| ASPHYXIATOR | • asphyxiator n. One who or that which asphyxiates. • ASPHYXIATOR n. one of who asphyxiates. |
| CARBOXYLASE | • carboxylase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction. • CARBOXYLASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes decarboxylation or carboxylation. |
| CARBOXYLATE | • carboxylate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid. • carboxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide. • carboxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To react with a carboxylic acid. |
| EXCLAMATORY | • exclamatory adj. Resembling an exclamation. • exclamatory adj. Emphatic. • EXCLAMATORY adj. containing or expressing exclamation, also EXCLAMATIVE. |
| EXPATIATORY | • expatiatory adj. Expansive; diffusive. • EXPATIATORY adj. expansive, also EXPATIATIVE. |
| EXPLANATORY | • explanatory adj. Intended to serve as an explanation. • explanatory adj. (Of a person) Disposed to explain. • EXPLANATORY adj. serving to explain, also EXPLANATIVE. |
| HEXAGONALLY | • hexagonally adv. In a hexagonal manner. • HEXAGONAL adv. having six sides and six angles. |
| HYPOXAEMIAS | • hypoxaemias n. Plural of hypoxaemia. • HYPOXAEMIA n. a deficiency of oxygenation of the blood, also HYPOXEMIA, HYPOXIA. |
| LITHOLAPAXY | • litholapaxy n. (Medicine) The removal of a vesical calculus by first crushing it and subsequently washing out the fragments. • LITHOLAPAXY n. the operation of crushing stone in the bladder and working it out. |
| NASOPHARYNX | • nasopharynx n. (Anatomy) The nasal part of the pharynx, lying behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate. • NASOPHARYNX n. the upper part of the pharynx continuous with the nasal passages. |
| PROTOGALAXY | • protogalaxy n. A cloud of gas which is starting to form a galaxy. • PROTOGALAXY n. a galaxy in its initial state of formation. |
| XYLOPHAGANS | • xylophagans n. Plural of xylophagan. • XYLOPHAGAN n. one of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood. |