| AUTOTOXINS | • autotoxins n. Plural of autotoxin. • AUTOTOXIN n. a poisonous substance formed within the body within which it acts. |
| CYTOTOXINS | • cytotoxins n. Plural of cytotoxin. • CYTOTOXIN n. a cell-damaging drug. |
| EXOCYTOTIC | • exocytotic adj. Of or pertaining to exocytosis. • EXOCYTOTIC adj. relating to exocytosis, the release of cellular substances contained in cell vesicles. |
| EXODONTIST | • exodontist n. One who removes teeth. • EXODONTIST n. a specialist in exodontia, the branch of dentistry involving the extraction of teeth. |
| EXTORTIONS | • extortions n. Plural of extortion. • EXTORTION n. the illegal securing of money by compulsion or violence. |
| PHOTOTAXIS | • phototaxis n. (Biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light. • PHOTOTAXIS n. growth or movement determined by light. |
| PHOTOTOXIC | • phototoxic adj. (Medicine, of a medicine or cosmetic) Causing damage to the skin when exposed to light. • PHOTOTOXIC adj. rendering the skin susceptible to damage (as sunburn or blisters). |
| 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. |
| TAXONOMIST | • taxonomist n. (Taxonomy) Someone whose profession is taxonomy, or who performs taxonomy at a professional level. • TAXONOMIST n. a specialist in taxonomy, also TAXONOMER. |
| TETROTOXIN | • TETROTOXIN n. a deadly nerve poison found in a species of Japanese puffer fish, also TETRODOTOXIN. |
| THIXOTROPE | • THIXOTROPE n. a thixotropic substance. |
| 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. |
| TOXICATION | • toxication n. (Biochemistry) the metabolism of a drug or other compound to produce a toxic metabolite. • TOXICATION n. the state of being toxic. |
| TROPOTAXIS | • tropotaxis n. (Biology) Movement by organisms with paired receptor cells, triggered when the stimuli at the receptors… • TROPOTAXIS n. a taxis in which an organism orients itself by the simultaneous comparison of stimuli of different intensity operating on different end organs. |
| XYLOTOMIST | • xylotomist n. A person involved in xylotomy. • XYLOTOMIST n. one who carries out xylotomy, the preparation of sections of wood for microscopic examination. |