| AUXOCHROME | • auxochrome n. (Obsolete, chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift… • AUXOCHROME n. a group of atoms that can be attached to a chromogen to convert it into a dye. |
| CHATTERBOX | • chatterbox n. (Informal) One who chats or talks to excess. • chatterbox n. A cootie catcher (children’s fortune-telling device). • chatterbox n. (Computing) Synonym of chatterbot. |
| CHEMOTAXES | • chemotaxes n. Plural of chemotaxis. • CHEMOTAXIS n. orientation of an animalcule relative to a chemical substance. |
| CHEMOTAXIS | • chemotaxis n. (Biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant. • CHEMOTAXIS n. orientation of an animalcule relative to a chemical substance. |
| CHIONODOXA | • chionodoxa n. (Botany) Any plant of the former genus Chionodoxa. • Chionodoxa prop.n. (Archaic) A former genus, now the series Scilla ser. Chionodoxa. • CHIONODOXA n. a liliaceous plant, glory-of-the-snow. |
| CHRONAXIES | • chronaxies n. Plural of chronaxie. • CHRONAXY n. a time constant in the excitation of a nerve or muscle, also CHRONAXIE. |
| ECHOPRAXES | • ECHOPRAXIS n. in mental illness, echo-like repetition of another's actions, also ECHOPRAXIA. |
| ECHOPRAXIA | • echopraxia n. The involuntary repetition or imitation of the observed movements of another. • ECHOPRAXIA n. in mental illness, echo-like repetition of another's actions, also ECHOPRAXIS. |
| ECHOPRAXIS | • ECHOPRAXIS n. in mental illness, echo-like repetition of another's actions, also ECHOPRAXIA. |
| HAEMOTOXIC | • haemotoxic adj. Alternative form of hemotoxic. • HAEMOTOXIC adj. of or like a haemotoxin, a substance that destroys red blood cells, also HEMOTOXIC. |
| HEXACHORDS | • hexachords n. Plural of hexachord. • HEXACHORD n. a series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and fourth, the other intervals being whole tones. |
| HYPOXAEMIC | • hypoxaemic adj. Alternative form of hypoxemic. • HYPOXAEMIC adj. relating to hypoxaemia, a deficiency of oxygenation of the blood. |
| MATCHBOXES | • matchboxes n. Plural of matchbox. • MATCHBOX n. a small box. |
| OXYCEPHALY | • oxycephaly n. A kind of cephalic disorder: sometimes the premature closure of the coronal suture plus any other suture… • OXYCEPHALY n. the condition of having a conical skull. |
| SAXOPHONIC | • saxophonic adj. Of or pertaining to the saxophone. • SAXOPHONIC adj. of or like a saxophone. |
| SEXAHOLICS | • sexaholics n. Plural of sexaholic. • SEXAHOLIC n. someone addicted to sex. |
| WATCHBOXES | • watchboxes n. Plural of watchbox. • WATCHBOX n. a sentry box. |
| XIPHOPAGIC | • xiphopagic adj. (Rare) Synonym of xiphopagus. • XIPHOPAGIC adj. relating to a xiphopagus. |