| POMPHOLYX | • pompholyx n. (Medicine) dyshidrosis. • pompholyx n. (Chemistry, obsolete) impure zinc oxide. • POMPHOLYX n. (Greek) a vesicular eruption or eczema chiefly on the palms and soles. |
| XEROMORPH | • xeromorph n. Any plant, with xeromorphic leaves, that is adapted to a dry atmosphere; a xerophyte. • XEROMORPH n. a plant thriving in desert conditions, a xerophyte. |
| XEROMORPHS | • xeromorphs n. Plural of xeromorph. • XEROMORPH n. a plant thriving in desert conditions, a xerophyte. |
| MIXOTROPHIC | • mixotrophic adj. Of or pertaining to mixotrophy or mixotrophs. • MIXOTROPHIC adj. combining different modes of nutrition. |
| POMPHOLYXES | • POMPHOLYX n. (Greek) a vesicular eruption or eczema chiefly on the palms and soles. |
| XENOMORPHIC | • xenomorphic adj. (Petrography, of a mineral grain) That does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form… • xenomorphic adj. In an unusual form; having a strange form. • XENOMORPHIC adj. having a form not its own. |
| XEROMORPHIC | • xeromorphic adj. (Biology) Of, relating to, or characteristic of the xerophytes, especially having the ability to store… • XEROMORPHIC adj. of parts of a plant, protected against excessive loss of water by thick cuticles, coatings of hairs and similar structural features, also XEROMORPHOUS. |
| EXOPHTHALMOS | • exophthalmos n. (Pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the eyeball from its socket. • EXOPHTHALMOS n. abnormal protrusion of the eyeball, also EXOPHTHALMUS. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| EXOPHTHALMOSES | • exophthalmoses n. Plural of exophthalmos. • EXOPHTHALMOS n. abnormal protrusion of the eyeball, also EXOPHTHALMUS. |
| HYPOMIXOLYDIAN | • hypomixolydian adj. (Music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from D to G. • HYPOMIXOLYDIAN adj. applied in old church music to a mode extending from d to d with g as its final. |
| MORPHOSYNTAXES | • morphosyntaxes n. Plural of morphosyntax. • MORPHOSYNTAX n. the study of the interaction of morphology and syntax. |
| PNEUMOTHORAXES | • pneumothoraxes n. Plural of pneumothorax. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
| CHROMOXYLOGRAPH | • chromoxylograph n. A woodcut produced in colour. • CHROMOXYLOGRAPH n. a picture printed in colours from wooden blocks. |
| XENOMORPHICALLY | • XENOMORPHIC adv. having a form not its own. |