OXYMORON | • oxymoron n. (Rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together… • oxymoron n. (Loosely, sometimes proscribed) A contradiction in terms. • OXYMORON n. (Greek) a self-contradictory expression. |
OXYMORONS | • oxymorons n. Plural of oxymoron. • OXYMORON n. (Greek) a self-contradictory expression. |
OXYMORONIC | • oxymoronic adj. Of or pertaining to an oxymoron. • OXYMORONIC adj. of or like an oxymoron, an apparent paradox achieved by the juxtaposition of words which seem to contradict one another. |
MONOHYDROXY | • monohydroxy n. (Organic chemistry, in combination) Having a single hydroxy group in a molecule. E.g. a monool is monohydroxy/monohydri… • MONOHYDROXY adj. containing one hydroxyl group in the molecule. |
UNORTHODOXY | • unorthodoxy n. Lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox. • UNORTHODOXY n. the state of being unorthodox. |
DEOXYCORTONE | • deoxycortone n. (Pharmacology) UK form of desoxycortone. • DEOXYCORTONE n. a corticosteroid hormone important in maintaining sodium and water balance in the body. |
NEOORTHODOXY | • Neoorthodoxy n. Alternative form of Neo-orthodoxy. • neo-orthodoxy n. (Christianity, theology) A theological movement developed in the aftermath of World War I, largely a… • Neo-orthodoxy n. Alternative letter-case form of neo-orthodoxy. |
SEROTAXONOMY | • SEROTAXONOMY n. serological analysis as a source of information for taxonomic classification. |
UNORTHODOXLY | • unorthodoxly adv. In an unorthodox manner, unconventionally. • UNORTHODOX adv. not orthodox. |
DEOXYCORTONES | • DEOXYCORTONE n. a corticosteroid hormone important in maintaining sodium and water balance in the body. |
ORTHOPYROXENE | • orthopyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
PROPAROXYTONE | • proparoxytone adj. (Linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the antepenultimate syllable. • proparoxytone n. (Linguistics) A proparoxytone word. • PROPAROXYTONE n. in ancient Greek, a word having the acute accent on the third last syllable. |
MONOCARBOXYLIC | • monocarboxylic adj. (Organic chemistry) Having a single carboxyl or carboxylic acid group. • MONOCARBOXYLIC adj. containing one carboxyl group. |
ORTHOPYROXENES | • orthopyroxenes n. Plural of orthopyroxene. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
OXYMORONICALLY | • oxymoronically adv. In an oxymoronic manner. • oxymoronically adv. With regard to, or using oxymorons. • OXYMORONIC adv. of or like an oxymoron, an apparent paradox achieved by the juxtaposition of words which seem to contradict one another. |
PROPAROXYTONES | • proparoxytones n. Plural of proparoxytone. • PROPAROXYTONE n. in ancient Greek, a word having the acute accent on the third last syllable. |