| CYCLOHEXIMIDE | • cycloheximide n. (Organic chemistry) An agricultural fungicide produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus, widely… • CYCLOHEXIMIDE n. an agricultural fungicide that inhibits protein synthesis and is obtained from a soil bacterium, Streptomyces griseus. |
| EXHIBITIONISM | • exhibitionism n. The practice or character trait of deliberately drawing attention to oneself. • exhibitionism n. (Pathology) The practice or character trait of deliberately displaying one’s genitals, nipples, or buttocks… • EXHIBITIONISM n. extravagant behaviour aimed at drawing attention to oneself. |
| EXOPHTHALMIAS | • exophthalmias n. Plural of exophthalmia. • EXOPHTHALMIA n. a protrusion of the eyeballs. |
| EXOTHERMICITY | • exothermicity n. (Chemistry, physics, uncountable) The quality or state of being exothermic. • exothermicity n. (Countable) The release of heat during an exothermic reaction. • EXOTHERMICITY n. the state of being exothermic. |
| EXTREMOPHILES | • extremophiles n. Plural of extremophile. • EXTREMOPHILE n. an organism that lives under extreme environmental conditions. |
| HAEMATOXYLINS | • haematoxylins n. Plural of haematoxylin. • HAEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HEMATOXYLIN. |
| HETEROSEXISMS | • heterosexisms n. Plural of heterosexism. • HETEROSEXISM n. the belief that homosexuality is a perversion. |
| HEXAGRAMMOIDS | • HEXAGRAMMOID n. a hexagram shape. |
| HEXAMETHONIUM | • hexamethonium n. (Pharmacology) Synonym of hexamethonium bromide. • HEXAMETHONIUM n. either of two compounds used as ganglionic blocking agents in the treatment of hypertension. |
| HOMOSEXUALISM | • homosexualism n. (Dated) Homosexuality, the state of being homosexual. • homosexualism n. (Derogatory) A purported ideology behind (and promoting) homosexuality; gayness viewed as an ideology… • HOMOSEXUALISM n. being homosexual. |
| HOMOSEXUALIST | • homosexualist n. (Rare, dated, often derogatory) Alternative form of homosexual. • HOMOSEXUALIST n. a homosexual. |
| HOMOSEXUALITY | • homosexuality n. The state of being sexually attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes… • homosexuality n. Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex… • HOMOSEXUALITY n. the state of being homosexual. |
| HYDROXYLAMINE | • hydroxylamine n. (Inorganic chemistry) An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH2OH, used as a reducing agent… • hydroxylamine n. (Organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound. • HYDROXYLAMINE n. a colorless odorless nitrogenous base that resembles ammonia in its reactions. |
| OXYHEMOGLOBIN | • oxyhemoglobin n. (American spelling) Alternative form of oxyhaemoglobin. • OXYHEMOGLOBIN n. a loose compound of oxygen and haemoglobin, also OXYHAEMOGLOBIN. |
| XANTHOCHROISM | • xanthochroism n. Alternative form of xanthochromism. • XANTHOCHROISM n. a condition in which all skin pigments except yellow disappear. |
| XANTHOCHROMIA | • xanthochromia n. (Medicine) The yellowish appearance of cerebrospinal fluid that accompanies certain conditions, especially… • XANTHOCHROMIA n. any yellowish discoloration, esp. of the cerebrospinal fluid. |
| XEROPHTHALMIA | • xerophthalmia n. (Ophthalmology) A condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A where the conjunctiva and cornea become… • XEROPHTHALMIA n. extreme dryness of the conjunctive, thought to stem from a vitamin A deficiency, also XEROMA. |
| XEROPHTHALMIC | • xerophthalmic adj. Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia. • XEROPHTHALMIC adj. relating to xerophthalmia. |