(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alexipharmic
alexipharmic
adj
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) Synonym of alexipharmac (“of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom”)
noun
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical, also figuratively) Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
alexipharmical
alexipharmical
adj
Alternative form of alexipharmic
ampheclexis
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
camphocarboxylic
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
chalumeaux
chalumeaux
noun
plural of chalumeau
cheiropompholyx
cheiropompholyx
noun
(medicine) pompholyx affecting the hand
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chemoreflex
chemoreflex
noun
(physiology) A reflex in response to a chemical stimulus
chemotaxonomically
chemotaxonomically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, chemotaxonomy.
chilomastix
chiropompholyx
chromoxylograph
chromoxylograph
noun
A woodcut produced in colour.
chromoxylography
chromoxylography
noun
The art or technique of producing chromoxylographs.
citharexylum
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
encephalomalaxis
exophthalmic
exophthalmic
adj
Having prominent eyeballs.
Of, or relating to exophthalmos.
exothermically
exothermically
adv
In an exothermic manner
extrachromosomal
extrachromosomal
adj
Happening outside a chromosome.
extrametaphysical
extrametaphysical
adj
(rare) Outside of metaphysics.
extraparenchymal
extraparenchymal
adj
Unrelated to a parenchyma
extrarhythmical
extrarhythmical
adj
Alternative form of extrarhythmic
extrastomachal
formaldehydesulphoxylic
haematoxylic
hematoxylic
hexadactylism
hexadactylism
noun
sexdactyly
hexadecimal
hexadecimal
adj
Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.
noun
(arithmetic, computing, uncountable) A number system with base sixteen, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F, most used in computing as a hexadecimal digit can represent four bits, half a standard byte, and thus a single byte can be represented conveniently with two digits.
(countable, computing) A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.
hexadecimals
hexadecimals
noun
plural of hexadecimal
hexametrical
hexametrical
adj
hexametric; consisting of six metrical feet
hyperclimax
hypercomplex
hypercomplex
adj
(mathematics) Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics of complex numbers.
noun
(mathematics) A hypercomplex number.
lexiphanicism
lexiphanicism
noun
The use of pretentious words or language.
lymphocytotoxin
lymphocytotoxin
noun
A toxin that has a specific destructive action on lymphocytes.
methoxychlor
methoxychlor
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic organochlorine used as an insecticide.