(biochemistry) Any of several toxic substances that trigger anaphylaxis
anthropodeoxycholic
anthropotoxin
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
aphotaxis
aphototaxis
asphyxiation
asphyxiation
noun
An acute lack of oxygen.
Death due to lack of oxygen.
asphyxiations
asphyxiations
noun
plural of asphyxiation
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
ataxophemia
ataxophemia
noun
Defective coordination of words in speech; atactic aphasia; incoherence.
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autonephrotoxin
auxotrophic
auxotrophic
adj
(biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
auxotrophies
auxotrophies
noun
plural of auxotrophy
axanthopsia
axanthopsia
noun
Inability to see the colours yellow and blue.
cryptoxanthin
cryptoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment (a hydroxy derivative of carotene) that occurs widely in nature.
dextroamphetamine
dextroamphetamine
noun
(pharmacology) One of the stereoisomers of amphetamine, with the chemical formula C₉H₁₃N, that is used to stimulate the central nervous system.
diphenoxylate
diphenoxylate
noun
(pharmacology) An antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₃₀H₃₂N₂O₂·HCl in combination with the sulfate of atropine.
exocataphoria
exopathic
exophthalmia
exophthalmia
noun
(medicine) The protrusion of an eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, as a consequence of disease.
exophthalmic
exophthalmic
adj
Having prominent eyeballs.
Of, or relating to exophthalmos.
extractorship
extraparochial
extraparochial
adj
Beyond the limits of a parish.
extraparochially
extraparochially
adv
Outside the limits of a parish.
extraphysiological
hematopexis
hematosalpinx
hematosalpinx
noun
(medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
hepatopexia
hepatorrhexis
hepatorrhexis
noun
(medicine, pathology) A rupture of the liver.
hepatotoxemia
hepatotoxemia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Autointoxication caused by a malfunctioning of the liver.
hepatotoxic
hepatotoxic
adj
Toxic to the liver; causing hepatotoxicity.
hepatotoxicity
hepatotoxicity
noun
toxicity that damages the liver
hepatotoxin
hepatotoxin
noun
Any substance that causes hepatotoxicity
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hexapetaloid
hexapetaloideous
hydroxyapatite
hydroxyapatite
noun
A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth.
hydroxytryptamine
hydroxytryptamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of tryptamine, but especially 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
hygroexpansivity
hyperexaltation
hyperoxidation
hyperoxidation
noun
Excessive oxidation
hyperoxygenating
hyperoxygenating
verb
present participle of hyperoxygenate
hyperoxygenation
hyperoxygenation
noun
(medicine) The administration of a higher than usual concentration of oxygen, or the condition of having such a concentration of oxygen.
hyperoxymuriate
hyperoxymuriate
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Any perchlorate.
hyperoxymuriatic
hyperoxymuriatic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) perchloric
hypocathexis
hypotaxia
hypotaxic
hypotaxis
hypotaxis
noun
(grammar) Syntactic subordination of one clause or construction to another.
hypoxanthic
hypoxanthine
hypoxanthine
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle, 3,7-dihydropurin-6-one, that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of uric acid.
hysteropexia
lexicographist
lexicographist
noun
(chiefly archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
litholapaxy
litholapaxy
noun
(medicine) The removal of a vesical calculus by first crushing it and subsequently washing out the fragments.
lymphotaxis
lymphotaxis
noun
The attraction to, or repulsion from lymphocytes
lymphotoxemia
naphthoxide
ophthalmorrhexis
orthopraxia
orthopraxis
orthopraxis
noun
orthopraxy
oxynaphthoic
oxynaphtoquinone
oxyphthalic
photooxidation
photooxidation
noun
(chemistry) The reaction of something with oxygen in the presence of light
(physics, chemistry) The loss of an electron from a photoexcited species
photooxidative
photooxidative
adj
That causes, or undergoes photooxidation.
phototaxies
phototaxis
phototaxis
noun
(biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light
phycoxanthin
phycoxanthin
noun
(dated) A yellowish colouring matter found in certain algae.
phycoxanthine
phycoxanthine
noun
Alternative form of phycoxanthin
phyllotaxic
phyllotaxies
phyllotaxies
noun
plural of phyllotaxy
phyllotaxis
phyllotaxis
noun
(botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.
phylloxanthin
phylloxanthin
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) A yellow pigment obtained by degradation of chlorophyll.
