| AMPHIOXI | • amphioxi n. Plural of amphioxus. • AMPHIOXUS n. (Greek) a fishlike creature, two or three inches long, found in temperate seas, aka lancelet. |
| APOMIXES | • apomixes n. Plural of apomixis. • APOMIXIS n. (Greek) nonsexual reproduction, from an apomict or unfertilized ovum. |
| APOMIXIS | • apomixis n. (Botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization. • apomixis n. (Botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes. • apomixis n. (Zoology) Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization. |
| AXOPLASM | • axoplasm n. The cytoplasm of an axon. • AXOPLASM n. the cytoplasm of an axon, a nerve fibre. |
| DOXAPRAM | • doxapram n. A respiratory stimulant. • DOXAPRAM n. a drug used as a respiratory stimulant. |
| EXOPLASM | • exoplasm n. Alternative form of ectoplasm. • EXOPLASM n. the outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum, also ECTOPLASM. |
| EXPOSOME | • exposome n. A measure of the effects of life-long environmental exposures on health. • EXPOSOME n. a collection of environmental factors, such as stress and diet, to which an individual is exposed and which can have an effect on health. |
| MIREPOIX | • mirepoix n. A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking. • mirepoix n. (Figurative) A mixture. • Mirepoix prop.n. A city in the Ariège department, France. |
| OXAZEPAM | • oxazepam n. (Pharmacology) A drug of the benzodiazepine group, used to treat anxiety states and insomnia; 7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-3-hy… • OXAZEPAM n. a tranquilizing drug. |
| PAROXYSM | • paroxysm n. A random or sudden outburst (of activity). • paroxysm n. An explosive event during a volcanic eruption. • paroxysm n. A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit. |
| PHORMINX | • phorminx n. A kind of lyre used by the Ancient Greeks. • PHORMINX n. (Greek) a kind of lyre used by the Greeks. |
| PROXEMIC | • proxemic adj. Of or relating to proxemics. • PROXEMIC adj. pertaining to a branch of environmental study. |
| PROXIMAL | • proximal adj. (Anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation. • proximal adj. (Dentistry) Facing toward another tooth. The proximal surfaces of a tooth are those that touch or are… • proximal adj. (Linguistics) Closer to the speaker. |
| SCRUMPOX | • scrumpox n. Herpes gladiatorum. • SCRUMPOX n. (slang) rugby slang for impetigo spread by players' faces rubbing together in the scrum. |
| SMALLPOX | • smallpox n. (Pathology) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae… • small-pox n. Obsolete spelling of smallpox. • small␣pox n. Obsolete spelling of smallpox. |