ANATOXINS | • anatoxins n. Plural of anatoxin. • ANATOXIN n. a potent alkaloid toxin derived from a species of cyanobacteria. |
ANTIAUXIN | • antiauxin n. (Biochemistry) Any substance that inhibits auxin by competing for the same receptors. • ANTIAUXIN n. a plant substance that opposes or represses the effects of an auxin, a growth hormone. |
ANTITOXIN | • antitoxin n. (Medicine) A medicine able to neutralize a toxin. • antitoxin n. (Medicine) An antibody capable of neutralizing specific toxins. • ANTITOXIN n. an antidote to a toxin. |
ENDOTOXIN | • endotoxin n. Any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies. • ENDOTOXIN n. a toxin of internal origin, specifically a poisonous substance present in bacteria. |
EXAMINANT | • examinant n. (Obsolete) One who examines; an examiner. • examinant n. (Obsolete) One who is to be examined. • EXAMINANT n. one who examines. |
EXTENDING | • extending v. Present participle of extend. • EXTEND v. to stretch out to full length. |
EXTENSION | • extension n. The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase. • extension n. The state of being extended. • extension n. That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space (or time, e.g. "spatiotemporal extension"). |
NEOTOXINS | • NEOTOXIN n. any harmful substance in the environment causing illness or allergy. |
NONEXOTIC | • nonexotic adj. Not exotic. • NONEXOTIC adj. not exotic. |
NONSEXIST | • nonsexist adj. Not sexist. • nonsexist n. One who is not a sexist. • NONSEXIST adj. not sexist. |
NONTOXICS | • nontoxics n. Plural of nontoxic. • NONTOXIC n. a substance that is not toxic. |
UNEXTINCT | • unextinct adj. Not extinct; still living. • unextinct v. To make not extinct; especially, to return an extinct species to existence. • UNEXTINCT adj. not extinct. |
XANTHEINS | • xantheins n. Plural of xanthein. • XANTHEIN n. a soluble yellow colouring. |
XANTHINES | • xanthines n. Plural of xanthine. • XANTHINE n. a white substance, structurally related to uric acid, found in muscle tissue, the liver and other organs, also XANTHIN. |