| CHEMOTAXIS | • chemotaxis n. (Biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant. • CHEMOTAXIS n. orientation of an animalcule relative to a chemical substance. |
| CHEMOTAXISES | • CHEMOTAXIS n. orientation of an animalcule relative to a chemical substance. |
| CHEMOTAXONOMIC | • chemotaxonomic adj. Of or pertaining to chemotaxonomy. • CHEMOTAXONOMIC adj. relating to chemotaxonomy. |
| CHEMOTAXONOMIES | • chemotaxonomies n. Plural of chemotaxonomy. • CHEMOTAXONOMY n. the classification of plants and animals based on similarities and differences in biochemical composition. |
| CHEMOTAXONOMIST | • chemotaxonomist n. One who studies chemotaxonomy. • CHEMOTAXONOMIST n. one who practises chemotaxonomy. |
| EXANTHEMATIC | • exanthematic adj. Of or pertaining to exanthem. • EXANTHEMATIC adj. of or like an exanthem, a skin eruption, esp. accompanied by fever, also EXANTHEMATOUS. |
| EXOPHTHALMIC | • exophthalmic adj. Of, or relating to exophthalmos. • exophthalmic adj. Having prominent eyeballs. • EXOPHTHALMIC adj. pertaining to or marked by protrusion of eyeball. |
| EXOTHERMIC | • exothermic adj. (Chemistry, of a reaction) That releases energy in the form of heat. • exothermic adj. (Chemistry, of a compound) That releases heat during its formation, and absorbs it during its decomposition. • exothermic adj. (Zoology) Of an animal: whose body temperature is regulated by external factors; cold-blooded. |
| EXOTHERMICALLY | • exothermically adv. In an exothermic manner. • EXOTHERMIC adv. of a chemical reaction, giving out heat, also EXOTHERMAL. |
| EXOTHERMICITIES | • exothermicities n. Plural of exothermicity. • EXOTHERMICITY n. the state of being exothermic. |
| EXOTHERMICITY | • exothermicity n. (Chemistry, physics, uncountable) The quality or state of being exothermic. • exothermicity n. (Countable) The release of heat during an exothermic reaction. • EXOTHERMICITY n. the state of being exothermic. |
| HAEMATOXYLIC | • HAEMATOXYLIC adj. of or like haematoxylin. |
| HAEMOTOXIC | • haemotoxic adj. Alternative form of hemotoxic. • HAEMOTOXIC adj. of or like a haemotoxin, a substance that destroys red blood cells, also HEMOTOXIC. |
| HEMOTOXIC | • hemotoxic adj. Exhibiting hemotoxicity. • HEMOTOXIC adj. of or like a hemotoxin, a substance that destroys red blood cells, also HAEMOTOXIC. |
| HEXAMETRIC | • hexametric adj. Relating to or exhibiting hexameter. • HEXAMETRIC adj. of verse, written in hexameters, also HEXAMETRAL, HEXAMETRICAL. |
| HEXAMETRICAL | • hexametrical adj. Hexametric; consisting of six metrical feet. • HEXAMETRICAL adj. of verse, written in hexameters, also HEXAMETRAL, HEXAMETRIC. |
| HYPEREXCITEMENT | • hyperexcitement n. A state of very high excitement. • HYPEREXCITEMENT n. the state of being hyperexcited. |
| THERMOTAXIC | • thermotaxic adj. (Biology) Relating to the regulation of temperature in the animal body. • THERMOTAXIC adj. of or showing thermotaxis, also THERMOTACTIC. |
| XEROPHTHALMIC | • xerophthalmic adj. Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia. • XEROPHTHALMIC adj. relating to xerophthalmia. |
| XEROTHERMIC | • xerothermic adj. (Sciences) Both hot and dry. • xerothermic adj. (Of an organism) That flourishes in hot, dry conditions. • XEROTHERMIC adj. of a region or climate, both dry and hot; of an animal or plant, living in a xerothermic environment. |