(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alexipharmic
alexipharmic
adj
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) Synonym of alexipharmac (“of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom”)
noun
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical, also figuratively) Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
alexipharmical
alexipharmical
adj
Alternative form of alexipharmic
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
auxochromism
benzhydroxamic
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
camphocarboxylic
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
cardiemphraxia
cheiropompholyx
cheiropompholyx
noun
(medicine) pompholyx affecting the hand
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chiropompholyx
christianomastix
chronomastix
citharexylum
exomorphic
exomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to exomorphism.
exothermic
exothermic
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) That releases heat during its formation, and absorbs it during its decomposition.
(chemistry, of a reaction) That releases energy in the form of heat.
(zoology) Of an animal: whose body temperature is regulated by external factors; cold-blooded.
exothermically
exothermically
adv
In an exothermic manner
exothermicity
exothermicity
noun
(chemistry, physics, uncountable) The quality or state of being exothermic.
(countable) The release of heat during an exothermic reaction.
extrametaphysical
extrametaphysical
adj
(rare) Outside of metaphysics.
extrarhythmical
extrarhythmical
adj
Alternative form of extrarhythmic
extrathermodynamic
extrathermodynamic
adj
Outside of the realm of thermodynamics.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
hexaemeric
hexahemeric
hexameric
hexameric
adj
Of or pertaining to a hexamer.
hexametric
hexametric
adj
Relating to or exhibiting hexameter
hexametrical
hexametrical
adj
hexametric; consisting of six metrical feet
hexosemonophosphoric
hydroxamic
hydroxamic
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any of several classes of compounds derived from oxoacids by replacing -OH by -NHOH; the N-hydroxy amides
hydroximic
hydroximic
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any of several classes of oxoacids in which a double-bonded oxygen atom is replaced by a =N-OH or =N-OR
hyperclimax
hyperexcitement
hyperexcitement
noun
A state of very high excitement.
hyperoxymuriatic
hyperoxymuriatic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) perchloric
ichthytaxidermy
ichthytaxidermy
noun
The taxidermy of fishes.
microthorax
mixochromosome
mixotrophic
mixotrophic
adj
Of or pertaining to mixotrophy or mixotrophs
oxychromatic
oxychromatin
oxychromatinic
pancreatemphraxis
splanchnemphraxis
thermoexcitory
thermotaxic
thermotaxic
adj
(biology) Relating to the regulation of temperature in the animal body
trachelectomopexia
xanthochroism
xanthochroism
noun
Alternative form of xanthochromism
xanthochromia
xanthochromia
noun
(medicine) The yellowish appearance of cerebrospinal fluid that accompanies certain conditions, especially subarachnoid hemorrhage.
xanthochromic
xanthochromic
adj
Having a yellow colour
xenomorphic
xenomorphic
adj
(petrography, of a mineral grain) That does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form impressed on it by surrounding grains; anhedral.
In an unusual form; having a strange form.
xenomorphically
xeromorphic
xeromorphic
adj
(biology) Of, relating to, or characteristic of the xerophytes, especially having the ability to store water in leaves and stems.
xerophthalmic
xerophthalmic
adj
Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia.
xerothermic
xerothermic
adj
(of an organism) That flourishes in hot, dry conditions.