(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
aphanapteryx
archeopteryx
archeopteryx
noun
A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
axisymmetric
axisymmetric
adj
Exhibiting symmetry around an axis; exhibiting cylindrical symmetry.
bradyauxesis
bradyauxetic
carbomethoxy
carbomethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A methyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₃
carboxylases
carboxylases
noun
plural of carboxylase
carboxylated
carboxylated
adj
(chemistry) Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate
carboxylates
carboxylates
noun
plural of carboxylate
citharexylum
cyclodextrin
cyclodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.
deoxyriboses
deoxyriboses
noun
plural of deoxyribose
desoxyribose
desoxyribose
noun
(biochemistry) Alternative spelling of deoxyribose
dextrogyrate
dextrogyrate
Adjective
dextrorotatory
dextrogyrous
dextrogyrous
adj
dextrogyrate
dextrorotary
dextrorotary
adj
dextrorotatory
erythroxylon
erythroxylum
esothyropexy
exaggeratory
exaggeratory
adj
exaggerative
excentricity
excentricity
noun
(mathematics) Archaic form of eccentricity.
exceptionary
excitomotory
excitomotory
adj
(physiology) Exciting motion; said of that portion of the nervous system concerned in reflex action, by which impressions are transmitted to a nerve centre and then reflected back so as to produce muscular contraction without sensation or volition.
exclusionary
exclusionary
adj
Acting to exclude something
excrementary
excrescently
excrescently
adv
In an excrescent manner.
excretionary
excursionary
execratively
execratively
adv
In an execrative manner.
exembryonate
exhilaratory
exhilaratory
adj
Causing exhilaration.
exocrinology
exocrinology
noun
The study of external (exocrine) secretions, especially of pheromones
exopterygota
exopterygote
exopterygote
noun
Any insect of the superorder Exopterygota
exorbitantly
exorbitantly
adv
In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
exoterically
exoterically
adv
In an exoteric manner.
exothermally
exothermally
adv
In an exothermal manner
expansionary
expansionary
adj
That promotes or exhibits expansion; expansionist.
experimently
explementary
explementary
adj
(geometry) Of or relating to the explement
exploitatory
exploitatory
adj
Relating to exploitation
expositorily
expositorily
adv
In an expository fashion.
expressively
expressively
adv
In an expressive manner.
expressivity
expressivity
noun
(genetics) The degree to which a gene affects or can affect an organism.
(uncountable) The quality of being expressive.
exprobratory
exprobratory
adj
Expressing, or relating to, exprobration.
extemporally
extemporally
adv
In an extemporal manner.
extortionary
extortionary
adj
Of, relating to, or typical of extortion; extortionate.
extractively
extractively
adv
By a extractive process.
extralegally
extralegally
adv
In an extralegal manner; outside the law.
extramurally
extramurally
adv
In an extramural manner
extraneously
extraneously
adv
In an extraneous manner.
extrasensory
extrasensory
adj
Of or relating to extrasensory perception.
extrasystole
extrasystole
noun
(medicine) A premature contraction of the heart, producing an interruption or irregularity in heartbeat rhythm, associated with heart disease or the use of some pharmaceuticals.
extravagancy
extravagancy
noun
(archaic, 17-19th centuries) A thing that is extravagant.
(archaic, 17-19th centuries) The characteristic of being extravagant.
exulceratory
heptahydroxy
heptahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) seven hydroxy groups. (OH)₇
hexahydrated
hexahydrated
adj
Converted to a hexahydrate
hexahydrates
hexahydrates
noun
plural of hexahydrate
hexangularly
hexangularly
adv
In a hexangular manner.
hydroextract
hydroxylases
hydroxylases
noun
plural of hydroxylase
hydroxylated
hydroxylated
adj
(organic chemistry) That has been modified by hydroxylation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate
hydroxylates
hydroxylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydroxylate
hydroxyureas
hydroxyureas
noun
plural of hydroxyurea
hydroxyzines
hydroxyzines
noun
plural of hydroxyzine
hyperanxious
hyperanxious
adj
Very anxious
hypercomplex
hypercomplex
adj
(mathematics) Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics of complex numbers.
noun
(mathematics) A hypercomplex number.
hyperexcited
hyperexcited
adj
Very highly excited.
hyperextends
hyperextends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyperextend
hyperflexion
hyperflexion
noun
Excessive flexion of a joint.
hyperothodox
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.
hypoprosexia
hysteropexia
inextricably
inextricably
adv
In an inextricable manner.
To an inextricable degree.
intermixedly
intermixedly
adv
In an intermixed manner.
karyorrhexis
karyorrhexis
noun
The destructive fragmentation of the nucleus of a dying cell whereby its chromatin is distributed irregularly throughout the cytoplasm.
lexicography
lexicography
noun
(countable) A dictionary, a lexicon, a wordbook.
(uncountable) The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.
(uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.
methoxychlor
methoxychlor
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic organochlorine used as an insecticide.
myxobacteria
myxobacteria
noun
plural of myxobacterium
myxogasteres
neoorthodoxy
nondexterity
nonexemplary
nonexemplary
adj
Not exemplary.
nonexpiatory
odontopteryx
oropharynxes
overprolixly
oxyberberine
oxycarbonate
oxycarbonate
noun
(chemistry) Any substance which is both an oxide and a carbonate
oxygenerator
oxyluciferin
oxyluciferin
noun
(biochemistry) The luminescent product of the oxidation of luciferin by luciferase
oxynarcotine
oxyosphresia
paroxytonize
pentahydroxy
pentahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Five hydroxy groups in a molecule.
periaxillary
peroxyborate
perplexingly
perplexingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is perplexing.
phyllopteryx
premaxillary
premaxillary
adj
Of or pertaining to the premaxillae
noun
A premaxilla.
propoxyphene
propoxyphene
noun
Dextropropoxyphene.
psychoreflex
pyridoxamine
pyridoxamine
noun
(biochemistry) A constituent of vitamin B6, essential for the metabolism of starch and amino acids.
pyroxmangite
pyroxmangite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
pyxidanthera
sexangularly
sexangularly
adv
(archaic, rare) hexagonally
sexcentenary
sexcentenary
adj
Of or pertaining to the number six hundred, or to a six-hundred-year period
noun
A six-hundredth anniversary
tetrahydroxy
tetrahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Four hydroxy groups in a molecule