The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
antiexpansionism
antiexpansionism
noun
Opposition to expansionism.
antiexpressionism
antispermotoxin
apomixes
apomixes
noun
plural of apomixis
apomixis
apomixis
noun
(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes.
(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization.
(zoology) Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization.
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.
approximants
approximants
noun
plural of approximant
approximates
approximates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approximate
approximations
approximations
noun
plural of approximation
approximativeness
approximativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approximative.
autocomplexes
axoplasm
axoplasm
noun
The cytoplasm of an axon
axoplasmic
axoplasmic
adj
Of or pertaining to axoplasm.
axoplasms
axoplasms
noun
plural of axoplasm
axospermous
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
counterexamples
counterexamples
noun
plural of counterexample
desmopexia
encephalomalaxis
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
exomphalos
exomphalos
noun
A defect in the development of the muscles of the abdominal wall.
exomphalous
exomphalous
adj
Relating to or exhibiting exomphalos.
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
exophthalmos
exophthalmos
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the eyeball from its socket.
exophthalmus
exophthalmus
noun
Alternative form of exophthalmos
exoplasm
exoplasm
noun
Alternative form of ectoplasm
expansionism
expansionism
noun
The policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic influence.
expansometer
experimentations
experimentations
noun
plural of experimentation
exstemporal
exstemporaneous
extemporalness
extemporaneous
extemporaneous
adj
With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.
extemporaneously
extemporaneously
adv
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
extemporaneousness
extemporaneousness
noun
The degree or property of being extemporaneous.
extemporariness
extemporariness
noun
The quality of being extemporary.
extemporisation
extemporisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of extemporization.
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
hematopexis
hematosalpinx
hematosalpinx
noun
(medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
hemosalpinx
hexaspermous
hyperparoxysm
impersonatrix
interparoxysmal
interparoxysmal
adj
Between paroxysms.
loxophthalmus
lymphotaxis
lymphotaxis
noun
The attraction to, or repulsion from lymphocytes
mastopexies
mastopexies
noun
plural of mastopexy
mastopexy
mastopexy
noun
(surgery) Any operation designed to lift or reshape a woman's breast.
mesoappendix
mesoappendix
noun
(anatomy) Part of the mesentery found near the appendix and the terminal ileum.
mesosalpinx
mesosalpinx
noun
(anatomy) Part of the lining of the abdominal cavity in higher vertebrates, specifically the portion of the broad ligament that stretches from the ovary to the level of the uterine tube.
metrosalpinx
misexpectation
misexpectation
noun
Bad or wrong expectation.
misexplanation
misexplanation
noun
Incorrect explanation.
misexplication
misexplication
noun
Wrong explication.
morphallaxes
morphallaxes
noun
plural of morphallaxis
morphallaxis
morphallaxis
noun
(biology) The regeneration of specific tissue due to loss or death of the existing tissue.
myeloplaxes
myeloplaxes
noun
plural of myeloplax
myxospongiae
myxospongian
myxospongida
myxosporidia
myxosporidian
myxosporidian
noun
Any member of the Myxosporidia.
myxosporidiida
omphalorrhexis
ophthalmorrhexis
oxmanship
oxycephalism
oxycephalism
noun
Synonym of oxycephaly
paradoxicalism
paradoxism
paradoxism
noun
An avant-garde movement in the arts etc, based on heavy use of contradictions and paradoxes, founded by F. Smarandache in the 1980s.
paramyxovirus
paramyxovirus
noun
(virology) Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases.
paroxysm
paroxysm
noun
A random or sudden outburst (of activity).
A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit.
An explosive event during a volcanic eruption.
paroxysmal
paroxysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms.
paroxysmalist
paroxysmally
paroxysmally
adv
In a paroxysmal manner.
paroxysmic
paroxysmic
adj
Relating to paroxysms.
paroxysmist
paroxysms
paroxysms
noun
plural of paroxysm
peroxisomal
peroxisomal
adj
Of or pertaining to the peroxisome
plasmatorrhexis
postclimax
postclimax
adj
(ecology) After the point of climax.
postmaxillary
postmaxillary
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the maxilla
postmaximal
postmaximal
adj
(mathematics) After a maximum.
postmyxedematous
postparoxysmal
postparoxysmal
adj
Following a paroxysm.
preexaminations
preexaminations
noun
plural of preexamination
preparoxysmal
preparoxysmal
adj
Before a paroxysm.
proximateness
proximateness
noun
Quality of being proximate.
pseudoambidextrous
pseudoambidextrously
pseudoexperimental
pseudoexperimentally
semiexplanation
septomaxillary
septomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the nasal septum and the maxilla.
noun
(anatomy) A small bone between the nasal septum and the maxilla in many reptiles and amphibians.
seropneumothorax
smallpox
smallpox
noun
(pathology) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
smallpoxes
smallpoxes
noun
plural of smallpox
spasmotoxin
spasmotoxin
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) An alkaloid, found in cultures of the tetanus bacillus, that induces violent convulsions.
spasmotoxine
spermatoxin
sphenomaxillary
sphenomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.
toxoplasma
toxoplasma
noun
Any member of the genus Toxoplasma of parasitic sporozoans.
toxoplasmas
toxoplasmic
toxoplasmic
adj
Pertaining to toxoplasmas
toxoplasmosis
toxoplasmosis
noun
A disease, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, that primarily affects felids, but also other mammals including humans.