| 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. |
| PAROXYTONES | • paroxytones n. Plural of paroxytone. • PAROXYTONE n. a word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable. |
| PAROXYTONIC | • paroxytonic adj. (Prosody) Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the penultimate syllable. • PAROXYTONIC adj. like a paroxytone. |
| PHYTOTOXINS | • phytotoxins n. Plural of phytotoxin. • PHYTOTOXIN n. a poison produced by a plant. |
| XYLOPHONIST | • xylophonist n. Someone who plays a xylophone. • XYLOPHONIST n. one who plays the xylophone. |
| MORPHOSYNTAX | • morphosyntax n. (Linguistics) Morphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit. • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics) The system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words… • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics, formal) Grammar. |
| XYLOPHONISTS | • xylophonists n. Plural of xylophonist. • XYLOPHONIST n. one who plays the xylophone. |
| ORTHOPYROXENE | • orthopyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
| PROPAROXYTONE | • proparoxytone adj. (Linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the antepenultimate syllable. • proparoxytone n. (Linguistics) A proparoxytone word. • PROPAROXYTONE n. in ancient Greek, a word having the acute accent on the third last syllable. |
| MORPHOSYNTAXES | • morphosyntaxes n. Plural of morphosyntax. • MORPHOSYNTAX n. the study of the interaction of morphology and syntax. |
| NEPHROTOXICITY | • nephrotoxicity n. The state or condition of being nephrotoxic; toxicity that damages kidneys. • NEPHROTOXICITY n. the state of being nephrotoxic. |
| NONEXPLANATORY | • nonexplanatory adj. Not explanatory. • NONEXPLANATORY adj. not explanatory. |
| ORTHOPYROXENES | • orthopyroxenes n. Plural of orthopyroxene. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
| PROPAROXYTONES | • proparoxytones n. Plural of proparoxytone. • PROPAROXYTONE n. in ancient Greek, a word having the acute accent on the third last syllable. |
| XANTHOPHYLLOUS | • xanthophyllous adj. Of or relating to xanthophyll. • XANTHOPHYLLOUS adj. like a xanthophyll, a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks. |
| OXYPHENBUTAZONE | • oxyphenbutazone n. (Pharmacology) A metabolite of phenylbutazone. • OXYPHENBUTAZONE n. a phenylbutazone derivative having antiinflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic effects. |