APOPLEXY | • apoplexy n. (Medicine, dated) Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke. • apoplexy n. (Informal) A state of intense and almost uncontrollable anger. • APOPLEXY n. a sudden loss of sensation and movement due to a disturbance of blood supply to the brain. |
POMPHOLYX | • pompholyx n. (Medicine) dyshidrosis. • pompholyx n. (Chemistry, obsolete) impure zinc oxide. • POMPHOLYX n. (Greek) a vesicular eruption or eczema chiefly on the palms and soles. |
POMPHOLYXES | • POMPHOLYX n. (Greek) a vesicular eruption or eczema chiefly on the palms and soles. |
PROPHYLAXES | • prophylaxes n. Plural of prophylaxis. • PROPHYLAXIS n. preventive treatment against diseases, etc. |
PROPHYLAXIS | • prophylaxis n. (Medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease. • prophylaxis n. (Chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent’s plan or tactic. • PROPHYLAXIS n. preventive treatment against diseases, etc. |
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. |
APPROXIMATELY | • approximately adv. Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount. • APPROXIMATE adv. close together. |
XIPHOPHYLLOUS | • xiphophyllous adj. (Botany) Having sword-shaped leaves. • XIPHOPHYLLOUS adj. having sword-shaped leaves. |
XYLOPYROGRAPHY | • xylopyrography n. (Art) The art of burning pictures onto wood. • XYLOPYROGRAPHY n. engraving designs on wood with hot poker. |
XYLOTYPOGRAPHY | • xylotypography n. Printing using the medium of wooden blocks. • XYLOTYPOGRAPHY n. printing from wooden type. |
PEROXYSULPHURIC | • PEROXYSULPHURIC adj. as in peroxysulphuric acid. |
PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY | • photoxylography n. A process in which a photograph is printed on wood to use as a template for engraving. • PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY n. wood engraving after a photographic impression on a woodblock. |
XYLOTYPOGRAPHIC | • xylotypographic adj. Of or pertaining to xylotypography. • XYLOTYPOGRAPHIC adj. relating to, or printed from, wooden type. |