| 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. |
| EXHIBITIONERS | • exhibitioners n. Plural of exhibitioner. • EXHIBITIONER n. a university student who has been awarded an exhibition at a university. |
| EXTINGUISHERS | • extinguishers n. Plural of extinguisher. • EXTINGUISHER n. a device that extinguishes. |
| 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. |
| HYPEREXTENDED | • hyperextended adj. Extremely long; extended greatly. • hyperextended v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperextend. • HYPEREXTEND v. to extend so that the angle between bones of a joint is greater than normal. |
| INEXHAUSTIBLE | • inexhaustible adj. Impossible to exhaust; unlimited. • INEXHAUSTIBLE adj. not exhaustible. |
| ORTHOPYROXENE | • orthopyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
| 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. |
| 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. |