(historical, chiefly attributive) A superposed circuit operated by alternating current over a simplex, duplex or quadruplex circuit operated from direct current sources.
phenylglyoxylic
philoxenian
philoxygenous
phoenixlike
phoenixlike
adj
Resembling a phoenix, especially in being (figuratively) reborn after destruction.
phoenixville
phonoplex
phylloxeran
phylloxeran
noun
Any of the plant-feeding insects of the family Phylloxeridae, closely related to aphids.
phytoalexin
phytoalexin
noun
(medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms
phytoalexins
phytoalexins
noun
plural of phytoalexin
polyoxymethylene
polyoxymethylene
noun
(chemistry) A polymer of formaldehyde having a repeat unit of -CH₂-O- ; it is used in engineering to make small gears etc
propylhexedrine
propylhexedrine
noun
(pharmacology) An adrenergic compound that is a sympathomimetic with varied medicinal uses.
pseudoanaphylaxis
pseudoanaphylaxis
noun
A kind of anaphylaxis that does not involve an allergic reaction but is due to direct mast cell degranulation.
pseudohexagonal
pseudohexagonal
adj
being or pertaining to a pseudohexagon
pseudohexagonally
pseudohexagonally
adv
In a pseudohexagonal way.
rhamnohexitol
salpingemphraxis
scleroxanthin
scleroxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry, obsolete) A hydrated compound of sclerocrystallin.
semihexagonal
seroanaphylaxis
seroanaphylaxis
noun
(medicine, uncommon) Anaphylaxis as a result of an injection of a foreign serum, usually conducted under experimental conditions.
sextillionth
sextillionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number one sextillion.
noun
One of a sextillion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the sextillionth position.
sixteenthly
sixteenthly
adv
In the sixteenth place; sixteenth in a row.
sphacelotoxin
sphenomaxillary
sphenomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.
sphinxlike
sphinxlike
adj
Like a sphinx, or like that of a sphinx. Especially, not showing emotion
Mysterious; scheming; having a deceptive outward appearance
splanchnemphraxis
splenemphraxis
spondylexarthrosis
subhexagonal
subhexagonal
adj
Not quite hexagonal; approaching a hexagonal shape.
sulfadimethoxine
sulfadimethoxine
noun
(pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibacterial derivative of sulfadiazine
trioxymethylene
trioxymethylene
noun
1,3,5-trioxane, a stable cyclic trimer of formaldehyde.
unexchangeable
unexchangeable
adj
Not exchangeable.
unexchangeableness
unexhalable
unexhaled
unexhaled
adj
Not exhaled.
unexhaustedly
unexhaustedly
adv
Without being exhausted.
unexhaustible
unexhaustible
adj
Not exhaustible; endless.
unexhaustibleness
unexhaustibly
unexhaustively
unexhibitable
unexhibitable
adj
That cannot be exhibited.
unexhibitableness
unexhilarated
unexhilarated
adj
Not exhilarated.
unexhilarating
unexhilarating
adj
Not exhilarating.
unexhilarative
unextinguishable
unextinguishable
adj
Obsolete form of inextinguishable.
unextinguishableness
unextinguishableness
noun
inextinguishability
unextinguishably
unextinguishably
adv
In a way that cannot be extinguished.
unhoaxable
unhoaxable
adj
Unable to be hoaxed.
unlexicographical
unlexicographically
unnilhexium
unnilhexium
noun
(dated) seaborgium.
unnilhexiums
vixenishly
vixenishly
adv
In a vixenish manner.
waxchandler
waxchandlery
xanthaline
xanthaline
noun
Synonym of papaveraldine
xanthelasma
xanthelasma
noun
A deposit of cholesterol on the eyelid.
xanthelasmic
xanthelasmic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to xanthelasma.
xanthelasmoidea
xanthelasmoidea
noun
a disease resembling xanthelasma, which leaves yellowish or brownish patches on the skin
xanthocephalus
xantholeucophore
xantholeucophore
noun
A leucophore arising from a xanthophore.
xanthomelanoi
xanthomelanous
xanthomelanous
adj
(anthropology, dated) Having yellow, brown, or olive skin and black hair.
xanthomyeloma
xanthomyeloma
noun
(pathology, oncology)
xanthophyllite
xanthophyllite
noun
(mineralogy, outdated) A synonym of clintonite. The International Mineralogical Association's Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) recommends using clintonite as a replacement in all cases.
xenarthral
xenarthral
adj
(zoology) Having unusual joints.
xenolith
xenolith
noun
(geology) any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found
xenolithic
xenolithic
adj
Being or pertaining to a xenolith.
xenoliths
xenoliths
noun
plural of xenolith
xenomorphically
xenophile
xenophile
adj
one who loves strangers or foreigners or foreign cultures
noun
A person who has a love of foreign people and culture.
A person with an interest in celebrating people's differences.
xenophilism
xenophilism
noun
xenophilia (attraction to foreign people, manners or culture)
xenophilous
xenophilous
adj
xenophilic; loving what is foreign
xenophthalmia
xenophthalmia
noun
(medicine) ophthalmia caused by foreign matter in the eye
xiphisternal
xiphisternal
adj
Of or relating to the xiphisternum.
xylophone
xylophone
noun
(music) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.
verb
To move above a ridged surface so as to hit every ridge, in a manner similar to playing quickly and sequentially on a xylophone.
To play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone.
xylophones
xylophones
noun
plural of xylophone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of xylophone
zanthoxylaceae
zooxanthella
zooxanthella
noun
(archaic) Any of the yellow pigmentary particles, or minute corpuscles of yellow coloring matter, found in certain radiolarians.
Any of various typically yellow-brown dinoflagellates (originally grouped as genus Zooxanthella) now assigned to the genera Symbiodinium and Amphidinium, notably found in coral reefs.