(biochemistry) Any of several toxic substances that trigger anaphylaxis
anaphylaxes
anaphylaxes
noun
plural of anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
noun
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.
Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
anaptyxes
anaptyxes
noun
plural of anaptyxis
anaptyxis
anaptyxis
noun
(phonetics) The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel.
anomalopteryx
anoxyscope
anthropodeoxycholic
antianaphylaxis
antianaphylaxis
noun
(immunology) desensitization to antigens
antiexpressively
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
aphanapteryx
apoxyomenos
apoxyomenos
noun
(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
asphyxiant
asphyxiant
adj
That can cause asphyxiation
noun
Any substance that can cause asphyxia
asphyxiating
asphyxiating
verb
present participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiation
asphyxiation
noun
An acute lack of oxygen.
Death due to lack of oxygen.
asphyxiations
asphyxiations
noun
plural of asphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
azoxynaphthalene
azoxynaphthalene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any azoxy derivative of naphthalene
azoxyphenetole
benzoxycamphor
benzoxyphenanthrene
complexionably
complexionally
complexionally
adv
constitutionally
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
cryptoxanthin
cryptoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment (a hydroxy derivative of carotene) that occurs widely in nature.
cytopharynx
cytopharynx
noun
(cytology) A tube-like opening in the lateral surface of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
diphenoxylate
diphenoxylate
noun
(pharmacology) An antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₃₀H₃₂N₂O₂·HCl in combination with the sulfate of atropine.
epipharynx
epipharynx
noun
(anatomy, rare) The nasopharynx.
(zoology) A structure that overlaps the mouth in certain insects.
eurypharynx
exasperatingly
exasperatingly
adv
In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
exceptionability
exceptionability
noun
The quality of being exceptionable.
exceptionably
exceptionably
adv
In an exceptionable manner.
exceptionalally
exceptionality
exceptionality
noun
(countable) A thing, condition, or other matter which is exceptional.
(education) the condition of requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability
(uncountable) The quality of being exceptional.
exceptionally
exceptionally
adv
To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.
exceptionary
expandability
expandability
noun
(countable) The degree to which something is expandable
(uncountable) The condition of being expandable
expandedly
expandedly
adv
In an expanded manner.
expandibility
expandingly
expandingly
adv
With expansion; so as to expand.
expansibility
expansibility
noun
The condition of being expansible
expansibly
expansibly
adv
In an expansible manner.
expansionary
expansionary
adj
That promotes or exhibits expansion; expansionist.
expansively
expansively
adv
In an expansive manner
expansivity
expansivity
noun
(mathematics) The formal notion of points moving away from one another under the action of an iterated function.
expansiveness
expatiatingly
expatiatingly
adv
So as to expatiate; speaking or writing at length.
expectancy
expectancy
noun
(law) Future interest as to possession or enjoyment
(obsolete) Something expected or awaited.
Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.
The state of being expected.
expectantly
expectantly
adv
In an expectant manner.
expedientially
expedientially
adv
In an expediential manner.
expeditionary
expeditionary
adj
(military) Intended for military operations abroad.
Of or pertaining to an expedition.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) One who goes on expeditions, especially one who is a member of an expeditionary military force.
expendability
expendability
noun
The state or quality of being expendable.
experientially
experientially
adv
In terms of experience
experimentally
experimentally
adv
in the manner of an experiment
explainability
explainability
noun
The state of being explainable.
explainingly
explainingly
adv
By way of explanation.
explanatively
explanatively
adv
In an explanative manner.
explanatorily
explanatorily
adv
With regard to explanation, or explanatory power.
explanatory
explanatory
adj
(of a person) Disposed to explain.
Intended to serve as an explanation.
explanitory
explementary
explementary
adj
(geometry) Of or relating to the explement
exponentially
exponentially
adv
(mathematics, sciences) In an exponential manner.
(proscribed) rapidly, greatly
expositionary
expositionary
adj
(writing) Serving as exposition.
expostulatingly
expostulatingly
adv
With expostulations.
expressionistically
expressionistically
adv
In an expressionistic manner.
extemporaneity
extemporaneously
extemporaneously
adv
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
extraparenchymal
extraparenchymal
adj
Unrelated to a parenchyma
extraparliamentary
extraparliamentary
adj
Outside of a parliament or legislature
extraplanetary
extraplanetary
adj
Originating, or located outside of a planet
extraterrestrial, originating or located outside Earth
extrapulmonary
extrapulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Beyond or outside the lungs.
extratympanic
extratympanic
adj
Outside of the tympanum
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hydropneumothorax
hydropneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The presence of both fluid and air in the pleural cavity
hydrosalpinx
hydrosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
hydroxytryptamine
hydroxytryptamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of tryptamine, but especially 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
hygroexpansivity
hyperanxious
hyperanxious
adj
Very anxious
hyperexaltation
hyperexcitableness
hypermixolydian
hyperoxidation
hyperoxidation
noun
Excessive oxidation
hyperoxygenate
hyperoxygenate
verb
To oxygenate excessively
hyperoxygenating
hyperoxygenating
verb
present participle of hyperoxygenate
hyperoxygenation
hyperoxygenation
noun
(medicine) The administration of a higher than usual concentration of oxygen, or the condition of having such a concentration of oxygen.
