| AUTOTOXIN | • autotoxin n. Any substance that is toxic to the organism in which it is generated. • AUTOTOXIN n. a poisonous substance formed within the body within which it acts. |
| AUXOTONIC | • auxotonic adj. (Botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous… • auxotonic adj. (Physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle… • AUXOTONIC adj. of muscle contraction, occurring against increasing force. |
| EXODONTIA | • exodontia n. The extraction of teeth. • EXODONTIA n. the branch of dentistry involving the extraction of teeth. |
| EXORATION | • exoration n. Entreaty. • EXORATION n. (obsolete) entreaty. |
| MONAXONIC | • monaxonic adj. Having a single axis. • monaxonic adj. Having a single axon. • MONAXONIC adj. having only one axis; developing along a single line, also MONAXIAL. |
| NALOXONES | • naloxones n. Plural of naloxone. • NALOXONE n. a potent drug used as an antidote for various narcotics. |
| OXIDATION | • oxidation n. The combination of a substance with oxygen. • oxidation n. (Chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the… • OXIDATION n. the act of oxidizing. |
| OXYANIONS | • oxyanions n. Plural of oxyanion. • OXYANION n. an anion containing one or more oxygen atoms bonded to another element (as in the sulphate and carbonate ions). |
| POLYAXONS | • polyaxons n. Plural of polyaxon. • POLYAXON n. a nerve cell with multiple branches. |
| SAXOPHONE | • saxophone n. A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a… • SAXOPHONE n. a jazz and dance band instrument with a reed, an S-shaped (properly metal) tube, and about twenty finger-keys. |
| TAXONOMER | • taxonomer n. One who studies or creates a taxonomy. • TAXONOMER n. a specialist in taxonomy, also TAXONOMIST. |
| TAXONOMIC | • taxonomic adj. Of, or relating to taxonomy. • TAXONOMIC adj. relating to taxonomy, the science of classifying living organisms, also TAXONOMICAL. |
| WOODWAXEN | • woodwaxen n. Alternative form of woad-waxen. • WOODWAXEN n. dyer's greenweed, also WOADWAX, WOADWAXEN, WOODWAX. |