| ANXIOLYTIC | • anxiolytic adj. (Pharmacology) That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing. • anxiolytic n. (Pharmacology) A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety. • ANXIOLYTIC adj. serving to reduce tension or stress. |
| AXIOMATICS | • axiomatics n. The study of all the axioms associated with a particular subject. • AXIOMATICS n. the study of axioms and axiom systems. |
| CIGUATOXIN | • ciguatoxin n. (Toxicology) Any of several closely related toxins, having a complex structure including a row of thirteen… • CIGUATOXIN n. a toxin found in seafood. |
| EXCISIONAL | • excisional adj. Performed by excision. • EXCISIONAL adj. relating to the act of excision. |
| EXCITATION | • excitation n. The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening. • excitation n. The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced. • excitation n. (Physiology) The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation. |
| INTOXICANT | • intoxicant n. Something which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent. • intoxicant n. Poison. • intoxicant adj. Intoxicating. |
| INTOXICATE | • intoxicate v. To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol. • intoxicate v. To excite to enthusiasm or madness. • intoxicate adj. (Obsolete) Intoxicated. |
| OXACILLINS | • oxacillins n. Plural of oxacillin. • OXACILLIN n. a semisynthetic penicillin, used in the treatment of penicillin-resistant conditions. |
| QUIXOTICAL | • quixotical adj. Quixotic. • QUIXOTICAL adj. extravagantly and romantically chivalrous; idealistic, also QUIXOTIC. |
| RADIOTOXIC | • radiotoxic adj. Toxic because of its radioactivity. • RADIOTOXIC adj. relating to the toxic effects of radioactivity or radioactive waste. |
| SAXICOLINE | • saxicoline adj. Synonym of saxicolous. • SAXICOLINE adj. inhabiting or growing among rocks, also SAXICOLOUS. |
| TOXICATION | • toxication n. (Biochemistry) the metabolism of a drug or other compound to produce a toxic metabolite. • TOXICATION n. the state of being toxic. |
| UXORICIDAL | • uxoricidal adj. Of or pertaining to uxoricide. • UXORICIDAL adj. of or pertaining to uxoricide. |
| XIPHOPAGIC | • xiphopagic adj. (Rare) Synonym of xiphopagus. • XIPHOPAGIC adj. relating to a xiphopagus. |