(Britain) A student at secondary school or university who has been awarded an exhibition. The exhibition usually involves a financial prize and may include the right to wear a distinctive gown, especially at the University of Oxford.
exhilaration
exhilaration
noun
The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.
The state of being enlivened, cheerful or exhilarated.
exhortations
exhortations
noun
plural of exhortation
fucoxanthine
haematoxylin
haematoxylin
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematoxylin
haematoxylon
hematoxylins
hematoxylins
noun
plural of hematoxylin
herstmonceux
heteroauxins
heteroauxins
noun
plural of heteroauxin
heteroxenous
heteroxenous
adj
(biology) parasitic to two different types of host (typically as part of a complex life cycle)
hexacanthous
hexachronous
hexacorallan
hexadecanoic
hexadecanoic
adj
Of or pertaining to hexadecanoic acid or its derivatives
hurstmonceux
hydroxyzines
hydroxyzines
noun
plural of hydroxyzine
hyperanxious
hyperanxious
adj
Very anxious
hyperflexion
hyperflexion
noun
Excessive flexion of a joint.
hypoxanthine
hypoxanthine
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle, 3,7-dihydropurin-6-one, that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of uric acid.
neoorthodoxy
nonexhausted
oropharynxes
orthodoxness
orthodoxness
noun
The state or condition of being orthodox.
oxyacanthine
oxyacanthine
noun
(organic chemistry) berbine
oxyhexactine
oxymethylene
oxymethylene
noun
(chemistry) Formic aldehyde, regarded as a methylene derivative.
pentahydroxy
pentahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Five hydroxy groups in a molecule.
phoenixville
phytoalexins
phytoalexins
noun
plural of phytoalexin
pneumothorax
pneumothorax
noun
(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
propoxyphene
propoxyphene
noun
Dextropropoxyphene.
reexhibition
reexhibition
noun
The act of exhibiting something again.
rhamnohexite
rhamnohexose
rhamnohexose
noun
(biochemistry) A carbohydrate with chemical formula C₇H₁₄O₆.
sextillionth
sextillionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number one sextillion.
noun
One of a sextillion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the sextillionth position.
subhexagonal
subhexagonal
adj
Not quite hexagonal; approaching a hexagonal shape.
thromboxanes
thromboxanes
noun
plural of thromboxane
unexhaustion
xanthoconite
xanthoconite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral containing silver, arsenic, and sulphur.
xanthogenate
xanthogenate
noun
xanthate
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.
xanthorrhoea
xanthorrhoea
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Xanthorrhoea of grass trees.
xanthoxenite
xanthoxenite
noun
(mineralogy) A dull brown or yellow triclinic mineral.
xenodocheion
xenodocheion
noun
Alternative form of xenodochium
xenophontean
xenophontean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Xenophon (c. 431–355 BC), a Greek soldier and admirer of Socrates, or his writings.
xenophontian
xenophontine
xenophoridae
xenorhynchus
xiphosternum
xiphosternum
noun
(rare) Alternative form of xiphisternum
zooxanthella
zooxanthella
noun
(archaic) Any of the yellow pigmentary particles, or minute corpuscles of yellow coloring matter, found in certain radiolarians.
Any of various typically yellow-brown dinoflagellates (originally grouped as genus Zooxanthella) now assigned to the genera Symbiodinium and Amphidinium, notably found in coral reefs.