| ANDROSPHINX | • androsphinx n. A sphinx with the head of a man. • ANDROSPHINX n. a sphinx having the head of a man. |
| ASPHYXIATOR | • asphyxiator n. One who or that which asphyxiates. • ASPHYXIATOR n. one of who asphyxiates. |
| AUXOTROPHIC | • auxotrophic adj. (Biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent… • AUXOTROPHIC adj. requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| DOXOGRAPHIC | • doxographic adj. Describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists. • DOXOGRAPHIC adj. relating to doxography. |
| ECHOPRAXIAS | • echopraxias n. Plural of echopraxia. • ECHOPRAXIA n. in mental illness, echo-like repetition of another's actions, also ECHOPRAXIS. |
| HEXAPLARIAN | • HEXAPLARIAN adj. relating to a hexapla, an edition of the bible in six languages, also HEXAPLAR, HEXAPLARIC. |
| HYPEROREXIA | • HYPEROREXIA n. compulsive overeating. |
| LEXIGRAPHIC | • lexigraphic adj. Of or pertaining to lexigraphy. • LEXIGRAPHIC adj. relating to lexigraphy, the art of the definition of words, also LEXIGRAPHICAL. |
| ORTHOPRAXIS | • orthopraxis n. Orthopraxy. • ORTHOPRAXIS n. correct practice in religion. |
| PARAPHRAXIA | • PARAPHRAXIA n. the inability to perform purposive movements properly, also PARAPHRAXIS. |
| PARAPHRAXIS | • PARAPHRAXIS n. the inability to perform purposive movements properly, also PARAPHRAXIA. |
| PROPHYLAXIS | • prophylaxis n. (Medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease. • prophylaxis n. (Chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent’s plan or tactic. • PROPHYLAXIS n. preventive treatment against diseases, etc. |
| PYRRHULOXIA | • pyrrhuloxia n. Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal), a North American bird with grey and red plumage. • Pyrrhuloxia prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – certain birds similar to cardinals, notably… • PYRRHULOXIA n. a grey-and-pink crested bunting of Central and SW North America, with a short parrot-like bill. |
| TROPHOTAXIS | • TROPHOTAXIS n. chemotaxis and chemotropism where the stimulating substance is food. |
| XEROGRAPHIC | • xerographic adj. Of, relating to, or produced by xerography. • XEROGRAPHIC adj. relating to xerography. |
| XEROPHAGIES | • xerophagies n. Plural of xerophagy. • XEROPHAGY n. the eating of dry food, esp. food cooked without oil. |
| XIPHISTERNA | • xiphisterna n. Plural of xiphisternum. • XIPHISTERNUM n. the posterior and smallest of the three divisions of the sternum. |
| XIPHOSURANS | • xiphosurans n. Plural of xiphosuran. • XIPHOSURAN n. a member of the Xiphosura. |
| XYLOGRAPHIC | • xylographic adj. Of or pertaining to xylographs. • XYLOGRAPHIC adj. relating to xylography, the art of making engravings on wood, also XYLOGRAPHICAL. |