| AUXOTROPH | • auxotroph n. Any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth… • AUXOTROPH n. an auxotrophic strain or individual, i.e. one requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| BOXTHORNS | • boxthorns n. Plural of boxthorn. • BOXTHORN n. a thorny shrub with red berries. |
| EXHIBITOR | • exhibitor n. Someone who exhibits something. • exhibitor n. Someone who organizes an exhibition. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • EXHIBITOR n. one who exhibits, also EXHIBITER. |
| EXHORTERS | • exhorters n. Plural of exhorter. • EXHORTER n. one who exhorts or incites. |
| EXHORTING | • exhorting v. Present participle of exhort. • exhorting n. Exhortation. • EXHORT v. to admonish earnestly. |
| EXSTROPHY | • exstrophy n. (Anatomy) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface. • EXSTROPHY n. congenital eversion of a hollow organ, esp. the bladder. |
| FOXHUNTER | • foxhunter n. One who hunts foxes. • FOXHUNTER n. one who hunts foxes. |
| HETERODOX | • heterodox adj. Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from… • HETERODOX adj. holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines. |
| ORTHOAXES | • ORTHOAXIS n. in crystallography, the orthodiagonal. |
| ORTHOAXIS | • ORTHOAXIS n. in crystallography, the orthodiagonal. |
| ORTHODOXY | • orthodoxy n. Correctness in doctrine and belief. • orthodoxy n. Conformity to established and accepted beliefs (usually of religions). • Orthodoxy prop.n. The Eastern Orthodox Church. |
| PROTHORAX | • prothorax n. (Entomology) The anterior segment of the insect thorax; it carries the first pair of legs. • PROTHORAX n. the first or anterior segment of the thorax in insects. |
| RHEOTAXES | • rheotaxes n. Plural of rheotaxis. • RHEOTAXIS n. the movement of an organism in response to a current of water. |
| RHEOTAXIS | • rheotaxis n. (Biology) movement in response to a current (of water or air). • RHEOTAXIS n. the movement of an organism in response to a current of water. |
| THYROXINE | • thyroxine n. (Biochemistry) A hormone (an iodine derivative of tyrosine), produced by the thyroid gland, that regulates… • THYROXINE n. an iodine compound, a hormone forming the active principle of the thyroid gland, also THYROXIN. |
| THYROXINS | • thyroxins n. Plural of thyroxin. • THYROXIN n. an iodine compound, a hormone forming the active principle of the thyroid gland, also THYROXINE. |
| XEROPHYTE | • xerophyte n. (Botany) Any plant suited for life in a habitat where water is scarce, such as in a desert or chaparral… • xerophyte n. A desert plant. • XEROPHYTE n. a plant thriving in desert conditions. |