(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.
asteroxylon
auxoamylase
carbethoxyl
carbethoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of carbethoxy
carboxylase
carboxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction.
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
chalcedonyx
chalcedonyx
noun
(mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony.
cyclohexane
cyclohexane
noun
(organic chemistry) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₆H₁₂, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.
dendrohyrax
deoxygenate
deoxygenate
verb
(transitive, physiology) To remove dissolved oxygen from (something, such as water or blood).
examinatory
exclamatory
exclamatory
adj
Emphatic.
resembling an exclamation.
exculpatory
exculpatory
adj
Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
excystation
excystation
noun
(biology) The stage in the life cycle of a parasite in which it escapes from a cyst (after being swallowed by its host)
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
exhortatory
exhortatory
adj
Serving to exhort.
exocycloida
exorability
exorability
noun
The quality or state of being exorable.
exorbitancy
exorbitancy
noun
Alternative form of exorbitance
expatiatory
expatiatory
adj
expansive; diffusive
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
explanatory
explanatory
adj
(of a person) Disposed to explain.
Intended to serve as an explanation.
explanitory
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
exploratory
exploratory
adj
Serving to explore or investigate.
noun
An exploration or investigation.
expulsatory
expulsatory
adj
expulsive; having the power to expel; serving to expel
expurgatory
expurgatory
adj
Serving to expurgate.
extemporary
extemporary
adj
Extemporaneous.
extenuatory
extenuatory
adj
Tending to extenuate or palliate.
extirpatory
extirpatory
adj
extirpative
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
hematoxylic
hematoxylin
hematoxylin
noun
(medicine, organic chemistry) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of the bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianum.
hexagonally
hexagonally
adv
In a hexagonal manner
hexahydroxy
hexahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Six hydroxy groups in a molecule
hydroxylase
hydroxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of compounds by the introduction of hydroxyl groups.
hydroxylate
hydroxylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To introduce a hydroxyl group into a compound
hydroxyurea
hydroxyurea
noun
(organic chemistry) The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH₂CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug; any N- or O- derivative of this compound
hyperoxemia
hyperoxemia
noun
(pathology) A high level of oxygen in the blood, typically as a result of hyperoxia
keratonyxis
keratonyxis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.
myeloplaxes
myeloplaxes
noun
plural of myeloplax
myxogastres
myxomatoses
myxoneuroma
myxophyceae
myxophycean
nonsexually
nonsexually
adv
In a nonsexual manner.
overanxiety
overanxiety
noun
Excessive anxiety.
oxidatively
oxidatively
adv
By means of oxidation.
oxyaldehyde
oxycephalic
oxycephalic
adj
Of or relating to oxycephaly.
oxychlorate
oxyesthesia
oxygenating
oxygenating
verb
present participle of oxygenate
oxygenation
oxygenation
noun
The process of reacting or treating something with oxygen.
oxygenators
oxygenators
noun
plural of oxygenator
oxyhaematin
oxyhexaster
oxymandelic
oxypetalous
oxysulphate
oxysulphate
noun
Alternative form of oxysulfate
oxytylotate
phyllotaxes
phyllotaxes
noun
plural of phyllotaxis
phylloxerae
phylloxerae
noun
plural of phylloxera
phylloxeran
phylloxeran
noun
Any of the plant-feeding insects of the family Phylloxeridae, closely related to aphids.
phylloxeras
phytoalexin
phytoalexin
noun
(medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms
prophylaxes
prophylaxes
noun
plural of prophylaxis
proximately
proximately
adv
In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately.
pyoxanthose
pyoxanthose
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A greenish-yellow crystalline colouring matter found with pyocyanin in pus.
reoxygenate
reoxygenate
verb
(transitive) To oxygenate again or anew.
scapulopexy
sceuophylax
sceuophylax
noun
A sacristan or church treasurer.
sulfoxylate
sulfoxylate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) hyposulfite
(organic chemistry) sulfinate
tylotoxeate
typhlolexia
typhlopexia
vexatiously
vexatiously
adv
In a vexatious manner; so as to give annoyance.
xylocopidae
xylographed
xylographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of xylograph
xylographer
xylographer
noun
a person who makes xylographs
xyridaceous
xyridaceous
adj
Belonging or pertaining to the Xyridaceae, a family of flowering plants.