| AUTOXIDATION | • autoxidation n. (Chemistry) A spontaneous oxidation reaction that results in the slow, flameless combustion of a material. • AUTOXIDATION n. oxidation by direct combination with oxygen at ordinary temperatures. |
| AUXANOMETERS | • auxanometers n. Plural of auxanometer. • AUXANOMETER n. an instrument for measuring growth of plants. |
| CONTRASEXUAL | • contrasexual adj. (Jungian psychology, of part of the psyche) Having characteristics of the opposite gender. • CONTRASEXUAL n. one who represses the personality traits that most people repress because they are characteristic of the opposite sex. |
| EXSANGUINATE | • exsanguinate v. (Transitive) To kill by means of blood loss. • exsanguinate v. (Intransitive) To die by means of blood loss. • exsanguinate v. (Transitive) To drain a body (living or dead) of blood. |
| EXTRAMUNDANE | • extramundane adj. Beyond mundane, beyond ordinary. • extramundane adj. Extraterrestrial; occurring or originating outside of the Earth. • EXTRAMUNDANE adj. beyond the known universe. |
| EXTRANUCLEAR | • extranuclear adj. Outside the nucleus. • extranuclear adj. (Biology) Outside the nucleus but within the cell cytoplasm. • EXTRANUCLEAR adj. situated in or affecting the parts of a cell external to the nucleus. |
| HAPAXANTHOUS | • hapaxanthous adj. Being or relating to a hapaxanth. • HAPAXANTHOUS adj. monocarpous, also HAPAXANTHIC. |
| PANSEXUALISM | • pansexualism n. (Psychology, historical) The psychological theory that all human activity (mental and physical) is based on sexuality. • pansexualism n. (Rare, chiefly derogatory) Pansexuality. • PANSEXUALISM n. the theory that all thought derives from the sexual instinct. |
| PANSEXUALIST | • pansexualist adj. (Psychology) Pertaining to or promoting the psychological theory of pansexualism. • pansexualist n. (Psychology) A proponent of the psychological theory of pansexualism. • pansexualist n. (Rare, sometimes derogatory) A person who is attracted, or who is able to experience attraction, to… |
| PANSEXUALITY | • pansexuality n. A sexual orientation characterized by the potential for aesthetic attraction, romantic love and/or sexual… • pansexuality n. (Rare) Sexuality that encompasses all kinds of sexuality. • PANSEXUALITY n. the state of being pansexual. |
| PARADOXURINE | • paradoxurine adj. Of, or pertaining to, the genus Paradoxurus. • PARADOXURINE n. any of a number of palm civet species. |
| PORTMANTEAUX | • portmanteaux n. Plural of portmanteau. • PORTMANTEAU n. (French) a case opening in two parts, used for carrying clothes while traveling, also PORTMANTLE, PORTMANTUA. |
| SEXANGULARLY | • sexangularly adv. (Archaic, rare) hexagonally. • SEXANGULAR adv. hexagonal. |
| TRANSSEXUALS | • transsexuals n. Plural of transsexual. • TRANSSEXUAL n. a person anatomically of one sex but having a strong desire to adopt the physical characteristics and role of a member of the opposite sex, also TRANSEXUAL. |
| XANTHOMATOUS | • xanthomatous adj. Of or relating to xanthoma or xanthomatosis. • XANTHOMATOUS adj. of or like a xanthoma, a skin disease marked by the development or irregular yellowish patches upon the skin. |