| XYLOTOMY | • xylotomy n. (Botany) The art of preparing sections of wood (as by means of a microtome) for microscopic examination. • XYLOTOMY n. the preparation of wood for microscopic examination. |
| POLYMYXIN | • polymyxin n. Any of several toxic antibiotics, derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa, used to treat infections… • POLYMYXIN n. one of a group of mainly toxic antibiotics. |
| POLYMYXINS | • polymyxins n. Plural of polymyxin. • POLYMYXIN n. one of a group of mainly toxic antibiotics. |
| MYCOTOXOLOGY | • MYCOTOXOLOGY n. the study of mycotoxins. |
| PAROXYSMALLY | • paroxysmally adv. In a paroxysmal manner. • PAROXYSMAL adv. of the nature of a paroxysm. |
| HYDROXYLAMINE | • hydroxylamine n. (Inorganic chemistry) An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH2OH, used as a reducing agent… • hydroxylamine n. (Organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound. • HYDROXYLAMINE n. a colorless odorless nitrogenous base that resembles ammonia in its reactions. |
| HYDROXYLAMINES | • hydroxylamines n. Plural of hydroxylamine. • HYDROXYLAMINE n. a colorless odorless nitrogenous base that resembles ammonia in its reactions. |
| HYPOMIXOLYDIAN | • hypomixolydian adj. (Music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from D to G. • HYPOMIXOLYDIAN adj. applied in old church music to a mode extending from d to d with g as its final. |
| MYCOTOXICOLOGY | • mycotoxicology n. The study of mycotoxins. • MYCOTOXICOLOGY n. the study of fungal poisons. |
| OXYMORONICALLY | • oxymoronically adv. In an oxymoronic manner. • oxymoronically adv. With regard to, or using oxymorons. • OXYMORONIC adv. of or like an oxymoron, an apparent paradox achieved by the juxtaposition of words which seem to contradict one another. |
| CYCLOHEXYLAMINE | • cyclohexylamine n. (Organic chemistry) The primary amine derived from cyclohexane by replacing a hydrogen atom by an amino… • CYCLOHEXYLAMINE n. a colorless liquid amine that is used in organic synthesis and to prevent corrosion in boilers and that is believed to be harmful as a metabolic breakdown product of cyclamate. |