(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphioxididae
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
anthropodeoxycholic
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
cardiemphraxia
chlordiazepoxide
chlordiazepoxide
noun
A benzodiazepine derivative used as a sedative drug; trade name Librium among others.
chondroxiphoid
chondroxiphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cartilage of the xiphoid process
costoxiphoid
costoxiphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a rib and a xiphoid process
desoxyephedrine
desoxyephedrine
Noun
methamphetamine
desoxymorphine
dextroamphetamine
dextroamphetamine
noun
(pharmacology) One of the stereoisomers of amphetamine, with the chemical formula C₉H₁₃N, that is used to stimulate the central nervous system.
dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethyl sulfoxide
diphenoxylate
diphenoxylate
noun
(pharmacology) An antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₃₀H₃₂N₂O₂·HCl in combination with the sulfate of atropine.
diphtherotoxin
diphtherotoxin
noun
An exotoxin secreted by Corynebacterium diphtheriae
disulphoxid
disulphoxide
doxographer
doxographer
noun
A classical historian who describes the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
doxographical
doxographical
adj
relating to doxographers
doxography
doxography
noun
The work or works of classical historians describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
heptahexahedral
heptahexahedral
adj
Having seven ranges of faces one above another, each range containing six faces.
heptahydroxy
heptahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) seven hydroxy groups. (OH)₇
heptoxide
heptoxide
noun
(chemistry) any oxide containing seven oxygen atoms in each molecule
heteroduplex
heteroduplex
noun
(biochemistry) A nucleic acid composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule
verb
To form such a compound by genetic recombination
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hexaped
hexaped
noun
A hexapod.
hexapetaloid
hexapetaloideous
hexaploid
hexaploid
adj
Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell
noun
A cell or organism that has six complete sets of chromosomes
hexaploidies
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
hexapod
hexapod
adj
Having six feet, six-footed; belonging to the subphylum Hexapoda; hexapodous.
noun
(dated) An insect.
An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda.
Any organism, being or robot with six legs.
hexapoda
hexapodal
hexapodal
adj
Having six legs.
hexapodan
hexapodic
hexapodies
hexapodies
noun
plural of hexapody
hexapodous
hexapodous
adj
(zoology) Having six feet; belonging to the Hexapoda.
hexapods
hexapods
noun
plural of hexapod
hexapody
hexapody
noun
(poetry, countable) Six metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure.
(zoology, uncountable) The property of being a hexapod; six-leggedness.
hexasulphide
hexosediphosphoric
hydroperoxide
hydroperoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) any mono-substituted derivative of hydrogen peroxide - ROOH
hydropneumothorax
hydropneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The presence of both fluid and air in the pleural cavity
hydrosalpinx
hydrosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
hydroxyapatite
hydroxyapatite
noun
A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth.
hydroxyproline
hydroxyproline
noun
(biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue
hydroxytryptamine
hydroxytryptamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of tryptamine, but especially 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
hyperdiazeuxis
hyperexcited
hyperexcited
adj
Very highly excited.
hyperextend
hyperextend
verb
(medicine) To extend a joint beyond its normal position in a way that stresses the ligaments, often causing injury
hyperextends
hyperextends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyperextend
hypermixolydian
hyperorthodox
hyperorthodox
adj
Extremely orthodox.
hyperorthodoxy
hyperorthodoxy
noun
Orthodoxy taken to excess.
hyperothodox
hyperothodoxy
hyperoxidation
hyperoxidation
noun
Excessive oxidation
hyperoxide
hyperoxide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any oxide that has a higher than normal ratio of oxygen to metal
hyperoxygenized
hyperoxygenized
adj
Synonym of hyperoxygenated
hypodiazeuxis
hypomixolydian
hypomixolydian
adj
(music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from D to G
indoxylsulphuric
ipsedixitish
loxodograph
loxodograph
noun
(nautical, obsolete) An apparatus that records the course that a ship has travelled
loxolophodon
loxolophodont
naphthoxide
orchidopexy
orchidopexy
noun
(surgery) Alternative form of orchiopexy
oxysulphid
oxysulphide
oxysulphide
noun
Alternative form of oxysulfide
paradoxographer
paradoxographer
noun
A writer of paradoxography.
