| ANTIAUXIN | • antiauxin n. (Biochemistry) Any substance that inhibits auxin by competing for the same receptors. • ANTIAUXIN n. a plant substance that opposes or represses the effects of an auxin, a growth hormone. |
| ANTIHELIX | • antihelix n. (Anatomy) The curved prominence of cartilage of the external ear, within or in front of the helix. • ANTIHELIX n. the curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix, also ANTHELIX. |
| ANTITOXIC | • antitoxic adj. (Immunology) that counteracts a toxin or poison. • antitoxic adj. Of, or relating to an antitoxin. • ANTITOXIC adj. serving to neutralize poison. |
| ANTITOXIN | • antitoxin n. (Medicine) A medicine able to neutralize a toxin. • antitoxin n. (Medicine) An antibody capable of neutralizing specific toxins. • ANTITOXIN n. an antidote to a toxin. |
| ANXIETIES | • anxieties n. Plural of anxiety. • ANXIETY n. painful or apprehensive uneasiness of mind. |
| BIOTOXINS | • biotoxins n. Plural of biotoxin. • BIOTOXIN n. a poison of biological origin. |
| DIGITOXIN | • digitoxin n. (Organic chemistry) A toxic cardiac glycoside, obtained from digitalis, related to cardenolide. • DIGITOXIN n. a poisonous glycoside that is the most active ingredient of digitalin. |
| EXCIPIENT | • excipient n. (Pharmacy, pharmacology) An ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than… • excipient n. An exceptor. • excipient adj. Taking an exception. |
| EXCITONIC | • excitonic adj. Of or pertaining to excitons or excitonics. • EXCITONIC adj. relating to an exciton, an electrically neutral excited crystal state, bound state of electron and hole. |
| EXPIATING | • expiating v. Present participle of expiate. • EXPIATE v. to make complete atonement for. |
| EXPIATION | • expiation n. An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing. • expiation n. (Obsolete) The act of expiating or stripping off. • EXPIATION n. the act of expiating. |
| EXTIRPING | • extirping v. Present participle of extirp. • EXTIRP v. (Shakespeare) to root out. |
| EXTRINSIC | • extrinsic adj. External; separable from the thing itself; inessential. • extrinsic adj. Not belonging to something; outside. • extrinsic n. An external factor. |
| FIXATIONS | • fixations n. Plural of fixation. • FIXATION n. the act of fixating. |
| OXIDATING | • oxidating v. Present participle of oxidate. • OXIDATE v. to combine with oxygen, also OXIDISE, OXIDIZE. |
| OXIDATION | • oxidation n. The combination of a substance with oxygen. • oxidation n. (Chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the… • OXIDATION n. the act of oxidizing. |
| SAXITOXIN | • saxitoxin n. A neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red tides, that can accumulate in mollusks… • SAXITOXIN n. a nerve poison found in molluscs feeding on dinoflagellates of the genus Gonyaulax. |
| TOXIGENIC | • toxigenic adj. Toxicogenic. • TOXIGENIC adj. producing toxic substances and agents. |