| AMPHIOXUSES | • amphioxuses n. Plural of amphioxus. • AMPHIOXUS n. (Greek) a fishlike creature, two or three inches long, found in temperate seas, aka lancelet. |
| AUXOCHROMES | • auxochromes n. Plural of auxochrome. • AUXOCHROME n. a group of atoms that can be attached to a chromogen to convert it into a dye. |
| EXHUMATIONS | • exhumations n. Plural of exhumation. • EXHUMATION n. the act of exhuming. |
| HAEMOTOXINS | • haemotoxins n. Plural of haemotoxin. • HAEMOTOXIN n. a substance that destroys red blood cells, also HEMOTOXIN. |
| HEXAEMERONS | • HEXAEMERON n. the (biblical) six days of creation, also HEXAHEMERON. |
| HEXAMERISMS | • HEXAMERISM n. the state of being hexamerous. |
| HEXAMETRISE | • HEXAMETRISE v. to put into hexameters, also HEXAMETRIZE. |
| HEXAMETRIST | • hexametrist n. One who writes in hexameter. • HEXAMETRIST n. a writer of hexameters. |
| HOMOSEXUALS | • homosexuals n. Plural of homosexual. • HOMOSEXUAL n. a homosexual person and esp. a male. |
| HYPOXAEMIAS | • hypoxaemias n. Plural of hypoxaemia. • HYPOXAEMIA n. a deficiency of oxygenation of the blood, also HYPOXEMIA, HYPOXIA. |
| PHOENIXISMS | • PHOENIXISM n. the practice of forming a new company with same directors, workforce etc. from a bankrupt company. |
| POMPHOLYXES | • POMPHOLYX n. (Greek) a vesicular eruption or eczema chiefly on the palms and soles. |
| THERMOTAXES | • thermotaxes n. Plural of thermotaxis. • THERMOTAXIS n. movement influenced or controlled by heat. |
| THERMOTAXIS | • thermotaxis n. (Biology) Movement in response to temperature. • THERMOTAXIS n. movement influenced or controlled by heat. |
| THIGMOTAXES | • thigmotaxes n. Plural of thigmotaxis. • THIGMOTAXIS n. the movement of a plant towards or away from an object. |
| THIGMOTAXIS | • thigmotaxis n. (Biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from the stimulus of physical contact. • THIGMOTAXIS n. the movement of a plant towards or away from an object. |
| XEROPHYTISM | • xerophytism n. (Botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce. • XEROPHYTISM n. being a xerophyte. |
| XYLOCHROMES | • xylochromes n. Plural of xylochrome. • XYLOCHROME n. a mixture of substances to which the colour of heartwood is due. |