- cat|e|chol
- cat|e|chol «KAT uh chohl, -kohl», noun.= pyrocatechol. (Cf. ↑pyrocatechol)
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cat|e|chol|a|mine — «KAT uh CHOHL uh meen, KOHL », noun. any one of a class of hormones, such as adrenalin, that acts upon the nerve cells: »Stress liberates certain hormones called catecholamines into the human bloodstream which will promptly raise the blood… … Useful english dictionary
py|ro|cat|e|chol — «PY ruh KAT uh kohl, chohl, kol; PIHR uh », noun. a colorless, crystalline benzene derivative, occurring especially in certain plants and prepared from phenol by distillation of catechin. It is used in photography as a developer and medicinally… … Useful english dictionary
chol — chol·a·gog·ic; chol·a·gogue; chol·angiogram; chol·an·gi·o·graph·ic; chol·an·gi·og·ra·phy; chol·an·gi·ole; chol·an·gi·o·lit·ic; chol·an·gi·o·li·tis; chol·an·gi·o·ma; chol·an·gi·tis; chol·an·threne; chol·er; chol·era; chol·er·a·ic;… … English syllables
catechol — cat·e·chol … English syllables
catecholaminergic — cat·e·chol·amin·er·gic .kō lə mē nər jik adj involving, liberating, or mediated by catecholamine <catecholaminergic neurons in the brain> <catecholaminergic transmission in the nervous system> * * * cat·e·chol·am·in·er·gic… … Medical dictionary
catechol O-methyltransferase — cat·e·chol O meth·yl·trans·fer·ase (katґə kol meth″əl transґfər ās) [EC 2.1.1.6] an enzyme of the transferase class that catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group from S adenosylmethionine to a catechol or catecholamine… … Medical dictionary
catechol oxidase — cat·e·chol ox·i·dase (katґə kol okґsĭ dās) [EC 1.10.3.1] any of a group of enzymes of the oxidoreductase class that catalyze the oxidation of catechols to 1,2 benzoquinones. They are copper containing proteins that act also upon… … Medical dictionary
catecholamine — cat·e·chol·amine … English syllables
catecholaminergic — cat·e·chol·amin·er·gic … English syllables
catechol — cat•e•chol [[t]ˈkæt ɪˌkɔl, ˌkɒl[/t]] n. chem. a colorless, crystalline derivative of benzene, C6H6O2, used chiefly in photography, for dyeing, and as a reagent Also called pyrocatechol Etymology: 1875–80; catech (u) + ol I … From formal English to slang
