| CHALCEDONYX | • chalcedonyx n. (Mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony. • CHALCEDONYX n. an agate of alternating white opaque and greyish transparent chalcedony. |
| CYCLOHEXANE | • cyclohexane n. (Organic chemistry) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile… • CYCLOHEXANE n. a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis. |
| DEOXYGENATE | • deoxygenate v. (Transitive, physiology) To remove dissolved oxygen from (something, such as water or blood). • DEOXYGENATE v. to remove esp. molecular oxygen from. |
| EXORBITANCY | • exorbitancy n. Alternative form of exorbitance. • EXORBITANCY n. the state of being exorbitant, also EXORBITANCE. |
| EXPLANATORY | • explanatory adj. Intended to serve as an explanation. • explanatory adj. (Of a person) Disposed to explain. • EXPLANATORY adj. serving to explain, also EXPLANATIVE. |
| EXTENUATORY | • extenuatory adj. Tending to extenuate or palliate. • EXTENUATORY adj. serving to extenuate. |
| GLYOXALINES | • glyoxalines n. Plural of glyoxaline. • GLYOXALINE n. any of a group of heterocyclic compounds produced by substitution in a five-membered ring containing two nitrogen atoms on either side of a carbon atom. |
| HEMATOXYLIN | • hematoxylin n. (Medicine, organic chemistry) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C16H14O6, used (most often… • HEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HAEMATOXYLIN. |
| HEXAGONALLY | • hexagonally adv. In a hexagonal manner. • HEXAGONAL adv. having six sides and six angles. |
| OVERANXIETY | • overanxiety n. Excessive anxiety. • OVERANXIETY n. excessive anxiety. |
| OXYGENATING | • oxygenating v. Present participle of oxygenate. • OXYGENATE v. to impregnate or treat with oxygen. |
| OXYGENATION | • oxygenation n. The process of reacting or treating something with oxygen. • OXYGENATION n. the act of oxygenating. |
| OXYGENATORS | • oxygenators n. Plural of oxygenator. • OXYGENATOR n. an oxidizer. |
| PAROXYTONES | • paroxytones n. Plural of paroxytone. • PAROXYTONE n. a word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable. |
| PHYTOALEXIN | • phytoalexin n. (Medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms. • PHYTOALEXIN n. any substance produced by a plant as a defence against disease. |
| REOXYGENATE | • reoxygenate v. (Transitive) To oxygenate again or anew. • REOXYGENATE v. to oxygenate again. |