(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.
apophylaxis
archlexicographer
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
axerophthol
axerophthol
noun
Vitamin A
azoxynaphthalene
azoxynaphthalene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any azoxy derivative of naphthalene
azoxyphenetole
camphocarboxylic
cephalotaxus
cephalothorax
cephalothorax
noun
The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans
cephalothoraxes
cephalothoraxes
noun
plural of cephalothorax
chartophylax
chartophylax
noun
(historical) An ecclesiastical officer in charge of official documents and records in the Greek Orthodox Church in Byzantine times.
chartophylaxes
chartophylaxes
noun
plural of chartophylax
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chlordiazepoxide
chlordiazepoxide
noun
A benzodiazepine derivative used as a sedative drug; trade name Librium among others.
chromoxylograph
chromoxylograph
noun
A woodcut produced in colour.
chromoxylography
chromoxylography
noun
The art or technique of producing chromoxylographs.
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.
doxographical
doxographical
adj
relating to doxographers
encephalomalaxis
exencephalous
exomphalos
exomphalos
noun
A defect in the development of the muscles of the abdominal wall.
exomphalous
exomphalous
adj
Relating to or exhibiting exomphalos.
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
exophthalmia
exophthalmia
noun
(medicine) The protrusion of an eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, as a consequence of disease.
exophthalmic
exophthalmic
adj
Having prominent eyeballs.
Of, or relating to exophthalmos.
exophthalmos
exophthalmos
noun
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the eyeball from its socket.
exophthalmus
exophthalmus
noun
Alternative form of exophthalmos
exospherical
extraparochial
extraparochial
adj
Beyond the limits of a parish.
extraparochially
extraparochially
adv
Outside the limits of a parish.
extraphenomenal
extraphenomenal
adj
Beyond or outside of phenomena.
extraphysiological
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
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.
hexapetaloid
hexapetaloideous
hexapetalous
hexapetalous
adj
(botany) Having six petals.
hexaphyllous
hexaphyllous
adj
(botany) Having six leaves or leaflets.
hexaploid
hexaploid
adj
Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell
noun
A cell or organism that has six complete sets of chromosomes
hexaploidies
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
hexapodal
hexapodal
adj
Having six legs.
hexasepalous
hexasepalous
adj
Having six sepals.
holoplexia
hydrosalpinx
hydrosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
hyperexaltation
hypermixolydian
hypomixolydian
hypomixolydian
adj
(music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from D to G
laparohysteropexy
laparohysteropexy
noun
(surgery) ventrofixation of the uterus
laryngopharynx
laryngopharynx
noun
(anatomy) The part of the pharynx below and behind the larynx
laryngopharynxes
lexicographer
lexicographer
noun
One who writes or compiles a dictionary
lexicographers
lexicographers
noun
plural of lexicographer
lexicographian
lexicographic
lexicographic
adj
Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
lexicographical
lexicographical
adj
Meeting lexicographical standards or requirements; worthy of being included in a dictionary.
Relating to lexicography.
lexicographically
lexicographically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of lexicography.
(manner) In a lexicographical way.
(sequence) In lexicographical order.
lexicographies
lexicographies
noun
plural of lexicography
lexicographist
lexicographist
noun
(chiefly archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
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.
litholapaxy
litholapaxy
noun
(medicine) The removal of a vesical calculus by first crushing it and subsequently washing out the fragments.
loxodograph
loxodograph
noun
(nautical, obsolete) An apparatus that records the course that a ship has travelled
loxophthalmus
lymphomyxoma
lymphotaxis
lymphotaxis
noun
The attraction to, or repulsion from lymphocytes
lymphotoxemia
maxillopharyngeal
maxillopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the maxilla and the pharynx.
morphallaxes
morphallaxes
noun
plural of morphallaxis
morphallaxis
morphallaxis
noun
(biology) The regeneration of specific tissue due to loss or death of the existing tissue.
myxothallophyta
nomophylax
nomophylax
noun
(historical) A magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.
omphalorrhexis
ophthalmorrhexis
oxycephalic
oxycephalic
adj
Of or relating to oxycephaly.
oxycephalism
oxycephalism
noun
Synonym of oxycephaly
oxycephalous
oxycephaly
oxycephaly
noun
A kind of cephalic disorder: sometimes the premature closure of the coronal suture plus any other suture, such as the lambdoid; sometimes the premature fusing of all sutures.
oxyphthalic
oxysulphate
oxysulphate
noun
Alternative form of oxysulfate
paradoxographical
paradoxographical
adj
Relating to paradoxography.
phacoanaphylaxis
phacoanaphylaxis
noun
(pathology) anaphylaxis to proteins released from the lens of the eye; the inflammation caused by this
phalacrocorax
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.
philodoxical
philodoxical
adj
Interested in opinions or beliefs, rather than facts.
philoxenian
photoxylography
photoxylography
noun
A process in which a photograph is printed on wood to use as a template for engraving
phyllotaxes
phyllotaxes
noun
plural of phyllotaxis
phyllotaxic
phyllotaxies
phyllotaxies
noun
plural of phyllotaxy
phyllotaxis
phyllotaxis
noun
(botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.
phyllotaxy
phyllotaxy
noun
phyllotaxis
phylloxanthin
phylloxanthin
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) A yellow pigment obtained by degradation of chlorophyll.
(obsolete, organic chemistry) xanthophyll.
phylloxera
phylloxera
noun
An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this insect.
phylloxerae
phylloxerae
noun
plural of phylloxera
phylloxeran
phylloxeran
noun
Any of the plant-feeding insects of the family Phylloxeridae, closely related to aphids.
phylloxeras
phylloxeridae
phytoalexin
phytoalexin
noun
(medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms
phytoalexins
phytoalexins
noun
plural of phytoalexin
plasmatorrhexis
posthexaplar
posthexaplaric
prophylaxes
prophylaxes
noun
plural of prophylaxis
prophylaxis
prophylaxis
noun
(chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.
(medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease.
prophylaxy
prophylaxy
noun
Archaic form of prophylaxis.
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.
psychoprophylaxis
psychoprophylaxis
noun
(obsolete, rare) The prevention of disease by psychological means.
A method of preparing women for natural childbirth by means of special breathing, relaxation techniques and psychological conditioning, practiced without anaesthetics.
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
radioanaphylaxis
sceuophylax
sceuophylax
noun
A sacristan or church treasurer.
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.
siphonoplax
skeptophylaxia
skeptophylaxis
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.
sulphisoxazole
sulphoxylate
sulphoxylate
noun
Alternative form of sulfoxylate
sulphoxyphosphate
trachelectomopexia
trachelopexia
trichoplax
trophallaxes
trophallaxes
noun
plural of trophallaxis
trophallaxis
trophallaxis
noun
(biology) The mutual exchange of (fluid) food between individuals, especially in social insects.
trophothylax
typhlolexia
typhlopexia
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.