(physiology) A biological response triggered by a lack of oxygen in which an organism takes in water and becomes turgid and immobile; possibly a form of cryptobiosis.
anoxybiotic
anoxybiotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anoxybiosis.
anxiolytics
anxiolytics
noun
plural of anxiolytic
apophylaxis
archosyrinx
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
auxiliatory
auxiliatory
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary; helping.
biconvexity
biconvexity
noun
The quality of being biconvex.
chrysothrix
coexistency
coexistency
noun
Alternative form of coexistence
cystosyrinx
deoxygenize
deoxygenize
verb
(chemistry) To deoxidize.
deoxyribose
deoxyribose
noun
(biochemistry) A derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which the 2' hydroxyl (-OH) is reduced to a hydrogen (H); it is a constituent of the nucleotides that constitute the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.
detoxifying
detoxifying
verb
present participle of detoxify
dicrostonyx
dictyoxylon
doxycycline
doxycycline
noun
(pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈ of the tetracycline class, which has a long half-life in the body and used orally to treat various bacterial infections.
examinatory
excystation
excystation
noun
(biology) The stage in the life cycle of a parasite in which it escapes from a cyst (after being swallowed by its host)
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
exhortingly
exhortingly
adv
So as to exhort.
exocycloida
exocytosing
exocytosing
verb
present participle of exocytose
exorability
exorability
noun
The quality or state of being exorable.
exorbitancy
exorbitancy
noun
Alternative form of exorbitance
expatiatory
expatiatory
adj
expansive; diffusive
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
explanitory
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
exploringly
exploringly
adv
So as to explore.
explosively
explosively
adv
In an explosive manner.
exteriority
exteriority
noun
surface; externality
extirpatory
extirpatory
adj
extirpative
extollingly
extollingly
adv
So as to extol; with praise.
extorsively
extorsively
adv
In an extorsive manner; extortionately.
fibromyxoma
fibromyxoma
noun
Alternative form of myxofibroma
fluxionally
fluxionally
adv
In a fluxional manner.
glyceroxide
glyceroxide
noun
(chemistry) Any alkoxide derived from glycerol
hematoxylic
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.
hoaxability
hydroxamino
hydroxylize
hydroxyzine
hydroxyzine
noun
(pharmacology) A first-generation antihistamine of the piperazine class, used as an antihistamine, antiemetic, anxiolytic, and weak analgesic.
hyperoxemia
hyperoxemia
noun
(pathology) A high level of oxygen in the blood, typically as a result of hyperoxia
hypoxanthic
innoxiously
innoxiously
adv
(archaic) In an innoxious manner.
iridomyrmex
keratonyxis
keratonyxis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.
litholapaxy
litholapaxy
noun
(medicine) The removal of a vesical calculus by first crushing it and subsequently washing out the fragments.
lithoxylite
luxuriously
luxuriously
adv
In a manner that involves luxury; in an expensive or indulgent manner.
lymphotaxis
lymphotaxis
noun
The attraction to, or repulsion from lymphocytes
lymphotoxin
lymphotoxin
noun
Any of several lymphokines that are toxic to certain cells
micropteryx
myxofibroma
myxofibroma
noun
(pathology) A neoplasm of the jaws
myxogastric
myxomatosis
myxomatosis
noun
A usually fatal viral disease of rabbits, causing skin tumors.
In general, a condition characterized by the growth of many myxomata (tumors of primitive connective tissue).
myxopoiesis
myxosporium
myxoviruses
myxoviruses
noun
plural of myxovirus
nonflexibly
nonprolixly
obnoxiously
obnoxiously
adv
In an obnoxious manner.
orchidopexy
orchidopexy
noun
(surgery) Alternative form of orchiopexy
ototoxicity
ototoxicity
noun
Damage to the ear, specifically the cochlea and sometimes the vestibular system, by a toxin
overanxiety
overanxiety
noun
Excessive anxiety.
oxidability
oxidability
noun
Capability of being converted into an oxide.
