(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
alloxyproteic
anaphylatoxin
anaphylatoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several toxic substances that trigger anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
noun
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.
Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
anaptyxis
anaptyxis
noun
(phonetics) The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel.
anthropodeoxycholic
antianaphylaxis
antianaphylaxis
noun
(immunology) desensitization to antigens
antiexpressively
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
apophylaxis
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximatively
approximatively
adv
In an approximative manner.
apyrexia
apyrexia
noun
(medicine) The absence or an intermission during a bout of fever.
apyrexial
apyrexial
adj
(medicine) Relating to apyrexy.
asphyxia
asphyxia
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.
Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
asphyxial
asphyxial
adj
Of or relating to asphyxia.
asphyxiant
asphyxiant
adj
That can cause asphyxiation
noun
Any substance that can cause asphyxia
asphyxias
asphyxias
noun
plural of asphyxia
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
verb
(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiates
asphyxiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate
asphyxiating
asphyxiating
verb
present participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiation
asphyxiation
noun
An acute lack of oxygen.
Death due to lack of oxygen.
asphyxiations
asphyxiations
noun
plural of asphyxiation
asphyxiative
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
asphyxies
asphyxies
noun
plural of asphyxy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxy
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
axiopisty
axiopisty
noun
Worthiness of being believed.
calcipexy
calciphylaxis
calciphylaxis
noun
A syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.
camphocarboxylic
carboxypeptidase
carboxypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
complexionably
complexionally
complexionally
adv
constitutionally
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
cryptoxanthin
cryptoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment (a hydroxy derivative of carotene) that occurs widely in nature.
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.
dyspraxia
dyspraxia
noun
(medicine) A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body for the planning of motor movements.
epaxially
epaxially
adv
In an epaxial manner.
epexegetically
epexegetically
adv
In an epexegetic manner.
epicalyx
epicalyx
noun
(botany) A group of bracts resembling a calyx
epicalyxes
epipharynx
epipharynx
noun
(anatomy, rare) The nasopharynx.
(zoology) A structure that overlaps the mouth in certain insects.
epiphylaxis
epitaxially
epitaxially
adv
In an epitaxial way.
epitaxy
epitaxy
noun
(crystallography) An overgrowth in which the overlying crystal is either induced into the same orientation, or otherwise grows under the influence of the underlying crystal into the same orientation.
exasperatingly
exasperatingly
adv
In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
exceptionability
exceptionability
noun
The quality of being exceptionable.
exceptionably
exceptionably
adv
In an exceptionable manner.
exceptionalally
exceptionality
exceptionality
noun
(countable) A thing, condition, or other matter which is exceptional.
(education) the condition of requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability
(uncountable) The quality of being exceptional.
exceptionally
exceptionally
adv
To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.
exceptionary
exculpatorily
exculpatorily
adv
So as to exculpate.
exemplarily
exemplarily
adv
In an exemplary manner; ideally, admirably.
exemplarity
exemplarity
noun
The quality of being exemplary.
expandability
expandability
noun
(countable) The degree to which something is expandable
(uncountable) The condition of being expandable
expandibility
expandingly
expandingly
adv
With expansion; so as to expand.
expansibility
expansibility
noun
The condition of being expansible
expansibly
expansibly
adv
In an expansible manner.
expansionary
expansionary
adj
That promotes or exhibits expansion; expansionist.
expansively
expansively
adv
In an expansive manner
expansivity
expansivity
noun
(mathematics) The formal notion of points moving away from one another under the action of an iterated function.
expansiveness
expatiatingly
expatiatingly
adv
So as to expatiate; speaking or writing at length.
expatiatory
expatiatory
adj
expansive; diffusive
expedientially
expedientially
adv
In an expediential manner.
expeditionary
expeditionary
adj
(military) Intended for military operations abroad.
Of or pertaining to an expedition.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) One who goes on expeditions, especially one who is a member of an expeditionary military force.
expendability
expendability
noun
The state or quality of being expendable.
experientially
experientially
adv
In terms of experience
experimentally
experimentally
adv
in the manner of an experiment
expiatory
expiatory
adj
Of or pertaining to expiation.
expiratory
expiratory
adj
Of or pertaining to expiration
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
explainability
explainability
noun
The state of being explainable.
explainingly
explainingly
adv
By way of explanation.
explanatively
explanatively
adv
In an explanative manner.
explanatorily
explanatorily
adv
With regard to explanation, or explanatory power.
explanitory
explicability
explicability
noun
The state of being explicable.
explicably
explicably
adv
(rare) In a way that can be explained.
explicatively
explicatively
adv
In an explicative way.
