(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.
hemosalpinx
hexadecimal
hexadecimal
adj
Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.
noun
(arithmetic, computing, uncountable) A number system with base sixteen, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F, most used in computing as a hexadecimal digit can represent four bits, half a standard byte, and thus a single byte can be represented conveniently with two digits.
(countable, computing) A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.
homosexuals
homosexuals
noun
plural of homosexual
hyperclimax
lymphotaxis
lymphotaxis
noun
The attraction to, or repulsion from lymphocytes
xanthelasma
xanthelasma
noun
A deposit of cholesterol on the eyelid.
zanthoxylum
zanthoxylum
noun
Any of the genus Zanthoxylum of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the citrus or rue family.
