(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group
chartophylaxes
chartophylaxes
noun
plural of chartophylax
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
dyspraxia
dyspraxia
noun
(medicine) A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body for the planning of motor movements.
exasperatedly
exasperatedly
adv
In an exasperated manner.
exasperatingly
exasperatingly
adv
In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
expansionary
expansionary
adj
That promotes or exhibits expansion; expansionist.
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
expositionary
expositionary
adj
(writing) Serving as exposition.
expositorially
expostulatory
expostulatory
adj
Of, characterized by, or exhibiting expostulation.
expressionistically
expressionistically
adv
In an expressionistic manner.
expressway
expressway
noun
(Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore) A road built to freeway standards.
(UK, New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.
(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
expressways
expressways
noun
plural of expressway
expulsatory
expulsatory
adj
expulsive; having the power to expel; serving to expel
extemporaneously
extemporaneously
adv
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
extraepiphyseal
extraepiphyseal
adj
Outside of the epiphysis.
extrametaphysical
extrametaphysical
adj
(rare) Outside of metaphysics.
extraphysical
extraphysical
adj
Not governed by physical laws
extraphysiological
extrascripturality
extrascripturality
noun
The quality of being extrascriptural.
extrasyphilitic
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
gastrohysteropexy
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
hydrosalpinx
hydrosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
hygroexpansivity
hyperanxious
hyperanxious
adj
Very anxious
hypercatalexis
hypercatalexis
noun
(poetry) The addition of one or two syllables to the last foot of a verse
hypercathexis
hypercathexis
noun
An excessive concentration of mental energy on an object or person.
hyperdiazeuxis
hyperexcitableness
hyperparoxysm
hyperprosexia
hyperprosexia
noun
(medicine, rare) Excessive attention; an abnormal state in which a person concentrates on one thing to the exclusion of everything else.
hypersexual
hypersexual
adj
Excessively interested in sex.
Of or relating to hypersexuality.
noun
A person who is hypersexual.
hypersexualities
hypersexualities
noun
plural of hypersexuality
hypersexuality
hypersexuality
noun
The desire for sexual activity at levels high enough to be considered clinically significant.
hypopharynxes
hypopharynxes
noun
plural of hypopharynx
hypoprosexia
hysteropexia
interparoxysmal
interparoxysmal
adj
Between paroxysms.
laparohysteropexy
laparohysteropexy
noun
(surgery) ventrofixation of the uterus
laryngemphraxis
laryngemphraxis
noun
(medicine) The closure or obstruction of the larynx.
laryngopharynxes
myxosporidia
myxosporidian
myxosporidian
noun
Any member of the Myxosporidia.
myxosporidiida
nasopharynx
nasopharynx
noun
(anatomy) The nasal part of the pharynx, lying behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate.
nasopharynxes
nasopharynxes
noun
plural of nasopharynx
oropharynxes
overexpansively
oxyosphresia
paramyxovirus
paramyxovirus
noun
(virology) Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases.
parasexuality
parasexuality
noun
(biology) A phenomenon, involving a complex form of mitosis, whereby two cell nuclei merge without any sexual process and the chromosome count is doubled.
paroxysm
paroxysm
noun
A random or sudden outburst (of activity).
A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit.
An explosive event during a volcanic eruption.
paroxysmal
paroxysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms.
paroxysmalist
paroxysmally
paroxysmally
adv
In a paroxysmal manner.
paroxysmic
paroxysmic
adj
Relating to paroxysms.
paroxysmist
paroxysms
paroxysms
noun
plural of paroxysm
pharyngemphraxis
pharyngoxerosis
pharynxes
phylloxeras
postaxillary
postmaxillary
postmaxillary
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the maxilla
postparoxysmal
postparoxysmal
adj
Following a paroxysm.
preparoxysmal
preparoxysmal
adj
Before a paroxysm.
prophylaxes
prophylaxes
noun
plural of prophylaxis
prophylaxis
prophylaxis
noun
(chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.
(medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease.
pseudoambidextrously
pseudoexperimentally
psychoprophylaxis
psychoprophylaxis
noun
(obsolete, rare) The prevention of disease by psychological means.
A method of preparing women for natural childbirth by means of special breathing, relaxation techniques and psychological conditioning, practiced without anaesthetics.
pyrexias
pyrexias
noun
plural of pyrexia
radioanaphylaxis
saccopharynx
scapuloaxillary
semiexperimentally
septomaxillary
septomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the nasal septum and the maxilla.
noun
(anatomy) A small bone between the nasal septum and the maxilla in many reptiles and amphibians.
seroanaphylaxis
seroanaphylaxis
noun
(medicine, uncommon) Anaphylaxis as a result of an injection of a foreign serum, usually conducted under experimental conditions.
seroprophylaxis
seroprophylaxis
noun
(immunology) Disease prophylaxis achieved via the administration of antibody-containing serum.
sphenomaxillary
sphenomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.
spondylexarthrosis
superaxillary
superexceptionally
supergalaxy
supergalaxy
noun
A very large, extended cluster of galaxies.
supermaxillary
supermaxillary
adj
Alternative form of supramaxillary
superoxygenate
superoxygenate
verb
To increase the proportion of oxygen
superoxygenated
superoxygenated
adj
enriched in oxygen
verb
simple past tense and past participle of superoxygenate
superoxygenating
superoxygenation
superoxygenation
noun
enrichment in oxygen
supramaxillary
supramaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the upper jaw.
(anatomy) Situated over the lower jaw.
noun
(anatomy) The superior maxillary, or upper jawbone.
taxpayers
taxpayers
noun
plural of taxpayer
unexpressably
unexpressably
adv
Synonym of inexpressibly
xanthopsydracia
xanthopsydracia
noun
(archaic, medicine) A condition characterized by the occurrence on the skin of small yellow pustules.