| CARAPAXES | • carapaxes n. Plural of carapax. • CARAPAX n. a hard, protective outer covering, also CARAPACE. |
| CATAPLEXY | • cataplexy n. (Medicine) An abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy. • CATAPLEXY n. a condition feigning death, used by some animals to discourage predators. |
| DYSPRAXIC | • dyspraxic adj. Of or pertaining to dyspraxia. • dyspraxic n. A person who has dyspraxia. • DYSPRAXIC adj. relating to dyspraxia, an impaired ability to coordinate and perform certain actions, also DYSPRACTIC. |
| EXCEPTANT | • exceptant adj. (Archaic) Making exception. • exceptant n. One who makes an exception. • EXCEPTANT n. something excepted, left out. |
| EXCULPATE | • exculpate v. To clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate. • EXCULPATE v. to free from blame. |
| EXPECTANT | • expectant adj. Marked by expectation. • expectant adj. Pregnant. • expectant adj. (Medicine, dated) Awaiting the effects of nature, with little active treatment. |
| EXPISCATE | • expiscate v. (Transitive, formal, archaic) To fish out; to find out by skill or laborious investigation; to search out. • EXPISCATE v. to learn through laborious investigation; literally, to fish out. |
| EXPLICATE | • explicate v. (Transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail. • explicate adj. (Obsolete) Evolved; unfolded. • EXPLICATE v. to explain. |
| HEXAPODIC | • HEXAPODIC adj. of a line or verse, having six feet. |
| PACKWAXES | • PACKWAX n. the strong tendon in an animal's neck, also PAXWAX. |
| PANCHAXES | • panchaxes n. Plural of panchax. • PANCHAX n. (Latin) any of several kinds of brightly coloured fish, often stocked in aquariums. |
| PARALEXIC | • paralexic adj. Relating to paralexia. • PARALEXIC adj. relating to paralexia, transposition of words or syllables in reading, due to brain damage. |
| PICKAXING | • pickaxing v. Present participle of pickax. • PICKAX v. to use a tool for breaking hard surfaces, also PICKAXE. |
| PISCATRIX | • piscatrix n. (Historical) A female fishmonger in ancient times. • piscatrix n. (Humorous) A female angler. • PISCATRIX n. a (female) angler. |
| SEXCAPADE | • sexcapade n. (Humorous) A sexual escapade; an incident or story involving sex. • SEXCAPADE n. a sexual escapade. |
| XERISCAPE | • xeriscape n. A kind of landscape design for arid regions, minimising the need for irrigation. • xeriscape v. To landscape in a water-friendly manner. • XERISCAPE v. (tradename) to landscape (an arid place) in a way that conserves by using plants that require little water. |
| XYLOCARPS | • xylocarps n. Plural of xylocarp. • XYLOCARP n. a hard woody fruit. |