(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
carboxylating
carboxylating
verb
present participle of carboxylate
carboxylation
carboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule
ceroxylon
chondromyxoma
chondromyxoma
noun
(pathology) chondromyxoid fibroma
chondromyxosarcoma
chondromyxosarcoma
noun
(biology, medicine) A rare type of bone tumor with chondromatous, myxomatous, and sarcomatous features demonstrable on histopathology; it has been reported in various body parts.
chronaxy
chronaxy
noun
Alternative form of chronaxie
clinopyroxene
clinopyroxene
noun
(mineralogy) Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure.
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
coxankylometer
craniomaxillary
craniomaxillary
adj
Relating to the cranium and maxilla.
cryptoxanthin
cryptoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment (a hydroxy derivative of carotene) that occurs widely in nature.
cupressinoxylon
cyclodextrin
cyclodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.
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
cystosyrinx
cytopharynx
cytopharynx
noun
(cytology) A tube-like opening in the lateral surface of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
dacryosyrinx
decarboxylating
decarboxylating
verb
present participle of decarboxylate
decarboxylation
decarboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
decarboxylization
deoxycorticosterone
deoxycorticosterone
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) A steroid hormone, produced in the adrenal cortex; sometimes manufactured synthetically for use in cases of adrenal insufficiency.
deoxyribonuclease
deoxyribonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.
deoxyribonucleic
deoxyribonucleic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
deoxyribonucleotide
deoxyribonucleotide
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any nucleotide containing deoxyribose.
desoxycorticosterone
desoxycorticosterone
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) US form of deoxycorticosterone.
desoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonuclease
noun
Alternative form of deoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleic
adj
Alternative form of deoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleoprotein
dicrostonyx
dihydroxyacetone
dihydroxyacetone
noun
(biochemistry) The only ketotriose
(organic chemistry) The compound CO(CH₂OH)₂ that has a number of industrial uses
dihydroxysuccinic
exacerbatingly
exacerbatingly
adv
In an exacerbating way; so as to aggravate or make worse.
excentricity
excentricity
noun
(mathematics) Archaic form of eccentricity.
exceptionary
exclusionary
exclusionary
adj
Acting to exclude something
excommunicatory
excommunicatory
Adjective
Relating to excommunication.
excrementally
excrementary
excrementitiously
excrementitiously
adv
In an excrementitious manner.
excrescency
excrescency
noun
(obsolete) An abnormal, morbid, or unsightly outgrowth.
(obsolete) An excrescence, and excrescent growth; an outgrowth.
(obsolete) An exuberant outburst; an extravagance.
An excrescent state or condition; the quality or fact of growing out of something; abnormal or excessive development
excrescently
excrescently
adv
In an excrescent manner.
excretionary
excruciatingly
excruciatingly
adv
In a very intense or extreme manner.
In an excruciating manner or to an excruciating degree; in a manner causing great anguish or pain.
excursionary
exocrinology
exocrinology
noun
The study of external (exocrine) secretions, especially of pheromones
exorbitancy
exorbitancy
noun
Alternative form of exorbitance
expressionistically
expressionistically
adv
In an expressionistic manner.
extracommunity
extradictionary
extradictionary
adj
(obsolete) Consisting not of words but of realities.
extraembryonic
extraembryonic
adj
(medicine) Inside the womb, but outside the embryo.
extralinguistically
extralinguistically
adv
Outside of language.
extraparenchymal
extraparenchymal
adj
Unrelated to a parenchyma
extrathermodynamic
extrathermodynamic
adj
Outside of the realm of thermodynamics.
extratympanic
extratympanic
adj
Outside of the tympanum
extravagancy
extravagancy
noun
(archaic, 17-19th centuries) A thing that is extravagant.
