(biochemistry) Any of several toxic substances that trigger anaphylaxis
anthropodeoxycholic
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
azoxynaphthalene
azoxynaphthalene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any azoxy derivative of naphthalene
azoxyphenetole
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.
encephalomalaxis
englerophoenix
epitheliotoxin
exencephalous
extraphenomenal
extraphenomenal
adj
Beyond or outside of phenomena.
hematosalpinx
hematosalpinx
noun
(medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
hemosalpinx
hexachloraphene
hexachlorophene
hexachlorophene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polyhalogenated compound, 2,2'-methylenebis(3,4,6-trichlorophenol)-3,4,6-trichloro-2-[(2,3,5-trichloro-6-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]phenol, once used as a disinfectant
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hydrosalpinx
hydrosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
hydroxyproline
hydroxyproline
noun
(biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue
hyperexaltation
hyperflexion
hyperflexion
noun
Excessive flexion of a joint.
hypermixolydian
hypomixolydian
hypomixolydian
adj
(music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from D to G
hypoxylon
indoxylsulphuric
laryngopharynx
laryngopharynx
noun
(anatomy) The part of the pharynx below and behind the larynx
laryngopharynxes
lexicographian
loxolophodon
loxolophodont
lymphocytotoxin
lymphocytotoxin
noun
A toxin that has a specific destructive action on lymphocytes.
lymphotoxin
lymphotoxin
noun
Any of several lymphokines that are toxic to certain cells
maxillopharyngeal
maxillopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the maxilla and the pharynx.
nephrocolopexy
nomophylax
nomophylax
noun
(historical) A magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.
oxyphenol
oxyphenol
noun
(chemistry) A phenol produced by the distillation of catechin; oxyphenic acid or pyrocatechin.
oxyphenyl
phacoanaphylaxis
phacoanaphylaxis
noun
(pathology) anaphylaxis to proteins released from the lens of the eye; the inflammation caused by this
phantoplex
phantoplex
noun
(historical, chiefly attributive) A superposed circuit operated by alternating current over a simplex, duplex or quadruplex circuit operated from direct current sources.
pharyngomaxillary
pharyngomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pharynx and maxilla.
phenylglyoxylic
philoxenian
philoxygenous
phloxin
phoenixlike
phoenixlike
adj
Resembling a phoenix, especially in being (figuratively) reborn after destruction.
phoenixville
phonoplex
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.
phytoalexin
phytoalexin
noun
(medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms
phytoalexins
phytoalexins
noun
plural of phytoalexin
podophyllotoxin
podophyllotoxin
noun
A toxin obtained from the rhizomes of some South American plants that is the base of the anticancer drug etoposide.
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.
radioanaphylaxis
seroanaphylaxis
seroanaphylaxis
noun
(medicine, uncommon) Anaphylaxis as a result of an injection of a foreign serum, usually conducted under experimental conditions.
siphonoplax
sphacelotoxin
sphenomaxillary
sphenomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.
spondylexarthrosis
staphylotoxin
staphylotoxin
noun
Any of various toxins produced by Staphylococcus bacteria.
unlexicographical
unlexicographically
xanthocephalus
xantholeucophore
xantholeucophore
noun
A leucophore arising from a xanthophore.
xanthophyl
xanthophyl
noun
Dated form of xanthophyll.
xanthophyll
xanthophyll
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) Lutein.
xanthophyllic
xanthophyllic
adj
Of or pertaining to xanthophyll.
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.
xanthophyllous
xanthophyllous
adj
Of or relating to xanthophyll.
xanthophylls
xanthophylls
noun
plural of xanthophyll
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
xiphiplastron
xiphiplastron
noun
The posterior, or fourth lateral plate in the plastron of a turtle.
xylographing
xylographing
verb
present participle of xylograph
xylophagan
xylophagan
noun
Any wood-boring marine bivalve of the genus Xylophaga, which bores into wood.
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