| ANAPHYLAXIS | • anaphylaxis n. Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug. • anaphylaxis n. A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea… • ANAPHYLAXIS n. an increased susceptibility to injected foreign material, also ANAPHYLAXY. |
| ANTIHELIXES | • antihelixes n. Plural of antihelix. • ANTIHELIX n. the curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix, also ANTHELIX. |
| CEPHALEXINS | • cephalexins n. Plural of cephalexin. • CEPHALEXIN n. a semisynthetic cephalosporin, any of a group of wide-spectrum antibiotics derived from the fungus Cephalosporin. |
| EXHALATIONS | • exhalations n. Plural of exhalation. • EXHALATION n. something exhaled or given off. |
| EXHAUSTIBLE | • exhaustible adj. Capable of being exhausted. • EXHAUSTIBLE adj. capable of being exhausted. |
| EXHILARANTS | • exhilarants n. Plural of exhilarant. • EXHILARANT n. an exhilarant medicine. |
| EXHILARATES | • exhilarates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhilarate. • EXHILARATE v. to make cheerful and excited. |
| HEXASTICHAL | • HEXASTICHAL adj. having six lines or rows, also HEXASTICHIC. |
| OXYSULPHIDE | • oxysulphide n. Alternative form of oxysulfide. • OXYSULPHIDE n. a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur. |
| PHILOXENIAS | • PHILOXENIA n. hospitality. |
| PHYLLOTAXIS | • phyllotaxis n. (Botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement. • PHYLLOTAXIS n. the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another, also PHYLLOTAXY. |
| PROPHYLAXIS | • prophylaxis n. (Medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease. • prophylaxis n. (Chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent’s plan or tactic. • PROPHYLAXIS n. preventive treatment against diseases, etc. |
| SIXTEENTHLY | • sixteenthly adv. In the sixteenth place; sixteenth in a row. • SIXTEENTH adv. number sixteen in sequence. |
| SULPHOXIDES | • sulphoxides n. Plural of sulphoxide. • SULPHOXIDE n. any compound containing a sulphinyl group and a hydrocarbon radical, also SULFOXIDE. |
| TOXOPHILIES | • TOXOPHILY n. the sport of archery. |
| XEROPHILIES | • XEROPHILY n. adaptation to very dry conditions. |
| XEROPHILOUS | • xerophilous adj. Able to thrive in dry weather. • XEROPHILOUS adj. drought loving, particularly pertaining to plants. |
| XYLOPHILOUS | • xylophilous adj. Living on or in wood, as some fungi and beetles do. • XYLOPHILOUS adj. fond of wood; living in or on wood. |
| XYLOPHONIST | • xylophonist n. Someone who plays a xylophone. • XYLOPHONIST n. one who plays the xylophone. |