| PYROXYLIC | • pyroxylic adj. (Obsolete, chemistry) Created by the destructive distillation of wood. • PYROXYLIC adj. produced by the action of heat on wood, also PYROLIGNEOUS, PYROLIGNIC. |
| PYROXYLIN | • pyroxylin n. (Organic chemistry) A highly inflammable form of nitrocellulose; used in the manufacture of collodion and lacquers. • PYROXYLIN n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLINE. |
| PYROXYLINE | • pyroxyline n. Archaic form of pyroxylin. • PYROXYLINE n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLIN. |
| PYROXYLINS | • pyroxylins n. Plural of pyroxylin. • PYROXYLIN n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLINE. |
| PYROXYLINES | • PYROXYLINE n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLIN. |
| HYPERPYREXIA | • hyperpyrexia n. (Medicine) An excessive and unusual elevation of set body temperature greater than or equal to 41°C… • HYPERPYREXIA n. an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41 degrees Centigrade or above, also HYPERTHERMY. |
| HYPERPYREXIAL | • hyperpyrexial adj. Exhibiting or relating to hyperpyrexia. • HYPERPYREXIAL adj. showing hyperpyrexia, an extremely high fever. |
| HYPERPYREXIAS | • hyperpyrexias n. Plural of hyperpyrexia. • HYPERPYREXIA n. an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41 degrees Centigrade or above, also HYPERTHERMY. |
| HYDROXYAPATITE | • hydroxyapatite n. A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth. • HYDROXYAPATITE n. a complex phosphate of calcium that occurs as a mineral and is the chief structural element of vertebrate bone. |
| HYDROXYPROLINE | • hydroxyproline n. (Biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue. • HYDROXYPROLINE n. an amino acid. |
| HYPERSEXUALITY | • hypersexuality n. The desire for sexual activity at levels high enough to be considered clinically significant. • HYPERSEXUALITY n. the state of being hypersexual. |
| POLYCARBOXYLIC | • polycarboxylic adj. (Chemistry) Having multiple carboxylic functional groups. • POLYCARBOXYLIC adj. of or like a polycarboxylate. |
| XEROPHYTICALLY | • xerophytically adv. As a xerophyte. • XEROPHYTIC adv. able to withstand drought. |
| HYDROXYAPATITES | • hydroxyapatites n. Plural of hydroxyapatite. • HYDROXYAPATITE n. a complex phosphate of calcium that occurs as a mineral and is the chief structural element of vertebrate bone. |
| HYDROXYLAPATITE | • hydroxylapatite n. Alternative spelling of hydroxyapatite. • HYDROXYLAPATITE n. a mineral of the apatite group that is rare in the ground but is the principal inorganic constituent of tooth enamel and bone. |
| HYDROXYPROLINES | • hydroxyprolines n. Plural of hydroxyproline. • HYDROXYPROLINE n. an amino acid. |
| XYLOTYPOGRAPHIC | • xylotypographic adj. Of or pertaining to xylotypography. • XYLOTYPOGRAPHIC adj. relating to, or printed from, wooden type. |