(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
andromedotoxin
andromedotoxin
noun
One of the grayanotoxins; grayanotoxin I.
anhydroxime
anomalopteryx
antiexpressionism
antispermotoxin
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
approximant
approximant
noun
(mathematics) An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.
approximants
approximants
noun
plural of approximant
approximating
approximating
verb
present participle of approximate
approximation
approximation
noun
(mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
(medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
The act, process or result of approximating.
approximations
approximations
noun
plural of approximation
approximativeness
approximativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approximative.
auxanogram
auxanogram
noun
A culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.
auxanometer
auxanometer
noun
An instrument to measure the growth of plants.
auxohormone
axiniform
axiniform
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Shaped like the head of an axe.
axonometric
axonometric
adj
(technical drawing) Describing a projection in which the horizontal and vertical axes are to the same scale, but the third axis is reduced to allow for perspective
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
benzhydroxamic
benzoxycamphor
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
carboxydomonas
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
chondromyxoma
chondromyxoma
noun
(pathology) chondromyxoid fibroma
chondromyxosarcoma
chondromyxosarcoma
noun
(biology, medicine) A rare type of bone tumor with chondromatous, myxomatous, and sarcomatous features demonstrable on histopathology; it has been reported in various body parts.
christianomastix
chronomastix
coadministratrix
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
counterexample
counterexample
noun
(logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.
counterexamples
counterexamples
noun
plural of counterexample
counterexcommunication
counterexcommunication
noun
An excommunication in response to another excommunication.
coxankylometer
craniomaxillary
craniomaxillary
adj
Relating to the cranium and maxilla.
dextroamphetamine
dextroamphetamine
noun
(pharmacology) One of the stereoisomers of amphetamine, with the chemical formula C₉H₁₃N, that is used to stimulate the central nervous system.
dextromanual
dextromanual
adj
right-handed
directexamination
enterotoxemia
enterotoxemia
noun
Alternative form of enterotoxaemia
examinator
examinator
noun
An examiner.
examinatorial
examinatorial
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of, an academic examination.
examinatory
excommunicator
excommunicator
noun
One who excommunicates.
excommunicators
excommunicators
noun
plural of excommunicator
excommunicatory
excommunicatory
Adjective
Relating to excommunication.
exembryonate
expansometer
experimentation
experimentation
noun
(sciences) A set of actions and observations, performed to verify or falsify a hypothesis or to research a causal relationship between phenomena.
The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.
experimentations
experimentations
noun
plural of experimentation
experimentator
experimentator
noun
(archaic) An experimenter.
exstemporaneous
extemporalness
extemporaneity
extemporaneous
extemporaneous
adj
With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.
extemporaneously
extemporaneously
adv
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
extemporaneousness
extemporaneousness
noun
The degree or property of being extemporaneous.
extemporariness
extemporariness
noun
The quality of being extemporary.
extemporisation
extemporisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of extemporization.
extemporization
extemporization
noun
The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything extempore.
extermination
extermination
noun
Elimination.
The act of exterminating; total destruction or eradication
exterminations
exterminations
noun
plural of extermination
exterminator
exterminator
noun
Someone or something that exterminates.
Specifically, a person whose job it is to kill insects and other pests in a building.
exterminators
exterminators
noun
plural of exterminator
exterminatory
exterminatory
adj
relating to or marked by extermination
externomedian
externomedian
adj
external to a median
extracommunity
extraembryonal
extraembryonal
adj
(medicine) Extraembryonic.
extraembryonic
extraembryonic
adj
(medicine) Inside the womb, but outside the embryo.
extragovernmental
extrameridional
extrameridional
adj
(astronomy) Outside of the meridian.
extrametropolitan
extrametropolitan
adj
Outside of a metropolis.
extramission
extramission
noun
(obsolete) Emission.
extramorainal
extramorainal
adj
Outside of a moraine.
extramorainic
extranormal
extranormal
adj
Outside or beyond what is normal.
extraorganismal
extraorganismal
adj
That exists outside of an organism
extraphenomenal
extraphenomenal
adj
Beyond or outside of phenomena.
extrapulmonary
extrapulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Beyond or outside the lungs.
extrathermodynamic
extrathermodynamic
adj
Outside of the realm of thermodynamics.
frontomaxillary
frontomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) frontal and maxillary
gymnothorax
hemopneumothorax
hemopneumothorax
noun
(medicine) pneumothorax and hemothorax occurring together
hexaemeron
hexaemeron
noun
Alternative form of hexameron
hexahemeron
hexahemeron
noun
A term of six days, especially the hexameron, or six days of the biblical creation.
hexameron
hexameron
noun
(literature) A treatise concerning the biblical creation story.
