| ASPHYXIATION | • asphyxiation n. Death due to lack of oxygen. • asphyxiation n. An acute lack of oxygen. • ASPHYXIATION n. the act of asphyxiation. |
| CYCLOHEXANES | • cyclohexanes n. Plural of cyclohexane. • CYCLOHEXANE n. a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis. |
| EXHORTATIONS | • exhortations n. Plural of exhortation. • EXHORTATION n. an act or instance of exhorting. |
| FUCOXANTHINS | • fucoxanthins n. Plural of fucoxanthin. • FUCOXANTHIN n. a brown carotenoid pigment occurring esp. in the chloroplasts of brown algae. |
| HAPAXANTHOUS | • hapaxanthous adj. Being or relating to a hapaxanth. • HAPAXANTHOUS adj. monocarpous, also HAPAXANTHIC. |
| HEMATOXYLINS | • hematoxylins n. Plural of hematoxylin. • HEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HAEMATOXYLIN. |
| HETEROAUXINS | • heteroauxins n. Plural of heteroauxin. • HETEROAUXIN n. a natural plant hormone, used esp. for stimulating growth and root formation in plant cutting. |
| HEXACOSANOIC | • hexacosanoic adj. Of or pertaining to hexacosanoic acid or its derivatives; cerotic. • HEXACOSANOIC adj. as in hexacosanoic acid. |
| HEXAHEMERONS | • HEXAHEMERON n. the (biblical) six days of creation, also HEXAEMERON. |
| HEXASTICHONS | • HEXASTICHON n. a poem or stanza of six lines, also HEXASTICH. |
| MORPHOSYNTAX | • morphosyntax n. (Linguistics) Morphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit. • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics) The system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words… • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics, formal) Grammar. |
| OROPHARYNXES | • oropharynxes n. Plural of oropharynx. • OROPHARYNX n. the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the epiglottis. |
| PHYTOALEXINS | • phytoalexins n. Plural of phytoalexin. • PHYTOALEXIN n. any substance produced by a plant as a defence against disease. |
| SAXOPHONISTS | • saxophonists n. Plural of saxophonist. • SAXOPHONIST n. one who plays the saxophone. |
| SHADOWBOXING | • shadowboxing n. A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent. • shadowboxing v. Present participle of shadowbox. • shadow-boxing v. Present participle of shadow-box. |
| SULPHADOXINE | • sulphadoxine n. Alternative spelling of sulfadoxine. • SULPHADOXINE n. an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, also SULFADOXINE. |
| THROMBOXANES | • thromboxanes n. Plural of thromboxane. • THROMBOXANE n. any of several compounds formed from prostaglandin endoperoxides which, when released from blood platelets, induce platelet aggregation and arterial constriction. |
| XANTHOMATOUS | • xanthomatous adj. Of or relating to xanthoma or xanthomatosis. • XANTHOMATOUS adj. of or like a xanthoma, a skin disease marked by the development or irregular yellowish patches upon the skin. |
| XANTHOPHYLLS | • xanthophylls n. Plural of xanthophyll. • XANTHOPHYLL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYL. |
| ZANTHOXYLUMS | • zanthoxylums n. Plural of zanthoxylum. • ZANTHOXYLUM n. a plant of a genus of the rue family found in Brazil, in particular the prickly-ash or Hercules club, also XANTHOXYL, ZANTHOXYL. |