and ibuprofen.
  • cyclopentolate — a medicine administered as an eye drop that causes pupil dilation and relaxes the lens
  • cylinder block — the metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling channels or fins of a reciprocating internal-combustion engine
  • cylinder front — a front cover for a desk or the like, consisting either of a solid piece or of a tambour sliding up and back in quadrantal grooves.
  • cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
  • cytogeneticist — One who studies cytogenetics.
  • cytopathogenic — causing cytopathy
  • cytoprotectant — A cytoprotectant is a medication for ulcers that increases the level of mucus in the stomach in order to protect the stomach lining from acid.
  • cytoprotection — (biology) The process by which various compounds protect cells from damage.
  • cytotechnology — the microscopic analysis of cells for the early detection of abnormalities and diagnosis of diseases such as cancer
  • dacryoadenitis — Inflammation of the lacrimal glands.
  • daddy longlegs — A daddy longlegs is a flying insect with very long legs.
  • daddy-longlegs — Also called harvestman. any of numerous spiderlike arachnids of the order Opiliones, having a compact rounded body and extremely long, slender legs.
  • dcc technology — DCC technology uses a catalytic process to convert heavy hydrocarbons into light olefins.
  • decay constant — the reciprocal of the decay time.
  • decoration day — Memorial Day
  • decoration-day — Also called Decoration Day. a day, May 30, set aside in most states of the U.S. for observances in memory of dead members of the armed forces of all wars: now officially observed on the last Monday in May.
  • definitionally — the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear: We need a better definition of her responsibilities.
  • dehydrogenated — Simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenate.
  • dehydrogenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrogenate.
  • dehydrogenized — Simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenize.
  • dehydroretinol — (organic compound) A derivative of retinol having an extra double bond; vitamin A2.
  • deinonychosaur — Any omnivorous or carnivorous coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur of the clade Deinonychosauria.
  • delayed action — A delayed action mechanism causes a delay on the device it is fitted to, so that it does not work as soon as you switch it on or operate it.
  • delayed-action — (of an explosive projectile) exploding some time after hitting the target.
  • demeclocycline — a broad-spectrum antibiotic, C 21 H 21 ClN 2 O 8 , derived from a mutant strain of the bacterium Streptomyces aureofaciens: used against a wide range of susceptible microorganisms.
  • demoralizingly — in a demoralizing manner
  • deoxyadenosine — (biochemistry) A deoxyribonucleoside related to adenosine.
  • deoxyguanosine — (biochemistry) A deoxyribonucleoside related to guanosine.
  • deoxythymidine — (organic chemistry) thymidine.
  • derivationally — In a derivational manner.
  • desynchronized — Simple past tense and past participle of desynchronize.
  • dicotyledonous — belonging or pertaining to the Dicotyledoneae; having two cotyledons.
  • dideoxyinosine — A drug that inhibits the replication of HIV and is used in the treatment of AIDS, especially in combination with zidovudine. It is a synthetic analog of a purine nucleoside.
  • diethylpropion — a sympathomimetic substance, C 13 H 19 NO⋅HCl, used as an appetite suppressor and a short-term adjunct in the management of certain kinds of obesity.
  • dihydrocodeine — a synthetic drug similar to codeine, used as an analgesic, an antidiarrhoeal, and to relieve coughing, or used recreationally
  • dimensionality — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
  • dimethylketone — acetone.
  • dinner trolley — a small table on casters used for conveying food, drink, etc
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