oxidatively
oxidatively
adv
By means of oxidation.
oxyacanthin
oxycephalic
oxycephalic
adj
Of or relating to oxycephaly.
oxychloride
oxychloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine.
oxychlorine
oxycinnamic
oxycopaivic
oxycoumarin
oxyesthesia
oxyfluoride
oxyfluoride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A ternary compound of oxygen and fluorine.
oxygenating
oxygenating
verb
present participle of oxygenate
oxygenation
oxygenation
noun
The process of reacting or treating something with oxygen.
oxygenicity
oxygenizing
oxygenizing
verb
present participle of oxygenize
oxyhaematin
oxymandelic
oxymuriatic
oxymuriatic
adj
(chemistry, obsolete) Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and hydrochloric acid.
oxyphthalic
oxyrhynchid
oxysulphide
oxysulphide
noun
Alternative form of oxysulfide
paroxysmist
paroxytonic
paroxytonic
adj
(prosody) Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the penultimate syllable
phyllotaxic
phyllotaxis
phyllotaxis
noun
(botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.
phylloxeric
phylloxeric
adj
Relating to, or caused by, phylloxera.
phytoalexin
phytoalexin
noun
(medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms
postaxially
postaxially
adv
In a postaxial manner or direction
postxyphoid
prophylaxis
prophylaxis
noun
(chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.
(medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease.
proximately
proximately
adv
In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately.
psychotaxis
psychotoxic
psychotoxic
adj
That has a toxic effect on the mind
pyridoxines
pyridoxines
noun
plural of pyridoxine
pyroxanthin
pyroxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow, crystalline substance obtained from creosote etc; it seems to be a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
pyroxenites
pyroxenites
noun
plural of pyroxenite
pyroxenitic
pyroxenitic
adj
Of or relating to pyroxenite.
pyroxenoids
pyroxenoids
noun
plural of pyroxenoid
pyrrhuloxia
pyrrhuloxia
noun
Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal), a North American bird with grey and red plumage
reoxygenize
reoxygenize
verb
(transitive) To oxygenize again.
rhyotaxitic
saxonically
scleronyxis
sialosyrinx
sideroxylon
sideroxylon
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Sideroxylon of tropical sapotaceous trees noted for their very hard wood; ironwood.
stylostixis
stylostixis
noun
(rare) acupuncture
sulphoxylic
toxicopathy
toxicophagy
typhlolexia
typhlopexia
typhotoxine
tyrotoxicon
tyrotoxicon
noun
(organic chemistry) A ptomaine found in putrid cheese and other dairy products, producing symptoms similar to cholera infantum.
unanxiously
unanxiously
adv
In an unanxious way; without anxiety.
unproximity
untoxically
urotoxicity
urotoxicity
noun
The quality of being urotoxic.
vexatiously
vexatiously
adv
In a vexatious manner; so as to give annoyance.
vexillology
vexillology
noun
The study of flags
xanthoxylin
xanthoxylin
noun
(organic chemistry, obsolete) The active principle of the prickly ash (formerly in genus Xanthoxylum, now Zanthoxylum).
xenobiology
xenobiology
noun
The biology of life forms with non-standard biochemistry or codes.
The speculative biology of extraterrestrial life forms.
xenocrystic
xenocrystic
adj
Relating to xenocrysts.
xerophytism
xerophytism
noun
(botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.
xylocopidae
xylographic
xylographic
adj
of or pertaining to xylographs
xylonitrile
xylophilous
xylophilous
adj
Living on or in wood, as some fungi and beetles do.
xylophonist
xylophonist
noun
Someone who plays a xylophone.
xyloplastic
xyloplastic
adj
(dated, engineering) Made from wood pulp shaped in a mould.
xyloquinone
xyloquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of quinone compounds obtained by the oxidation of xylidines.
xylotomical
xyridaceous
xyridaceous
adj
Belonging or pertaining to the Xyridaceae, a family of flowering plants.
