The reciprocal exchange of people between nations for economic or cultural purposes
laryngemphraxis
laryngemphraxis
noun
(medicine) The closure or obstruction of the larynx.
laryngopharynxes
lexicographian
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.
monilethrix
monilethrix
noun
(medicine, dermatology) A rare autosomal-dominant hair disease that results in short, fragile, broken hair with a beaded appearance.
myxoenchondroma
narthex
narthex
noun
(architecture) A western vestibule leading to the nave in some Christian churches.
narthexes
nasopharynxes
nasopharynxes
noun
plural of nasopharynx
neoorthodox
neoorthodoxy
nephrauxe
nephremphraxis
nephrocolopexy
nephropexy
nephropexy
noun
(surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney
nephrotoxic
nephrotoxic
adj
that is poisonous to kidney tissue
nephrotoxicity
nephrotoxicity
noun
The state or condition of being nephrotoxic; toxicity that damages kidneys.
nephrotoxin
nephrotoxin
noun
Any nephrotoxic substance.
nonexhortation
nonexhortative
nonexhortatory
octakishexahedron
octakishexahedron
noun
(geometry, rare) A polyhedron with 48 faces.
onychorrhexis
onychorrhexis
noun
(pathology) fingernail and toenail brittleness and breakage, such as may be due to excessive strong soap and water exposure, nail polish remover, hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.
oropharynxes
orthodoxicalness
orthodoxness
orthodoxness
noun
The state or condition of being orthodox.
orthopyroxene
orthopyroxene
noun
(mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals.
orthoxazine
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).
overexhausting
oxyanthracene
oxyanthraquinone
oxychlorine
oxyhydrogen
oxyhydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and oxygen.
noun
(chemistry) A potentially explosive mixture of hydrogen and oxygen
oxyrhine
pancreatemphraxis
pentahexahedral
pentahexahedron
pentahydroxy
pentahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Five hydroxy groups in a molecule.
pharyngemphraxis
pharyngoxerosis
pharynxes
phylloxeran
phylloxeran
noun
Any of the plant-feeding insects of the family Phylloxeridae, closely related to aphids.
pneumohemothorax
pneumohemothorax
noun
hemopneumothorax
pneumohydrothorax
pneumopyothorax
pneumothorax
pneumothorax
noun
(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
preexchange
preexchange
adj
Occurring before an exchange.
noun
An exchange that takes place beforehand.
An interaction that introduces and leads to but is not yet a true exchange.
verb
To exchange beforehand.
preexchanged
preexchanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preexchange
preexchanging
preexchanging
verb
present participle of preexchange
preexhaustion
preexhibition
preextinguish
preextinguishment
propoxyphene
propoxyphene
noun
Dextropropoxyphene.
propylhexedrine
propylhexedrine
noun
(pharmacology) An adrenergic compound that is a sympathomimetic with varied medicinal uses.
pyopneumothorax
pyopneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The accumulation of air (or other gas) and pus in the pleural cavity.
pyxidanthera
reexchange
reexchange
noun
(finance) The expense chargeable on a bill of exchange or draft that has been dishonoured in a foreign country and returned to its country of origin, and then taken up.
A renewed exchange.
A reversal of an exchange.
verb
(transitive) To exchange again or anew.
reexchanged
reexchanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reexchange
reexchanges
reexchanges
noun
plural of reexchange
reexchanging
reexchanging
verb
present participle of reexchange
reexhibiting
reexhibiting
verb
present participle of reexhibit
reexhibition
reexhibition
noun
The act of exhibiting something again.
rhamnohexite
rhamnohexitol
rhamnohexose
rhamnohexose
noun
(biochemistry) A carbohydrate with chemical formula C₇H₁₄O₆.
salpingemphraxis
scleroxanthin
scleroxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry, obsolete) A hydrated compound of sclerocrystallin.
seroanaphylaxis
seroanaphylaxis
noun
(medicine, uncommon) Anaphylaxis as a result of an injection of a foreign serum, usually conducted under experimental conditions.
