| ANAPHYLAXES | • anaphylaxes n. Plural of anaphylaxis. • ANAPHYLAXIS n. an increased susceptibility to injected foreign material, also ANAPHYLAXY. |
| ANAPHYLAXIS | • anaphylaxis n. Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug. • anaphylaxis n. A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea… • ANAPHYLAXIS n. an increased susceptibility to injected foreign material, also ANAPHYLAXY. |
| ASPHYXIANTS | • asphyxiants n. Plural of asphyxiant. • ASPHYXIANT n. an agent causing asphyxiation. |
| CHALCEDONYX | • chalcedonyx n. (Mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony. • CHALCEDONYX n. an agate of alternating white opaque and greyish transparent chalcedony. |
| CYCLOHEXANE | • cyclohexane n. (Organic chemistry) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile… • CYCLOHEXANE n. a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis. |
| HEMATOXYLIN | • hematoxylin n. (Medicine, organic chemistry) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C16H14O6, used (most often… • HEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HAEMATOXYLIN. |
| HEXAGONALLY | • hexagonally adv. In a hexagonal manner. • HEXAGONAL adv. having six sides and six angles. |
| HYPOPHARYNX | • hypopharynx n. (Anatomy) bottom part of the pharynx, the part of the throat that connects to the esophagus. • HYPOPHARYNX n. an appendage or thickened fold on the floor of the mouth of many insects that resembles a tongue. |
| 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. |
| PHYTOALEXIN | • phytoalexin n. (Medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms. • PHYTOALEXIN n. any substance produced by a plant as a defence against disease. |
| XANTHOPHYLL | • xanthophyll n. (Organic chemistry, countable) Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes. • xanthophyll n. (Organic chemistry, uncountable) Lutein. • XANTHOPHYLL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYL. |
| XANTHOPHYLS | • xanthophyls n. Plural of xanthophyl. • XANTHOPHYL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYLL. |
| XYLOPHAGANS | • xylophagans n. Plural of xylophagan. • XYLOPHAGAN n. one of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood. |
| ZANTHOXYLUM | • zanthoxylum n. Any of the genus Zanthoxylum of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the citrus or rue family. • Zanthoxylum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – trees and shrubs including prickly ash and Hercules’… • ZANTHOXYLUM n. a plant of a genus of the rue family found in Brazil, in particular the prickly-ash or Hercules club, also XANTHOXYL, ZANTHOXYL. |