(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
anhydroxime
anomalopteryx
apoxyomenos
apoxyomenos
noun
(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
axinomancy
axinomancy
noun
(rare) Divination by saws or axes.
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
benzhydroxamic
benzoxycamphor
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bromodeoxyuridine
bromodeoxyuridine
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic nucleoside which is an analogue of thymidine; it is commonly used in the detection of proliferating cells in living tissues, where it competes with uridine
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
chemotaxonomically
chemotaxonomically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, chemotaxonomy.
chemotaxonomy
chemotaxonomy
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) The classification or taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities in biochemistry, especially on differences in amino acid sequence in proteins that the organisms have in common.
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.
complexionably
complexionally
complexionally
adv
constitutionally
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
costopneumopexy
coxankylometer
craniomaxillary
craniomaxillary
adj
Relating to the cranium and maxilla.
cyclohexylamine
cyclohexylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The primary amine derived from cyclohexane by replacing a hydrogen atom by an amino group; any derivative of this compound
cytotaxonomic
cytotaxonomic
adj
(taxonomy) Relating to cytotaxonomy
cytotaxonomically
cytotaxonomically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, cytotaxonomy.
cytotaxonomy
cytotaxonomy
noun
(taxonomy) The classification of organisms based upon their cellular structure and function, and especially based on the number and structure of their chromosomes
desoxymorphine
dimethoxymethane
dimethoxymethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A clear colourless flammable liquid with a low boiling point, low viscosity, and excellent dissolving power, the dimethyl acetal of formaldehyde.
endotheliomyxoma
entomotaxy
entomotaxy
noun
The preparation of insects for preservation.
examinability
examinability
noun
The quality or state of being examinable.
examinatory
examiningly
examiningly
adv
So as to examine.
exclaimingly
exclaimingly
adv
With an exclamation.
excommunicatory
excommunicatory
Adjective
Relating to excommunication.
excrementally
excrementary
excrementitiously
excrementitiously
adv
In an excrementitious manner.
excystment
excystment
noun
The process, or the result of excysting
exembryonate
exemplifying
exemplifying
verb
present participle of exemplify
exoenzyme
exoenzyme
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme, generated by a cell, that functions outside of that cell.
exoenzymic
exoenzymic
adj
Synonym of exoenzymatic
exonym
exonym
noun
An external name for a place, people or language used by foreigners instead of the native-language version.
experimentally
experimentally
adv
in the manner of an experiment
experimently
explementary
explementary
adj
(geometry) Of or relating to the explement
extemporaneity
extemporaneously
extemporaneously
adv
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
exterminatory
exterminatory
adj
relating to or marked by extermination
extracommunity
extraembryonal
extraembryonal
adj
(medicine) Extraembryonic.
extraembryonic
extraembryonic
adj
(medicine) Inside the womb, but outside the embryo.
extraparenchymal
extraparenchymal
adj
Unrelated to a parenchyma
extraparliamentary
extraparliamentary
adj
Outside of a parliament or legislature
extrapulmonary
extrapulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Beyond or outside the lungs.
extrathermodynamic
extrathermodynamic
adj
Outside of the realm of thermodynamics.
extratympanic
extratympanic
adj
Outside of the tympanum
frontomaxillary
frontomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) frontal and maxillary
gymnothorax
haematoxylin
haematoxylin
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematoxylin
haematoxylon
hamamelidoxylon
hematoxylin
hematoxylin
noun
(medicine, organic chemistry) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of the bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianum.
hematoxylins
hematoxylins
noun
plural of hematoxylin
hexamethylenamine
hexamethylene
hexamethylene
noun
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical obtained by removing a hydrogen atom from each end of a n-hexane molecule
hexamethylenetetramine
hexamethylenetetramine
noun
(organic chemistry) A crystalline compound C₆H₁₂N₄ used especially as an accelerator in vulcanizing rubber.
