| ALEXANDRINE | • alexandrine n. (Poetry) A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts. • alexandrine n. An Alexandrine parrot or parakeet, Psittacula eupatria. • Alexandrine adj. Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian. |
| ALEXANDRITE | • alexandrite n. (Mineralogy) A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along… • ALEXANDRITE n. a gem variety of chrysoberyl which appears green in daylight and red in artificial light. |
| ASTAXANTHIN | • astaxanthin n. (Organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment that occurs widely in plants and animals, especially crustaceans. |
| AUXANOMETER | • auxanometer n. An instrument to measure the growth of plants. • AUXANOMETER n. an instrument for measuring growth of plants. |
| CYCLOHEXANE | • cyclohexane n. (Organic chemistry) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile… • CYCLOHEXANE n. a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis. |
| EXANIMATION | • exanimation n. Deprivation of life or spirits. • EXANIMATION n. lifelessness. |
| EXANTHEMATA | • exanthemata n. Plural of exanthema. • EXANTHEMA n. a skin eruption, esp. accompanied by fever, also EXANTHEM. |
| FUCOXANTHIN | • fucoxanthin n. (Organic chemistry) A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae. • FUCOXANTHIN n. a brown carotenoid pigment occurring esp. in the chloroplasts of brown algae. |
| HAPAXANTHIC | • hapaxanthic adj. Being or relating to a hapaxanth. • HAPAXANTHIC adj. monocarpous, also HAPAXANTHOUS. |
| THROMBOXANE | • thromboxane n. (Organic chemistry, medicine) Any of a number of eicosanoids, related to prostaglandin, that have a… • THROMBOXANE n. any of several compounds formed from prostaglandin endoperoxides which, when released from blood platelets, induce platelet aggregation and arterial constriction. |
| XANTHATIONS | • xanthations n. Plural of xanthation. • XANTHATION n. the formation of a xanthate, a salt of xanthic acid. |
| XANTHOPHYLL | • xanthophyll n. (Organic chemistry, countable) Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes. • xanthophyll n. (Organic chemistry, uncountable) Lutein. • XANTHOPHYLL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYL. |
| XANTHOPHYLS | • xanthophyls n. Plural of xanthophyl. • XANTHOPHYL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYLL. |
| XANTHOPSIAS | • XANTHOPSIA n. a visual condition where things appear yellow. |
| ZEAXANTHINS | • zeaxanthins n. Plural of zeaxanthin. |