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
exploitatively
exploitatively
adv
In an exploitative manner.
exploitatory
exploitatory
adj
Relating to exploitation
exploratively
exploratively
adv
In an explorative way or fashion.
exponentially
exponentially
adv
(mathematics, sciences) In an exponential manner.
(proscribed) rapidly, greatly
exportability
exportability
noun
The property of being exportable.
expositionary
expositionary
adj
(writing) Serving as exposition.
expositorially
expostulatingly
expostulatingly
adv
With expostulations.
expostulatively
expostulatively
adv
In an expostulative manner.
expressionistically
expressionistically
adv
In an expressionistic manner.
expropriatory
expropriatory
adj
Relating to, or of the nature of, expropriation.
extemporaneity
extemporarily
extemporarily
adv
In an extemporary manner.
extirpatory
extirpatory
adj
extirpative
extraepiphyseal
extraepiphyseal
adj
Outside of the epiphysis.
extrametaphysical
extrametaphysical
adj
(rare) Outside of metaphysics.
extraparliamentary
extraparliamentary
adj
Outside of a parliament or legislature
extraparochially
extraparochially
adv
Outside the limits of a parish.
extraphysical
extraphysical
adj
Not governed by physical laws
extraphysiological
extrapituitary
extrapituitary
adj
Outside of the pituitary gland
extrapyramidal
extrapyramidal
adj
Of or pertaining to the neural pathways that are independent of the pyramidal tract.
extrascripturality
extrascripturality
noun
The quality of being extrascriptural.
extrasyphilitic
extratympanic
extratympanic
adj
Outside of the tympanum
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
glycopexia
hepatotoxicity
hepatotoxicity
noun
toxicity that damages the liver
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
hydrosalpinx
hydrosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
hydroxyapatite
hydroxyapatite
noun
A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth.
hydroxytryptamine
hydroxytryptamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of tryptamine, but especially 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
hygroexpansivity
hypaxial
hypaxial
adj
(anatomy) Situated beneath an axis
noun
(anatomy) Such a muscle
hyperanxious
hyperanxious
adj
Very anxious
hypercatalexis
hypercatalexis
noun
(poetry) The addition of one or two syllables to the last foot of a verse
hypercathexis
hypercathexis
noun
An excessive concentration of mental energy on an object or person.
hyperclimax
hyperdiazeuxis
hyperexaltation
hyperexcitability
hyperexcitability
noun
Excessive sensitivity of the nerves.
hyperactivity
hyperexcitable
hyperexcitable
adj
Unusually or excessively excitable
hyperexcitableness
hyperexcitably
hyperexcitably
adv
In a hyperexcitable manner.
hyperexophoria
hypermixolydian
hyperoxemia
hyperoxemia
noun
(pathology) A high level of oxygen in the blood, typically as a result of hyperoxia
hyperoxidation
hyperoxidation
noun
Excessive oxidation
hyperoxygenating
hyperoxygenating
verb
present participle of hyperoxygenate
hyperoxygenation
hyperoxygenation
noun
(medicine) The administration of a higher than usual concentration of oxygen, or the condition of having such a concentration of oxygen.
hyperoxymuriate
hyperoxymuriate
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Any perchlorate.
hyperoxymuriatic
hyperoxymuriatic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) perchloric
hyperprosexia
hyperprosexia
noun
(medicine, rare) Excessive attention; an abnormal state in which a person concentrates on one thing to the exclusion of everything else.
hyperpyrexia
hyperpyrexia
noun
(medicine) An excessive and unusual elevation of set body temperature greater than or equal to 41°C (105.8°F), or extremely high fever.
hyperpyrexial
hyperpyrexial
adj
Exhibiting or relating to hyperpyrexia.
hypersexualities
hypersexualities
noun
plural of hypersexuality
hypersexuality
hypersexuality
noun
The desire for sexual activity at levels high enough to be considered clinically significant.
hypocathexis
hypodiazeuxis
hypomixolydian
hypomixolydian
adj
(music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from D to G
hypopraxia
hypoprosexia
hypotaxia
hypotaxic
hypotaxis
hypotaxis
noun
(grammar) Syntactic subordination of one clause or construction to another.