| ANXIOLYTICS | • anxiolytics n. Plural of anxiolytic. • ANXIOLYTIC n. a drug used to reduce tension. |
| EXPLOSIVELY | • explosively adv. In an explosive manner. • EXPLOSIVE adv. tending to explode. |
| EXTORSIVELY | • extorsively adv. In an extorsive manner; extortionately. • EXTORSIVE adv. relating to or practising extortion, also EXTORTIVE. |
| GLYOXALINES | • glyoxalines n. Plural of glyoxaline. • GLYOXALINE n. any of a group of heterocyclic compounds produced by substitution in a five-membered ring containing two nitrogen atoms on either side of a carbon atom. |
| INNOXIOUSLY | • innoxiously adv. (Archaic) In an innoxious manner. • INNOXIOUS adv. harmless. |
| LUXURIOUSLY | • luxuriously adv. In a manner that involves luxury; in an expensive or indulgent manner. • LUXURIOUS adv. enjoying or indulging in luxury. |
| OBNOXIOUSLY | • obnoxiously adv. In an obnoxious manner. • OBNOXIOUS adv. unpleasant. |
| OXYSULPHIDE | • oxysulphide n. Alternative form of oxysulfide. • OXYSULPHIDE n. a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur. |
| PHYLLOTAXIS | • phyllotaxis n. (Botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement. • PHYLLOTAXIS n. the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another, also PHYLLOTAXY. |
| PROPHYLAXIS | • prophylaxis n. (Medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease. • prophylaxis n. (Chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent’s plan or tactic. • PROPHYLAXIS n. preventive treatment against diseases, etc. |
| PYROXYLINES | • PYROXYLINE n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLIN. |
| STYLOSTIXES | • STYLOSTIXIS n. acupuncture. |
| STYLOSTIXIS | • stylostixis n. (Rare) acupuncture. • STYLOSTIXIS n. acupuncture. |
| VEXATIOUSLY | • vexatiously adv. In a vexatious manner; so as to give annoyance. • VEXATIOUS adv. causing vexation. |
| XYLOPHILOUS | • xylophilous adj. Living on or in wood, as some fungi and beetles do. • XYLOPHILOUS adj. fond of wood; living in or on wood. |
| XYLOPHONIST | • xylophonist n. Someone who plays a xylophone. • XYLOPHONIST n. one who plays the xylophone. |
| XYLOTOMISTS | • xylotomists n. Plural of xylotomist. • XYLOTOMIST n. one who carries out xylotomy, the preparation of sections of wood for microscopic examination. |