| AUXOTROPHY | • auxotrophy n. (Biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth… • AUXOTROPHY n. the state of being auxotrophic, requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| EXHIBITORY | • exhibitory adj. Exhibiting; publicly showing. • EXHIBITORY adj. exhibiting; publicly showing. |
| HETERODOXY | • heterodoxy n. The quality of being heterodox. • heterodoxy n. A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching. • HETERODOXY n. a heterodox opinion. |
| HETEROTAXY | • heterotaxy n. (Dated) heterotaxis. • HETEROTAXY n. the abnormal disposition of organs or parts, also HETEROTAXIA. |
| HYDROTAXES | • HYDROTAXIS n. movement towards or away from water. |
| HYDROTAXIS | • hydrotaxis n. (Biology) movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water. • HYDROTAXIS n. movement towards or away from water. |
| ORTHODOXLY | • orthodoxly adv. In a correct or proper way; conventionally; correctly. • orthodoxly adv. In a religiously orthodox way; in accordance with accepted religious doctrine. • ORTHODOX adv. sound in doctrine. |
| ORTHOPRAXY | • orthopraxy n. Correct practice or action. • orthopraxy n. Right belief combined with right practice, with the emphasis being on the latter, a term specially used… • ORTHOPRAXY n. the treatment of deformities in the human body by mechanical appliances. |
| PHYLLOTAXY | • phyllotaxy n. Phyllotaxis. • PHYLLOTAXY n. the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another, also PHYLLOTAXIS. |
| 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. |
| THYROXINES | • thyroxines n. Plural of thyroxine. • THYROXINE n. an iodine compound, a hormone forming the active principle of the thyroid gland, also THYROXIN. |
| TRIHYDROXY | • trihydroxy n. (Organic chemistry, in combination) Three hydroxy groups in a molecule. • TRIHYDROXY adj. having three hydroxyl groups. |
| XANTHOPHYL | • xanthophyl n. Dated form of xanthophyll. • XANTHOPHYL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYLL. |
| XANTHOXYLS | • XANTHOXYL n. a plant of a genus of the rue family found in Brazil, in particular the prickly-ash or Hercules club, also ZANTHOXYL, ZANTHOXYLUM. |
| XEROPHYTES | • xerophytes n. Plural of xerophyte. • XEROPHYTE n. a plant thriving in desert conditions. |
| XEROPHYTIC | • xerophytic adj. (Botany) Of, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte. • xerophytic adj. (Ecology) Having a very dry environment. • xerophytic n. Xerophyte. |
| ZANTHOXYLS | • ZANTHOXYL n. a plant of a genus of the rue family found in Brazil, in particular the prickly-ash or Hercules club, also XANTHOXYL, ZANTHOXYLUM. |