(botany) Any plant of the former genus Chionodoxa.
chronaxies
chronaxies
noun
plural of chronaxie
clonothrix
crenothrix
criosphinx
criosphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a ram.
epipharynx
epipharynx
noun
(anatomy, rare) The nasopharynx.
(zoology) A structure that overlaps the mouth in certain insects.
exchanging
exchanging
verb
present participle of exchange
exchangite
exhalation
exhalation
noun
A bright phenomenon; a meteor.
That which is exhaled, or which rises in the form of vapor, fume, or steam
The act or process of exhaling; breathing out
exhausting
exhausting
adj
Very tiring.
verb
present participle of exhaust
exhaustion
exhaustion
noun
(dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
(dated, physics) The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
(mathematics) An exhaustive procedure
Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
exhibitant
exhibiting
exhibiting
verb
present participle of exhibit
exhibition
exhibition
noun
(UK) A financial award or prize given to a student (who becomes an exhibitioner) by a school or university, usually on the basis of academic merit.
(sports) A game which does not impact the standings for any major cup or competition.
A demonstration of personal skill or feelings.
A large-scale public showing of objects or products.
A public display, intentional or otherwise, generally characterised as negative, a shameful exhibition or a disgusting exhibition
An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited.
exhilarant
exhilarant
adj
Exciting joy, mirth, or pleasure.
noun
That which exhilarates.
exhumating
exhumating
verb
present participle of exhumate
exhumation
exhumation
noun
The act of digging up that which has been buried.
exochorion
exochorion
noun
The outer layer of the chorion of an insect egg
externship
externship
noun
An experiential learning opportunity, usually offered by a school, similar to an internship, but generally shorter in duration.
extinguish
extinguish
verb
(intransitive) To die out.
(transitive) To destroy or abolish something.
(transitive) To obscure or eclipse something.
(transitive) To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench.
(transitive, literally) To hunt down (a species) to extinction.
(transitive, psychology) To bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex.
haemotoxin
haemotoxin
noun
Alternative form of hemotoxin
hannacroix
hexactinal
hexactinal
adj
(biology) Having six rays.
hexagonial
hexagynian
hexokinase
hexokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose
hexosamine
hexosamine
noun
(biochemistry) Any amino sugar derived from a hexose.
homaxonial
homodoxian
hypnotoxin
hypnotoxin
noun
A hypothetical waste product of the brain proposed by Henri Piéron that causes fatigue and is cleansed by sleep.
A venom found in the nematocysts of some cnidarians that acts as a central nervous system depressant leading to inactivity, numbness, paralysis, and coma.
ilixanthin
ilixanthin
noun
(archaic) A yellow dye obtained from holly leaves.
inheritrix
inheritrix
noun
female inheritor; heiress
lexiphanes
lexiphanes
noun
plural of lexiphane
lexiphanic
lexiphanic
adj
Using bombastic or pretentious wording or language.
ochratoxin
ochratoxin
noun
(toxicology) Any of a class of mycotoxins, having an isocoumarin structure, produced by some fungi of the genus Aspergillus and others
onychauxis
orthoxazin
oxyhematin
oxyrhinous
phoenixity
phytotoxin
phytotoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any toxic substance produced by a plant.
saxophonic
saxophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to the saxophone.
sextonship
sextonship
noun
The office or position of a sexton.
sixteenths
sixteenths
noun
plural of sixteenth
sphinxlike
sphinxlike
adj
Like a sphinx, or like that of a sphinx. Especially, not showing emotion
Mysterious; scheming; having a deceptive outward appearance
theoxenius
thyroxinic
trithrinax
uroxanthin
uroxanthin
noun
(obsolete) The yellow pigment in urine.
vixenishly
vixenishly
adv
In a vixenish manner.
xanthaline
xanthaline
noun
Synonym of papaveraldine
xanthamide
xanthamide
noun
(chemistry) The amide of xanthic acid.
xanthation
xanthation
noun
(chemistry) Conversion into a xanthate.
xanthidium
xanthiuria
xanthiuria
noun
Dated form of xanthinuria.
xanthopsia
xanthopsia
noun
A visual defect, a form of chromatopsia in which everything appears yellow.
xanthopsin
xanthopsin
noun
visual yellow; any of a form of visual purple that has been bleached by exposure to light
xenodochia
xenodochia
noun
plural of xenodochium
xenolithic
xenolithic
adj
Being or pertaining to a xenolith.
xenophobia
xenophobia
noun
A fear of aliens.
A fear of strangers or foreigners.
A hatred of strangers or foreigners.
A strong antipathy or aversion to strangers or foreigners.
xenophobic
xenophobic
adj
Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners.
noun
A xenophobe.
xenophonic
xiphisuran
xiphodynia
xiphodynia
noun
xiphoidalgia
xiphoidian
xiphoidian
adj
(anatomy, rare) xiphoid
xiphosuran
xiphosuran
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the order Xiphosura.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the order Xiphosura, including horseshoe crabs.
xylophonic
xylophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to a xylophone.
zeaxanthin
zeaxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline carotenoid alcohol that occurs widely with lutein, with which it is isomeric, and is the chief pigment of maize