(organic chemistry) Any azoxy derivative of naphthalene
azoxyphenetole
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
chalcedonyx
chalcedonyx
noun
(mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony.
chemotaxonomically
chemotaxonomically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, chemotaxonomy.
cyclohexadienyl
cyclohexadienyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from cyclohexadiene.
cyclohexane
cyclohexane
noun
(organic chemistry) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₆H₁₂, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.
cyclohexanes
cyclohexanes
noun
plural of cyclohexane
cyclohexanol
cyclohexanol
noun
(organic chemistry) The alicyclic alcohol derived from cyclohexane by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group
cyclohexanone
cyclohexanone
noun
(organic chemistry) The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group.
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
cyclohexene
cyclohexene
noun
(organic chemistry) A cyclic hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms and one double bond; any of its derivatives.
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
dihydroxytoluene
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
erythroxyline
erythroxyline
noun
(dated) The cocaine alkaloid.
erythroxylon
exchangeability
exchangeability
noun
The condition of being exchangeable
exchangeably
exchangeably
adv
By way of exchange.
exhaustingly
exhaustingly
adv
In an exhausting manner.
exhilaratingly
exhilaratingly
adv
In a way that exhilarates
exhortingly
exhortingly
adv
So as to exhort.
extraparenchymal
extraparenchymal
adj
Unrelated to a parenchyma
haematoxylin
haematoxylin
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematoxylin
haematoxylon
hamamelidoxylon
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
hexachlorocyclohexane
hexachlorocyclohexane
noun
(organic chemistry) A six-chlorine substituted cyclohexane, a polyhalogenated compound used in pesticides
hexagonally
hexagonally
adv
In a hexagonal manner
hexahydroxycyclohexane
hexamethylenamine
hexamethylene
hexamethylene
noun
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical obtained by removing a hydrogen atom from each end of a n-hexane molecule
hexamethylenetetramine
hexamethylenetetramine
noun
(organic chemistry) A crystalline compound C₆H₁₂N₄ used especially as an accelerator in vulcanizing rubber.
hexangularly
hexangularly
adv
In a hexangular manner.
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hexoylene
hexylene
hexylene
noun
(chemistry) A colourless liquid hydrocarbon, C₆H₁₂, of the ethylene series, produced artificially, and found as a natural product of distillation of certain coals.
(chemistry) Any of several isomers of hexylene proper.
hexylresorcinol
hexylresorcinol
noun
(organic chemistry) A hexyl derivative of resorcinol that has anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties.
huxleyan
huxleyan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1894–1963), British writer.
Of or pertaining to (1825–1895), English anatomist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of theory of evolution.
hydroxylactone
hydroxylactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone that has a free hydroxy group
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.
hydroxyproline
hydroxyproline
noun
(biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue
hyperexaltation
hyperexcitableness
hyperflexibleness
hyperflexion
hyperflexion
noun
Excessive flexion of a joint.
hypermixolydian
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.
laryngemphraxis
laryngemphraxis
noun
(medicine) The closure or obstruction of the larynx.
laryngopharynxes
maxillopharyngeal
maxillopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the maxilla and the pharynx.
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
nephrocolopexy
nonexchangeability
nonexchangeability
noun
The property of not being exchangeable.
nonexhaustively
orthoxylene
orthoxylene
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon based on benzene with two methyl substituents bonded to adjacent carbon atoms in the aromatic ring (the ortho configuration).
oxybenzaldehyde
oxychlorine
oxyhaemoglobin
oxyhaemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The form of haemoglobin, loosely combined with oxygen, present in arterial and capillary blood.
oxyhemoglobin
oxyhemoglobin
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of oxyhaemoglobin
oxymethylene
oxymethylene
noun
(chemistry) Formic aldehyde, regarded as a methylene derivative.
oxyphenol
oxyphenol
noun
(chemistry) A phenol produced by the distillation of catechin; oxyphenic acid or pyrocatechin.
oxyphenyl
pentaphylax
phenylglyoxylic
philoxygenous
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.
pseudohexagonally
pseudohexagonally
adv
In a pseudohexagonal way.
seroanaphylaxis
seroanaphylaxis
noun
(medicine, uncommon) Anaphylaxis as a result of an injection of a foreign serum, usually conducted under experimental conditions.
sixteenthly
sixteenthly
adv
In the sixteenth place; sixteenth in a row.
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.
unexhaustedly
unexhaustedly
adv
Without being exhausted.
unexhaustibly
unexhaustively
unextinguishably
unextinguishably
adv
In a way that cannot be extinguished.
unlexicographically
vixenishly
vixenishly
adv
In a vixenish manner.
waxchandlery
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.
xenomorphically
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