ANDROMEDOTOXINS | • andromedotoxins n. Plural of andromedotoxin. • ANDROMEDOTOXIN n. a poisonous substance extracted from plants of the heath family and used in medicine to lower high blood pressure. |
APPROXIMATIONS | • approximations n. Plural of approximation. • APPROXIMATION n. the act of drawing together. |
AXONOMETRIES | • AXONOMETRY n. the branch of crystallography concerned with measurement of the axes of crystals. |
EXCOMMUNICATORS | • excommunicators n. Plural of excommunicator. • EXCOMMUNICATOR n. one who excommunicates. |
EXTEMPORANEOUS | • extemporaneous adj. With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand. • EXTEMPORANEOUS adj. unpremeditated; esp. of prayer, discourse, composition, etc., also EXTEMPORARY, EXTEMPORE. |
EXTEMPORISATION | • extemporisation n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of extemporization. • EXTEMPORISATION n. the act of extemporising, also EXTEMPORIZATION. |
MORPHOSYNTAX | • morphosyntax n. (Linguistics) Morphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit. • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics) The system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words… • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics, formal) Grammar. |
MORPHOSYNTAXES | • morphosyntaxes n. Plural of morphosyntax. • MORPHOSYNTAX n. the study of the interaction of morphology and syntax. |
PNEUMOTHORAXES | • pneumothoraxes n. Plural of pneumothorax. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
PROXIMATIONS | • proximations n. Plural of proximation. • PROXIMATION n. immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc., also PROXIMITY. |
SEROTAXONOMIES | • SEROTAXONOMY n. serological analysis as a source of information for taxonomic classification. |
SEROTAXONOMY | • SEROTAXONOMY n. serological analysis as a source of information for taxonomic classification. |
TAXONOMERS | • taxonomers n. Plural of taxonomer. • TAXONOMER n. a specialist in taxonomy, also TAXONOMIST. |
THROMBOXANES | • thromboxanes n. Plural of thromboxane. • THROMBOXANE n. any of several compounds formed from prostaglandin endoperoxides which, when released from blood platelets, induce platelet aggregation and arterial constriction. |
XANTHOCHROISM | • xanthochroism n. Alternative form of xanthochromism. • XANTHOCHROISM n. a condition in which all skin pigments except yellow disappear. |
XANTHOCHROISMS | • XANTHOCHROISM n. a condition in which all skin pigments except yellow disappear. |
XANTHOCHROMIAS | • XANTHOCHROMIA n. any yellowish discoloration, esp. of the cerebrospinal fluid. |