(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
cheiropompholyx
cheiropompholyx
noun
(medicine) pompholyx affecting the hand
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chemotaxonomically
chemotaxonomically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, chemotaxonomy.
citharexylum
cyclohexadienyl
cyclohexadienyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from cyclohexadiene.
cyclohexatriene
cyclohexatriene
noun
Synonym of benzene
any molecule composed of a ring of 6 carbon atoms with 3 double bonds
the theoretical resonance isomers of benzene
cycloheximide
cycloheximide
noun
(organic chemistry) An agricultural fungicide produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus, widely used in biomedical research.
cyclohexylamine
cyclohexylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The primary amine derived from cyclohexane by replacing a hydrogen atom by an amino group; any derivative of this compound
dihdroxycholecalciferol
dihydroxytoluene
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethyl sulfoxide
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.
endotheliomyxoma
epiphylaxis
erysipelothrix
erythroxyline
erythroxyline
noun
(dated) The cocaine alkaloid.
ethmomaxillary
ethmomaxillary
adj
Relating to the ethmoid bone and the maxilla
exchangeability
exchangeability
noun
The condition of being exchangeable
exhaustibility
exhaustibility
noun
The property of being exhaustible.
exhaustingly
exhaustingly
adv
In an exhausting manner.
exhaustively
exhaustively
adv
In an exhaustive manner.
exhibitively
exhibitively
adv
In an exhibitive manner.
exhilaratingly
exhilaratingly
adv
In a way that exhilarates
exhilaratory
exhilaratory
adj
Causing exhilaration.
exhortatively
exhortatively
adv
In an exhortative way.
exhortingly
exhortingly
adv
So as to exhort.
exothermically
exothermically
adv
In an exothermic manner
extraepiphyseal
extraepiphyseal
adj
Outside of the epiphysis.
extrametaphysical
extrametaphysical
adj
(rare) Outside of metaphysics.
extraparochially
extraparochially
adv
Outside the limits of a parish.
extraphysical
extraphysical
adj
Not governed by physical laws
extraphysiological
extrarhythmical
extrarhythmical
adj
Alternative form of extrarhythmic
extrasyphilitic
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
haematoxylic
haematoxylin
haematoxylin
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematoxylin
hamamelidoxylon
hematoxylic
hematoxylin
hematoxylin
noun
(medicine, organic chemistry) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of the bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianum.
hematoxylins
hematoxylins
noun
plural of hematoxylin
heterosexuality
heterosexuality
noun
Sexual activity with a person of the opposite sex.
The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.
hexacyclic
hexacyclic
adj
(chemistry) Having six rings of atoms
hexadactylic
hexadactylic
adj
hexadactylous
hexadactylism
hexadactylism
noun
sexdactyly
hexamethylenamine
hexamethylenetetramine
hexamethylenetetramine
noun
(organic chemistry) A crystalline compound C₆H₁₂N₄ used especially as an accelerator in vulcanizing rubber.
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
hexasyllabic
hexasyllabic
Adjective
Having six syllables.
hexicology
hexicology
noun
Alternative form of hexiology
hexiology
hexiology
noun
(obsolete) The science dealing with the relations of living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding conditions generally.
hexylic
hexylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Derived from a hexane
hexylresorcinol
hexylresorcinol
noun
(organic chemistry) A hexyl derivative of resorcinol that has anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties.
homosexuality
homosexuality
noun
Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males.
The state of being sexually attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex attraction between males.
hoxeyville
hydroxylamine
hydroxylamine
noun
(inorganic chemistry) An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH₂OH, used as a reducing agent, and in organic synthesis.
(organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound.
hydroxylize
hydroxyproline
hydroxyproline
noun
(biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue
hypercatalexis
hypercatalexis
noun
(poetry) The addition of one or two syllables to the last foot of a verse
hyperclimax
hyperexaltation
hyperexcitability
hyperexcitability
noun
Excessive sensitivity of the nerves.
hyperactivity
hyperexcitable
hyperexcitable
adj
Unusually or excessively excitable
hyperexcitableness
hyperexcitably
hyperexcitably
adv
In a hyperexcitable manner.
hyperexcursively
hyperflexibility
hyperflexibility
noun
The condition of being hyperflexible
hyperflexible
hyperflexible
adj
Extremely flexible.
hyperflexibleness
hyperflexibly
hyperflexion
hyperflexion
noun
Excessive flexion of a joint.
hyperlexis
hypermixolydian
hyperpyrexial
hyperpyrexial
adj
Exhibiting or relating to hyperpyrexia.
hypersexualities
hypersexualities
noun
plural of hypersexuality
hypersexuality
hypersexuality
noun
The desire for sexual activity at levels high enough to be considered clinically significant.
inexhaustedly
inexhaustedly
adv
Without exhaustion.
inexhaustibility
inexhaustibility
noun
The state or condition of being inexhaustible.
inexhaustibly
inexhaustibly
adv
In an inexhaustible manner.
To an inexhaustible degree.
inexhaustively
inextinguishability
inextinguishability
noun
The state of not being extinguishable.
inextinguishably
inextinguishably
adv
In a way that cannot be extinguished; immortally.
isohexyl
laryngemphraxis
laryngemphraxis
noun
(medicine) The closure or obstruction of the larynx.
lexicographically
lexicographically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of lexicography.
(manner) In a lexicographical way.
(sequence) In lexicographical order.
lexicography
lexicography
noun
(countable) A dictionary, a lexicon, a wordbook.
(uncountable) The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.
(uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.
lexigraphically
lexigraphically
adv
In terms of lexigraphy.
lexigraphy
lexigraphy
noun
(countable) A system of writing in which there is a one-to-one correspondence between symbols and words.
(uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
lithoxyle
lithoxylite
lymphotoxemia
maxillopharyngeal
maxillopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the maxilla and the pharynx.
nonexchangeability
nonexchangeability
noun
The property of not being exchangeable.
nonexhaustively
oxycephalic
oxycephalic
adj
Of or relating to oxycephaly.
oxycephalism
oxycephalism
noun
Synonym of oxycephaly
oxychloride
oxychloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine.
oxychlorine
oxyhaemoglobin
oxyhaemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The form of haemoglobin, loosely combined with oxygen, present in arterial and capillary blood.
oxyhalide
oxyhalide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any anion (and corresponding salt) in which a central atom is bonded to both oxygen and a halogen
oxyhemoglobin
oxyhemoglobin
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of oxyhaemoglobin
oxyphile
oxyphiles
oxysulphide
oxysulphide
noun
Alternative form of oxysulfide
phenylglyoxylic
philoxygenous
phylaxises
phyllotaxies
phyllotaxies
noun
plural of phyllotaxy
phylloxeric
phylloxeric
adj
Relating to, or caused by, phylloxera.
phylloxeridae
phytoalexin
phytoalexin
noun
(medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms
phytoalexins
phytoalexins
noun
plural of phytoalexin
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.
psychosexuality
psychosexuality
noun
The psychological aspects of sexuality.
semiorthodoxly
seroanaphylaxis
seroanaphylaxis
noun
(medicine, uncommon) Anaphylaxis as a result of an injection of a foreign serum, usually conducted under experimental conditions.
seroprophylaxis
seroprophylaxis
noun
(immunology) Disease prophylaxis achieved via the administration of antibody-containing serum.
sixteenthly
sixteenthly
adv
In the sixteenth place; sixteenth in a row.
skeptophylaxia
skeptophylaxis
sphenomaxillary
sphenomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.
spondylexarthrosis
trioxymethylene
trioxymethylene
noun
1,3,5-trioxane, a stable cyclic trimer of formaldehyde.
typhlolexia
typhlopexia
unexhaustibly
unexhaustively
unextinguishably
unextinguishably
adv
In a way that cannot be extinguished.
unlexicographically
vixenishly
vixenishly
adv
In a vixenish manner.
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.