(psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
chateaux
chateaux
noun
plural of chateau
doxantha
exanthem
exanthem
noun
A widespread rash usually occurring in children.
exhalant
exhalant
adj
exhaling (emitting a fluid)
noun
Something that emits a fluid
exhalate
exhalate
verb
to breathe out or upon.
exhalent
exhalent
adj
Alternative form of exhalant
exhausts
exhausts
noun
plural of exhaust
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhaust
exhumate
exhumate
verb
(obsolete) To exhume; to disinter.
exotheca
exotheca
noun
(zoology) The tissue that fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.
exsheath
exsheath
verb
To remove from a sheath
hanotaux
hatboxes
hatboxes
noun
plural of hatbox
hexaglot
hexaglot
adj
(rare) In six languages.
hexamita
hexaster
hexaster
noun
(zoology) A hexact with axes that branch into rays at the extremity.
homotaxy
homotaxy
noun
Alternative form of homotaxis
huxtable
matchbox
matchbox
noun
A small cardboard box in which matches are kept.
Any small die-cast toy car, usually collectible.
oxhearts
oxhearts
noun
plural of oxheart
taxiarch
taxiarch
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army.
thoraxes
xanthane
xanthane
noun
Archaic form of xanthan.
xanthans
xanthans
noun
plural of xanthan
xanthate
xanthate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of xanthic acid.
xanthein
xanthein
noun
(chemistry) The water-soluble part of the yellow carotenoid pigment present in the cell sap of some plants.
xanthene
xanthene
noun
(organic chemistry) any of a group of tricyclic heterocycles (dibenzopyrans) that are the basis for a range of dyes such as fluorescein and eosin
xanthian
xanthian
Adjective
Of the city Xanthos (or Xanthus) in ancient Lycia.
Noun
A citizen of Xanthos.
xanthide
xanthide
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) Any derivative of xanthogen
xanthine
xanthine
noun
(chemistry) Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body.
xanthins
xanthins
noun
plural of xanthin
xanthism
xanthism
noun
(biology, zoology) A yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc.
xanthite
xanthite
noun
A variety of vesuvianite found in limestone near Amity, New York.
xanthium
xanthoma
xanthoma
noun
(medicine) A small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint
xanthone
xanthone
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic ketone, 9-oxo-xanthene, that is used as an insecticide.
xanthous
xanthous
adj
(archaic, ethnology) Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.