(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
anthoxanthum
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
auxochrome
auxochrome
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
auxochromism
auxochromous
auxohormone
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
chalumeaux
chalumeaux
noun
plural of chalumeau
citharexylum
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethyl sulfoxide
erythroxylum
exanthematous
exanthematous
adj
Of or pertaining to exanthem.
exhumate
exhumate
verb
(obsolete) To exhume; to disinter.
exhumated
exhumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhumate
exhumating
exhumating
verb
present participle of exhumate
exhumation
exhumation
noun
The act of digging up that which has been buried.
exhumations
exhumations
noun
plural of exhumation
exhumator
exhumator
noun
One who exhumes or disinters.
exhumatory
exhumatory
adj
Relating to exhumation or disinterment.
exhume
exhume
verb
(transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
(transitive, figurative) To uncover; to bring to light.
The archeologist exhumed artifacts from the ground with a shovel.
exhumed
exhumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhume
exhumer
exhumer
noun
One who exhumes.
exhumers
exhumers
noun
plural of exhumer
exhumes
exhumes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhume
exhuming
exhuming
verb
present participle of exhume
exomphalous
exomphalous
adj
Relating to or exhibiting exomphalos.
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
exophthalmus
exophthalmus
noun
Alternative form of exophthalmos
exothecium
exothecium
noun
(botany) The outer coat of the anther.
exothermous
extinguishment
extinguishment
noun
(law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
extrahuman
extrahuman
noun
Synonym of nonhuman
Synonym of parahuman
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
hemiauxin
hemopneumothorax
hemopneumothorax
noun
(medicine) pneumothorax and hemothorax occurring together
herstmonceux
hexamerous
hexamerous
adj
(botany) In six parts; occurring in sixes.
hexamethonium
hexamethonium
noun
(pharmacology) Synonym of hexamethonium bromide.
hexaspermous
hexastemonous
homosexual
homosexual
adj
(dated) Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.
(of a person or animal, formal, distancing or dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
(of a romantic or sexual act or relationship, formal, distancing or dated) Between two people of the same sex; gay.
noun
(typically formal, distancing or dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.
homosexualism
homosexualism
noun
Homosexuality, the state of being homosexual.
homosexualist
homosexualist
noun
(rare, dated, often derogatory) Alternative form of homosexual
homosexuality
homosexuality
noun
Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males.
The state of being sexually attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex attraction between males.
homosexually
homosexually
adv
In a homosexual way.
homosexuals
homosexuals
noun
plural of homosexual
homotaxeous
hurstmonceux
huxham
hydropneumothorax
hydropneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The presence of both fluid and air in the pleural cavity
hyperoxymuriate
hyperoxymuriate
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Any perchlorate.
hyperoxymuriatic
hyperoxymuriatic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) perchloric
loxophthalmus
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
michaux
multiexhaust
multiexhaust
adj
Having or relating to more than one exhaust.
pneumohemothorax
pneumohemothorax
noun
hemopneumothorax
pneumohydrothorax
pneumopyothorax
pneumothorax
pneumothorax
noun
(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
preextinguishment
pyopneumothorax
pyopneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The accumulation of air (or other gas) and pus in the pleural cavity.
seropneumothorax
sulfadimethoxine
sulfadimethoxine
noun
(pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibacterial derivative of sulfadiazine
sulphoxism
unexhumed
unexhumed
adj
Not having been exhumed.
unnilhexium
unnilhexium
noun
(dated) seaborgium.
unnilhexiums
urethremphraxis
xanthidium
xanthium
xanthodermatous
xanthomatous
xanthomatous
adj
Of or relating to xanthoma or xanthomatosis.
xanthomelanous
xanthomelanous
adj
(anthropology, dated) Having yellow, brown, or olive skin and black hair.
xanthospermous
xanthospermous
adj
(botany) Having yellow seeds
xenodochium
xenodochium
noun
A room (or separate guesthouse) in a monastery for the temporary accommodation of guests or pilgrims.
xeranthemum
xeranthemum
noun
Any of the genus Xeranthemum of flowering plants native to Southern Europe.
xeromorphous
xeromorphous
adj
xeromorphic
xerophyllum
xiphihumeralis
xiphihumeralis
noun
A long, flat strip of pectoral muscle comprising a band of parallel fibres, found in felines.
xiphisternum
xiphisternum
noun
(biology, medicine) Synonym of xiphoid process
xiphosternum
xiphosternum
noun
(rare) Alternative form of xiphisternum
zanthoxylum
zanthoxylum
noun
Any of the genus Zanthoxylum of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the citrus or rue family.