| AUXOCHROMES | • auxochromes n. Plural of auxochrome. • AUXOCHROME n. a group of atoms that can be attached to a chromogen to convert it into a dye. |
| AUXOTROPHIC | • auxotrophic adj. (Biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent… • AUXOTROPHIC adj. requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| COEXECUTORS | • coexecutors n. Plural of coexecutor. • COEXECUTOR n. a joint executor. |
| DOXORUBICIN | • doxorubicin n. (Pharmacology) An anthracycline antibiotic drug (trademark Adriamycin) with broad antineoplastic activity… • DOXORUBICIN n. a bacterial antibiotic used to treat various forms of cancer. |
| FAUXBOURDON | • FAUXBOURDON n. (French) a type of improvised polyphony, popular in England from the 15th century to the Reformation, also FABURDEN. |
| 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. |
| NEUROTOXINS | • neurotoxins n. Plural of neurotoxin. • NEUROTOXIN n. a nerve poison. |
| OVERANXIOUS | • overanxious adj. Excessively anxious or nervous. • OVERANXIOUS adj. excessively anxious. |
| PROLOCUTRIX | • prolocutrix n. (Obsolete) A female prolocutor; a spokeswoman. • PROLOCUTRIX n. a spokesman, a chairwoman, esp. of the lower house of Convocation. |
| THOROUGHWAX | • thoroughwax n. An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves. • thoroughwax n. The thoroughwort. • THOROUGHWAX n. the plant hare's-ear, from the stem seeming to 'wax' (i.e. grow) through the leaves. |
| UNORTHODOXY | • unorthodoxy n. Lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox. • UNORTHODOXY n. the state of being unorthodox. |
| XEROPHILOUS | • xerophilous adj. Able to thrive in dry weather. • XEROPHILOUS adj. drought loving, particularly pertaining to plants. |
| XYLOCARPOUS | • xylocarpous adj. Bearing fruit that becomes hard or woody. • XYLOCARPOUS adj. having woody fruit. |