| ALEXIPHARMAKON | • alexipharmakon n. Alternative form of alexipharmacon. • ALEXIPHARMAKON n. an antidote to poison. |
| ANTIHOMOSEXUAL | • antihomosexual adj. Opposed to homosexuality. • antihomosexual n. A person who opposes homosexuality. • ANTIHOMOSEXUAL adj. opposed to homosexuality. |
| CHEMOTAXONOMIC | • chemotaxonomic adj. Of or pertaining to chemotaxonomy. • CHEMOTAXONOMIC adj. relating to chemotaxonomy. |
| DEXAMETHASONES | • dexamethasones n. Plural of dexamethasone. • DEXAMETHASONE n. a synthetic glucocorticoid used esp. as an anti-inflammatory agent. |
| DEXAMPHETAMINE | • dexamphetamine n. Dextroamphetamine. • DEXAMPHETAMINE n. the dextrorotatory isomer of amphetamine, used as a stimulant. |
| HEXAMETHONIUMS | • hexamethoniums n. Plural of hexamethonium. • HEXAMETHONIUM n. either of two compounds used as ganglionic blocking agents in the treatment of hypertension. |
| HEXOSAMINIDASE | • hexosaminidase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal hexosamine residues in hexosaminides. • HEXOSAMINIDASE n. either of two hydrolytic enzymes that catalyze the splitting off of a hexose from a ganglioside and are deficient in some metabolic diseases. |
| HYDROXYLAMINES | • hydroxylamines n. Plural of hydroxylamine. • HYDROXYLAMINE n. a colorless odorless nitrogenous base that resembles ammonia in its reactions. |
| HYPOMIXOLYDIAN | • hypomixolydian adj. (Music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from D to G. • HYPOMIXOLYDIAN adj. applied in old church music to a mode extending from d to d with g as its final. |
| METHOXYFLURANE | • methoxyflurane n. (Pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned… • METHOXYFLURANE n. a potent general anaesthetic administered as a vapor. |
| METHYLXANTHINE | • methylxanthine n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a group of compounds, such as caffeine, formed through the methylation of xanthines. • METHYLXANTHINE n. a methylated xanthine derivative, such as caffeine, theobromine, or theophylline. |
| MORPHOSYNTAXES | • morphosyntaxes n. Plural of morphosyntax. • MORPHOSYNTAX n. the study of the interaction of morphology and syntax. |
| NONHOMOSEXUALS | • nonhomosexuals n. Plural of nonhomosexual. • NONHOMOSEXUAL n. one who is not homosexual. |
| OXYHAEMOGLOBIN | • oxyhaemoglobin n. (Biochemistry) The form of haemoglobin, loosely combined with oxygen, present in arterial and capillary blood. • oxyhæmoglobin n. Alternative spelling of oxyhaemoglobin. • OXYHAEMOGLOBIN n. a loose compound of oxygen and haemoglobin, also OXYHEMOGLOBIN. |
| PNEUMOTHORAXES | • pneumothoraxes n. Plural of pneumothorax. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
| XANTHOCHROISMS | • XANTHOCHROISM n. a condition in which all skin pigments except yellow disappear. |
| XANTHOCHROMIAS | • XANTHOCHROMIA n. any yellowish discoloration, esp. of the cerebrospinal fluid. |
| XANTHOMELANOUS | • xanthomelanous adj. (Anthropology, dated) Having yellow, brown, or olive skin and black hair. • XANTHOMELANOUS adj. applied by Huxley to members of the human race with black hair and yellow or olive skins. |