| CYTOTOXINS | • cytotoxins n. Plural of cytotoxin. • CYTOTOXIN n. a cell-damaging drug. |
| EXOBIOLOGY | • exobiology n. (Biology, science fiction) The branch of biology dealing with lifeforms originating a different planet. • EXOBIOLOGY n. the study of extraterrestrial life. |
| EXOCYTOSIS | • exocytosis n. (Biology) The secretion of substances through cellular membranes, either to excrete waste products or… • EXOCYTOSIS n. the release of cellular substances contained in cell vesicles. |
| EXOCYTOTIC | • exocytotic adj. Of or pertaining to exocytosis. • EXOCYTOTIC adj. relating to exocytosis, the release of cellular substances contained in cell vesicles. |
| EXPOSITORY | • expository adj. Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition. • EXPOSITORY adj. pertaining to, or containing, exposition. |
| LEXICOLOGY | • lexicology n. (Uncountable, linguistics) The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words’… • lexicology n. (Countable) A specific theory concerning the lexicon. • LEXICOLOGY n. the study of words and their meanings. |
| MYCOTOXINS | • mycotoxins n. Plural of mycotoxin. • MYCOTOXIN n. a poison derived from fungi. |
| OXYMORONIC | • oxymoronic adj. Of or pertaining to an oxymoron. • OXYMORONIC adj. of or like an oxymoron, an apparent paradox achieved by the juxtaposition of words which seem to contradict one another. |
| PHYTOTOXIC | • phytotoxic adj. (Biochemistry) Characteristic of a phytotoxin. • PHYTOTOXIC adj. harmful to plants. |
| PHYTOTOXIN | • phytotoxin n. (Biochemistry) Any toxic substance produced by a plant. • PHYTOTOXIN n. a poison produced by a plant. |
| POLYAXONIC | • POLYAXONIC adj. having many axes or several axis cylinders. |
| PYROXENOID | • pyroxenoid n. (Mineralogy) any of a large group of minerals physically resembling pyroxene. • PYROXENOID n. a mineral like pyroxene, a common mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals. |
| THIXOTROPY | • thixotropy n. (Physics) The reduction of viscosity with increased shear. • thixotropy n. (Medicine) The property of certain gels whereby they become fluids when agitated and return to being… • THIXOTROPY n. the property of certain gels of becoming fluid when agitated and of reverting back to a gel when left to stand. |
| TOXICOLOGY | • toxicology n. (Sciences, pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and… • TOXICOLOGY n. the science which treats of poisons, their effects, antidotes, and recognition. |
| UXORIOUSLY | • uxoriously adv. In an uxorious manner. • UXORIOUS adv. excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife. |
| XYLOLOGIES | • XYLOLOGY n. the study of the structure of wood. |
| XYLOPHONIC | • xylophonic adj. Of or pertaining to a xylophone. • XYLOPHONIC adj. relating to a xylophone. |
| XYLOTOMIES | • XYLOTOMY n. the preparation of wood for microscopic examination. |
| XYLOTOMIST | • xylotomist n. A person involved in xylotomy. • XYLOTOMIST n. one who carries out xylotomy, the preparation of sections of wood for microscopic examination. |