| APPROXIMATION | • approximation n. The act, process or result of approximating. • approximation n. (Mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose. • approximation n. (Medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured. |
| AUTOTOXAEMIAS | • autotoxaemias n. Plural of autotoxaemia. • AUTOTOXAEMIA n. self-poisoning caused by absorption of toxic products originating within the body, also AUTOTOXEMIA. |
| COMPLEXATIONS | • complexations n. Plural of complexation. • COMPLEXATION n. a complex. |
| COXCOMBICALLY | • coxcombically adv. (Obsolete) in the manner of a coxcomb. • COXCOMBICAL adv. foppish, vain, also COXCOMBIC, COXCOMICAL. |
| CYTOTAXONOMIC | • cytotaxonomic adj. (Taxonomy) Relating to cytotaxonomy. • CYTOTAXONOMIC adj. relating to cytotaxonomy. |
| EXPROMISSIONS | • EXPROMISSION n. relieving another person's debt by taking it upon oneself. |
| 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. |
| IMMUNOCOMPLEX | • immunocomplex n. The complex formed between an antigen and an antibody. • IMMUNOCOMPLEX n. a complex formed between an antibody and an antigen. |
| MYCOTOXICOSES | • mycotoxicoses n. Plural of mycotoxicosis. • MYCOTOXICOSIS n. poisoning caused by a mycotoxin. |
| MYCOTOXICOSIS | • mycotoxicosis n. Poisoning caused by exposure to mycotoxins. • MYCOTOXICOSIS n. poisoning caused by a mycotoxin. |
| OXYHEMOGLOBIN | • oxyhemoglobin n. (American spelling) Alternative form of oxyhaemoglobin. • OXYHEMOGLOBIN n. a loose compound of oxygen and haemoglobin, also OXYHAEMOGLOBIN. |
| TAXONOMICALLY | • taxonomically adv. In terms of taxonomy. • TAXONOMICAL adv. relating to taxonomy, the science of classifying living organisms, also TAXONOMIC. |
| TOXOPLASMOSIS | • toxoplasmosis n. A disease, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, that primarily affects felids, but also other mammals… • TOXOPLASMOSIS n. an infection of animals (esp. the domestic cat) and humans by microorganisms, prob protozoa, of the genus Toxoplasma. |
| 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. |