(organic chemistry) The acetate group, CH₃COO-, when viewed as a substituent
acetoxyls
acetoxyls
noun
plural of acetoxyl
acetoxyphthalide
acetylperoxide
acyloxymethane
adenomyxoma
adenomyxosarcoma
adnexopexy
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
alloxyproteic
ambidexterity
ambidexterity
noun
Superior cleverness or adaptability.
The property of being equally skillful with each hand.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ampyxes
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
amyxorrhea
amyxorrhea
noun
(medicine) Absence of the normal mucous secretion.
amyxorrhoea
anaphylaxes
anaphylaxes
noun
plural of anaphylaxis
anaptyxes
anaptyxes
noun
plural of anaptyxis
anhydroxime
anomalopteryx
anorexy
anorexy
noun
Archaic form of anorexia.
anoxyscope
anthropodeoxycholic
antianxiety
antianxiety
adj
(psychology, pharmacology) Acting to combat or reduce anxiety.
noun
(pharmacology) A medication that combats or reduces anxiety.
antiexpressively
antiglyoxalase
antioxygen
antioxygen
noun
The antimatter counterpart of oxygen. Made up of positron and antiprotons instead of electrons and protons.
antioxygenating
antioxygenation
antioxygenator
antioxygenic
antioxygenic
adj
antioxidant
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
anxiety
anxiety
noun
(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
aphanapteryx
apoplexy
apoplexy
noun
(informal) A state of intense and almost uncontrollable anger.
(medicine) Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.
(medicine, dated) Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
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.
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximatively
approximatively
adv
In an approximative manner.
apteryx
apteryx
noun
(dated) kiwi bird
apteryxes
apteryxes
noun
plural of apteryx
apyrexia
apyrexia
noun
(medicine) The absence or an intermission during a bout of fever.
apyrexial
apyrexial
adj
(medicine) Relating to apyrexy.
apyrexy
apyrexy
noun
apyrexia
archaeopteryx
archeopteryx
archeopteryx
noun
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.
asexuality
asexuality
noun
The quality (of a species or organism) of reproducing asexually.
The state of not experiencing sexual attraction.
The state of not having a sex or sexual organs.
asexually
asexually
adv
In an asexual manner; without having sex.
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
verb
(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiates
asphyxiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate
asphyxiative
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
asphyxies
asphyxies
noun
plural of asphyxy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxy
asteroxylaceae
asteroxylon
autexousy
autoxeny
auxamylase
auxetically
auxetically
adv
By auxesis.
auxoamylase
auxocyte
axenically
axenically
adv
Without other living organisms.
axisymmetric
axisymmetric
adj
Exhibiting symmetry around an axis; exhibiting cylindrical symmetry.
axisymmetrical
axisymmetrical
adj
axisymmetric
axisymmetrically
axisymmetrically
adv
In axisymmetric fashion.
axisymmetry
axisymmetry
noun
symmetry about an axis; rotational symmetry
axometry
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
axophyte
axophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant with an axis or stem
axostyle
axostyle
noun
A sheet of microtubules found in certain microbial eukaryotes, arising from the bases of the flagella.
azoxyanisole
azoxybenzene
azoxybenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) The azoxy compound C₆H₅-N=N(O)-C₆H₅
azoxybenzoic
azoxynaphthalene
azoxynaphthalene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any azoxy derivative of naphthalene
azoxyphenetole
azoxytoluidine
baxley
baxley
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
benzhydroxamic
benzoglyoxaline
benzoxy
benzoxyacetic
benzoxycamphor
benzoxyphenanthrene
beryx
bexley
bexley
Proper noun
a suburban area in south-east London, England.
a London Borough within Greater London.
biconvexity
biconvexity
noun
The quality of being biconvex.
bisexuality
bisexuality
noun
(chiefly botany) The state of being bisexual (“having both male and female parts or roles”).
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted to members of either sex or gender.
bisexually
bisexually
adv
In a bisexual manner
bisglyoxaline
bixbyite
bixbyite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare manganese iron oxide mineral with a black metallic appearance.
bobbysoxer
bobbysoxer
noun
Alternative form of bobby soxer
bobbysoxers
bobbysoxers
noun
plural of bobbysoxer
bombyxes
bombyxes
noun
plural of bombyx
boxberry
boxberry
noun
The teaberry, Gaultheria procumbens.
bradyauxesis
bradyauxetic
bradyauxetically
bradylexia
bradylexia
noun
An unusual slowness in reading
brixey
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
buxerry
cachexy
cachexy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Cachexia.
calcipexy
calyxes
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
carbethoxyl
carbethoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of carbethoxy
carbomethoxy
carbomethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A methyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₃
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
carboxylase
carboxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction.
carboxylases
carboxylases
noun
plural of carboxylase
carboxylate
carboxylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
verb
(organic chemistry) To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide
(organic chemistry) To react with a carboxylic acid
carboxylated
carboxylated
adj
(chemistry) Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate
carboxylates
carboxylates
noun
plural of carboxylate
carboxypeptidase
carboxypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group
cataplexy
cataplexy
noun
(medicine) An abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy.
cecopexy
ceroxyle
ceroxylon
cervicoaxillary
cervicoaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Related to the cervical vertebrae and the axilla
ceryx
ceyx
chaetotaxy
chaetotaxy
noun
(zoology) The arrangement of, and study of arrangement of, chaetae (chitinous bristles) on a species or subspecies of animal, usually and especially an arthropod or annelid.
chalcedonyx
chalcedonyx
noun
(mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony.
chartophylaxes
chartophylaxes
noun
plural of chartophylax
cheiropompholyx
cheiropompholyx
noun
(medicine) pompholyx affecting the hand
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
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.
chemotaxy
cholecystopexy
citharexylum
clinopyroxene
clinopyroxene
noun
(mineralogy) Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure.
cocarboxylase
cocarboxylase
noun
A compound, related to vitamin B, that can be prepared from aneurine.
coccyxes
coexistency
coexistency
noun
Alternative form of coexistence
coextensively
coextensively
adv
To the same extent.
colonopexy
colopexotomy
colopexy
colopexy
noun
(medicine) The attachment of a portion of the colon to the abdominal wall.
complexify
complexify
verb
To make something more complex; to complicate.
complexionably
complexionally
complexionally
adv
constitutionally
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
complexity
complexity
noun
(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
complexively
complexly
complexly
adv
(mathematics) Involving complex numbers.
In a complex manner.
complexometry
complexometry
noun
(chemistry) A form of titration in which the titrant forms a complex (usually coloured) with the analyte.
connexity
connexity
noun
A state of connection; connectedness.
contextually
contextually
adv
In a contextual manner; with reference to context
convexedly
convexedly
adv
In a convex form; convexly.
convexity
convexity
noun
(finance) A measure of the curvature in the relationship between the prices and yields of bonds.