EXOBIOLOGY | • exobiology n. (Biology, science fiction) The branch of biology dealing with lifeforms originating a different planet. • EXOBIOLOGY n. the study of extraterrestrial life. |
LEXICOLOGY | • lexicology n. (Uncountable, linguistics) The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words’… • lexicology n. (Countable) A specific theory concerning the lexicon. • LEXICOLOGY n. the study of words and their meanings. |
MONOXYLONS | • monoxylons n. Plural of monoxylon. • MONOXYLON n. a canoe made from one log. |
MONOXYLOUS | • monoxylous adj. Made from a single piece of wood. • MONOXYLOUS adj. made of one piece of wood. |
ORTHODOXLY | • orthodoxly adv. In a correct or proper way; conventionally; correctly. • orthodoxly adv. In a religiously orthodox way; in accordance with accepted religious doctrine. • ORTHODOX adv. sound in doctrine. |
POLYAXONIC | • POLYAXONIC adj. having many axes or several axis cylinders. |
PRAXEOLOGY | • praxeology n. The study of human action or conduct. • PRAXEOLOGY n. the study of human action and conduct. |
PROTOXYLEM | • protoxylem n. The first xylem to form in a plant. • PROTOXYLEM n. the first part of the xylem to be formed. |
TOXICOLOGY | • toxicology n. (Sciences, pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and… • TOXICOLOGY n. the science which treats of poisons, their effects, antidotes, and recognition. |
UXORIOUSLY | • uxoriously adv. In an uxorious manner. • UXORIOUS adv. excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife. |
XENOGLOSSY | • xenoglossy n. Knowledge of a language one has never learned. • xenoglossy n. Glossolalia. • XENOGLOSSY n. a person's knowledge of a language never studied, also XENOGLOSSIA. |
XYLOCHROME | • xylochrome n. (Archaic) A kind of dye derived from the tannin in wood. • XYLOCHROME n. a mixture of substances to which the colour of heartwood is due. |
XYLOGENOUS | • xylogenous adj. (Biology) Living or growing on wood. • XYLOGENOUS adj. growing on wood. |
XYLOLOGIES | • XYLOLOGY n. the study of the structure of wood. |
XYLOPHONES | • xylophones n. Plural of xylophone. • xylophones v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of xylophone. • XYLOPHONE n. a musical percussion instrument consisting of a graduated series of wooden bars, usually played by striking with two small round-ended hammers. |
XYLOPHONIC | • xylophonic adj. Of or pertaining to a xylophone. • XYLOPHONIC adj. relating to a xylophone. |
XYLOTOMIES | • XYLOTOMY n. the preparation of wood for microscopic examination. |
XYLOTOMIST | • xylotomist n. A person involved in xylotomy. • XYLOTOMIST n. one who carries out xylotomy, the preparation of sections of wood for microscopic examination. |
XYLOTOMOUS | • xylotomous adj. That bores or cuts into wood, as with certain insects. • XYLOTOMOUS adj. of insects, cutting or boring wood. |