| EXOTHERMICALLY | • exothermically adv. In an exothermic manner. • EXOTHERMIC adv. of a chemical reaction, giving out heat, also EXOTHERMAL. |
| HETERODUPLEXES | • heteroduplexes n. Plural of heteroduplex. • HETERODUPLEX n. a nucleic-acid molecule, such as DNA, composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule. |
| HETEROFLEXIBLE | • heteroflexible adj. Primarily heterosexual, but open to taking part in a limited amount of homosexual activity. • heteroflexible n. Someone who is heteroflexible. • HETEROFLEXIBLE n. one of flexible sexual orientation. |
| HETEROSEXUALLY | • heterosexually adj. In a heterosexual way. • HETEROSEXUAL adv. attracted to the opposite sex. |
| HYDROEXTRACTOR | • hydroextractor n. A machine that uses a rotating drum to remove excess water from textiles. • HYDROEXTRACTOR n. a drying machine that works centrifugally. |
| HYDROXYAPATITE | • hydroxyapatite n. A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth. • HYDROXYAPATITE n. a complex phosphate of calcium that occurs as a mineral and is the chief structural element of vertebrate bone. |
| HYPEREXCRETION | • hyperexcretion n. (Medicine) Excessive excretion. • HYPEREXCRETION n. excessive excretion. |
| HYPEREXTENSION | • hyperextension n. The extension of a joint beyond its normal range; the condition of being hyperextended. • hyperextension n. An exercise performed by lying on the stomach, ideally inclined upwards as on a Roman chair to reach… • HYPEREXTENSION n. the extension of a joint beyond its normal range. |
| LEXICOGRAPHIST | • lexicographist n. (Chiefly archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer. • LEXICOGRAPHIST n. one who makes dictionaries. |
| METHOXYFLURANE | • methoxyflurane n. (Pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned… • METHOXYFLURANE n. a potent general anaesthetic administered as a vapor. |
| MORPHOSYNTAXES | • morphosyntaxes n. Plural of morphosyntax. • MORPHOSYNTAX n. the study of the interaction of morphology and syntax. |
| NEOORTHODOXIES | • NEOORTHODOXY n. reactionaryism. |
| NEPHROTOXICITY | • nephrotoxicity n. The state or condition of being nephrotoxic; toxicity that damages kidneys. • NEPHROTOXICITY n. the state of being nephrotoxic. |
| ORTHOPYROXENES | • orthopyroxenes n. Plural of orthopyroxene. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
| PNEUMOTHORAXES | • pneumothoraxes n. Plural of pneumothorax. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
| THYROTOXICOSES | • thyrotoxicoses n. Plural of thyrotoxicosis. • THYROTOXICOSIS n. hyperthyroidism with goitre and exophthalmia, Graves' disease. |
| XANTHOPTERINES | • XANTHOPTERINE n. a yellow pigment obtainable from the wings of yellow butterflies and the urine of mammals, also XANTHOPTERIN. |
| XEROPHTHALMIAS | • xerophthalmias n. Plural of xerophthalmia. • XEROPHTHALMIA n. extreme dryness of the conjunctive, thought to stem from a vitamin A deficiency, also XEROMA. |
| XEROPHYTICALLY | • xerophytically adv. As a xerophyte. • XEROPHYTIC adv. able to withstand drought. |