| HEXAPLOIDY | • hexaploidy n. The property of being hexaploid. • HEXAPLOIDY n. the state of having six times the normal number of chromosomes. |
| OXYCEPHALY | • oxycephaly n. A kind of cephalic disorder: sometimes the premature closure of the coronal suture plus any other suture… • OXYCEPHALY n. the condition of having a conical skull. |
| PAROXYSMAL | • paroxysmal adj. Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms. • PAROXYSMAL adj. of the nature of a paroxysm. |
| PHYLLOTAXY | • phyllotaxy n. Phyllotaxis. • PHYLLOTAXY n. the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another, also PHYLLOTAXIS. |
| 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. |
| POLYAXIALS | • POLYAXIAL n. a shape having many axes or several axis cylinders. |
| POLYAXONIC | • POLYAXONIC adj. having many axes or several axis cylinders. |
| PRAXEOLOGY | • praxeology n. The study of human action or conduct. • PRAXEOLOGY n. the study of human action and conduct. |
| PROXIMALLY | • proximally adv. (Of causation) Immediately; most directly. • proximally adv. (Medicine) In the proximal direction: reverse of distally. • PROXIMAL adv. located near the point of origin. |
| PYRIDOXALS | • pyridoxals n. Plural of pyridoxal. • PYRIDOXAL n. a crystalline aldehyde of the vitamin B6 group. |
| XANTHOPHYL | • xanthophyl n. Dated form of xanthophyll. • XANTHOPHYL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYLL. |
| XYLOGRAPHS | • xylographs n. Plural of xylograph. • XYLOGRAPH n. an engraving on wood, or the impression from such an engraving; a print by xylography. |
| XYLOGRAPHY | • xylography n. (Rare) The art of making xylographs. • XYLOGRAPHY n. the art of making engravings on wood, esp. for printing. |
| XYLOPHAGAN | • xylophagan n. Any wood-boring marine bivalve of the genus Xylophaga, which bores into wood. • XYLOPHAGAN n. one of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood. |
| XYLOPHAGES | • xylophages n. Plural of xylophage. • XYLOPHAGE n. an insect larva, mollusc etc. that eats or bores into wood. |