(organic chemistry) The acetate group, CH₃COO-, when viewed as a substituent
acetoxyls
acetoxyls
noun
plural of acetoxyl
acetoxyphthalide
acetylperoxide
acxoyatl
acyloxy
acyloxy
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical R-COO-, derived from a carboxylic acid
acyloxymethane
alexic
alexic
adj
Related to, or afflicted with alexia
alexicacus
alexinic
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(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
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
alexiteric
alexiteric
adj
Resisting poison or venom.
noun
(medicine) A preservative against infectious diseases.
A preservative against the effects of poison.
alexiterical
alexiterical
adj
alexiteric
alloxanic
alloxanic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to alloxanic acid or its derivatives
alloxuric
alloxyproteic
amoxicillin
amoxicillin
noun
(pharmacology) A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S closely related to ampicillin and with similar properties, but more readily absorbed when taken orally. It is used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.
amoxicillins
amoxicillins
noun
plural of amoxicillin
amoxycillin
amoxycillin
noun
(pharmacology) UK spelling of amoxicillin.
amoxycillins
amoxycillins
noun
plural of amoxycillin
ampheclexis
amplexicaudate
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
amplexicauline
antecoxal
anthropodeoxycholic
anticlimax
anticlimax
noun
(narratology) An unsatisfying resolution to a narrative, usually owing to a deus ex machina or similarly trivial resolution of the main conflict.
(rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.
anticlimaxes
anticlimaxes
noun
plural of anticlimax
anticomplex
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
anxiolytic
anxiolytic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing
noun
(pharmacology) A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety.
anxiolytics
anxiolytics
noun
plural of anxiolytic
araucarioxylon
archlexicographer
asteroxylaceae
autocomplexes
auxetical
auxetically
auxetically
adv
By auxesis.
auxilytic
auxinically
axenically
axenically
adv
Without other living organisms.
axiolitic
axiological
axiological
adj
Of or relating to value theory, the philosophical field of axiology.
Of or relating to values themselves.
axiologically
axiologically
adv
In an axiological manner.
axiomatical
axiomatical
adj
Of or pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of an axiom; characterized by axioms.
axiomatically
axiomatically
adv
By the use of axioms; in the form of an axiom.
axisymmetrical
axisymmetrical
adj
axisymmetric
axisymmetrically
axisymmetrically
adv
In axisymmetric fashion.
axoplasmic
axoplasmic
adj
Of or pertaining to axoplasm.
azodicarboxylic
bandboxical
bandboxical
adj
(archaic) Small and flimsy; poky.
bradyauxetically
bucculatrix
cacodoxical
cacodoxical
adj
heretical
cacomixl
cacomixl
noun
Alternative spelling of cacomistle (Bassariscus spp.)
cacomixle
cacomixle
noun
Alternative spelling of cacomixl
cacomixls
cacomixls
noun
plural of cacomixl
calcipexy
calciphylaxis
calciphylaxis
noun
A syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.
calexico
calexico
Proper noun
A city in southern California near the border with Mexico
calix
calix
noun
Dated form of calyx.
calixtin
calixtine
calixto
calixtus
callithrix
calothrix
calx
calx
noun
(now chiefly historical) The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston, but now recognised as being the metallic oxide (or, in some cases, the metal in a state of sublimation).
In the Eton College wall game, an area at the end of the field where a shy can be scored by lifting the ball against the wall with one's foot.
calxes
calxes
noun
plural of calx
calyx
calyx
noun
(botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
A chamber in the mammalian kidney through which urine passes.
A flattened cap of neuropil in the brain of insects.
A funnel-shaped expansion of the vas deferens or oviduct of insects.
The crown containing the viscera of crinoids and similar echinoderms, entoprocts, and the polyps of some cnidarians.
calyxes
camaxtli
camphocarboxylic
candlebox
carbethoxyl
carbethoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of carbethoxy
carbolxylol
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
carboxyl
carboxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.
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
carboxylating
carboxylating
verb
present participle of carboxylate
carboxylation
carboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule
carboxylic
carboxylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, or relating to the carboxyl functional group.
carboxyls
carboxyls
noun
plural of carboxyl
catalexes
catalexes
noun
plural of catalexis
catalexis
catalexis
noun
A shortened or incomplete last foot at the end of a verse.
Truncation at the close of a line of poetry by omission of one or two final syllables.
cataplexies
cataplexies
noun
plural of cataplexy
cataplexy
cataplexy
noun
(medicine) An abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy.
caulotaxis
caulotaxy
cellulotoxic
celotex
celotex
Noun
A rough-textured fiberboard used on ceilings as acoustic paneling.
centraxonial
cephalexin
cephalexin
noun
Alternative form of cefalexin
cephalexins
cephalexins
noun
plural of cephalexin
cephalotaxus
cephalothorax
cephalothorax
noun
The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans
cephalothoraxes
cephalothoraxes
noun
plural of cephalothorax
cerebellocortex
ceroxyle
ceroxylon
cerviciplex
cervicoaxillary
cervicoaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Related to the cervical vertebrae and the axilla
chalcedonyx
chalcedonyx
noun
(mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony.
chalumeaux
chalumeaux
noun
plural of chalumeau
charlevoix
charlevoix
Proper noun
A region of Quebec, Canada.
A city in Michigan, USA
chartophylax
chartophylax
noun
(historical) An ecclesiastical officer in charge of official documents and records in the Greek Orthodox Church in Byzantine times.
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.
chemoreflex
chemoreflex
noun
(physiology) A reflex in response to a chemical stimulus
chemotaxonomically
chemotaxonomically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, chemotaxonomy.
chilomastix
chiropompholyx
chlordiazepoxide
chlordiazepoxide
noun
A benzodiazepine derivative used as a sedative drug; trade name Librium among others.
chlorhexidine
chlorhexidine
noun
(pharmacology) A particular chemical antiseptic and bacteriostatic.
cholecystopexy
chromoxylograph
chromoxylograph
noun
A woodcut produced in colour.
chromoxylography
chromoxylography
noun
The art or technique of producing chromoxylographs.
chylothorax
chylothorax
noun
An accumulation of chyle in the pleural cavity.
cilix
circumaxial
circumaxile
circumaxillary
circumflex
circumflex
adj
Curving around.
Having a circumflex mark.
noun
A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.
verb
To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.
circumflexes
circumflexes
noun
plural of circumflex
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
citharexylum
cladothrix
clarenceux
clarenceuxship
clarencieux
clavilux
clavilux
noun
(art) A mechanical device for projecting lumia (an art form consisting of light patterns).
claxon
claxon
noun
Alternative spelling of klaxon.
claxons
claxons
noun
plural of claxon
claxton
cleidorrhexis
clervaux
clervaux
Proper noun
The northernmost canton of Luxembourg, in the former district of Diekirch.
A municipality and town in the canton of Clervaux.
climax
climax
noun
(ecology) The culmination of ecological development, whereby species are in equilibrium with their environment.
(euphemistic) The culmination of sexual pleasure, an orgasm.
(narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
(now often) A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series
(obsolete) An instance of such an ascending series.
(originally rhetoric) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
(rhetoric, imprecise) The final term of a rhetorical climax.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To reach or bring to a climax (in any sense).
climaxed
climaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of climax
climaxes
climaxes
noun
plural of climax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of climax
climaxing
climaxing
verb
present participle of climax
clinoaxis
clinoaxis
noun
the diagonal axis that makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis in a monoclinic crystal
clinopyroxene
clinopyroxene
noun
(mineralogy) Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure.