| CHATTERBOX | • chatterbox n. (Informal) One who chats or talks to excess. • chatterbox n. A cootie catcher (children’s fortune-telling device). • chatterbox n. (Computing) Synonym of chatterbot. |
| CIPHERTEXT | • ciphertext n. Encoded text, text that is unreadable. • CIPHERTEXT n. enciphered text. |
| HETEROTAXY | • heterotaxy n. (Dated) heterotaxis. • HETEROTAXY n. the abnormal disposition of organs or parts, also HETEROTAXIA. |
| HYPERTEXTS | • hypertexts n. Plural of hypertext. • HYPERTEXT n. computer software and hardware that allows users to create, store, and view text and move between related items easily and in a nonsequential way. |
| METATHORAX | • metathorax n. (Entomology) The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax of an insect, carrying the posterior pair… • METATHORAX n. the last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. |
| PHOTOTAXES | • phototaxes n. Plural of phototaxis. • PHOTOTAXIS n. growth or movement determined by light. |
| PHOTOTAXIS | • phototaxis n. (Biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light. • PHOTOTAXIS n. growth or movement determined by light. |
| PHOTOTOXIC | • phototoxic adj. (Medicine, of a medicine or cosmetic) Causing damage to the skin when exposed to light. • PHOTOTOXIC adj. rendering the skin susceptible to damage (as sunburn or blisters). |
| PHYTOTOXIC | • phytotoxic adj. (Biochemistry) Characteristic of a phytotoxin. • PHYTOTOXIC adj. harmful to plants. |
| PHYTOTOXIN | • phytotoxin n. (Biochemistry) Any toxic substance produced by a plant. • PHYTOTOXIN n. a poison produced by a plant. |
| SIXTEENTHS | • sixteenths n. Plural of sixteenth. • SIXTEENTH n. the sixteenth part of something. |
| TEXTPHONES | • textphones n. Plural of textphone. • TEXTPHONE n. a phone that can transmit text messages. |
| THIXOTROPE | • THIXOTROPE n. a thixotropic substance. |
| THIXOTROPY | • thixotropy n. (Physics) The reduction of viscosity with increased shear. • thixotropy n. (Medicine) The property of certain gels whereby they become fluids when agitated and return to being… • THIXOTROPY n. the property of certain gels of becoming fluid when agitated and of reverting back to a gel when left to stand. |
| XANTHATION | • xanthation n. (Chemistry) Conversion into a xanthate. • XANTHATION n. the formation of a xanthate, a salt of xanthic acid. |
| XANTHOMATA | • xanthomata n. Plural of xanthoma. • XANTHOMA n. a skin disease marked by the development of irregular yellowish patches upon the skin, esp. upon the eyelids. |