| AUTOTOXIC | • autotoxic adj. Toxic to itself; having the nature of an autotoxin. • AUTOTOXIC adj. like an autotoxin, a poisonous substance formed within the body within which it acts. |
| AUXOCYTES | • AUXOCYTE n. a cell undergoing meiosis. |
| AUXOTONIC | • auxotonic adj. (Botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous… • auxotonic adj. (Physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle… • AUXOTONIC adj. of muscle contraction, occurring against increasing force. |
| CETUXIMAB | • cetuximab n. (Pharmacology) A chimeric (mouse/human) monoclonal antibody that targets epidermal growth factor receptor. • CETUXIMAB n. a chimeric (mouse/human) monoclonal antibody, used in the treatment of various cancers. |
| CURTALAXE | • curtal-axe n. (Obsolete) A short, broad sword. • CURTALAXE n. (archaic) a short broad sword; a cutlass, also CURTALAX, CURTAXE. |
| EUTAXITIC | • eutaxitic adj. Relating to or containing eutaxite. • EUTAXITIC adj. of or like eutaxite, a volcanic rock with a banded structure. |
| EXCAMBIUM | • excambium n. Alternative form of excambion. • EXCAMBIUM n. in Scots law, exchange of lands, also EXCAMBION. |
| EXCAUDATE | • excaudate adj. (Zoology) Not caudate; without a cauda. • EXCAUDATE adj. tailless. |
| EXCULPATE | • exculpate v. To clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate. • EXCULPATE v. to free from blame. |
| EXCUSABLE | • excusable adj. Possible to excuse; worthy of being excused. • EXCUSABLE adj. that can be excused. |
| EXCUSABLY | • excusably adv. In an excusable manner or to an excusable degree. • EXCUSABLE adv. that can be excused. |
| EXECUTANT | • executant n. A person who executes a dance or piece of music; a performer. • executant n. A person who puts something into action, such as a plan or design. • EXECUTANT n. one who executes or performs, esp. a performer on a musical instrument. |
| EXECUTARY | • EXECUTARY n. a business whose job comprises tasks appropriate to middle management as well as those traditionally carried out by a secretary. |
| EXULTANCE | • exultance n. Exultation. • EXULTANCE n. exultation, also EXULTANCY. |
| EXULTANCY | • exultancy n. Exultance, exultation. • EXULTANCY n. exultation, also EXULTANCE. |
| FAUXMANCE | • fauxmance n. A fake romance between celebrities, arranged for publicity. • FAUXMANCE n. (colloquial) a fake romance between two celebrities in order to gain press coverage. |
| SUBCLIMAX | • subclimax n. (Ecology) A subordinate climax. • SUBCLIMAX n. a subordinate climax. |
| TARAXACUM | • taraxacum n. (Medicine) The dried root of the dandelion once used as a tonic. • taraxacum n. A plant of the genus Taraxacum. • Taraxacum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the dandelions and related plants. |
| TAXACEOUS | • taxaceous adj. Of or relating to the yew trees of the Taxaceae family. • TAXACEOUS adj. pertaining to yew trees. |