| ASPHYXIANT | • asphyxiant adj. That can cause asphyxiation. • asphyxiant n. Any substance that can cause asphyxia. • ASPHYXIANT n. an agent causing asphyxiation. |
| ASPHYXIATE | • asphyxiate v. (Transitive) To smother or suffocate someone. • asphyxiate v. (Intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated. • ASPHYXIATE v. to cause asphyxia in. |
| ASPHYXYING | • asphyxying v. Present participle of asphyxy. • ASPHYXY v. to suffer defective aeration of the blood caused by failure of the oxygen supply, also ASPHYXIA. |
| HEXAPLOIDY | • hexaploidy n. The property of being hexaploid. • HEXAPLOIDY n. the state of having six times the normal number of chromosomes. |
| HYPEROXIDE | • hyperoxide n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any oxide that has a higher than normal ratio of oxygen to metal. • HYPEROXIDE adj. a compound containing a relatively large proportion of oxygen. |
| HYPOXAEMIA | • hypoxaemia n. Alternative spelling of hypoxemia. • HYPOXAEMIA n. a deficiency of oxygenation of the blood, also HYPOXEMIA, HYPOXIA. |
| HYPOXAEMIC | • hypoxaemic adj. Alternative form of hypoxemic. • HYPOXAEMIC adj. relating to hypoxaemia, a deficiency of oxygenation of the blood. |
| HYPOXEMIAS | • hypoxemias n. Plural of hypoxemia. • HYPOXEMIA n. deficiency of oxygenation of the blood, also HYPOXAEMIA, HYPOXIA. |
| LEXIGRAPHY | • lexigraphy n. (Uncountable) The representation of words in writing. • lexigraphy n. (Countable) A system of writing in which there is a one-to-one correspondence between symbols and words. • LEXIGRAPHY n. the art of the definition of words. |
| PHYLAXISES | • PHYLAXIS n. an inhibiting of infection by the body. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| XEROPHYTIC | • xerophytic adj. (Botany) Of, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte. • xerophytic adj. (Ecology) Having a very dry environment. • xerophytic n. Xerophyte. |
| XYLOPHONIC | • xylophonic adj. Of or pertaining to a xylophone. • XYLOPHONIC adj. relating to a xylophone. |