| ASPHYXIATOR | • asphyxiator n. One who or that which asphyxiates. • ASPHYXIATOR n. one of who asphyxiates. |
| EXPISCATORY | • expiscatory adj. (Archaic) Tending to fish out; searching. • EXPISCATORY adj. serving to expiscate. |
| EXPLOSIVELY | • explosively adv. In an explosive manner. • EXPLOSIVE adv. tending to explode. |
| HYPEROXIDES | • hyperoxides n. Plural of hyperoxide. • HYPEROXIDES n. HYPEROXIDE. |
| HYPOXAEMIAS | • hypoxaemias n. Plural of hypoxaemia. • HYPOXAEMIA n. a deficiency of oxygenation of the blood, also HYPOXEMIA, HYPOXIA. |
| 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. |
| PHYTOTOXINS | • phytotoxins n. Plural of phytotoxin. • PHYTOTOXIN n. a poison produced by a plant. |
| 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. |
| PSYCHOTOXIC | • psychotoxic adj. That has a toxic effect on the mind. • PSYCHOTOXIC adj. damaging to the mind, esp. of such addictive drugs. |
| PYRIDOXINES | • pyridoxines n. Plural of pyridoxine. • PYRIDOXINE n. a pyridine derivative, a member of the vitamin B complex, also PYRIDOXIN. |
| PYROXENITES | • pyroxenites n. Plural of pyroxenite. • PYROXENITE n. a rock consisting essentially of pyroxene. |
| PYROXENOIDS | • pyroxenoids n. Plural of pyroxenoid. • PYROXENOID n. a mineral like pyroxene, a common mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals. |
| PYROXYLINES | • PYROXYLINE n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLIN. |
| XEROPHYTISM | • xerophytism n. (Botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce. • XEROPHYTISM n. being a xerophyte. |
| 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. |