ANAPHYLAXY | • ANAPHYLAXY n. an increased susceptibility to injected foreign material, also ANAPHYLAXIS. |
ANTHELIXES | • anthelixes n. Plural of anthelix. • ANTHELIX n. (Greek) the inner curved edge of the external ear. |
BOXHAULING | • boxhauling v. Present participle of boxhaul. • BOXHAUL v. to put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel. |
CEPHALEXIN | • cephalexin n. Alternative form of cefalexin. • CEPHALEXIN n. a semisynthetic cephalosporin, any of a group of wide-spectrum antibiotics derived from the fungus Cephalosporin. |
CHILLAXING | • chillaxing v. Present participle of chillax. • chillaxing adj. Relaxing, chilling. • CHILLAX v. to relax completely. |
EXHALATION | • exhalation n. The act or process of exhaling; breathing out. • exhalation n. That which is exhaled, or which rises in the form of vapor, fume, or steam. • exhalation n. A bright phenomenon; a meteor. |
EXHILARANT | • exhilarant adj. Exciting joy, mirth, or pleasure. • exhilarant n. That which exhilarates. • EXHILARANT adj. exciting joy, mirth, or pleasure. |
HEXACTINAL | • hexactinal adj. (Biology) Having six rays. • HEXACTINAL adj. having six rays. |
HEXANGULAR | • hexangular adj. Having six angles or corners. • HEXANGULAR adj. having six angles. |
HEXATHLONS | • HEXATHLON n. an athletic contest comprising six events. |
HEXAVALENT | • hexavalent adj. (Chemistry) Having an atomic valence of 6. • hexavalent adj. (Medicine) Having a vaccine valence of 6. • HEXAVALENT adj. having a valency of six. |
PHILOXENIA | • philoxenia n. Love of strangers; eagerness to show hospitality. • PHILOXENIA n. hospitality. |
XANTHOPHYL | • xanthophyl n. Dated form of xanthophyll. • XANTHOPHYL n. a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks, also XANTHOPHYLL. |
XANTHOXYLS | • XANTHOXYL n. a plant of a genus of the rue family found in Brazil, in particular the prickly-ash or Hercules club, also ZANTHOXYL, ZANTHOXYLUM. |
XENARTHRAL | • xenarthral adj. (Zoology) Having unusual joints. • XENARTHRAL adj. having additional facets on the dorsolumbar vertebrae, like sloths, anteaters and armadillos. |
XYLOPHAGAN | • xylophagan n. Any wood-boring marine bivalve of the genus Xylophaga, which bores into wood. • XYLOPHAGAN n. one of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood. |
ZANTHOXYLS | • ZANTHOXYL n. a plant of a genus of the rue family found in Brazil, in particular the prickly-ash or Hercules club, also XANTHOXYL, ZANTHOXYLUM. |