(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
dextrality
dextrality
noun
The state of being dextral
dextrogyre
dextrogyre
adj
(chemistry) Dextrorotatory.
dextrously
dextrously
adv
Alternative form of dexterously
enteropexy
enteropexy
noun
(surgery) fixation of part of the intestine to the abdominal wall
excavatory
excavatory
adj
Of or pertaining to excavation.
excitatory
excitatory
adj
Stimulating, exciting or causing excitation; excitative.
excusatory
excusatory
adj
serving to make an excuse
execratory
execratory
adj
Tending to execrate or cause execration.
exhalatory
exhalatory
adj
Of or pertaining to exhalation
exhibitory
exhibitory
adj
exhibiting; publicly showing
exhumatory
exhumatory
adj
Relating to exhumation or disinterment.
expiratory
expiratory
adj
Of or pertaining to expiration
expository
expository
adj
Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
exteriorly
exteriorly
adv
from the exterior, from outside
on the exterior, outside
externally
externally
adv
on the surface or the outside
extraneity
extraneity
noun
(countable) Something extraneous
(uncountable) The state of being extraneous
extricably
extrorsely
extrorsely
adv
(botany) In an extrorse manner.
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
heterodoxy
heterodoxy
noun
A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.
The quality of being heterodox.
heterotaxy
heterotaxy
noun
(dated) heterotaxis
hexastylar
hydrotaxis
hydrotaxis
noun
(biology) movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water
hypertoxic
hypertoxic
adj
(rare, toxicology) Excessively toxic.
inexpertly
inexpertly
adv
In an inexpert manner.
metroxylon
myxogaster
nycticorax
orthodoxly
orthodoxly
adv
In a correct or proper way; conventionally; correctly.
In a religiously orthodox way; in accordance with accepted religious doctrine.
orthopraxy
orthopraxy
noun
Correct practice or action
Right belief combined with right practice, with the emphasis being on the latter, a term specially used in Latin American liberation theology, often in contrast with an orthodoxy seen as insufficiently interested in the practical and political content of faith.
oxidimetry
oxidimetry
noun
(chemistry) Any form of volumetric analysis using an oxidizing agent such as potassium permanganate.
oxonolatry
oxybutyria
oxybutyric
oxybutyric
adj
(organic chemistry) hydroxybutyric
oxygenator
oxygenator
noun
any device that releases oxygen (or air) into water, especially one in an aquarium
oxyhydrate
oxyhydrate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A hydrated oxide
oxymuriate
oxymuriate
noun
(obsolete) chlorate
oxynitrate
oxynitrate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A mixed oxide and nitrate
oxystearic
oxyterpene
palapteryx
paroxytone
paroxytone
adj
(linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.
noun
(linguistics) A paroxytone word.
perplexity
perplexity
noun
In information theory, a measurement of how well a probability distribution or model predicts a sample.
Something that perplexes.
The state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused.
pleximetry
pleximetry
noun
The use of the pleximeter.
proteopexy
protoxylem
protoxylem
noun
The first xylem to form in a plant.
pyroxenite
pyroxenite
noun
(geology) A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.
relaxatory
relaxatory
adj
That induces relaxation
stereotaxy
stereotaxy
noun
(medicine) Stereotaxic surgery: surgery that uses a three-dimensional coordinate system to locate small targets inside the body.
synaxarist
texturally
texturally
adv
In a textural manner, relating to texture.
thixotropy
thixotropy
noun
(medicine) The property of certain gels whereby they become fluids when agitated and return to being solid or semi-solid when allowed to stand.
(physics) The reduction of viscosity with increased shear
thyrotoxic
thyrotoxic
adj
Marked by toxic activity of the thyroid gland.
thyroxinic
trihydroxy
trihydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Three hydroxy groups in a molecule
trimethoxy
trimethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Three methoxy groups in a molecule
triplexity
triplexity
noun
The state of being triplex
tyrotoxine
tyrotoxine
noun
tyrotoxicon
unexpertly
uxoriality
uxoriality
noun
uxoriousness
xanthydrol
xanthydrol
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with chemical formula C₁₃H₁₀O₂, used to test the levels of urea in the bloodstream.
xerophytic
xerophytic
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte
(ecology) Having a very dry environment
noun
xerophyte
xylanthrax
xylanthrax
noun
(archaic) Wood coal or charcoal, distinguished from mineral coal; lignite.
xylostroma
xylostroma
noun
(biology) the felted stroma of various wood-destroying fungi