(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) Synonym of alexipharmac (“of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom”)
noun
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical, also figuratively) Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
asphyxiating
asphyxiating
verb
present participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiation
asphyxiation
noun
An acute lack of oxygen.
Death due to lack of oxygen.
asphyxiative
ataxiaphasia
auxotrophies
auxotrophies
noun
plural of auxotrophy
examinership
examinership
noun
(Ireland, law) A legal process whereby a company gets protection from the Court, in order to survive.
exencephalia
exencephalia
noun
Synonym of exencephaly
exencephalic
exencephalic
adj
Relating to exencephaly
exophthalmia
exophthalmia
noun
(medicine) The protrusion of an eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, as a consequence of disease.
exophthalmic
exophthalmic
adj
Having prominent eyeballs.
Of, or relating to exophthalmos.
exospherical
extrahepatic
extrahepatic
adj
Originating or occurring outside the liver.
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
hexapetaloid
hexaploidies
hexasulphide
hydrosalpinx
hydrosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
hyperanxious
hyperanxious
adj
Very anxious
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.
hypocathexis
hypoprosexia
hypoxanthine
hypoxanthine
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle, 3,7-dihydropurin-6-one, that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of uric acid.
hysteropexia
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.
morphallaxis
morphallaxis
noun
(biology) The regeneration of specific tissue due to loss or death of the existing tissue.
oxycephalism
oxycephalism
noun
Synonym of oxycephaly
oxynaphthoic
oxyosphresia
philodoxical
philodoxical
adj
Interested in opinions or beliefs, rather than facts.
phycoxanthin
phycoxanthin
noun
(dated) A yellowish colouring matter found in certain algae.
phyllotaxies
phyllotaxies
noun
plural of phyllotaxy
phytoalexins
phytoalexins
noun
plural of phytoalexin
pyxidanthera
rhinopharynx
rhinopharynx
noun
(anatomy, rare) Synonym of nasopharynx
saxophonists
saxophonists
noun
plural of saxophonist
strophotaxis
toxicopathic
toxicopathic
adj
That causes disease etc. by means of a poison
toxicophidia
toxicophobia
toxicophobia
noun
A morbid fear of poisons or being poisoned.
trophallaxis
trophallaxis
noun
(biology) The mutual exchange of (fluid) food between individuals, especially in social insects.
xanthopicrin
xanthopicrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter principle obtained from the bark of Zanthoxylum clava-herculis.
xanthopterin
xanthopterin
noun
A yellow crystalline solid that occurs mainly in the wings of butterflies and in the urine of mammals, converted by microorganisms into folic acid.
