(psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
chateaux
chateaux
noun
plural of chateau
doxantha
ethoxide
ethoxide
noun
(chemistry) any salt of this anion
(chemistry) the anion CH₃CH₂O⁻ derived from ethanol by the loss of a proton
ethoxies
ethoxyls
ethoxyls
noun
plural of ethoxyl
exanthem
exanthem
noun
A widespread rash usually occurring in children.
exhalant
exhalant
adj
exhaling (emitting a fluid)
noun
Something that emits a fluid
exhalate
exhalate
verb
to breathe out or upon.
exhalent
exhalent
adj
Alternative form of exhalant
exhausts
exhausts
noun
plural of exhaust
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhaust
exhibits
exhibits
noun
plural of exhibit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhibit
exhorted
exhorted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhort
exhorter
exhorter
noun
(Protestantism) A lay preacher.
(rare) A person who exhorts.
exhumate
exhumate
verb
(obsolete) To exhume; to disinter.
exotheca
exotheca
noun
(zoology) The tissue that fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.
exsheath
exsheath
verb
To remove from a sheath
foxworth
hanotaux
hatboxes
hatboxes
noun
plural of hatbox
heretrix
heretrix
noun
Alternative form of heritrix
heritrix
hexaglot
hexaglot
adj
(rare) In six languages.
hexamita
hexaster
hexaster
noun
(zoology) A hexact with axes that branch into rays at the extremity.
homotaxy
homotaxy
noun
Alternative form of homotaxis
hotboxes
hotboxes
noun
plural of hotbox
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hotbox
huxtable
liothrix
lithoxyl
lithoxyl
noun
(obsolete) Petrified wood.
matchbox
matchbox
noun
A small cardboard box in which matches are kept.
Any small die-cast toy car, usually collectible.
methoxyl
methoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical, CH₃O-, derived from methanol
orthodox
orthodox
adj
(botany) Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content.
Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted.
Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.
Of a branch of Judaism.
Of the eastern churches, Eastern Orthodox.
oxhearts
oxhearts
noun
plural of oxheart
oxyether
oxyethyl
oxyphyte
sixtieth
sixtieth
adj
The ordinal form of the number sixty.
noun
One of sixty equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the sixtieth position.
taxiarch
taxiarch
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army.
thioxene
thioxene
noun
(chemistry) Any of three possible metameric substances that are dimethyl derivatives of thiophene, like the xylenes from benzene.
thoraxes
thrsieux
thyroxin
thyroxin
noun
Alternative spelling of thyroxine
touchbox
touchbox
noun
A box containing lighted tinder, formerly carried by soldiers for kindling matchlocks.
toxophil
toxophil
adj
(biology) Having an affinity with an organic poison (toxin).
(biology) In harmony with a toxin.
ulothrix
xanthane
xanthane
noun
Archaic form of xanthan.
xanthans
xanthans
noun
plural of xanthan
xanthate
xanthate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of xanthic acid.
xanthein
xanthein
noun
(chemistry) The water-soluble part of the yellow carotenoid pigment present in the cell sap of some plants.
xanthene
xanthene
noun
(organic chemistry) any of a group of tricyclic heterocycles (dibenzopyrans) that are the basis for a range of dyes such as fluorescein and eosin
xanthian
xanthian
Adjective
Of the city Xanthos (or Xanthus) in ancient Lycia.
Noun
A citizen of Xanthos.
xanthide
xanthide
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) Any derivative of xanthogen
xanthine
xanthine
noun
(chemistry) Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body.
xanthins
xanthins
noun
plural of xanthin
xanthism
xanthism
noun
(biology, zoology) A yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc.
xanthite
xanthite
noun
A variety of vesuvianite found in limestone near Amity, New York.
xanthium
xanthoma
xanthoma
noun
(medicine) A small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint
xanthone
xanthone
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic ketone, 9-oxo-xanthene, that is used as an insecticide.
xanthous
xanthous
adj
(archaic, ethnology) Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.
Yellow-brown; yolk-colored.
xenolith
xenolith
noun
(geology) any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found