| CYTOTOXIN | • cytotoxin n. (Cytology) Any substance having a specific toxic effect on certain cells. • CYTOTOXIN n. a cell-damaging drug. |
| MONKEYPOX | • monkeypox n. (Pathology) A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by the Monkeypox virus. • monkey-pox n. Alternative form of monkeypox. • monkey␣pox n. Alternative form of monkeypox. |
| MONOXYLON | • monoxylon n. A canoe or boat made from a single piece of timber. • MONOXYLON n. a canoe made from one log. |
| MYCOTOXIN | • mycotoxin n. (Biochemistry) Any substance, produced by a mold or fungus, that is injurious to vertebrates upon ingestion… • MYCOTOXIN n. a poison derived from fungi. |
| NOXIOUSLY | • noxiously adv. In a noxious manner. • NOXIOUS adv. harmful to health. |
| OXYANIONS | • oxyanions n. Plural of oxyanion. • OXYANION n. an anion containing one or more oxygen atoms bonded to another element (as in the sulphate and carbonate ions). |
| OXYCODONE | • oxycodone n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic analgesic drug (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in its effects. • OXYCODONE n. an opiate drug used as a painkiller. |
| OXYGENOUS | • oxygenous adj. (Obsolete) oxygenic. • OXYGENOUS adj. consisting of or containing oxygen. |
| OXYMORONS | • oxymorons n. Plural of oxymoron. • OXYMORON n. (Greek) a self-contradictory expression. |
| OXYTOCINS | • oxytocins n. Plural of oxytocin. • OXYTOCIN n. a pituitary hormone that stimulates uterine muscle contraction. |
| POLYAXONS | • polyaxons n. Plural of polyaxon. • POLYAXON n. a nerve cell with multiple branches. |
| XENOPHOBY | • xenophoby n. Dated form of xenophobia. • XENOPHOBY n. fear of foreigners, also XENOPHOBIA. |
| XYLOPHONE | • xylophone n. (Music) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the… • xylophone v. To play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone. • xylophone v. To move above a ridged surface so as to hit every ridge, in a manner similar to playing quickly and… |