(medicine) Absence of the normal mucous secretion.
anoxyscope
antioxygen
antioxygen
noun
The antimatter counterpart of oxygen. Made up of positron and antiprotons instead of electrons and protons.
anxiolytic
anxiolytic
adj
(pharmacology) That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing
noun
(pharmacology) A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety.
auxanology
auxanology
noun
auxology
auxotrophy
auxotrophy
noun
(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
axinomancy
axinomancy
noun
(rare) Divination by saws or axes.
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
bobbysoxer
bobbysoxer
noun
Alternative form of bobby soxer
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
carboxylic
carboxylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, or relating to the carboxyl functional group.
chaetotaxy
chaetotaxy
noun
(zoology) The arrangement of, and study of arrangement of, chaetae (chitinous bristles) on a species or subspecies of animal, usually and especially an arthropod or annelid.
colloxylin
colloxylin
noun
Synonym of pyroxylin
colonopexy
complexify
complexify
verb
To make something more complex; to complicate.
complexity
complexity
noun
(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
convexedly
convexedly
adv
In a convex form; convexly.
coxcombity
cyclohexyl
cyclohexyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclohexane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
dextrogyre
dextrogyre
adj
(chemistry) Dextrorotatory.
dextrously
dextrously
adv
Alternative form of dexterously
doxography
doxography
noun
The work or works of classical historians describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
dysoxidize
enteropexy
enteropexy
noun
(surgery) fixation of part of the intestine to the abdominal wall
entomotaxy
entomotaxy
noun
The preparation of insects for preservation.
epiplopexy
epiplopexy
noun
(surgery) suturing of the omentum 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.
exiguously
exiguously
adv
In an exiguous way.
eximiously
eximiously
adv
In an eximious way; with distinction, outstandingly.
exobiology
exobiology
noun
(biology, science fiction) The branch of biology dealing with lifeforms originating a different planet.
exocyclica
exocytosis
exocytosis
noun
(biology) The secretion of substances through cellular membranes, either to excrete waste products or as a regulatory function.
exoenzymic
exoenzymic
adj
Synonym of exoenzymatic
exorcisory
exorcisory
adj
Of or relating to exorcism.
exotically
exotically
adv
In an exotic manner.
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
extrorsely
extrorsely
adv
(botany) In an extrorse manner.
flexuosely
flexuosity
flexuosity
noun
A flexuous point; a sinuous curve.
Quality of being flexuous.
flexuously
flexuously
adv
In a flexuous way.
fluxionary
fluxionary
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to, or caused by, an increased flow of blood to a part; congestive.
fluxional
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
glycopexia
glycopexis
glykopexic
glyoxalase
glyoxalase
noun
(biochemistry) Either of a pair of related thiol-dependent enzymes: glyoxalase І, which catalyses the isomerisation of the spontaneously formed hemithioacetal adduct between GSH and 2-oxoaldehydes (such as methylglyoxal) into S-2-hydroxyacylglutathione; and glyoxalase ІІ, which hydrolyses these thiolesters.
glyoxaline
glyoxaline
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic base, C₃H₄N₂, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal.
(organic chemistry) Any of the series of which glyoxaline is a type.
hepatopexy
hepatopexy
noun
(surgery) Surgical anchoring of a displaced liver to the abdominal wall.
heterodoxy
heterodoxy
noun
A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.
The quality of being heterodox.
heterotaxy
heterotaxy
noun
(dated) heterotaxis
hexagynous
hexagynous
adj
(botany) Having six styles.
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
hexastylos
hexicology
hexicology
noun
Alternative form of hexiology
hoxeyville
hydrotaxis
hydrotaxis
noun
(biology) movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water
hydroxamic
hydroxamic
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any of several classes of compounds derived from oxoacids by replacing -OH by -NHOH; the N-hydroxy amides
hydroxides
hydroxides
noun
plural of hydroxide
hydroximic
hydroximic
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any of several classes of oxoacids in which a double-bonded oxygen atom is replaced by a =N-OH or =N-OR
hydroxylic
hydroxylic
adj
(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups
hyperoxide
hyperoxide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any oxide that has a higher than normal ratio of oxygen to metal
hypertoxic
hypertoxic
adj
(rare, toxicology) Excessively toxic.
hypnotoxin
hypnotoxin
noun
A hypothetical waste product of the brain proposed by Henri Piéron that causes fatigue and is cleansed by sleep.
