| ASPHYXIANTS | • asphyxiants n. Plural of asphyxiant. • ASPHYXIANT n. an agent causing asphyxiation. |
| ASPHYXIATED | • asphyxiated v. Simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate. • ASPHYXIATE v. to cause asphyxia in. |
| ASPHYXIATES | • asphyxiates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate. • ASPHYXIATE v. to cause asphyxia in. |
| ASPHYXIATOR | • asphyxiator n. One who or that which asphyxiates. • ASPHYXIATOR n. one of who asphyxiates. |
| HYPEREXTEND | • hyperextend v. (Medicine) To extend a joint beyond its normal position in a way that stresses the ligaments, often causing injury. • HYPEREXTEND v. to extend so that the angle between bones of a joint is greater than normal. |
| 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. |
| 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. |