(archaic, 17-19th centuries) The characteristic of being extravagant.
extrinsicality
extrinsicality
noun
The quality of being extrinsic.
extrinsically
extrinsically
adv
In an extrinsic manner
exuberancy
exuberancy
noun
Archaic form of exuberance.
hexachlorocyclohexane
hexachlorocyclohexane
noun
(organic chemistry) A six-chlorine substituted cyclohexane, a polyhalogenated compound used in pesticides
hexahydroxycyclohexane
hexylresorcinol
hexylresorcinol
noun
(organic chemistry) A hexyl derivative of resorcinol that has anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties.
hydroxycorticosterone
hydroxydehydrocorticosterone
hydroxydesoxycorticosterone
hydroxylactone
hydroxylactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone that has a free hydroxy group
hyperexcitableness
hyperexcitement
hyperexcitement
noun
A state of very high excitement.
hyperexcursiveness
indoxylsulphuric
inextricability
inextricability
noun
The condition of being inextricable
inextricably
inextricably
adv
In an inextricable manner.
To an inextricable degree.
intercomplexity
luxuriancy
luxuriancy
noun
Obsolete form of luxuriance.
monocarboxylic
monocarboxylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Having a single carboxyl or carboxylic acid group
myxochondroma
myxochondroma
noun
An unusual benign tumor of cartilaginous skeletal tissues (bones, ligaments, and tendons) that is a type of chondroma with myxoid (mucoid) degeneration of chondrocytes.
myxochondrosarcoma
myxoenchondroma
nephrocolopexy
nephrotoxicity
nephrotoxicity
noun
The state or condition of being nephrotoxic; toxicity that damages kidneys.
neurotoxicity
neurotoxicity
noun
The state or property of being neurotoxic.
nonexcitatory
nonexcitatory
adj
Not excitatory.
nonexclamatory
nonexclamatory
adj
Not exclamatory.
nonexculpatory
nonexculpatory
adj
Not exculpatory.
nonextricably
nonextrinsically
nonexuberancy
nonparadoxically
nycticorax
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.
overexpectantly
overexpectantly
adv
With excessively high expectations.
overluxuriancy
oxyanthracene
oxycarbonate
oxycarbonate
noun
(chemistry) Any substance which is both an oxide and a carbonate
oxychlorine
oxychromatin
oxychromatinic
oxycoumarin
oxyluciferin
oxyluciferin
noun
(biochemistry) The luminescent product of the oxidation of luciferin by luciferase
oxymoronic
oxymoronic
adj
Of or pertaining to an oxymoron.
oxynarcotine
oxypropionic
oxyrhynch
oxyrhynchid
oxyrhynchous
oxyrhynchus
oxyrhynchus
noun
(ichthyology) Mormyrus kannume
(ichthyology) a fish with a pointed snout
oxyrrhyncha
oxyrrhynchid
oxytetracycline
oxytetracycline
noun
(pharmacology) A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₉ that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces rimosus) and works by interfering with bacteria's ability to produce essential proteins.
paroxytonic
paroxytonic
adj
(prosody) Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the penultimate syllable
preexceptionally
propanedicarboxylic
proparoxytonic
proparoxytonic
adj
(prosody) Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the antepenultimate (third to last) syllable
pyroxenic
pyroxenic
adj
of, relating to, or containing pyroxene
pyroxenitic
pyroxenitic
adj
Of or relating to pyroxenite.
saccopharynx
scleronyxis
scleroticonyxis
sexcentenary
sexcentenary
adj
Of or pertaining to the number six hundred, or to a six-hundred-year period
noun
A six-hundredth anniversary
superexcellency
superexcellency
noun
The quality of being superexcellent; superexcellence.
superexcellently
superexcellently
adv
In a superexcellent manner; of supreme excellence.
superexceptionally
superexcrescently
thyroxinic
tyrotoxicon
tyrotoxicon
noun
(organic chemistry) A ptomaine found in putrid cheese and other dairy products, producing symptoms similar to cholera infantum.
unexcrescently
unexcursively
unexorcisably
unexorcisably
adv
Such that it cannot be exorcised.
unlexicographically
unorthodoxically
unparadoxically
unparadoxically
adv
In a way that is not paradoxical.
waxchandlery
xanthopsydracia
xanthopsydracia
noun
(archaic, medicine) A condition characterized by the occurrence on the skin of small yellow pustules.
xenocryst
xenocryst
noun
(geology) An isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found; the mineralogical equivalent of a xenolith.
xenocrystic
xenocrystic
adj
Relating to xenocrysts.
xenomorphically
xenorhynchus
xylorcin
xylorcin
noun
(chemistry, dated) A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline substance that turns red on exposure to air.