XEROMORPH | • xeromorph n. Any plant, with xeromorphic leaves, that is adapted to a dry atmosphere; a xerophyte. • XEROMORPH n. a plant thriving in desert conditions, a xerophyte. |
XEROMORPHS | • xeromorphs n. Plural of xeromorph. • XEROMORPH n. a plant thriving in desert conditions, a xerophyte. |
XENOMORPHIC | • xenomorphic adj. (Petrography, of a mineral grain) That does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form… • xenomorphic adj. In an unusual form; having a strange form. • XENOMORPHIC adj. having a form not its own. |
XEROMORPHIC | • xeromorphic adj. (Biology) Of, relating to, or characteristic of the xerophytes, especially having the ability to store… • XEROMORPHIC adj. of parts of a plant, protected against excessive loss of water by thick cuticles, coatings of hairs and similar structural features, also XEROMORPHOUS. |
XEROPHYTISM | • xerophytism n. (Botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce. • XEROPHYTISM n. being a xerophyte. |
EXTREMOPHILE | • extremophile n. (Ecology) An organism that lives under extreme conditions of temperature, salinity etc; commercially… • EXTREMOPHILE n. an organism that lives under extreme environmental conditions. |
HYPERCOMPLEX | • hypercomplex adj. (Mathematics) Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics… • hypercomplex n. (Mathematics) A hypercomplex number. • HYPERCOMPLEX adj. excessively complex. |
MORPHALLAXES | • morphallaxes n. Plural of morphallaxis. • MORPHALLAXIS n. regeneration in a changed form. |
PNEUMOTHORAX | • pneumothorax n. (Medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
XEROMORPHOUS | • xeromorphous adj. Xeromorphic. • XEROMORPHOUS adj. of parts of a plant, protected against excessive loss of water by thick cuticles, coatings of hairs and similar structural features, also XEROMORPHIC. |
XEROPHYTISMS | • XEROPHYTISM n. being a xerophyte. |
EXTREMOPHILES | • extremophiles n. Plural of extremophile. • EXTREMOPHILE n. an organism that lives under extreme environmental conditions. |
XEROPHTHALMIA | • xerophthalmia n. (Ophthalmology) A condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A where the conjunctiva and cornea become… • XEROPHTHALMIA n. extreme dryness of the conjunctive, thought to stem from a vitamin A deficiency, also XEROMA. |
XEROPHTHALMIC | • xerophthalmic adj. Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia. • XEROPHTHALMIC adj. relating to xerophthalmia. |
ALEXIPHARMAKON | • alexipharmakon n. Alternative form of alexipharmacon. • ALEXIPHARMAKON n. an antidote to poison. |
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. |
XEROPHTHALMIAS | • xerophthalmias n. Plural of xerophthalmia. • XEROPHTHALMIA n. extreme dryness of the conjunctive, thought to stem from a vitamin A deficiency, also XEROMA. |
ALEXIPHARMAKONS | • ALEXIPHARMAKON n. an antidote to poison. |
XENOMORPHICALLY | • XENOMORPHIC adv. having a form not its own. |