(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
fucoxanthins
fucoxanthins
noun
plural of fucoxanthin
glossanthrax
glossanthrax
noun
A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue.
haematoxylin
haematoxylin
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematoxylin
haematoxylon
hapaxanthous
hapaxanthous
adj
Being or relating to a hapaxanth.
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
hydrosalpinx
hydrosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
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.
ichthyotoxin
ichthyotoxin
noun
Any chemical compound that is toxic to fish.
Any toxin produced by fish.
loxolophodon
neoorthodoxy
nonexhausted
oropharynxes
orthodoxness
orthodoxness
noun
The state or condition of being orthodox.
oxyacanthine
oxyacanthine
noun
(organic chemistry) berbine
oxyacanthous
oxychromatin
oxyhexactine
oxymethylene
oxymethylene
noun
(chemistry) Formic aldehyde, regarded as a methylene derivative.
oxynaphthoic
oxyrhynchous
oxyrrhynchid
pentahydroxy
pentahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Five hydroxy groups in a molecule.
phoenixville
phycoxanthin
phycoxanthin
noun
(dated) A yellowish colouring matter found in certain algae.
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.
rhinopharynx
rhinopharynx
noun
(anatomy, rare) Synonym of nasopharynx
saccopharynx
saxophonists
saxophonists
noun
plural of saxophonist
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.
shadowboxing
shadowboxing
noun
A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.
verb
present participle of shadowbox
shikimotoxin
subhexagonal
subhexagonal
adj
Not quite hexagonal; approaching a hexagonal shape.
thromboxanes
thromboxanes
noun
plural of thromboxane
unexhaustion
unorthodoxly
unorthodoxly
adv
In an unorthodox manner, unconventionally.
xanthochroia
xanthochroia
noun
(pathology) A condition characterized by yellow patches on the skin
xanthochroic
xanthochroic
adj
pertaining to people or races with light hair and pale complexions
xanthochroid
xanthochroid
adj
(anthropology) Pertaining to the Xanthochroi; having fair hair and a pale complexion.
noun
(anthropology) A member of the Xanthochroi.
xanthoconite
xanthoconite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral containing silver, arsenic, and sulphur.
xanthogenate
xanthogenate
noun
xanthate
xanthomatous
xanthomatous
adj
Of or relating to xanthoma or xanthomatosis.
xanthophylls
xanthophylls
noun
plural of xanthophyll
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.
xanthorrhiza
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
xylographing
xylographing
verb
present participle of xylograph
xylophonists
xylophonists
noun
plural of xylophonist
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.