(pharmacology, pharmacy) State of psychological calm and tranquility, absence of discomfort, or metabolical inactivity.
(philosophy) Ataraxia; freedom from mental disturbance; imperturbability, dogged indifference.
carboxy
carboxy
noun
(organic chemistry) The carboxyl group.
exarchy
exarchy
noun
(botany) A vascular system in which development starts in the regions farthest from the axis and spreads inward.
The jurisdiction of an exarch (any definition); an exarchate.
exogyra
hyraxes
oxymora
oxymora
noun
plural of oxymoron
pharynx
pharynx
noun
(anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
(zootomy) The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.
pyrexia
pyrexia
noun
(medicine) Fever.
(medicine) Trench fever.
sextary
sextary
noun
(historical) An Anglo-Saxon unit of liquid measure, chiefly used for wine and cider.
(historical) Synonym of sextarius, an ancient Roman unit of volume
