(neurotoxicology, uncountable) An extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in poison dart frogs.
(toxicology, countable) Any one of a group of extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloids found in poison dart frogs, Melyridae beetles, and certain birds.
carboxylating
carboxylating
verb
present participle of carboxylate
carboxylation
carboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule
cardiorrhexis
cardiorrhexis
noun
(medicine) Rupture of the heart wall.
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
cryptoxanthin
cryptoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment (a hydroxy derivative of carotene) that occurs widely in nature.
decarboxylize
decarboxylize
verb
Synonym of decarboxylate
dextrocardial
dicarboxylate
dicarboxylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a dicarboxylic acid, but especially any of such compounds (such as glutamates) that have biological activity
discohexaster
discohexaster
noun
(zoology) A sponge spicule with six rays octahedrally arranged, ending with disks.
doxographical
doxographical
adj
relating to doxographers
exacerbations
exacerbations
noun
plural of exacerbation
excardination
excardination
noun
The freeing of a member of the clergy from the jurisdiction of a particular bishop
excerebration
excerebration
noun
The act of removing or beating out the brains.
exclamatorily
exclamatorily
adv
In an exclamatory way.
excorticating
excorticating
verb
present participle of excorticate
excortication
excortication
noun
The act of stripping off bark, or the state of being thus stripped.
exculpatorily
exculpatorily
adv
So as to exculpate.
exocataphoria
expectorating
expectorating
verb
present participle of expectorate
expectoration
expectoration
noun
(physiology) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
(physiology) The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
expectorative
expectorative
adj
Alternative form of expectorant
extracosmical
extractorship
extradiocesan
extradomestic
extradomestic
adj
Outside of the home or household.
extramorainic
extraofficial
extraofficial
adj
Beyond what is official; not prescribed by official duty.
extraperiodic
extraperiodic
adj
Outside of a given period.
extrapoetical
extrapoetical
adj
Outside of a poem, or of poetry.
extrasystolic
extrasystolic
adj
Relating to extrasystole, the premature contraction of the heart.
extrathoracic
extrathoracic
adj
(medicine) Outside the chest.
extratropical
extratropical
adj
(meteorology) Lacking or having lost tropical characteristics.
Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.
extrazodiacal
extrazodiacal
adj
Outside of the zodiac.
heterodoxical
heterodoxical
adj
heterodox
hieracosphinx
hieracosphinx
noun
A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon.
hydroxyacetic
juxtatropical
juxtatropical
adj
Near the tropics.
lexicographer
lexicographer
noun
One who writes or compiles a dictionary
lexicographic
lexicographic
adj
Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
nonexcitatory
nonexcitatory
adj
Not excitatory.
nonextraction
nonextraction
noun
Lack of extraction; failure to extract something.
nonextractive
nonextractive
adj
Not extractive.
nonextricable
nonextricably
overexcitable
overexcitable
adj
Excessively excitable
overexcitably
overexcitably
adv
In an overexcitable manner.
oxylabracidae
paradoxically
paradoxically
adv
In a paradoxical manner; so as to create a paradox.
praxeological
praxeological
adj
Of or pertaining to praxeology.
preexcitation
preexcitation
noun
early excitation; applied to a condition where the ventricles of the heart become depolarized too early, which leads to their partial premature contraction
preextraction
preextraction
noun
extraction prior to some other operation
proximobuccal
reexplication
sacrocoxalgia
schistothorax
scleroxanthin
scleroxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry, obsolete) A hydrated compound of sclerocrystallin.
sermocinatrix
surexcitation
trachelopexia
tricarboxylic
tricarboxylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Having three carboxylic groups
unexecutorial
unexorcisable
unexorcisable
adj
Not exorcisable.
unexorcisably
unexorcisably
adv
Such that it cannot be exorcised.
unparadoxical
unparadoxical
Adjective
Not paradoxical.
xanthochroism
xanthochroism
noun
Alternative form of xanthochromism
xanthochromia
xanthochromia
noun
(medicine) The yellowish appearance of cerebrospinal fluid that accompanies certain conditions, especially subarachnoid hemorrhage.
xanthochromic
xanthochromic
adj
Having a yellow colour
xanthopicrite
xanthopicrite
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) A bitter crystalline alkaloid extracted from plants of family Xanthoxylaceae.
xanthoproteic
xanthoproteic
adj
Of or pertaining to xanthoproteic acid or xanthoproteins.
xanthrochroid
xerophthalmic
xerophthalmic
adj
Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia.
xylographical
xylographical
adj
xylographic
zoopraxiscope
zoopraxiscope
noun
(photography, historical) An instrument developed by Eadweard Muybridge in the 1870's, similar to the phenakistoscope. The instrument involves a disc that includes serial pictures being rotated in front of a light source, projecting them upon a screen, to exhibit the natural movements of animals and the like.
