| ASPHYXIATOR | • asphyxiator n. One who or that which asphyxiates. • ASPHYXIATOR n. one of who asphyxiates. |
| AUXOTROPHIC | • auxotrophic adj. (Biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent… • AUXOTROPHIC adj. requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| AXEROPHTHOL | • axerophthol n. Vitamin A. • AXEROPHTHOL n. vitamin A, a pale yellow crystalline substance, deficiency of which causes xerophthalmia. |
| EXSTROPHIES | • exstrophies n. Plural of exstrophy. • EXSTROPHY n. congenital eversion of a hollow organ, esp. the bladder. |
| MIXOTROPHIC | • mixotrophic adj. Of or pertaining to mixotrophy or mixotrophs. • MIXOTROPHIC adj. combining different modes of nutrition. |
| NEPHROTOXIC | • nephrotoxic adj. That is poisonous to kidney tissue. • NEPHROTOXIC adj. poisonous to the kidney. |
| ORTHOPRAXES | • ORTHOPRAXIS n. correct practice in religion. |
| ORTHOPRAXIS | • orthopraxis n. Orthopraxy. • ORTHOPRAXIS n. correct practice in religion. |
| PROTHORAXES | • prothoraxes n. Plural of prothorax. • PROTHORAX n. the first or anterior segment of the thorax in insects. |
| THIXOTROPES | • THIXOTROPE n. a thixotropic substance. |
| THIXOTROPIC | • thixotropic adj. (Chemistry, medicine, of a gel) Becoming a fluid when agitated but solid or semi-solid when allowed to stand. • THIXOTROPIC adj. of or showing, thixotropy; (of paints) nondrip. |
| TROPHOTAXES | • TROPHOTAXIS n. chemotaxis and chemotropism where the stimulating substance is food. |
| TROPHOTAXIS | • TROPHOTAXIS n. chemotaxis and chemotropism where the stimulating substance is food. |
| XEROPHYTISM | • xerophytism n. (Botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce. • XEROPHYTISM n. being a xerophyte. |