| AUXOTROPHY | • auxotrophy n. (Biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth… • AUXOTROPHY n. the state of being auxotrophic, requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| AXONOMETRY | • axonometry n. Axonometric projection. • AXONOMETRY n. the branch of crystallography concerned with measurement of the axes of crystals. |
| DEXTRALITY | • dextrality n. The state of being dextral. • DEXTRALITY n. right-handedness. |
| EXCITATORY | • excitatory adj. Stimulating, exciting or causing excitation; excitative. • EXCITATORY adj. tending to excite. |
| EXCUSATORY | • excusatory adj. Serving to make an excuse. • EXCUSATORY adj. making or containing excuse or apology. |
| EXECRATORY | • execratory adj. Tending to execrate or cause execration. • EXECRATORY adj. of the nature of execration. |
| EXPIRATORY | • expiratory adj. Of or pertaining to expiration. • EXPIRATORY adj. pertaining to the expiration of air from the lungs. |
| EXTERNALLY | • externally adv. On the surface or the outside. • EXTERNAL adv. on the outside. |
| EXTRANEITY | • extraneity n. (Uncountable) The state of being extraneous. • extraneity n. (Countable) Something extraneous. • EXTRANEITY n. the state of being without or beyond a thing. |
| HETEROTAXY | • heterotaxy n. (Dated) heterotaxis. • HETEROTAXY n. the abnormal disposition of organs or parts, also HETEROTAXIA. |
| HYDROTAXES | • HYDROTAXIS n. movement towards or away from water. |
| HYDROTAXIS | • hydrotaxis n. (Biology) movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water. • HYDROTAXIS n. movement towards or away from water. |
| ORTHOPRAXY | • orthopraxy n. Correct practice or action. • orthopraxy n. Right belief combined with right practice, with the emphasis being on the latter, a term specially used… • ORTHOPRAXY n. the treatment of deformities in the human body by mechanical appliances. |
| OXYGENATOR | • oxygenator n. Any device that releases oxygen (or air) into water, especially one in an aquarium. • OXYGENATOR n. an oxidizer. |
| PAROXYTONE | • paroxytone adj. (Linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable. • paroxytone n. (Linguistics) A paroxytone word. • PAROXYTONE n. a word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable. |
| TEXTURALLY | • texturally adv. In a textural manner, relating to texture. • TEXTURAL adv. pertaining to the surface characteristics of something. |