(medicine) Absence of the normal mucous secretion.
anoxyscope
antioxygen
antioxygen
noun
The antimatter counterpart of oxygen. Made up of positron and antiprotons instead of electrons and protons.
anxiolytic
anxiolytic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing
noun
(pharmacology) A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety.
auxanology
auxanology
noun
auxology
auxotrophy
auxotrophy
noun
(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
axinomancy
axinomancy
noun
(rare) Divination by saws or axes.
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
carboxylic
carboxylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, or relating to the carboxyl functional group.
chaetotaxy
chaetotaxy
noun
(zoology) The arrangement of, and study of arrangement of, chaetae (chitinous bristles) on a species or subspecies of animal, usually and especially an arthropod or annelid.
doxography
doxography
noun
The work or works of classical historians describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
entomotaxy
entomotaxy
noun
The preparation of insects for preservation.
excavatory
excavatory
adj
Of or pertaining to excavation.
excitatory
excitatory
adj
Stimulating, exciting or causing excitation; excitative.
excusatory
excusatory
adj
serving to make an excuse
execratory
execratory
adj
Tending to execrate or cause execration.
exhalatory
exhalatory
adj
Of or pertaining to exhalation
exhumatory
exhumatory
adj
Relating to exhumation or disinterment.
exocyclica
exotically
exotically
adv
In an exotic manner.
expiratory
expiratory
adj
Of or pertaining to expiration
fluxionary
fluxionary
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to, or caused by, an increased flow of blood to a part; congestive.
fluxional
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
glycopexia
glyoxalase
glyoxalase
noun
(biochemistry) Either of a pair of related thiol-dependent enzymes: glyoxalase І, which catalyses the isomerisation of the spontaneously formed hemithioacetal adduct between GSH and 2-oxoaldehydes (such as methylglyoxal) into S-2-hydroxyacylglutathione; and glyoxalase ІІ, which hydrolyses these thiolesters.
glyoxaline
glyoxaline
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic base, C₃H₄N₂, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal.
(organic chemistry) Any of the series of which glyoxaline is a type.
hepatopexy
hepatopexy
noun
(surgery) Surgical anchoring of a displaced liver to the abdominal wall.
heterotaxy
heterotaxy
noun
(dated) heterotaxis
hexagynous
hexagynous
adj
(botany) Having six styles.
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
hexastylos
hydrotaxis
hydrotaxis
noun
(biology) movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water
hydroxamic
hydroxamic
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any of several classes of compounds derived from oxoacids by replacing -OH by -NHOH; the N-hydroxy amides
hypopraxia
inexorably
inexorably
adv
In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.
lipomyxoma
mixolydian
mixolydian
adj
Alternative form of Mixolydian
mydatoxine
myxadenoma
myxogaster
myxoglioma
myxolipoma
myxomatous
myxomatous
adj
Of or relating to myxomata.
myxophobia
nectocalyx
nectocalyx
noun
(zoology) One of the zooids of certain Siphonophorae, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ.
(zoology) The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish or medusa.
nomophylax
nomophylax
noun
(historical) A magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.
nontaxably
nycticorax
onychauxis
oropharynx
oropharynx
noun
(anatomy) The oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone.
orthopraxy
orthopraxy
noun
Correct practice or action
Right belief combined with right practice, with the emphasis being on the latter, a term specially used in Latin American liberation theology, often in contrast with an orthodoxy seen as insufficiently interested in the practical and political content of faith.
oxaldehyde
oxaldehyde
noun
(chemistry) glyoxal
oxalylurea
oxonolatry
oxyaenidae
oxyblepsia
oxybutyria
oxycalcium
oxycalcium
adj
(dated) Of, pertaining to, or produced by a combination of calcium (or lime) and oxygen
oxycamphor
oxycamphor
noun
An oxidation product of camphor, used in treating dyspnea.
oxycaproic
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.
oxycyanide
oxygenated
oxygenated
adj
(chemistry) Containing oxygen, or oxygen-containing radicals, as substituents
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oxygenate
oxygenates
oxygenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxygenate
oxygenator
oxygenator
noun
any device that releases oxygen (or air) into water, especially one in an aquarium
oxyhematin
oxyhydrate
oxyhydrate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A hydrated oxide
oxymuriate
oxymuriate
noun
(obsolete) chlorate
oxynitrate
oxynitrate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A mixed oxide and nitrate
oxystearic
oxystomata
oxytonical
oxytonical
adj
(linguistics) oxytone
oxyuriasis
oxyuriasis
noun
pinworm infection; enterobiasis
paroxysmal
paroxysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms.
paroxysmic
paroxysmic
adj
Relating to paroxysms.
paroxytone
paroxytone
adj
(linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.
noun
(linguistics) A paroxytone word.
peroxyacid
peroxyacid
noun
Synonym of peracid (“acid containing an acidic -OOH group”)
phyllotaxy
phyllotaxy
noun
phyllotaxis
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.
polyaxonic
praxeology
praxeology
noun
The study of human action or conduct.
praxiology
praxiology
noun
Alternative form of praxeology
prophylaxy
prophylaxy
noun
Archaic form of prophylaxis.
proxically
proximally
proximally
adv
(medicine) In the proximal direction: reverse of distally
(of causation) Immediately; most directly
pyosalpinx
pyosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with pus.
quinoxalyl
relaxatory
relaxatory
adj
That induces relaxation
sardonyxes
sardonyxes
noun
plural of sardonyx
stereotaxy
stereotaxy
noun
(medicine) Stereotaxic surgery: surgery that uses a three-dimensional coordinate system to locate small targets inside the body.
synaxarion
synaxarion
noun
(Christianity) A compilation of hagiographies corresponding roughly to the martyrology of the Roman Church.
uxoriality
uxoriality
noun
uxoriousness
vaginopexy
xanthophyl
xanthophyl
noun
Dated form of xanthophyll.
xanthydrol
xanthydrol
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with chemical formula C₁₃H₁₀O₂, used to test the levels of urea in the bloodstream.
xenopsylla
xerography
xerography
noun
A photocopying process in which a negative image formed on an electrically charged plate is transferred as a positive to paper and thermally fixed.
xiphodynia
xiphodynia
noun
xiphoidalgia
xylography
xylography
noun
(rare) The art of making xylographs.
xylophagan
xylophagan
noun
Any wood-boring marine bivalve of the genus Xylophaga, which bores into wood.
xylophagid
xylophagid
noun
(zoology) Any fly in the family Xylophagidae.
xylophagus
xylostroma
xylostroma
noun
(biology) the felted stroma of various wood-destroying fungi