| AMOXYCILLIN | • amoxycillin n. (Pharmacology) UK spelling of amoxicillin. • AMOXYCILLIN n. an antibiotic drug, a type of semisynthetic penicillin, also AMOXICILLIN. |
| EXCLAMATORY | • exclamatory adj. Resembling an exclamation. • exclamatory adj. Emphatic. • EXCLAMATORY adj. containing or expressing exclamation, also EXCLAMATIVE. |
| EXTEMPORARY | • extemporary adj. Extemporaneous. • EXTEMPORARY adj. unpremeditated; esp. of prayer, discourse, composition, etc., also EXTEMPORANEOUS, EXTEMPORE. |
| HEMATOXYLIN | • hematoxylin n. (Medicine, organic chemistry) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C16H14O6, used (most often… • HEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HAEMATOXYLIN. |
| HYDROXONIUM | • hydroxonium n. (Chemistry) The cation obtained by reacting a proton with water - H3O+; hydronium. • HYDROXONIUM n. the obsolete name for the cation H3O+ derived from protonation of water. |
| HYPOXAEMIAS | • hypoxaemias n. Plural of hypoxaemia. • HYPOXAEMIA n. a deficiency of oxygenation of the blood, also HYPOXEMIA, HYPOXIA. |
| MONKEYPOXES | • MONKEYPOX n. a rare virus disease especially of central and western Africa that is caused by a poxvirus. |
| MONOHYDROXY | • monohydroxy n. (Organic chemistry, in combination) Having a single hydroxy group in a molecule. E.g. a monool is monohydroxy/monohydri… • MONOHYDROXY adj. containing one hydroxyl group in the molecule. |
| MYXOMATOSES | • MYXOMATOSIS n. a fatal contagious disease of rabbits. |
| MYXOMATOSIS | • myxomatosis n. A usually fatal viral disease of rabbits, causing skin tumors. • myxomatosis n. In general, a condition characterized by the growth of many myxomata (tumors of primitive connective tissue). • MYXOMATOSIS n. a fatal contagious disease of rabbits. |
| MYXOMYCETES | • myxomycetes n. Plural of myxomycete. • Myxomycetes prop.n. A taxonomic class within the phylum Amoebozoa – Myxogastrea. • MYXOMYCETE n. slime mould. |
| MYXOVIRUSES | • myxoviruses n. Plural of myxovirus. • MYXOVIRUS n. any of a group of related viruses causing influenza, mumps etc. |
| POMPHOLYXES | • POMPHOLYX n. (Greek) a vesicular eruption or eczema chiefly on the palms and soles. |
| PROTOXYLEMS | • protoxylems n. Plural of protoxylem. • PROTOXYLEM n. the first part of the xylem to be formed. |
| PROXIMATELY | • proximately adv. In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately. • PROXIMATE adv. nearest or next. |
| XEROPHYTISM | • xerophytism n. (Botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce. • XEROPHYTISM n. being a xerophyte. |
| XYLOCHROMES | • xylochromes n. Plural of xylochrome. • XYLOCHROME n. a mixture of substances to which the colour of heartwood is due. |
| XYLOTOMISTS | • xylotomists n. Plural of xylotomist. • XYLOTOMIST n. one who carries out xylotomy, the preparation of sections of wood for microscopic examination. |
| ZANTHOXYLUM | • zanthoxylum n. Any of the genus Zanthoxylum of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the citrus or rue family. • Zanthoxylum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – trees and shrubs including prickly ash and Hercules’… • ZANTHOXYLUM n. a plant of a genus of the rue family found in Brazil, in particular the prickly-ash or Hercules club, also XANTHOXYL, ZANTHOXYL. |