| 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. |
| CHALCEDONYX | • chalcedonyx n. (Mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony. • CHALCEDONYX n. an agate of alternating white opaque and greyish transparent chalcedony. |
| CYCLOHEXANE | • cyclohexane n. (Organic chemistry) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile… • CYCLOHEXANE n. a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis. |
| EXCLAMATORY | • exclamatory adj. Resembling an exclamation. • exclamatory adj. Emphatic. • EXCLAMATORY adj. containing or expressing exclamation, also EXCLAMATIVE. |
| EXCULPATORY | • exculpatory adj. Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing. • EXCULPATORY adj. tending or serving to clear from alleged fault or guilt. |
| EXORBITANCY | • exorbitancy n. Alternative form of exorbitance. • EXORBITANCY n. the state of being exorbitant, also EXORBITANCE. |
| EXPECTANTLY | • expectantly adv. In an expectant manner. • EXPECTANT adv. in a state of expectancy. |
| EXPISCATORY | • expiscatory adj. (Archaic) Tending to fish out; searching. • EXPISCATORY adj. serving to expiscate. |
| EXPLICATORY | • explicatory adj. Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail. • EXPLICATORY adj. serving to explicate. |
| INEXCUSABLY | • inexcusably adv. In an inexcusable manner. • INEXCUSABLE adv. that cannot be excused. |
| OXYCEPHALIC | • oxycephalic adj. Of or relating to oxycephaly. • OXYCEPHALIC adj. having a conical skull, also OXYCEPHALOUS. |
| SCEUOPHYLAX | • sceuophylax n. A sacristan or church treasurer. • SCEUOPHYLAX n. a sacristan. |
| XYRIDACEOUS | • xyridaceous adj. Belonging or pertaining to the Xyridaceae, a family of flowering plants. • XYRIDACEOUS adj. belonging to the Xyridaceae, a genus of sedge-like flowers. |