| CONVEXITY | • convexity n. The state of being convex. • convexity n. A convex line or surface. • convexity n. (Finance) A measure of the curvature in the relationship between the prices and yields of bonds. |
| EXOENZYME | • exoenzyme n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme, generated by a cell, that functions outside of that cell. • EXOENZYME n. an enzyme that functions outside the cell producing it. |
| MONKEYPOX | • monkeypox n. (Pathology) A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by the Monkeypox virus. • monkey-pox n. Alternative form of monkeypox. • monkey␣pox n. Alternative form of monkeypox. |
| OXYCODONE | • oxycodone n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic analgesic drug (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in its effects. • OXYCODONE n. an opiate drug used as a painkiller. |
| OXYGENASE | • oxygenase n. (Biochemistry) An enzyme which catalyses biochemical reactions with oxygen. • OXYGENASE n. an enzyme. |
| OXYGENATE | • oxygenate v. (Transitive) To treat or infuse with oxygen. • oxygenate v. (Transitive, medicine) To give (a patient) oxygen therapy. • OXYGENATE v. to impregnate or treat with oxygen. |
| OXYGENISE | • oxygenise v. Alternative spelling of oxygenize. • OXYGENISE v. to oxygenate, also OXYGENIZE. |
| OXYGENIZE | • oxygenize v. To oxidize. • oxygenize v. To oxygenate. • OXYGENIZE v. to oxygenate, also OXYGENISE. |
| OXYGENOUS | • oxygenous adj. (Obsolete) oxygenic. • OXYGENOUS adj. consisting of or containing oxygen. |
| PYROXENES | • pyroxenes n. Plural of pyroxene. • PYROXENE n. any of a group of minerals common in igneous rocks. |
| PYROXENIC | • pyroxenic adj. Of, relating to, or containing pyroxene. • PYROXENIC adj. containing pyroxene. |
| TEXTONYMS | • textonyms n. Plural of textonym. • TEXTONYM n. one of several words that may be keyed into a mobile phone by pressing the same sequence of buttons. |
| THYROXINE | • thyroxine n. (Biochemistry) A hormone (an iodine derivative of tyrosine), produced by the thyroid gland, that regulates… • THYROXINE n. an iodine compound, a hormone forming the active principle of the thyroid gland, also THYROXIN. |
| TRIOXYGEN | • trioxygen n. (Inorganic chemistry) ozone (the triatomic allotrope of oxygen). • TRIOXYGEN n. a technical name for oxygen. |
| XENOCRYST | • xenocryst n. (Geology) An isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found;… • XENOCRYST n. a crystal or mineral grain which has been taken in by magma during its upward flow. |
| XENOPHOBY | • xenophoby n. Dated form of xenophobia. • XENOPHOBY n. fear of foreigners, also XENOPHOBIA. |
| XYLOIDINE | • xyloidine n. Alternative form of xyloidin. • XYLOIDINE n. a substance resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of nitric acid on starch, also XYLOIDIN. |
| XYLONITES | • xylonites n. Plural of xylonite. • XYLONITE n. a non-thermosetting plastic of the nitrocellulose type, also ZYLONITE. |
| XYLOPHONE | • xylophone n. (Music) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the… • xylophone v. To play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone. • xylophone v. To move above a ridged surface so as to hit every ridge, in a manner similar to playing quickly and… |