ANTIHOMOSEXUAL | • antihomosexual adj. Opposed to homosexuality. • antihomosexual n. A person who opposes homosexuality. • ANTIHOMOSEXUAL adj. opposed to homosexuality. |
CYCLOHEXIMIDES | • cycloheximides n. Plural of cycloheximide. • CYCLOHEXIMIDE n. an agricultural fungicide that inhibits protein synthesis and is obtained from a soil bacterium, Streptomyces griseus. |
DEXAMETHASONES | • dexamethasones n. Plural of dexamethasone. • DEXAMETHASONE n. a synthetic glucocorticoid used esp. as an anti-inflammatory agent. |
EXHIBITIONISMS | • exhibitionisms n. Plural of exhibitionism. • EXHIBITIONISM n. extravagant behaviour aimed at drawing attention to oneself. |
EXOPHTHALMOSES | • exophthalmoses n. Plural of exophthalmos. • EXOPHTHALMOS n. abnormal protrusion of the eyeball, also EXOPHTHALMUS. |
EXOPHTHALMUSES | • EXOPHTHALMUS n. abnormal protrusion of the eyeball, also EXOPHTHALMOS. |
HEXAMETHONIUMS | • hexamethoniums n. Plural of hexamethonium. • HEXAMETHONIUM n. either of two compounds used as ganglionic blocking agents in the treatment of hypertension. |
HEXOSAMINIDASE | • hexosaminidase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal hexosamine residues in hexosaminides. • HEXOSAMINIDASE n. either of two hydrolytic enzymes that catalyze the splitting off of a hexose from a ganglioside and are deficient in some metabolic diseases. |
HOMOSEXUALISMS | • HOMOSEXUALISM n. being homosexual. |
HOMOSEXUALISTS | • homosexualists n. Plural of homosexualist. • HOMOSEXUALIST n. a homosexual. |
HYDROXYLAMINES | • hydroxylamines n. Plural of hydroxylamine. • HYDROXYLAMINE n. a colorless odorless nitrogenous base that resembles ammonia in its reactions. |
MORPHOSYNTAXES | • morphosyntaxes n. Plural of morphosyntax. • MORPHOSYNTAX n. the study of the interaction of morphology and syntax. |
NONHOMOSEXUALS | • nonhomosexuals n. Plural of nonhomosexual. • NONHOMOSEXUAL n. one who is not homosexual. |
OXYHEMOGLOBINS | • oxyhemoglobins n. Plural of oxyhemoglobin. • OXYHEMOGLOBIN n. a loose compound of oxygen and haemoglobin, also OXYHAEMOGLOBIN. |
PNEUMOTHORAXES | • pneumothoraxes n. Plural of pneumothorax. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
XANTHOMELANOUS | • xanthomelanous adj. (Anthropology, dated) Having yellow, brown, or olive skin and black hair. • XANTHOMELANOUS adj. applied by Huxley to members of the human race with black hair and yellow or olive skins. |
XEROPHTHALMIAS | • xerophthalmias n. Plural of xerophthalmia. • XEROPHTHALMIA n. extreme dryness of the conjunctive, thought to stem from a vitamin A deficiency, also XEROMA. |