(biochemistry, pharmacology) A poisonous compound present in the foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac stimulant.
exogamy
exogamy
noun
(biology) the fusion of two unrelated gametes
marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own as required by custom or law
exogens
exogens
noun
plural of exogen
exogeny
exogeny
noun
(anatomy) A phase in the life cycle of a hair follicle in which a hair exits the follicle.
(anthropology) Exogamy.
(botany) A division of woody plants whose stem is formed by successive accretions to the outside of the wood under the bark
Growth on the outside or near the surface.
Influence by external forces.
exogyra
foxburg
foxings
foxings
noun
plural of foxing
gearbox
gearbox
noun
An enclosed gear train.
That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.
geotaxy
gitoxin
gitoxin
noun
A cardiac glycoside from the woolly foxglove (Digitalis lanata).
glommox
glyoxal
glyoxal
noun
(organic chemistry) The dialdehyde ethanedial derived from ethylene glycol; it is used in the preparation of modified starch for the paper industry.
glyoxim
glyoxim
noun
Archaic form of glyoxime.
glyoxyl
goatpox
goatpox
noun
A viral disease of goats, resembling sheeppox.
hexagon
hexagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with six sides and six angles.