| EXOTHERMALLY | • exothermally adv. In an exothermal manner. • EXOTHERMAL adv. of a chemical reaction, giving out heat, also EXOTHERMIC. |
| EXTREMOPHILE | • extremophile n. (Ecology) An organism that lives under extreme conditions of temperature, salinity etc; commercially… • EXTREMOPHILE n. an organism that lives under extreme environmental conditions. |
| HETEROSEXISM | • heterosexism n. The assumption made when relating to others that everyone is heterosexual. • heterosexism n. Discrimination or prejudice in favor of heterosexuals. • HETEROSEXISM n. the belief that homosexuality is a perversion. |
| HEXAGRAMMOID | • HEXAGRAMMOID n. a hexagram shape. |
| HEXAHEMERONS | • HEXAHEMERON n. the (biblical) six days of creation, also HEXAEMERON. |
| HYDROXONIUMS | • hydroxoniums n. Plural of hydroxonium. • HYDROXONIUM n. the obsolete name for the cation H3O+ derived from protonation of water. |
| HYPERCOMPLEX | • hypercomplex adj. (Mathematics) Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics… • hypercomplex n. (Mathematics) A hypercomplex number. • HYPERCOMPLEX adj. excessively complex. |
| MESOTHORAXES | • mesothoraxes n. Plural of mesothorax. • MESOTHORAX n. the middle segment of the thorax in insects. |
| METATHORAXES | • metathoraxes n. Plural of metathorax. • METATHORAX n. the last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. |
| METHOTREXATE | • methotrexate n. (Pharmacology) An antimetabolite and antifolate drug used in treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. • METHOTREXATE n. a drug used in the treatment of cancer. |
| METHOXYCHLOR | • methoxychlor n. (Organic chemistry) A synthetic organochlorine used as an insecticide. • METHOXYCHLOR n. a relatively nontoxic organochlorine insecticide. |
| MORPHALLAXES | • morphallaxes n. Plural of morphallaxis. • MORPHALLAXIS n. regeneration in a changed form. |
| MORPHALLAXIS | • morphallaxis n. (Biology) The regeneration of specific tissue due to loss or death of the existing tissue. • MORPHALLAXIS n. regeneration in a changed form. |
| MORPHOSYNTAX | • morphosyntax n. (Linguistics) Morphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit. • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics) The system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words… • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics, formal) Grammar. |
| PNEUMOTHORAX | • pneumothorax n. (Medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
| THROMBOXANES | • thromboxanes n. Plural of thromboxane. • THROMBOXANE n. any of several compounds formed from prostaglandin endoperoxides which, when released from blood platelets, induce platelet aggregation and arterial constriction. |
| XEROMORPHOUS | • xeromorphous adj. Xeromorphic. • XEROMORPHOUS adj. of parts of a plant, protected against excessive loss of water by thick cuticles, coatings of hairs and similar structural features, also XEROMORPHIC. |
| XEROPHYTISMS | • XEROPHYTISM n. being a xerophyte. |