| AMPHIOXUS | • amphioxus n. The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma. • AMPHIOXUS n. (Greek) a fishlike creature, two or three inches long, found in temperate seas, aka lancelet. |
| HEMOTOXIC | • hemotoxic adj. Exhibiting hemotoxicity. • HEMOTOXIC adj. of or like a hemotoxin, a substance that destroys red blood cells, also HAEMOTOXIC. |
| HEMOTOXIN | • hemotoxin n. (Chiefly cytology) Any toxin that destroys red blood cells. • HEMOTOXIN n. a substance that destroys red blood cells. |
| HOMOEOBOX | • homoeobox n. Alternative spelling of homeobox. • HOMOEOBOX adj. of genes, that regulate the development of multicellular animals and plants, also HOMEOBOX. |
| HOMOSEXES | • homosexes n. Plural of homosex. • HOMOSEX n. (short for) homosexuality. |
| HOMOTAXES | • HOMOTAXIS n. coincidence in order of organic succession but not necessarily in time. |
| HOMOTAXIC | • homotaxic adj. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting homotaxis. • HOMOTAXIC adj. showing homotaxis, also HOMOTAXIAL. |
| HOMOTAXIS | • homotaxis n. (Biology) similarity in arrangement of parts. • homotaxis n. (Geology) similarity in the lithostratigraphic or biostratigraphic vertical sequence of rock strata… • HOMOTAXIS n. coincidence in order of organic succession but not necessarily in time. |
| HYDROXIUM | • HYDROXIUM n. a positive ion, H3O+, formed by the attachment of a proton to a water molecule. |
| HYPOXEMIA | • hypoxemia n. (Medicine) An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, be it the partial pressure… • HYPOXEMIA n. deficiency of oxygenation of the blood, also HYPOXAEMIA, HYPOXIA. |
| HYPOXEMIC | • hypoxemic adj. Relating to, or afflicted with, hypoxemia. • HYPOXEMIC adj. suffering from hypoxemia, deficiency of oxygenation of the blood. |
| METHOXIDE | • methoxide n. (Chemistry) The anion CH3O- derived from methanol by the loss of a proton. • methoxide n. (Chemistry) Any salt of this anion. • METHOXIDE n. a saltlike compound of methanol. |
| METHOXIES | • METHOXY n. a drug that is claimed to increase muscle size and is taken as a supplement by some athletes. |
| METHOXYLS | • METHOXYL n. a compound containing a certain chemical group, also METHOXY. |
| POMPHOLYX | • pompholyx n. (Medicine) dyshidrosis. • pompholyx n. (Chemistry, obsolete) impure zinc oxide. • POMPHOLYX n. (Greek) a vesicular eruption or eczema chiefly on the palms and soles. |
| XANTHOMAS | • xanthomas n. Plural of xanthoma. • XANTHOMA n. a skin disease marked by the development of irregular yellowish patches upon the skin, esp. upon the eyelids. |
| XEROMORPH | • xeromorph n. Any plant, with xeromorphic leaves, that is adapted to a dry atmosphere; a xerophyte. • XEROMORPH n. a plant thriving in desert conditions, a xerophyte. |