- dehydr-
- combining form
or dehydro-
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from de- + hydr-1. : dehydrated
dehydromucic acid C4H2O(COOH)2
2. : dehydrogenateddehydroabietic acid C19H27COOH
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dehydro — dēˈhī(ˌ)drō adjective Etymology: dehydr 1. : chemically dehydrated 2. : dehydrogenated … Useful english dictionary
dehydroascorbic acid — “+... noun Etymology: dehydr + ascorbic : a crystalline oxidation product C6H6O6 of ascorbic acid occurring at times in some foodstuffs (as fruits, vegetables, and milk) that can be reduced to ascorbic acid and thus has potential vitamin C… … Useful english dictionary
dehydrocholesterol — dē|hīdrō+ noun Etymology: dehydr + cholesterol : a crystalline steroid alcohol C27H43OH that occurs chiefly in higher animals and man (as in the skin), that is made synthetically from cholesterol, and that yields vitamin D3 on irradiation with… … Useful english dictionary
dehydrocholic acid — (|)dē|hīdrə+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dehydr + cholic : a colorless crystalline acid C23H33O3COOH made by the oxidation of cholic acid and used often in the form of its sodium salt as a choleretic and diuretic; 3,7,12… … Useful english dictionary
dehydrocorticosterone — (ˌ)dēˌhīdrō+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dehydr + corticosterone : a crystalline triketone C21H28O4 extracted from the adrenal cortex and also made synthetically called also 11 dehydrocorticosterone; see cortisone … Useful english dictionary
dehydrocyclization — dē|hīdrō+ noun Etymology: dehydr + cyclization : cyclization involving dehydrogenation dehydrocyclization of heptane gives toluene called also cyclodehydrogenation … Useful english dictionary
dehydrofreezing — “+ noun Etymology: dehydr + freezing : the process of preserving foods by partially dehydrating and then quick freezing them … Useful english dictionary
dehydrofrozen — “+ adjective Etymology: dehydr + frozen : preserved by dehydrofreezing … Useful english dictionary
dehydrase — dēˈhīˌdrās, āz noun ( s) Etymology: dehydr + ase 1. : dehydrogenase 2. : dehydratase herein … Useful english dictionary
dehydroepiandrosterone — (ˌ)dēˌhīdrōˌepēˌ noun Etymology: dehydr + epi + androsterone : an androgenic ketosteroid C19H28O2 secreted by the adrenal cortex that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of testosterone … Useful english dictionary