paradoxographical
paradoxographical
adj
Relating to paradoxography.
pentahexahedral
pentahexahedron
pentahydroxy
pentahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Five hydroxy groups in a molecule.
phalanxed
phenoxid
phenoxid
noun
Archaic form of phenoxide.
phenoxide
phenoxide
noun
(chemistry) any metallic salt of a phenol
philodox
philodox
noun
A person with an excessive interest in his/her own opinions.
philodoxer
philodoxer
noun
One who is interested in opinions or beliefs, rather than facts.
philodoxical
philodoxical
adj
Interested in opinions or beliefs, rather than facts.
philorthodox
photoexcited
photoexcited
adj
(chemistry, physics) (of an atom, molecule or ion) excited due to photoexcitation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of photoexcite
photooxidation
photooxidation
noun
(chemistry) The reaction of something with oxygen in the presence of light
(physics, chemistry) The loss of an electron from a photoexcited species
photooxidative
photooxidative
adj
That causes, or undergoes photooxidation.
photooxidize
photooxidize
verb
To oxidize photochemically
phylloxeridae
pneumohydrothorax
podophyllotoxin
podophyllotoxin
noun
A toxin obtained from the rhizomes of some South American plants that is the base of the anticancer drug etoposide.
polyhydroxy
polyhydroxy
adj
(organic chemistry) Having three or more hydroxy functional groups.
postxiphoid
postxyphoid
preexchanged
preexchanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preexchange
propylhexedrine
propylhexedrine
noun
(pharmacology) An adrenergic compound that is a sympathomimetic with varied medicinal uses.
pseudoanaphylaxis
pseudoanaphylaxis
noun
A kind of anaphylaxis that does not involve an allergic reaction but is due to direct mast cell degranulation.
pseudohexagonal
pseudohexagonal
adj
being or pertaining to a pseudohexagon
pseudohexagonally
pseudohexagonally
adv
In a pseudohexagonal way.
pseudophoenix
pseudoxanthine
pyxidanthera
radioanaphylaxis
retroxiphoid
sphexide
sphexide
noun
Any wasp of the genus Sphex; the digger wasp
spondylexarthrosis
sternoxiphoid
sulphoxid
sulphoxide
sulphoxide
noun
Alternative form of sulfoxide
toxicophidia
trisulphoxid
trisulphoxide
xanthopsydracia
xanthopsydracia
noun
(archaic, medicine) A condition characterized by the occurrence on the skin of small yellow pustules.
xenophoridae
xiphiid
xiphiid
noun
(zoology) A fish in the family Xiphiidae; a swordfish.
xiphiidae
xiphioid
xiphioid
adj
(zoology) resembling or related to the family Xiphiidae (a group of fish).
(zoology) resembling or related to the genus Xiphias (swordfish).
noun
(zoology) Any member of the genus Xiphias or family Xiphiidae.
xiphodon
xiphodon
noun
An extinct camel-like animal of the genus Xiphodon.
xiphodontidae
xiphodynia
xiphodynia
noun
xiphoidalgia
xiphoid
xiphoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the xiphisternum.
Shaped like a sword, ensiform.
noun
(anatomy) The xiphoid process.
xiphoidal
xiphoidal
adj
xiphoid; sword-shaped
xiphoidian
xiphoidian
adj
(anatomy, rare) xiphoid
xiphoids
xiphoids
noun
plural of xiphoid
xiphosuridae
xiphydria
xiphydriid
xiphydriid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Xiphydriidae of woodwasps.
xiphydriidae
xylographed
xylographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of xylograph