(theology) The narrative in the Book of Genesis describing the events of the hexameron.
(theology) The six days in which God created the world according to the biblical creation story.
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hydropneumothorax
hydropneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The presence of both fluid and air in the pleural cavity
hydroxamino
hydroxylamine
hydroxylamine
noun
(inorganic chemistry) An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH₂OH, used as a reducing agent, and in organic synthesis.
(organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound.
hydroxytryptamine
hydroxytryptamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of tryptamine, but especially 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
hypermixolydian
impersonatrix
interparoxysmal
interparoxysmal
adj
Between paroxysms.
interproximal
interproximal
adj
Between the proximal parts of two adjoining surfaces, but especially between the surfaces of adjoining teeth.
interproximate
interproximate
adj
(mathematics) Between adjacent vertices
maltodextrin
maltodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A type of dextrin commonly used as a food additive
maltodextrine
maltodextrine
noun
Alternative form of maltodextrin
mandibulomaxillary
mandibulomaxillary
adj
mandibular and maxillary
maxillomandibular
maxillomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the maxilla and mandible.
maxillopharyngeal
maxillopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the maxilla and the pharynx.
maxilloturbinal
maxilloturbinal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.
noun
The inferior turbinate bone
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
metrosalpinx
microexamination
microexamination
noun
A microscopic examination
monocarboxylic
monocarboxylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Having a single carboxyl or carboxylic acid group
myxochondroma
myxochondroma
noun
An unusual benign tumor of cartilaginous skeletal tissues (bones, ligaments, and tendons) that is a type of chondroma with myxoid (mucoid) degeneration of chondrocytes.
myxochondrosarcoma
myxoenchondroma
myxoneuroma
myxosporidian
myxosporidian
noun
Any member of the Myxosporidia.
nasomaxillary
nasomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the nasal bone and the upper jaw
nominatrix
nominatrix
noun
A female nominator.
nonexclamatory
nonexclamatory
adj
Not exclamatory.
nonexemplary
nonexemplary
adj
Not exemplary.
nonexemplificatior
nonexperimental
nonexperimental
adj
Not experimental (of a research method).
nonexperimentally
nonexperimentally
adv
In a nonexperimental manner.
nonextermination
nonextermination
noun
Lack of extermination; failure to exterminate.
nonexterminative
nonexterminatory
nonloxodromical
oxychromatin
oxychromatinic
oxycoumarin
pharyngomaxillary
pharyngomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pharynx and maxilla.
pneumohemothorax
pneumohemothorax
noun
hemopneumothorax
pneumohydrothorax
pneumopyothorax
pneumothorax
pneumothorax
noun
(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
portmanteaux
portmanteaux
noun
plural of portmanteau
preexamination
preexamination
noun
Previous examination.
preexaminations
preexaminations
noun
plural of preexamination
proexamination
proexperimentation
proximateness
proximateness
noun
Quality of being proximate.
proximation
proximation
noun
approximation
proximity
proximolingual
pseudoexperimental
pseudoexperimentally
pyopneumothorax
pyopneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The accumulation of air (or other gas) and pus in the pleural cavity.
pyridoxamine
pyridoxamine
noun
(biochemistry) A constituent of vitamin B6, essential for the metabolism of starch and amino acids.
pyroxmangite
pyroxmangite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
reexamination
reexamination
noun
Alternative form of re-examination
reexaminations
reexaminations
noun
plural of reexamination
rhamnohexite
rhamnohexitol
rhamnohexose
rhamnohexose
noun
(biochemistry) A carbohydrate with chemical formula C₇H₁₄O₆.
sermocinatrix
seropneumothorax
spermatoxin
sphenomaxillary
sphenomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.