| CHEMOTAXIS | • chemotaxis n. (Biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant. • CHEMOTAXIS n. orientation of an animalcule relative to a chemical substance. |
| EXHALATION | • exhalation n. The act or process of exhaling; breathing out. • exhalation n. That which is exhaled, or which rises in the form of vapor, fume, or steam. • exhalation n. A bright phenomenon; a meteor. |
| EXHAUSTION | • exhaustion n. The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up. • exhaustion n. Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy. • exhaustion n. (Dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material. |
| EXHUMATION | • exhumation n. The act of digging up that which has been buried. • EXHUMATION n. the act of exhuming. |
| HAEMOTOXIC | • haemotoxic adj. Alternative form of hemotoxic. • HAEMOTOXIC adj. of or like a haemotoxin, a substance that destroys red blood cells, also HEMOTOXIC. |
| HAEMOTOXIN | • haemotoxin n. Alternative form of hemotoxin. • HAEMOTOXIN n. a substance that destroys red blood cells, also HEMOTOXIN. |
| HELIOTAXES | • HELIOTAXIS n. the response of an organism to the sun's rays. |
| HELIOTAXIS | • heliotaxis n. (Biology) Phototaxis related to the sun. • HELIOTAXIS n. the response of an organism to the sun's rays. |
| HOMOTAXIAL | • homotaxial adj. (Biology) Relating to homotaxis. • HOMOTAXIAL adj. showing homotaxis, also HOMOTAXIC. |
| HYDROTAXIS | • hydrotaxis n. (Biology) movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water. • HYDROTAXIS n. movement towards or away from water. |
| ORTHOREXIA | • orthorexia n. (Psychology) A fixation with healthy or righteous eating. • ORTHOREXIA n. an eating disorder characterized by excessive focus on eating healthy foods. |
| PHOTOTAXIS | • phototaxis n. (Biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light. • PHOTOTAXIS n. growth or movement determined by light. |
| TOXIPHOBIA | • toxiphobia n. Alternative form of toxicophobia. • TOXIPHOBIA n. the morbid fear of poisoning, also TOXICOPHOBIA. |
| XANTHATION | • xanthation n. (Chemistry) Conversion into a xanthate. • XANTHATION n. the formation of a xanthate, a salt of xanthic acid. |
| XANTHOPSIA | • xanthopsia n. A visual defect, a form of chromatopsia in which everything appears yellow. • XANTHOPSIA n. a visual condition where things appear yellow. |