A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
benzoxyphenanthrene
chartophylaxes
chartophylaxes
noun
plural of chartophylax
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
erysipelothrix
esothyropexy
exstrophy
exstrophy
noun
(anatomy) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.
(especially) A congenital malformation of the bladder in which the normally internal mucosa of the organ lies exposed on the abdominal wall because of failure of union between the halves of the pubic symphysis and between the adjacent halves of the abdominal wall.
extraparochially
extraparochially
adv
Outside the limits of a parish.
extraphysiological
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
gastrohysteropexy
heptahydroxy
heptahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) seven hydroxy groups. (OH)₇
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
hydroxyapatite
hydroxyapatite
noun
A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth.
hydroxytryptamine
hydroxytryptamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of tryptamine, but especially 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
hygroexpansivity
hyperexaltation
hyperextension
hyperextension
noun
an exercise performed by lying on the stomach, ideally inclined upwards as on a Roman chair to reach a higher range of motion, and raising and lowering the upper torso.
the extension of a joint beyond its normal range; the condition of being hyperextended.
hyperorthodox
hyperorthodox
adj
Extremely orthodox.
hyperorthodoxy
hyperorthodoxy
noun
Orthodoxy taken to excess.
hyperothodox
hyperothodoxy
hyperoxidation
hyperoxidation
noun
Excessive oxidation
hyperoxygenate
hyperoxygenate
verb
To oxygenate excessively
hyperoxygenating
hyperoxygenating
verb
present participle of hyperoxygenate
hyperoxygenation
hyperoxygenation
noun
(medicine) The administration of a higher than usual concentration of oxygen, or the condition of having such a concentration of oxygen.
hyperoxymuriate
hyperoxymuriate
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Any perchlorate.
hyperoxymuriatic
hyperoxymuriatic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) perchloric
hypertoxic
hypertoxic
adj
(rare, toxicology) Excessively toxic.
hypertoxicity
hypertoxicity
noun
The quality of being hypertoxic.
hysteropexia
hysteropexy
hysteropexy
noun
(surgery) The fixation of a misplaced or abnormally movable uterus.
laparohysteropexy
laparohysteropexy
noun
(surgery) ventrofixation of the uterus
nephrotoxicity
nephrotoxicity
noun
The state or condition of being nephrotoxic; toxicity that damages kidneys.
orthopyroxene
orthopyroxene
noun
(mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals.
pentahydroxy
pentahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Five hydroxy groups in a molecule.
phyllopteryx
pneumohydrothorax
pneumopyothorax
pyohemothorax
pyopneumothorax
pyopneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The accumulation of air (or other gas) and pus in the pleural cavity.
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
spondylexarthrosis
ventrohysteropexy
xerophthalmy
xerophthalmy
noun
Alternative form of xerophthalmia
xerophyte
xerophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant suited for life in a habitat where water is scarce, such as in a desert or chaparral. Such plants may be succulent, have small or reduced leaves, or spines.
A desert plant
xerophytic
xerophytic
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte
(ecology) Having a very dry environment
noun
xerophyte
xerophytically
xerophytically
adv
As a xerophyte.
xerophytism
xerophytism
noun
(botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.
