blepharospasm | (noun) spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eye | - |
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guacharo | (noun) nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter | Synonyms: oilbird, Steatornis caripensis |
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katharobe | (noun) an organism that lives in an oxygenated medium lacking organic matter | - |
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katharometer | (noun) measures thermal conductivity | - |
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monosaccharose | (noun) a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates | Synonyms: monosaccharide, simple sugar |
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pharos | (noun) a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships | Synonyms: beacon, beacon light, lighthouse |
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saccharose | (noun) a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent | Synonyms: sucrose |
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