| AMPHIOXUSES | • amphioxuses n. Plural of amphioxus. • AMPHIOXUS n. (Greek) a fishlike creature, two or three inches long, found in temperate seas, aka lancelet. |
| AMPLEXICAUL | • amplexicaul adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem. • AMPLEXICAUL adj. stem-clasping. |
| AUXOTROPHIC | • auxotrophic adj. (Biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent… • AUXOTROPHIC adj. requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| EXCULPATING | • exculpating v. Present participle of exculpate. • EXCULPATE v. to free from blame. |
| EXCULPATION | • exculpation n. The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime. • exculpation n. That which exculpates; an excuse. • EXCULPATION n. the act of exculpating. |
| EXPUGNATION | • expugnation n. The act of taking by assault; conquest. • EXPUGNATION n. the act of expugning. |
| EXPURGATING | • expurgating v. Present participle of expurgate. • EXPURGATE v. to purify or revise; to censor. |
| EXPURGATION | • expurgation n. The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous. • EXPURGATION n. the act of expurgating. |
| EXSTIPULATE | • exstipulate adj. (Botany) Not bearing stipules. • EXSTIPULATE adj. without stipules, also ESTIPULATE. |
| JUXTAPOSING | • juxtaposing v. Present participle of juxtapose. • juxtaposing n. An act of juxtaposition. • JUXTAPOSE v. to place side by side. |
| PYRRHULOXIA | • pyrrhuloxia n. Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal), a North American bird with grey and red plumage. • Pyrrhuloxia prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – certain birds similar to cardinals, notably… • PYRRHULOXIA n. a grey-and-pink crested bunting of Central and SW North America, with a short parrot-like bill. |
| SPECULATRIX | • speculatrix n. A female speculator. • SPECULATRIX n. a female speculator, also SPECULATRICE. |
| TOXIPHAGOUS | • TOXIPHAGOUS adj. eating poison, also TOXICOPHAGOUS. |
| UNEXPLAINED | • unexplained adj. Not explained; of unknown cause or origin. • UNEXPLAINED adj. not explained. |
| XIPHOPAGOUS | • xiphopagous adj. (Obsolete) Alternative form of xiphopagus. • XIPHOPAGOUS adj. like a xiphopagus, a set of Siamese twins joined in the region of the xiphoid cartilage. |
| XIPHOSURANS | • xiphosurans n. Plural of xiphosuran. • XIPHOSURAN n. a member of the Xiphosura. |