hypomixolydian
hypomixolydian
adj
(music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from D to G
hypopharynx
hypopharynx
noun
(anatomy) bottom part of the pharynx, the part of the throat that connects to the esophagus
hypopharynxes
hypopharynxes
noun
plural of hypopharynx
hypoxanthic
hypoxanthine
hypoxanthine
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle, 3,7-dihydropurin-6-one, that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of uric acid.
inexpectancy
inexpiably
inexpiably
adv
In an inexpiable manner or degree; permitting no atonement.
inexplicability
inexplicability
noun
The state of being difficult to account for; the state of being inexplicable.
inexplicably
inexplicably
adv
In an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason.
inexpugnability
inexpugnability
noun
The quality of being inexpugnable.
inexpugnably
inexpugnably
adv
In an inexpugnable manner.
interparoxysmal
interparoxysmal
adj
Between paroxysms.
jasponyx
jasponyx
noun
A form of onyx, part or all of whose layers consist of jasper.
laryngemphraxis
laryngemphraxis
noun
(medicine) The closure or obstruction of the larynx.
laryngopharynx
laryngopharynx
noun
(anatomy) The part of the pharynx below and behind the larynx
laryngopharynxes
maxillopharyngeal
maxillopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the maxilla and the pharynx.
myxophycean
myxopodan
myxospongiae
myxospongian
myxospongida
myxosporidian
myxosporidian
noun
Any member of the Myxosporidia.
nasopharynx
nasopharynx
noun
(anatomy) The nasal part of the pharynx, lying behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate.
nasopharynxes
nasopharynxes
noun
plural of nasopharynx
nomophylax
nomophylax
noun
(historical) A magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.
nonexceptionally
nonexculpatory
nonexculpatory
adj
Not exculpatory.
nonexemplary
nonexemplary
adj
Not exemplary.
nonexpansibility
nonexpansively
nonexpansively
adv
In a nonexpansive manner.
nonexpectantly
nonexperientially
nonexperientially
adv
In a nonexperiential manner
nonexperimentally
nonexperimentally
adv
In a nonexperimental manner.
nonexpiatory
nonexplanatory
nonexplanatory
adj
Not explanatory.
nonexploratory
nonexploratory
adj
Not exploratory.
nonexponentially
nonexponentially
adv
In a nonexponential manner.
nonparadoxically
oropharynx
oropharynx
noun
(anatomy) The oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone.
oropharynxes
overexpansively
overexpectantly
overexpectantly
adv
With excessively high expectations.
oxybaphon
oxynaphthoic
oxynaphtoquinone
oxyphonia
oxyphonia
noun
(medicine) shrillness or high pitch of the voice
oxyquinaseptol
oxyquinaseptol
noun
Synonym of diaphtherin
pachymeninx
pachymeninx
noun
(anatomy) dura mater
panmixy
panmixy
noun
Alternative form of panmixia
pansexuality
pansexuality
noun
(rare) Sexuality that encompasses all kinds of sexuality.
A sexual orientation characterized by the potential for aesthetic attraction, romantic love and/or sexual desire for people regardless of their gender or sex.
paraxylene
paraxylene
noun
An aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene with two methyl substituents
paroxytone
paroxytone
adj
(linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.
noun
(linguistics) A paroxytone word.
paroxytonic
paroxytonic
adj
(prosody) Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the penultimate syllable
paroxytonize
pentahydroxy
pentahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Five hydroxy groups in a molecule.
pentaphylax
phacoanaphylaxis
phacoanaphylaxis
noun
(pathology) anaphylaxis to proteins released from the lens of the eye; the inflammation caused by this
pharyngemphraxis
pharyngomaxillary
pharyngomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pharynx and maxilla.
pharyngoxerosis
pharynx
pharynx
noun
(anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
(zootomy) The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.
pharynxes
phenoxybenzamine
phenoxybenzamine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that blocks the activity of alpha-receptors and is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₈H₂₂ClNO·HCl especially to treat hypertension and sweating due to pheochromocytoma.
photosyntax
photosyntax
noun
(archaic) photosynthesis
phycoxanthin
phycoxanthin
noun
(dated) A yellowish colouring matter found in certain algae.
phycoxanthine
phycoxanthine
noun
Alternative form of phycoxanthin
phylloxanthin
phylloxanthin
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) A yellow pigment obtained by degradation of chlorophyll.
(obsolete, organic chemistry) xanthophyll.
phylloxeran
phylloxeran
noun
Any of the plant-feeding insects of the family Phylloxeridae, closely related to aphids.