A venom found in the nematocysts of some cnidarians that acts as a central nervous system depressant leading to inactivity, numbness, paralysis, and coma.
hypopraxia
hypozeuxis
hypozeuxis
noun
(rhetoric) An expression whose every clause has its own independent subject and predicate.
inexorably
inexorably
adv
In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.
lexicology
lexicology
noun
(countable) A specific theory concerning the lexicon.
(uncountable, linguistics) The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon.
lipomyxoma
metroxylon
mixolydian
mixolydian
adj
Alternative form of Mixolydian
mixoploidy
mixoploidy
noun
(genetics) The state of being mixoploid.
monoxylous
monoxylous
adj
Made from a single piece of wood.
moxieberry
mydatoxine
myorrhexis
myorrhexis
noun
(medicine) The laceration or tearing of a muscle.
myxadenoma
myxinoidei
myxococcus
myxoedemic
myxoedemic
adj
Alternative form of myxedemic
myxogaster
myxoglioma
myxolipoma
myxomatous
myxomatous
adj
Of or relating to myxomata.
myxomycete
myxomycete
noun
Any protozoan of the phylum Myxomycota; the slime molds
myxophobia
myxopodium
myxopodous
nectocalyx
nectocalyx
noun
(zoology) One of the zooids of certain Siphonophorae, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ.
(zoology) The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish or medusa.
nephropexy
nephropexy
noun
(surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney
nomophylax
nomophylax
noun
(historical) A magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.
nontaxably
nycticorax
omentopexy
omentopexy
noun
(surgery) The operation of suturing the omentum to the abdominal wall, securing anastomotic communication between the portal system and that of the vena cava.
onychauxis
orchiopexy
orchiopexy
noun
(surgery) A procedure for fixation of a testis, often to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and keep it there.
oropharynx
oropharynx
noun
(anatomy) The oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone.
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.
oxaldehyde
oxaldehyde
noun
(chemistry) glyoxal
oxalylurea
oxidimetry
oxidimetry
noun
(chemistry) Any form of volumetric analysis using an oxidizing agent such as potassium permanganate.
oxonolatry
oxyaenidae
oxybenzene
oxybenzene
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) phenol
oxybenzoic
oxybenzoic
adj
(chemistry, archaic) hydroxybenzoic
oxyblepsia
oxybromide
oxybutyria
oxybutyric
oxybutyric
adj
(organic chemistry) hydroxybutyric
oxycalcium
oxycalcium
adj
(dated) Of, pertaining to, or produced by a combination of calcium (or lime) and oxygen
oxycamphor
oxycamphor
noun
An oxidation product of camphor, used in treating dyspnea.
oxycaproic
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.
oxychloric
oxychloric
adj
(chemistry) Containing both oxygen and chlorine.
oxychlorid
oxycyanide
oxydendrum
oxygenated
oxygenated
adj
(chemistry) Containing oxygen, or oxygen-containing radicals, as substituents
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oxygenate
oxygenates
oxygenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxygenate
oxygenator
oxygenator
noun
any device that releases oxygen (or air) into water, especially one in an aquarium
oxygenized
oxygenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oxygenize
oxygenizer
oxygenless
oxygenless
adj
(of mountain climbing) not assisted with oxygen
lacking oxygen
oxyhematin
oxyhydrate
oxyhydrate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A hydrated oxide
oxymoronic
oxymoronic
adj
Of or pertaining to an oxymoron.
oxymuriate
oxymuriate
noun
(obsolete) chlorate
oxyneurine
oxyneurine
noun
betaine
oxynitrate
oxynitrate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A mixed oxide and nitrate
oxyophitic
oxyphilous
oxyproline
oxyproline
noun
(biochemistry) a lactam of glutamic acid
oxyquinone
oxyrhinous
oxystearic
oxystomata
oxysulfide
oxysulfide
noun
A mixed oxide and sulfide.
oxysulphid
oxyterpene
oxytoluene
oxytoluene
noun
(chemistry) Any of three hydroxy derivatives of toluene.
oxytonesis
oxytonesis
noun
(phonology) The shift of accent to the final syllable.
oxytonical
oxytonical
adj
(linguistics) oxytone
oxyuriasis
oxyuriasis
noun
pinworm infection; enterobiasis
oxyuricide
oxyuricide
noun
Any anthelmintic that is destructive to worms of the genus Oxyuris, or pinworms.
oxywelding
oxywelding
verb
present participle of oxyweld
paroxysmal
paroxysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms.