(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
cheiropompholyx
cheiropompholyx
noun
(medicine) pompholyx affecting the hand
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chiropompholyx
citharexylum
cyclohexatriene
cyclohexatriene
noun
Synonym of benzene
any molecule composed of a ring of 6 carbon atoms with 3 double bonds
the theoretical resonance isomers of benzene
dihdroxycholecalciferol
dihydroxytoluene
erysipelothrix
erythroxyline
erythroxyline
noun
(dated) The cocaine alkaloid.
ethmomaxillary
ethmomaxillary
adj
Relating to the ethmoid bone and the maxilla
exhilaratingly
exhilaratingly
adv
In a way that exhilarates
exhilaratory
exhilaratory
adj
Causing exhilaration.
exhortatively
exhortatively
adv
In an exhortative way.
exhortingly
exhortingly
adv
So as to exhort.
exothermically
exothermically
adv
In an exothermic manner
extraepiphyseal
extraepiphyseal
adj
Outside of the epiphysis.
extrametaphysical
extrametaphysical
adj
(rare) Outside of metaphysics.
extraparochially
extraparochially
adv
Outside the limits of a parish.
extraphysical
extraphysical
adj
Not governed by physical laws
extraphysiological
extrarhythmical
extrarhythmical
adj
Alternative form of extrarhythmic
extrasyphilitic
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
heterosexuality
heterosexuality
noun
Sexual activity with a person of the opposite sex.
The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.
hexamethylenetetramine
hexamethylenetetramine
noun
(organic chemistry) A crystalline compound C₆H₁₂N₄ used especially as an accelerator in vulcanizing rubber.
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hexylresorcinol
hexylresorcinol
noun
(organic chemistry) A hexyl derivative of resorcinol that has anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties.
hydrosalpinx
hydrosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
hydroxylamine
hydroxylamine
noun
(inorganic chemistry) An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH₂OH, used as a reducing agent, and in organic synthesis.
(organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound.
hydroxylation
hydroxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement of a hydrogen atom
hydroxylic
hydroxylic
adj
(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups
hydroxylization
hydroxylize
hydroxyproline
hydroxyproline
noun
(biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue
hypercatalexis
hypercatalexis
noun
(poetry) The addition of one or two syllables to the last foot of a verse
hyperclimax
hyperexaltation
hyperexcitability
hyperexcitability
noun
Excessive sensitivity of the nerves.
hyperactivity
hyperexcitable
hyperexcitable
adj
Unusually or excessively excitable
hyperexcitableness
hyperexcitably
hyperexcitably
adv
In a hyperexcitable manner.
hyperexcursively
hyperflexibility
hyperflexibility
noun
The condition of being hyperflexible
hyperflexible
hyperflexible
adj
Extremely flexible.
hyperflexibleness
hyperflexibly
hyperflexion
hyperflexion
noun
Excessive flexion of a joint.
hyperlexis
hypermixolydian
hyperpyrexial
hyperpyrexial
adj
Exhibiting or relating to hyperpyrexia.
hypersexualities
hypersexualities
noun
plural of hypersexuality
hypersexuality
hypersexuality
noun
The desire for sexual activity at levels high enough to be considered clinically significant.
indoxylsulphuric
laryngemphraxis
laryngemphraxis
noun
(medicine) The closure or obstruction of the larynx.
lexicographically
lexicographically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of lexicography.
(manner) In a lexicographical way.
(sequence) In lexicographical order.
lexicography
lexicography
noun
(countable) A dictionary, a lexicon, a wordbook.
(uncountable) The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.
(uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.
lexigraphically
lexigraphically
adv
In terms of lexigraphy.
lexigraphy
lexigraphy
noun
(countable) A system of writing in which there is a one-to-one correspondence between symbols and words.
(uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
maxillopharyngeal
maxillopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the maxilla and the pharynx.
orthodoxality
orthodoxality
noun
The quality of being orthodox.
orthodoxically
orthodoxically
adv
In an orthodoxical manner.
oxychloric
oxychloric
adj
(chemistry) Containing both oxygen and chlorine.
oxychlorid
oxychloride
oxychloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine.
oxychlorine
pharyngomaxillary
pharyngomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pharynx and maxilla.
phylloxeric
phylloxeric
adj
Relating to, or caused by, phylloxera.
phylloxeridae
prophylaxis
prophylaxis
noun
(chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.
(medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease.
propylhexedrine
propylhexedrine
noun
(pharmacology) An adrenergic compound that is a sympathomimetic with varied medicinal uses.
psychoprophylaxis
psychoprophylaxis
noun
(obsolete, rare) The prevention of disease by psychological means.
A method of preparing women for natural childbirth by means of special breathing, relaxation techniques and psychological conditioning, practiced without anaesthetics.
pyrrhuloxia
pyrrhuloxia
noun
Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal), a North American bird with grey and red plumage
radioanaphylaxis
semiorthodoxly
seroanaphylaxis
seroanaphylaxis
noun
(medicine, uncommon) Anaphylaxis as a result of an injection of a foreign serum, usually conducted under experimental conditions.
seroprophylaxis
seroprophylaxis
noun
(immunology) Disease prophylaxis achieved via the administration of antibody-containing serum.
sphenomaxillary
sphenomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.
spondylexarthrosis
trioxymethylene
trioxymethylene
noun
1,3,5-trioxane, a stable cyclic trimer of formaldehyde.
