(biochemistry) Any hexose containing an aldehyde group.
boxhauling
boxhauling
verb
present participle of boxhaul
callithrix
cephalexin
cephalexin
noun
Alternative form of cefalexin
chalumeaux
chalumeaux
noun
plural of chalumeau
charlevoix
charlevoix
Proper noun
A region of Quebec, Canada.
A city in Michigan, USA
cladothrix
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
exhalatory
exhalatory
adj
Of or pertaining to exhalation
exhilarant
exhilarant
adj
Exciting joy, mirth, or pleasure.
noun
That which exhilarates.
exhilarate
exhilarate
verb
(transitive) To cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy.
(transitive) To excite, to thrill.
exomphalos
exomphalos
noun
A defect in the development of the muscles of the abdominal wall.
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
exothermal
exothermal
adj
exothermic
heliotaxis
heliotaxis
noun
Movement of an organism away from sunlight; negative heliotaxis.
Movement of an organism toward sunlight; positive heliotaxis.
heteraxial
hexabiblos
hexactinal
hexactinal
adj
(biology) Having six rays.
hexacyclic
hexacyclic
adj
(chemistry) Having six rings of atoms
hexagonial
hexahedral
hexahedral
adj
Having six plane surfaces.
hexametral
hexametral
adj
hexametric
hexangular
hexangular
adj
Having six angles or corners.
hexaplaric
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
hexaradial
hexaradial
adj
Having hexagonal radial symmetry
hexastylar
hexastylos
hexavalent
hexavalent
adj
(chemistry) Having an atomic valence of 6.
(medicine) Having a vaccine valence of 6.
holoplexia
homaxonial
homosexual
homosexual
adj
(dated) Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.
(of a person or animal, formal, distancing or dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
(of a romantic or sexual act or relationship, formal, distancing or dated) Between two people of the same sex; gay.
noun
(typically formal, distancing or dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.
homotaxial
homotaxial
adj
(biology) Relating to homotaxis.
ilixanthin
ilixanthin
noun
(archaic) A yellow dye obtained from holly leaves.
launchplex
lexigraphy
lexigraphy
noun
(countable) A system of writing in which there is a one-to-one correspondence between symbols and words.
(uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
lexiphanes
lexiphanes
noun
plural of lexiphane
lexiphanic
lexiphanic
adj
Using bombastic or pretentious wording or language.
nomophylax
nomophylax
noun
(historical) A magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.
oleothorax
orthodoxal
orthodoxal
adj
Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox.
oxaldehyde
oxaldehyde
noun
(chemistry) glyoxal
oxycephaly
oxycephaly
noun
A kind of cephalic disorder: sometimes the premature closure of the coronal suture plus any other suture, such as the lambdoid; sometimes the premature fusing of all sutures.
phantoplex
phantoplex
noun
(historical, chiefly attributive) A superposed circuit operated by alternating current over a simplex, duplex or quadruplex circuit operated from direct current sources.
phylaxises
phyllotaxy
phyllotaxy
noun
phyllotaxis
phylloxera
phylloxera
noun
An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this insect.
praehallux
praehallux
noun
Alternative form of prehallux
prophylaxy
prophylaxy
noun
Archaic form of prophylaxis.
trichoplax
unhoaxable
unhoaxable
adj
Unable to be hoaxed.
xanthaline
xanthaline
noun
Synonym of papaveraldine
xanthophyl
xanthophyl
noun
Dated form of xanthophyll.
xanthydrol
xanthydrol
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with chemical formula C₁₃H₁₀O₂, used to test the levels of urea in the bloodstream.
xenarthral
xenarthral
adj
(zoology) Having unusual joints.
xylanthrax
xylanthrax
noun
(archaic) Wood coal or charcoal, distinguished from mineral coal; lignite.
xylography
xylography
noun
(rare) The art of making xylographs.
xylophagan
xylophagan
noun
Any wood-boring marine bivalve of the genus Xylophaga, which bores into wood.