(obsolete, organic chemistry) xanthophyll.
phytoalexin
phytoalexin
noun
(medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms
phytoalexins
phytoalexins
noun
plural of phytoalexin
plasmatorrhexis
posthexaplaric
preexhaustion
pseudoxanthine
psychosexuality
psychosexuality
noun
The psychological aspects of sexuality.
psychotaxis
purpuroxanthin
purpuroxanthin
Noun
1,3-dihydroxyanthraquinone
pyroxanthin
pyroxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow, crystalline substance obtained from creosote etc; it seems to be a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
saxophonist
saxophonist
noun
A person who owns, plays or practices with the saxophone.
saxophonists
saxophonists
noun
plural of saxophonist
skeptophylaxia
skeptophylaxis
sphacelotoxin
spondylexarthrosis
staphylotoxin
staphylotoxin
noun
Any of various toxins produced by Staphylococcus bacteria.
strophotaxis
thixophobia
toxicopathic
toxicopathic
adj
That causes disease etc. by means of a poison
toxicopathy
toxicophagous
toxicophagy
toxicophidia
toxicophobia
toxicophobia
noun
A morbid fear of poisons or being poisoned.
toxiphagi
toxiphagus
toxiphobia
toxiphobia
noun
Alternative form of toxicophobia
toxiphobiac
toxophobia
trachelectomopexia
trachelopexia
trichoplax
trophallaxis
trophallaxis
noun
(biology) The mutual exchange of (fluid) food between individuals, especially in social insects.
trophotaxis
typhlolexia
typhlopexia
xanthocyanopia
xanthocyanopia
noun
color blindness in which red and green cannot be distinguished
xanthocyanopsia
xanthocyanopsia
noun
A form of color blindness in which red cannot be distinguished from green, but only blue from yellow.
xanthophyllic
xanthophyllic
adj
Of or pertaining to xanthophyll.
xanthophyllite
xanthophyllite
noun
(mineralogy, outdated) A synonym of clintonite. The International Mineralogical Association's Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) recommends using clintonite as a replacement in all cases.
xanthopia
xanthopia
noun
A visual disorder in which things appear yellowish.
xanthopicrin
xanthopicrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter principle obtained from the bark of Zanthoxylum clava-herculis.
xanthopicrite
xanthopicrite
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) A bitter crystalline alkaloid extracted from plants of family Xanthoxylaceae.
xanthoproteic
xanthoproteic
adj
Of or pertaining to xanthoproteic acid or xanthoproteins.
xanthoprotein
xanthoprotein
noun
A protein formed when xanthoproteic acid contacts epithelial cells, indicative of inadequate safety precautions when handling nitric acid.
xanthoproteinic
xanthoproteinic
adj
Alternative form of xanthoproteic
xanthopsia
xanthopsia
noun
A visual defect, a form of chromatopsia in which everything appears yellow.
xanthopsin
xanthopsin
noun
visual yellow; any of a form of visual purple that has been bleached by exposure to light
xanthopsydracia
xanthopsydracia
noun
(archaic, medicine) A condition characterized by the occurrence on the skin of small yellow pustules.
xanthopterin
xanthopterin
noun
A yellow crystalline solid that occurs mainly in the wings of butterflies and in the urine of mammals, converted by microorganisms into folic acid.
xanthopurpurin
xanthopurpurin
noun
purpuroxanthin
xenophontian
xenophthalmia
xenophthalmia
noun
(medicine) ophthalmia caused by foreign matter in the eye
xerophthalmia
xerophthalmia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A where the conjunctiva and cornea become dry. The condition starts with conjunctival xerosis and night blindness and progresses to corneal xerosis and, later, a severe condition called keratomalacia.
xerophthalmic
xerophthalmic
adj
Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia.
xerophytically
xerophytically
adv
As a xerophyte.
xiphiplastron
xiphiplastron
noun
The posterior, or fourth lateral plate in the plastron of a turtle.
xiphocostal
xiphocostal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the xiphoid process and the ribs.
