n. an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s); -- sometimes used for any adolescent girl, especially one following the latest youthful fashion .
a. [ F. pref. des- from + E. oxalic. ] (Chem.) Made or derived from oxalic acid;
n. same as deoxyribonucleic acid. [ PJC ]
v. t. (Chem.) To deoxidate; to deoxidize. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) Deoxidation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. (Chem.) To deprive of oxygen; to deoxidize. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) Deoxidation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖prop. n. [ L., a kind of pike. ] (Zoöl.) A genus of fresh-water fishes, including pike and pickerel. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) A salt of mesoxalic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Mes- + oxalic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid,
n. [ Potassium + oxygen + -yl. ] (Chem.) The radical