(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
boxhaul
boxhaul
verb
(nautical, transitive, intransitive) To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round.
boxhauled
boxhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boxhaul
boxhauling
boxhauling
verb
present participle of boxhaul
boxhauls
boxhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boxhaul
cephalotaxus
coyolxauhqui
dihydroxytoluene
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethyl sulfoxide
disulphoxid
disulphoxide
erythroxylaceous
erythroxylaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging or relating to the Erythroxylaceae.
erythroxylum
exencephalous
exomphalous
exomphalous
adj
Relating to or exhibiting exomphalos.
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
exophthalmus
exophthalmus
noun
Alternative form of exophthalmos
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
heteroduplex
heteroduplex
noun
(biochemistry) A nucleic acid composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule
verb
To form such a compound by genetic recombination
heterosexual
heterosexual
adj
Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.
noun
A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.
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.
heterosexually
heterosexually
adj
In a heterosexual way.
heterosexuals
heterosexuals
noun
plural of heterosexual
hexadactylous
hexadactylous
adj
(zoology) Having six fingers or toes.
hexafluoride
hexafluoride
noun
(chemistry) any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule
hexapetaloideous
hexapetalous
hexapetalous
adj
(botany) Having six petals.
hexaphyllous
hexaphyllous
adj
(botany) Having six leaves or leaflets.
hexasepalous
hexasepalous
adj
Having six sepals.
homosexual
homosexual
adj
(dated) Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.
(of a person or animal, formal, distancing or dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
(of a romantic or sexual act or relationship, formal, distancing or dated) Between two people of the same sex; gay.
noun
(typically formal, distancing or dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.
homosexualism
homosexualism
noun
Homosexuality, the state of being homosexual.
homosexualist
homosexualist
noun
(rare, dated, often derogatory) Alternative form of homosexual
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.
homosexually
homosexually
adv
In a homosexual way.
homosexuals
homosexuals
noun
plural of homosexual
indoxylsulphuric
loucheux
loxophthalmus
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
nonexhaustible
nonexhaustively
nonextinguishable
oxycephalous
oxyphilous
oxyphyllous
oxysulphate
oxysulphate
noun
Alternative form of oxysulfate
oxysulphid
oxysulphide
oxysulphide
noun
Alternative form of oxysulfide
philoxygenous
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.
psychosexual
psychosexual
adj
Of or relating to the psychological aspect or aspects of sexuality.
psychosexuality
psychosexuality
noun
The psychological aspects of sexuality.
psychosexually
psychosexually
adv
In a psychosexual manner or context.
pyrrhuloxia
pyrrhuloxia
noun
Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal), a North American bird with grey and red plumage
sceuophylax
sceuophylax
noun
A sacristan or church treasurer.
subhexagonal
subhexagonal
adj
Not quite hexagonal; approaching a hexagonal shape.
sulfadimethoxine
sulfadimethoxine
noun
(pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibacterial derivative of sulfadiazine
sulphisoxazole
sulphoxid
sulphoxide
sulphoxide
noun
Alternative form of sulfoxide
sulphoxism
sulphoxylate
sulphoxylate
noun
Alternative form of sulfoxylate
sulphoxylic
sulphoxyphosphate
toxophilous
trisulphoxid
trisulphoxide
ulothrix
ultraorthodox
ultraorthodox
adj
Very orthodox, chiefly among Jewish sects.
ultraorthodoxy
ultraorthodoxy
noun
The quality of being ultraorthodox.
unhoaxability
unhoaxable
unhoaxable
adj
Unable to be hoaxed.
unlexicographical
unlexicographically
unorthodoxically
unorthodoxly
unorthodoxly
adv
In an unorthodox manner, unconventionally.
urethrosexual
urethrosexual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the urethra and the sex organs.
xanthocephalus
xantholeucophore
xantholeucophore
noun
A leucophore arising from a xanthophore.
xanthomelanous
xanthomelanous
adj
(anthropology, dated) Having yellow, brown, or olive skin and black hair.
xanthophyllous
xanthophyllous
adj
Of or relating to xanthophyll.
xenophilous
xenophilous
adj
xenophilic; loving what is foreign
xerophilous
xerophilous
adj
Able to thrive in dry weather.
xerophyllum
xiphophyllous
xiphophyllous
adj
(botany) Having sword-shaped leaves
xylophagous
xylophagous
adj
Destructive to wood. (of fungi etc.)
Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.)
xylophagus
xylophilous
xylophilous
adj
Living on or in wood, as some fungi and beetles do.
zanthoxylum
zanthoxylum
noun
Any of the genus Zanthoxylum of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the citrus or rue family.