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)
hyperexcitement
hyperexcitement
noun
A state of very high excitement.
hypermixolydian
hypomixolydian
hypomixolydian
adj
(music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from D to G
inframaxillary
inframaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the lower jaw.
(anatomy) Under the lower jaw; submaxillary.
inomyxoma
intercomplexity
intermaxillary
intermaxillary
adj
Between the maxillae.
noun
An intermaxilla or premaxilla.
intermixedly
intermixedly
adv
In an intermixed manner.
intermixtly
intermixtly
adv
Archaic form of intermixedly.
interparoxysmal
interparoxysmal
adj
Between paroxysms.
laryngemphraxis
laryngemphraxis
noun
(medicine) The closure or obstruction of the larynx.
lymphocytotoxin
lymphocytotoxin
noun
A toxin that has a specific destructive action on lymphocytes.
lymphotoxin
lymphotoxin
noun
Any of several lymphokines that are toxic to certain cells
mandibulomaxillary
mandibulomaxillary
adj
mandibular and maxillary
maxatawny
maxillopharyngeal
maxillopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the maxilla and the pharynx.
megalonyx
megalonyx
noun
(paleontology) An extinct ground sloth of the genus Megalonyx.
mesonyx
metaxylene
metaxylene
noun
(organic chemistry) That variety of xylene, or dimethyl benzene, in which the two methyl groups occupy the meta position with reference to each other. It is a colourless inflammable liquid.
methoxybenzene
methoxybenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) The methyl ether derived from phenol; it is used in perfumery and is an insect pheromone
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
metoxeny
metroxylon
minxishly
minxishly
adv
In a minxish manner.
misoxeny
misoxeny
noun
Aversion to foreigners or strangers.
mixolydian
mixolydian
adj
Alternative form of Mixolydian
monocarboxylic
monocarboxylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Having a single carboxyl or carboxylic acid group
monohydroxy
monohydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Having a single hydroxy group in a molecule. E.g. a monool is monohydroxy/monohydric alcohol.
monosexuality
monosexuality
noun
(countable) A sexuality that involves attraction to only one sex: generally, homosexuality or heterosexuality.
The state of being monosexual.
monoxyla
monoxyle
monoxyle
noun
A dugout canoe
a canoe or boat made from a single piece of timber
monoxylic
monoxylic
adj
Made from a single tree trunk.
monoxylon
monoxylon
noun
A canoe or boat made from a single piece of timber.
monoxylous
monoxylous
adj
Made from a single piece of wood.
mycotoxin
mycotoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance, produced by a mold or fungus, that is injurious to vertebrates upon ingestion, inhalation or skin contact.
mydatoxine
myoxine
myoxine
adj
Of, or pertaining to the dormouse.
myroxylon
mytilotoxine
mytilotoxine
noun
(organic chemistry, obsolete) saxitoxin
myxadenitis
myxadenoma
myxangitis
myxasthenia
myxasthenia
noun
A reduced secretion of mucus
myxine
myxine
noun
(zoology) Any member of the genus Myxine of hagfish.
myxinidae
myxinoid
myxinoid
adj
(zoology) pertaining to, the hagfish class Myxini.
noun
A hagfish.
myxinoidei
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
myxoinoma
myxoneuroma
myxophycean
myxopodan
myxospongiae
myxospongian
myxospongida
myxosporidian
myxosporidian
noun
Any member of the Myxosporidia.
nasomaxillary
nasomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the nasal bone and the upper jaw
nomophylax
nomophylax
noun
(historical) A magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.
nonaxiomatically
nonexclamatory
nonexclamatory
adj
Not exclamatory.
nonexemplary
nonexemplary
adj
Not exemplary.
nonexperimentally
nonexperimentally
adv
In a nonexperimental manner.
nonexterminatory
nonproximity
nontaxonomically
omentopexy
omentopexy
noun
(surgery) The operation of suturing the omentum to the abdominal wall, securing anastomotic communication between the portal system and that of the vena cava.