| CHEMOTAXONOMY | • chemotaxonomy n. (Biochemistry, genetics) The classification or taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities… • CHEMOTAXONOMY n. the classification of plants and animals based on similarities and differences in biochemical composition. |
| DEXAMETHASONE | • dexamethasone n. (Pharmacology, biochemistry) A synthetic member of the glucocorticoid-class of steroid hormones, having… • DEXAMETHASONE n. a synthetic glucocorticoid used esp. as an anti-inflammatory agent. |
| ETHOXYETHANES | • ethoxyethanes n. Plural of ethoxyethane. • ETHOXYETHANE n. a type of ether, aka diethyl ether, an isomer of butanol. |
| EXANTHEMATOUS | • exanthematous adj. Of or pertaining to exanthem. • EXANTHEMATOUS adj. of or like an exanthem, a skin eruption, esp. accompanied by fever, also EXANTHEMATIC. |
| EXHEREDATIONS | • exheredations n. Plural of exheredation. • EXHEREDATION n. the act of exheredating, disinheriting. |
| EXHILARATIONS | • exhilarations n. Plural of exhilaration. • EXHILARATION n. the action of exhilarating. |
| EXTINGUISHANT | • extinguishant n. Extinguisher, especially a fire extinguisher. • extinguishant n. An extinguishing medium such as water, chemical powders, gases (CO2,Halon etc). • extinguishant adj. That serves to extinguish. |
| HAEMATOXYLINS | • haematoxylins n. Plural of haematoxylin. • HAEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HEMATOXYLIN. |
| HAEMATOXYLONS | • HAEMATOXYLON n. any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp. the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa, the heartwood of which yields the dye haematoxylin. |
| HEXACTINELLID | • hexactinellid n. Any of the many sponges of class Hexactinellida, which have hexactine spicules; a glass sponge. • HEXACTINELLID n. a kind of six-rayed sponge. |
| HEXAMETHONIUM | • hexamethonium n. (Pharmacology) Synonym of hexamethonium bromide. • HEXAMETHONIUM n. either of two compounds used as ganglionic blocking agents in the treatment of hypertension. |
| HEXAMETRISING | • HEXAMETRISE v. to put into hexameters, also HEXAMETRIZE. |
| HEXAMETRIZING | • hexametrizing v. Present participle of hexametrize. • HEXAMETRIZE v. to put into hexameters, also HEXAMETRISE. |
| HYPOXANTHINES | • hypoxanthines n. Plural of hypoxanthine. • HYPOXANTHINE n. a purine base found in plant and animal tissues that yields xanthine on oxidation. |
| INEXHAUSTIBLE | • inexhaustible adj. Impossible to exhaust; unlimited. • INEXHAUSTIBLE adj. not exhaustible. |
| INEXHAUSTIBLY | • inexhaustibly adv. In an inexhaustible manner. • inexhaustibly adv. To an inexhaustible degree. • INEXHAUSTIBLE adv. not exhaustible. |
| XANTHOPTERINE | • xanthopterine n. Alternative form of xanthopterin. • XANTHOPTERINE n. a yellow pigment obtainable from the wings of yellow butterflies and the urine of mammals, also XANTHOPTERIN. |
| XANTHOPTERINS | • xanthopterins n. Plural of xanthopterin. • XANTHOPTERIN n. a yellow pigment obtainable from the wings of yellow butterflies and the urine of mammals, also XANTHOPTERINE. |
| ZOOXANTHELLAE | • zooxanthellae n. Plural of zooxanthella. • ZOOXANTHELLA n. a symbiotic dinoflagellate of the genus Symbiodinium that lives in the tissues of a number of marine invertebrates and protists. |