(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) Synonym of alexipharmac (“of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom”)
noun
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical, also figuratively) Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
anthraxolite
anthraxolite
noun
A carbonaceous substance resembling anthracite.
blennothorax
citharexylum
colporrhexis
colporrhexis
noun
vaginal laceration
dihexahedral
dihexahedral
adj
Having the form of a dihexahedron.
erythroxylon
erythroxylum
exhibitorial
exhilarating
exhilarating
adj
Refreshingly thrilling.
verb
present participle of exhilarate
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.
exhilarative
exhilarative
adj
exhilarating
exhilaratory
exhilaratory
adj
Causing exhilaration.
exospherical
exothermally
exothermally
adv
In an exothermal manner
extraburghal
extraburghal
adj
(UK) Outside of a burgh or borough.
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
heteroduplex
heteroduplex
noun
(biochemistry) A nucleic acid composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule
verb
To form such a compound by genetic recombination
heterosexual
heterosexual
adj
Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.
noun
A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.
hexacapsular
hexachloride
hexachloride
noun
(chemistry) Any chloride having six chlorine atoms
hexacorallan
hexacorallia
hexafluoride
hexafluoride
noun
(chemistry) any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule
hexametrical
hexametrical
adj
hexametric; consisting of six metrical feet
hexangularly
hexangularly
adv
In a hexangular manner.
hexobarbital
hexobarbital
noun
(pharmacology) A barbiturate derivative with hypnotic and sedative effects, formerly used to induce anesthesia for surgery.
hydroxylases
hydroxylases
noun
plural of hydroxylase
hydroxylated
hydroxylated
adj
(organic chemistry) That has been modified by hydroxylation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate
hydroxylates
hydroxylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydroxylate
hypercomplex
hypercomplex
adj
(mathematics) Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics of complex numbers.
noun
(mathematics) A hypercomplex number.
hyperflexion
hyperflexion
noun
Excessive flexion of a joint.
lexicography
lexicography
noun
(countable) A dictionary, a lexicon, a wordbook.
(uncountable) The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.
(uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.
methoxychlor
methoxychlor
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic organochlorine used as an insecticide.