(mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony.
cyclohexane
cyclohexane
noun
(organic chemistry) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₆H₁₂, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.
cyclohexene
cyclohexene
noun
(organic chemistry) A cyclic hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms and one double bond; any of its derivatives.
dictyoxylon
doxycycline
doxycycline
noun
(pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈ of the tetracycline class, which has a long half-life in the body and used orally to treat various bacterial infections.
exhortingly
exhortingly
adv
So as to exhort.
exogenously
exogenously
adv
In an exogenous manner
explanatory
explanatory
adj
(of a person) Disposed to explain.
Intended to serve as an explanation.
explanitory
exploringly
exploringly
adv
So as to explore.
extollingly
extollingly
adv
So as to extol; with praise.
fluxionally
fluxionally
adv
In a fluxional manner.
hematoxylin
hematoxylin
noun
(medicine, organic chemistry) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of the bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianum.
hexagonally
hexagonally
adv
In a hexagonal manner
innoxiously
innoxiously
adv
(archaic) In an innoxious manner.
lymphotoxin
lymphotoxin
noun
Any of several lymphokines that are toxic to certain cells
nonflexibly
nonprolixly
nonsexually
nonsexually
adv
In a nonsexual manner.
obnoxiously
obnoxiously
adv
In an obnoxious manner.
orthoxylene
orthoxylene
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon based on benzene with two methyl substituents bonded to adjacent carbon atoms in the aromatic ring (the ortho configuration).
oxychlorine
oxymandelic
phylloxeran
phylloxeran
noun
Any of the plant-feeding insects of the family Phylloxeridae, closely related to aphids.
phytoalexin
phytoalexin
noun
(medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms
saxonically
scleronyxis
sialosyrinx
sideroxylon
sideroxylon
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Sideroxylon of tropical sapotaceous trees noted for their very hard wood; ironwood.
unanxiously
unanxiously
adv
In an unanxious way; without anxiety.
uncomplexly
untoxically
xanthophyll
xanthophyll
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) Lutein.
xanthoxylin
xanthoxylin
noun
(organic chemistry, obsolete) The active principle of the prickly ash (formerly in genus Xanthoxylum, now Zanthoxylum).
xenobiology
xenobiology
noun
The biology of life forms with non-standard biochemistry or codes.
The speculative biology of extraterrestrial life forms.
xylonitrile
xylophonist
xylophonist
noun
Someone who plays a xylophone.
xyloquinone
xyloquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of quinone compounds obtained by the oxidation of xylidines.
zanthoxylum
zanthoxylum
noun
Any of the genus Zanthoxylum of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the citrus or rue family.
