| AUXOCHROME | • auxochrome n. (Obsolete, chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift… • AUXOCHROME n. a group of atoms that can be attached to a chromogen to convert it into a dye. |
| CHATTERBOX | • chatterbox n. (Informal) One who chats or talks to excess. • chatterbox n. A cootie catcher (children’s fortune-telling device). • chatterbox n. (Computing) Synonym of chatterbot. |
| CHRONAXIES | • chronaxies n. Plural of chronaxie. • CHRONAXY n. a time constant in the excitation of a nerve or muscle, also CHRONAXIE. |
| ECHOPRAXES | • ECHOPRAXIS n. in mental illness, echo-like repetition of another's actions, also ECHOPRAXIA. |
| ECHOPRAXIA | • echopraxia n. The involuntary repetition or imitation of the observed movements of another. • ECHOPRAXIA n. in mental illness, echo-like repetition of another's actions, also ECHOPRAXIS. |
| ECHOPRAXIS | • ECHOPRAXIS n. in mental illness, echo-like repetition of another's actions, also ECHOPRAXIA. |
| EXOTHERMAL | • exothermal adj. Exothermic. • EXOTHERMAL adj. of a chemical reaction, giving out heat, also EXOTHERMIC. |
| HETEROTAXY | • heterotaxy n. (Dated) heterotaxis. • HETEROTAXY n. the abnormal disposition of organs or parts, also HETEROTAXIA. |
| HEXACHORDS | • hexachords n. Plural of hexachord. • HEXACHORD n. a series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and fourth, the other intervals being whole tones. |
| HEXAEMERON | • hexaemeron n. Alternative form of hexameron. • HEXAEMERON n. the (biblical) six days of creation, also HEXAHEMERON. |
| HEXAHEDRON | • hexahedron n. (Geometry) A polyhedron with six faces. The regular hexahedron is the cube, and is one of the Platonic solids. • HEXAHEDRON n. a solid body of six sides or faces. |
| HEXAMEROUS | • hexamerous adj. (Botany) In six parts; occurring in sixes. • HEXAMEROUS adj. having six parts. |
| HEXANDROUS | • hexandrous adj. Alternative form of hexandrian. • HEXANDROUS adj. having six stamens, also HEXANDRIAN. |
| HYDROTAXES | • HYDROTAXIS n. movement towards or away from water. |
| MESOTHORAX | • mesothorax n. (Entomology) The middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect, carrying the second pair of… • MESOTHORAX n. the middle segment of the thorax in insects. |
| METATHORAX | • metathorax n. (Entomology) The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax of an insect, carrying the posterior pair… • METATHORAX n. the last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. |
| ORTHOREXIA | • orthorexia n. (Psychology) A fixation with healthy or righteous eating. • ORTHOREXIA n. an eating disorder characterized by excessive focus on eating healthy foods. |
| PHYLLOXERA | • phylloxera n. An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is… • Phylloxera prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Phylloxeridae. • PHYLLOXERA n. a kind of beetle, a pest of vineyards. |
| XEROGRAPHY | • xerography n. A photocopying process in which a negative image formed on an electrically charged plate is transferred… • XEROGRAPHY n. a nonchemical photographic process in which the plate is sensitized electrically and developed by dusting with electrically-charged fine powder. |