| ANXIOLYTIC | • anxiolytic adj. (Pharmacology) That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing. • anxiolytic n. (Pharmacology) A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety. • ANXIOLYTIC adj. serving to reduce tension or stress. |
| AXONOMETRY | • axonometry n. Axonometric projection. • AXONOMETRY n. the branch of crystallography concerned with measurement of the axes of crystals. |
| CYTOTOXINS | • cytotoxins n. Plural of cytotoxin. • CYTOTOXIN n. a cell-damaging drug. |
| MYCOTOXINS | • mycotoxins n. Plural of mycotoxin. • MYCOTOXIN n. a poison derived from fungi. |
| NECTOCALYX | • nectocalyx n. (Zoology) The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish or medusa. • nectocalyx n. (Zoology) One of the zooids of certain Siphonophorae, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure… • NECTOCALYX n. the swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa. |
| OXYGENATED | • oxygenated v. Simple past tense and past participle of oxygenate. • oxygenated adj. (Chemistry) Containing oxygen, or oxygen-containing radicals, as substituents. • OXYGENATE v. to impregnate or treat with oxygen. |
| OXYGENATES | • oxygenates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxygenate. • OXYGENATE v. to impregnate or treat with oxygen. |
| OXYGENATOR | • oxygenator n. Any device that releases oxygen (or air) into water, especially one in an aquarium. • OXYGENATOR n. an oxidizer. |
| PAROXYTONE | • paroxytone adj. (Linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable. • paroxytone n. (Linguistics) A paroxytone word. • PAROXYTONE n. a word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable. |
| PHYTOTOXIN | • phytotoxin n. (Biochemistry) Any toxic substance produced by a plant. • PHYTOTOXIN n. a poison produced by a plant. |
| PYROXENITE | • pyroxenite n. (Geology) A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of… • PYROXENITE n. a rock consisting essentially of pyroxene. |
| THYROXINES | • thyroxines n. Plural of thyroxine. • THYROXINE n. an iodine compound, a hormone forming the active principle of the thyroid gland, also THYROXIN. |
| TRIOXYGENS | • TRIOXYGEN n. a technical name for oxygen. |
| XANTHOPHYL | • xanthophyl n. Dated form of xanthophyll. • XANTHOPHYL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYLL. |
| XANTHOXYLS | • XANTHOXYL n. a plant of a genus of the rue family found in Brazil, in particular the prickly-ash or Hercules club, also ZANTHOXYL, ZANTHOXYLUM. |
| XENOCRYSTS | • xenocrysts n. Plural of xenocryst. • XENOCRYST n. a crystal or mineral grain which has been taken in by magma during its upward flow. |
| ZANTHOXYLS | • ZANTHOXYL n. a plant of a genus of the rue family found in Brazil, in particular the prickly-ash or Hercules club, also XANTHOXYL, ZANTHOXYLUM. |