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Xeroma

Definition: Xeroma

Xeroma

Noun

1. Abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonyms: Xeroma

Synonyms: conjunctivitis arida (n), xerophthalmia (n), xerophthalmus (n). (additional references)

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Anagrams: Xeroma

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-m-o-r-x"

-1 letter: morae.

-2 letters: aero, exam, mare, mora, more, moxa, omer, ream, roam.

-3 letters: are, arm, axe, ear, era, mae, mar, max, moa, mor, oar, ora, ore, ram, rax, rem, rex, roe, rom.

-4 letters: ae, am, ar, ax, em, er, ex, ma, me, mo, oe, om, or, ox, re.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-m-o-r-x"
 

+2 letters: morceaux.

 

+3 letters: proximate.

 

+4 letters: exothermal, extemporal, mesothorax, metathorax.

 

+5 letters: approximate, axonometric, exclamatory, extemporary, peroxisomal, proximately, thermotaxes, thermotaxis, thromboxane.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Xeroma


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

58 65 72 6F 6D 61

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-..-    .    .-.    ---    --    .-

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01011000 01100101 01110010 01101111 01101101 01100001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#88 &#101 &#114 &#111 &#109 &#97

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0058 0065 0072 006F 006D 0061

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

587184817967

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Anagrams
4. Orthography
5. Bibliography


  

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