| AIRPROX | • airprox n. (Aviation) A near miss between aircraft. • AIRPROX n. a near collision between aircraft in flight. |
| APRAXIA | • apraxia n. (Neurology) Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects… • APRAXIA n. an inability to perform voluntary bodily movements. |
| APRAXIC | • apraxic adj. (Neurology) Relating to or exhibiting apraxia. • APRAXIC adj. unable to perform voluntary bodily movements, also APRACTIC. |
| EPAXIAL | • epaxial adj. (Anatomy) Located above and behind an axis (typically a midline). • epaxial n. Such a muscle. • EPAXIAL adj. in zoology, above the axis of the neck. |
| EPITAXY | • epitaxy n. (Crystallography) An overgrowth in which the overlying crystal is either induced into the same orientation… • EPITAXY n. the growth of a thin layer of crystals on another crystal so that they have the same structure. |
| EXPIATE | • expiate v. (Transitive, intransitive) To atone or make reparation for. • expiate v. (Transitive) To make amends or pay the penalty for. • expiate v. (Transitive, obsolete) To relieve or cleanse of guilt. |
| EXPLAIN | • explain v. To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of. • explain v. To give a valid excuse for past behavior. • explain v. (Obsolete) To make flat, smooth out. |
| HYPOXIA | • hypoxia n. (Pathology) A condition in which tissues (especially the blood) are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen; anoxia. • hypoxia n. A reduced concentration of dissolved oxygen in an aquatic environment. • HYPOXIA n. a deficiency of oxygen in the body tissues, also HYPOXAEMIA, HYPOXEMIA. |
| MIXTAPE | • mixtape n. (Music) A compilation of songs on a tape, usually encompassing many different artists and assembled… • mix␣tape n. Alternative spelling of mixtape. • MIXTAPE n. a compilation of songs from various sources. |
| PAXIUBA | • paxiuba n. A palm tree of the genus Iriartea. • PAXIUBA n. (Portuguese) a Brazilian palm with stilt-roots. |
| PICKAXE | • pickaxe n. A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge. • pickaxe v. To use a pickaxe. • pick-axe n. Alternative spelling of pickaxe. |
| PYREXIA | • pyrexia n. (Medicine) Fever. • pyrexia n. (Medicine) Trench fever. • PYREXIA n. (Greek) a fever. |
| PYXIDIA | • pyxidia n. Plural of pyxidium. • PYXIDIUM n. a capsule that opens by a transverse circular split. |
| SALPINX | • salpinx n. (Anatomy) A trumpet-shaped tube. • SALPINX n. (Greek) an anatomical tube. |
| TAXPAID | • taxpaid adj. On which tax has been paid. • TAXPAID adj. paid for by taxes. |