| AMPLEXICAUL | • amplexicaul adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem. • AMPLEXICAUL adj. stem-clasping. |
| AXIOLOGICAL | • axiological adj. Of or relating to value theory, the philosophical field of axiology. • axiological adj. Of or relating to values themselves. • AXIOLOGICAL adj. relating to axiology, the science of the ultimate nature of values. |
| AXIOMATICAL | • axiomatical adj. Of or pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of an axiom; characterized by axioms. • AXIOMATICAL adj. indisputably true, self-evident, also AXIOMATIC. |
| CARBOXYLASE | • carboxylase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction. • CARBOXYLASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes decarboxylation or carboxylation. |
| CARBOXYLATE | • carboxylate n. (Organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid. • carboxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide. • carboxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To react with a carboxylic acid. |
| CATAPLEXIES | • cataplexies n. Plural of cataplexy. • CATAPLEXY n. a condition feigning death, used by some animals to discourage predators. |
| EXCLAMATION | • exclamation n. A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc. • exclamation n. A word expressing outcry; an interjection. • exclamation n. (Linguistics) A clause type used to make an exclamatory statement: What a mess they made!; How stupid I was! |
| EXCLAMATIVE | • exclamative adj. In the form of an exclamation; exclamatory. • EXCLAMATIVE n. a word or sentence that denotes an exclamation. |
| EXCLAMATORY | • exclamatory adj. Resembling an exclamation. • exclamatory adj. Emphatic. • EXCLAMATORY adj. containing or expressing exclamation, also EXCLAMATIVE. |
| EXTRACTABLE | • extractable adj. Capable of being extracted. • EXTRACTABLE adj. that can be extracted, also EXTRACTIBLE. |
| HEXADECIMAL | • hexadecimal n. (Arithmetic, computing, uncountable) A number system with base sixteen, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3… • hexadecimal n. (Countable, computing) A number expressed in the hexadecimal system. • hexadecimal adj. Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal. |
| HEXASTICHAL | • HEXASTICHAL adj. having six lines or rows, also HEXASTICHIC. |
| HEXATEUCHAL | • Hexateuchal adj. Relating to the Hexateuch of the Bible. • HEXATEUCHAL adj. relating to the Hexateuch, the first six books of the Old Testament. |
| OXALACETATE | • oxalacetate n. Alternative form of oxaloacetate. • OXALACETATE n. a salt or ester of oxaloacetic acid, also OXALOACETATE. |
| OXALOACETIC | • oxaloacetic adj. (Organic chemistry) Relating to oxaloacetic acid and its derivatives. • OXALOACETIC adj. as in oxaloacetic acid. |
| PACLITAXELS | • PACLITAXEL n. a drug used to treat ovarian cancer. |
| PARADOXICAL | • paradoxical adj. Having self-contradictory properties. • PARADOXICAL adj. of the nature of a paradox, also PARADOXAL. |
| TAXONOMICAL | • taxonomical adj. Of or pertaining to taxonomy. • TAXONOMICAL adj. relating to taxonomy, the science of classifying living organisms, also TAXONOMIC. |