| CHICKENPOX | • chickenpox n. Alternative form of chicken pox. • chicken-pox n. Alternative form of chicken pox. • chicken␣pox n. (Now rare, pathology) The blisters formed by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). |
| CHRONAXIES | • chronaxies n. Plural of chronaxie. • CHRONAXY n. a time constant in the excitation of a nerve or muscle, also CHRONAXIE. |
| EXHALATION | • exhalation n. The act or process of exhaling; breathing out. • exhalation n. That which is exhaled, or which rises in the form of vapor, fume, or steam. • exhalation n. A bright phenomenon; a meteor. |
| EXHAUSTION | • exhaustion n. The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up. • exhaustion n. Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy. • exhaustion n. (Dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material. |
| EXHIBITION | • exhibition n. An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited. • exhibition n. A large-scale public showing of objects or products. • exhibition n. A public display, intentional or otherwise, generally characterised as negative, a shameful exhibition… |
| EXHUMATION | • exhumation n. The act of digging up that which has been buried. • EXHUMATION n. the act of exhuming. |
| HAEMOTOXIN | • haemotoxin n. Alternative form of hemotoxin. • HAEMOTOXIN n. a substance that destroys red blood cells, also HEMOTOXIN. |
| HEMOTOXINS | • hemotoxins n. Plural of hemotoxin. • HEMOTOXIN n. a substance that destroys red blood cells. |
| HEXOKINASE | • hexokinase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose. • HEXOKINASE n. an enzyme. |
| PHENOXIDES | • phenoxides n. Plural of phenoxide. • PHENOXIDE n. a salt of a phenol, esp. in its capacity as a weak acid. |
| PHILOXENIA | • philoxenia n. Love of strangers; eagerness to show hospitality. • PHILOXENIA n. hospitality. |
| PHOENIXISM | • phoenixism n. The fraudulent practice of terminating a business as bankrupt while secretly using its assets to set… • PHOENIXISM n. the practice of forming a new company with same directors, workforce etc. from a bankrupt company. |
| SEXTONSHIP | • sextonship n. The office or position of a sexton. • SEXTONSHIP n. the office of a sexton. |
| THYROXINES | • thyroxines n. Plural of thyroxine. • THYROXINE n. an iodine compound, a hormone forming the active principle of the thyroid gland, also THYROXIN. |
| XENOLITHIC | • xenolithic adj. Being or pertaining to a xenolith. • XENOLITHIC adj. of or like a xenolith, a rock fragment foreign to the igneous mass in which it occurs. |
| XENOPHILES | • xenophiles n. Plural of xenophile. • XENOPHILE n. one who loves foreigners. |
| XENOPHOBIA | • xenophobia n. A hatred of strangers or foreigners. • xenophobia n. A fear of strangers or foreigners. • xenophobia n. A strong antipathy or aversion to strangers or foreigners. |
| XENOPHOBIC | • xenophobic adj. Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners. • xenophobic n. A xenophobe. • XENOPHOBIC adj. being afraid of foreigners. |