ANTHOXANTHINS | • anthoxanthins n. Plural of anthoxanthin. • ANTHOXANTHIN n. a yellow pigment in plants. |
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. |
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. |
PHYCOXANTHINS | • PHYCOXANTHIN n. a yellow pigment found in diatoms, brown seaweeds etc. |
TACHYPHYLAXES | • tachyphylaxes n. Plural of tachyphylaxis. • TACHYPHYLAXIS n. very rapid development of tolerance or immunity to the effects of a drug. |
TACHYPHYLAXIS | • tachyphylaxis n. (Medicine) A rapidly decreasing response to a drug following administration of the initial doses. • 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. |
XANTHOCHROIAS | • XANTHOCHROIA n. yellowness of the skin. |
XANTHOCHROIDS | • xanthochroids n. Plural of xanthochroid. • XANTHOCHROID n. a blond-haired and blue eyed person with fair white skin. |
XANTHOCHROISM | • xanthochroism n. Alternative form of xanthochromism. • XANTHOCHROISM n. a condition in which all skin pigments except yellow disappear. |
XANTHOCHROOUS | • xanthochroous adj. Yellow‐skinned; of or pertaining to Xanthochroi. • XANTHOCHROOUS adj. exhibiting xanthochroism, a condition in which all pigments other than yellow disappear, also XANTHOCHROIC. |
XIPHOPHYLLOUS | • xiphophyllous adj. (Botany) Having sword-shaped leaves. • XIPHOPHYLLOUS adj. having sword-shaped leaves. |