| ASPHYXIATOR | • asphyxiator n. One who or that which asphyxiates. • ASPHYXIATOR n. one of who asphyxiates. |
| EXHORTATORY | • exhortatory adj. Serving to exhort. • EXHORTATORY adj. using exhortation. |
| HEMATOXYLIN | • hematoxylin n. (Medicine, organic chemistry) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C16H14O6, used (most often… • HEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HAEMATOXYLIN. |
| HYDROTHORAX | • hydrothorax n. (Medicine) The presence of fluid in the pleural cavity. • HYDROTHORAX n. water liquid in the pleural cavity. |
| HYDROXYLATE | • hydroxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To introduce a hydroxyl group into a compound. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
| LITHOLAPAXY | • litholapaxy n. (Medicine) The removal of a vesical calculus by first crushing it and subsequently washing out the fragments. • LITHOLAPAXY n. the operation of crushing stone in the bladder and working it out. |
| PHYLLOTAXES | • phyllotaxes n. Plural of phyllotaxis. • PHYLLOTAXIS n. the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another, also PHYLLOTAXY. |
| 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. |
| PHYTOALEXIN | • phytoalexin n. (Medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms. • PHYTOALEXIN n. any substance produced by a plant as a defence against disease. |
| PHYTOTOXINS | • phytotoxins n. Plural of phytotoxin. • PHYTOTOXIN n. a poison produced by a plant. |
| PSYCHOTOXIC | • psychotoxic adj. That has a toxic effect on the mind. • PSYCHOTOXIC adj. damaging to the mind, esp. of such addictive drugs. |
| UNORTHODOXY | • unorthodoxy n. Lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox. • UNORTHODOXY n. the state of being unorthodox. |
| XANTHOPHYLL | • xanthophyll n. (Organic chemistry, countable) Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes. • xanthophyll n. (Organic chemistry, uncountable) Lutein. • XANTHOPHYLL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYL. |
| XANTHOPHYLS | • xanthophyls n. Plural of xanthophyl. • XANTHOPHYL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYLL. |
| XEROPHYTISM | • xerophytism n. (Botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce. • XEROPHYTISM n. being a xerophyte. |
| XYLOPHONIST | • xylophonist n. Someone who plays a xylophone. • XYLOPHONIST n. one who plays the xylophone. |
| ZANTHOXYLUM | • zanthoxylum n. Any of the genus Zanthoxylum of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the citrus or rue family. • Zanthoxylum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – trees and shrubs including prickly ash and Hercules’… • ZANTHOXYLUM n. a plant of a genus of the rue family found in Brazil, in particular the prickly-ash or Hercules club, also XANTHOXYL, ZANTHOXYL. |