seropneumothorax
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
sphenomaxillary
sphenomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.
splanchnemphraxis
splenemphraxis
spondylexarthrosis
stenothorax
sternoxiphoid
taxgathering
taxgathering
noun
The collecting of taxes or revenues.
tetrahexahedron
tetrahexahedron
noun
(crystallography) A solid in the isometric system, bounded by twenty-four equal triangular faces, four corresponding to each face of the cube.
tetrakishexahedron
thromboxane
thromboxane
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) Any of a number of eicosanoids, related to prostaglandin, that have a role in the clotting of blood
thromboxanes
thromboxanes
noun
plural of thromboxane
thunderbox
thunderbox
noun
(by extension, chiefly Australia, Britain, slang) Any lavatory or toilet, especially a rudimentary outdoor latrine or toilet, or an outhouse.
(military, obsolete) A blunderbuss; also, a cannon.
(slang) A chamber pot enclosed in a box; a portable commode.
(theater) A box of metal balls which is shaken to create a thunder sound effect.
thyreoantitoxin
thyroxine
thyroxine
noun
(biochemistry) A hormone (an iodine derivative of tyrosine), produced by the thyroid gland, that regulates cell metabolism and growth.
trioxymethylene
trioxymethylene
noun
1,3,5-trioxane, a stable cyclic trimer of formaldehyde.
unexhilarated
unexhilarated
adj
Not exhilarated.
unexhilarating
unexhilarating
adj
Not exhilarating.
unexhilarative
unexhortative
unexhorted
unexhorted
adj
Not exhorted.
unlexicographical
unlexicographically
unorthodoxness
unorthodoxness
noun
The quality of being unorthodox.
urechitoxin
urechitoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) A poisonous glucoside found accompanying urechitin.
ventrohysteropexy
waxchandler
waxchandlery
xanthoceras
xanthocreatinine
xanthocreatinine
noun
The organic compound with chemical formula C₅H₁₀N₄O, related to creatinine.
xanthoderm
xanthoderm
noun
One who is afflicted by xanthoderma.
xanthoderma
xanthoderma
noun
A yellow coloration of the skin.
xanthodermatous
xantholeucophore
xantholeucophore
noun
A leucophore arising from a xanthophore.
xanthometer
xanthometer
noun
A graduated scale of colors from blue to yellow, white, or green, for determining the color of ocean or lake water.
xanthophore
xanthophore
noun
(biology) A xanthochrome-containing chromatophore, frequently a lipophore
xanthopicrite
xanthopicrite
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) A bitter crystalline alkaloid extracted from plants of family Xanthoxylaceae.
xanthoproteic
xanthoproteic
adj
Of or pertaining to xanthoproteic acid or xanthoproteins.
xanthoprotein
xanthoprotein
noun
A protein formed when xanthoproteic acid contacts epithelial cells, indicative of inadequate safety precautions when handling nitric acid.
xanthoproteinic
xanthoproteinic
adj
Alternative form of xanthoproteic
xanthopterin
xanthopterin
noun
A yellow crystalline solid that occurs mainly in the wings of butterflies and in the urine of mammals, converted by microorganisms into folic acid.
xanthorrhoea
xanthorrhoea
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Xanthorrhoea of grass trees.
xanthosiderite
xanthosiderite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of limonite
xanthospermous
xanthospermous
adj
(botany) Having yellow seeds
xenarchi
xenarthra
xenarthral
xenarthral
adj
(zoology) Having unusual joints.
xenarthrous
xenarthrous
adj
Characteristic of a xenarthran
xenomorpha
xenomorphic
xenomorphic
adj
(petrography, of a mineral grain) That does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form impressed on it by surrounding grains; anhedral.
In an unusual form; having a strange form.
xenomorphically
xenomorphosis
xenomorphosis
noun
(film studies)
xenophora
xenophora
noun
(biology) Any mollusk of the genus Xenophora.
xenophoran
xenophoridae
xenorhynchus
xeranthemum
xeranthemum
noun
Any of the genus Xeranthemum of flowering plants native to Southern Europe.