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eddnoun	(medicine) Acronym of estimated date of delivery. [(medicine) Synonym of due date (“the date on which a pregnant female is expected to give birth”).]
edsnoun	(medicine) Initialism of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. [(medicine, pathology) Any of a group of inherited connective tissue disorders caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen, and resulting in abnormally elastic skin, joints, muscles, etc.]
devicenoun	Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
ikenoun	Dwight D. Eisenhower.
estronenoun	(American spelling, biochemistry, steroids, pharmacology) A natural estrogenic hormone that is a ketone C₁₈H₂₂O₂ found in the body chiefly as a metabolite of and less potent than estradiol, that is also secreted especially by the ovaries, and that is used to treat various conditions (such as ovarian failure and menopausal symptoms) relating to estrogen deficiency.
organochlorinenoun	(organic chemistry) Any of very many chlorine substituted organic compounds, many of which are solvents or insecticides etc.
dieldrinnoun	(organic chemistry) A cyclodiene insecticide, related to aldrin, that is a persistent organic pollutant.
toxaphenenoun	An acaricide and insecticide that is a mixture of chlorinated camphenes, now considered a persistent organic pollutant.
furannoun	(organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄O.
metabolitenoun	Any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction.
endrinnoun	(organic chemistry) A toxic chlorinated polycyclic epoxide previously used as a pesticide and now considered a persistent organic pollutant.
trimethylaminenoun	(organic chemistry) The tertiary amine (CH₃)₃N; a colourless gas with a fishy smell that is a product of animal and vegetable decomposition.
esterasenoun	(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an ester
cycloadditionnoun	(organic chemistry) An addition reaction that leads to the formation of a cyclic product.
dimethylnoun	(organic chemistry, in combination) Two methyl groups in a molecule.
histidinenoun	(biochemistry) An essential amino acid C₆H₉N₃O₂ found in most animal proteins; essential for tissue growth and repair.
phosphorylasenoun	(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the production of glucose phosphate from glycogen and inorganic phosphate
hydroxybutyratenoun	(chemistry) any salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.
arabinosenoun	(biochemistry) An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.
inorganic phosphatenoun	a salt of phosphoric acid