(pathology) A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease.
cachexic
cachexic
adj
Relating to cachexia.
cathexis
cathexis
noun
(psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
ethoxide
ethoxide
noun
(chemistry) any salt of this anion
(chemistry) the anion CH₃CH₂O⁻ derived from ethanol by the loss of a proton
ethoxies
exarchic
exhaling
exhaling
noun
exhalation
verb
present participle of exhale
exhibits
exhibits
noun
plural of exhibit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhibit
exhuming
exhuming
verb
present participle of exhume
exilarch
exilarch
noun
The head of a community of Jews in the diaspora.
The leader of the Jews of the Babylonian exile.
exonship
exonship
noun
The role or status of an exon.
expolish
expolish
verb
(obsolete, nonce word) To polish thoroughly.
heretrix
heretrix
noun
Alternative form of heritrix
heritrix
hexafoil
hexafoil
noun
A design with six round semicircular petals stemming from a central circle.
hexamine
hexamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Contraction of hexamethylenetetramine.
hexamita
hexammin
hexereis
hexereis
noun
plural of hexerei
huxleian
isohexyl
oxyphile
oxyrhine
phenixes
phenixes
noun
plural of phenix
phenoxid
phenoxid
noun
Archaic form of phenoxide.
pixieish
pixieish
adj
Alternative spelling of pixyish
sixhaend
sixhynde
sixtieth
sixtieth
adj
The ordinal form of the number sixty.
noun
One of sixty equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the sixtieth position.
sphexide
sphexide
noun
Any wasp of the genus Sphex; the digger wasp
sphinxes
sphinxes
noun
plural of sphinx
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sphinx
thioxene
thioxene
noun
(chemistry) Any of three possible metameric substances that are dimethyl derivatives of thiophene, like the xylenes from benzene.
thrsieux
vixenish
vixenish
adj
Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen.
xanthein
xanthein
noun
(chemistry) The water-soluble part of the yellow carotenoid pigment present in the cell sap of some plants.
xanthide
xanthide
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) Any derivative of xanthogen
xanthine
xanthine
noun
(chemistry) Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body.
xanthite
xanthite
noun
A variety of vesuvianite found in limestone near Amity, New York.
xenarchi
xenochia
xenolith
xenolith
noun
(geology) any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found