CEPHALOTHORAX | • cephalothorax n. The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans. • CEPHALOTHORAX n. the body, or head with thorax, of spiders, crustaceans, etc. |
CHLORHEXIDINE | • chlorhexidine n. (Pharmacology) A particular chemical antiseptic and bacteriostatic. • CHLORHEXIDINE n. an antiseptic compound used in skin cleansers, mouthwashes, etc. |
ETHOXYETHANES | • ethoxyethanes n. Plural of ethoxyethane. • ETHOXYETHANE n. a type of ether, aka diethyl ether, an isomer of butanol. |
EXOPHTHALMIAS | • exophthalmias n. Plural of exophthalmia. • EXOPHTHALMIA n. a protrusion of the eyeballs. |
HEXACHLORIDES | • hexachlorides n. Plural of hexachloride. • HEXACHLORIDE n. a chloride containing six atoms of chlorine. |
HEXAMETHONIUM | • hexamethonium n. (Pharmacology) Synonym of hexamethonium bromide. • HEXAMETHONIUM n. either of two compounds used as ganglionic blocking agents in the treatment of hypertension. |
HIERACOSPHINX | • hieracosphinx n. A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon. • HIERACOSPHINX n. in ancient Egyptian art, a hawk-headed sphinx. |
HYDROTHORAXES | • hydrothoraxes n. Plural of hydrothorax. • HYDROTHORAX n. water liquid in the pleural cavity. |
HYPOPHARYNXES | • hypopharynxes n. Plural of hypopharynx. • HYPOPHARYNX n. an appendage or thickened fold on the floor of the mouth of many insects that resembles a tongue. |
HYPOXANTHINES | • hypoxanthines n. Plural of hypoxanthine. • HYPOXANTHINE n. a purine base found in plant and animal tissues that yields xanthine on oxidation. |
METHOXYCHLORS | • METHOXYCHLOR n. a relatively nontoxic organochlorine insecticide. |
OXYRHYNCHUSES | • OXYRHYNCHUS n. an Egyptian fish, sacred to the goddess Hathor, represented on coins and sculptures. |
TACHYPHYLAXES | • tachyphylaxes n. Plural of tachyphylaxis. • TACHYPHYLAXIS n. very rapid development of tolerance or immunity to the effects of a drug. |
THOROUGHWAXES | • THOROUGHWAX n. the plant hare's-ear, from the stem seeming to 'wax' (i.e. grow) through the leaves. |
XEROPHTHALMIA | • xerophthalmia n. (Ophthalmology) A condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A where the conjunctiva and cornea become… • XEROPHTHALMIA n. extreme dryness of the conjunctive, thought to stem from a vitamin A deficiency, also XEROMA. |
XEROPHTHALMIC | • xerophthalmic adj. Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia. • XEROPHTHALMIC adj. relating to xerophthalmia. |