| AXISYMMETRIC | • axisymmetric adj. Exhibiting symmetry around an axis; exhibiting cylindrical symmetry. • axi-symmetric adj. Alternative form of axisymmetric. • AXISYMMETRIC adj. symmetrical in respect to an axis, also AXISYMMETRICAL. |
| CARBOXYLASES | • carboxylases n. Plural of carboxylase. • CARBOXYLASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes decarboxylation or carboxylation. |
| CARBOXYLATED | • carboxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate. • carboxylated adj. (Chemistry) Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
| CARBOXYLATES | • carboxylates n. Plural of carboxylate. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
| DICARBOXYLIC | • dicarboxylic adj. (Organic chemistry) Having two carboxylic groups. • DICARBOXYLIC adj. containing two carboxyl groups in the molecule. |
| EXCLUSIONARY | • exclusionary adj. Acting to exclude something. • EXCLUSIONARY adj. relating to exclusion. |
| EXECRATIVELY | • execratively adv. In an execrative manner. • EXECRATIVE adv. cursing; vilifying. |
| EXOTERICALLY | • exoterically adv. In an exoteric manner. • EXOTERICAL adv. intelligible to the uninitiated. |
| EXTRACTIVELY | • extractively adv. By a extractive process. • EXTRACTIVE adv. capable of being extracted. |
| EXTRAVAGANCY | • extravagancy n. (Archaic, 17-19th centuries) The characteristic of being extravagant. • extravagancy n. (Archaic, 17-19th centuries) A thing that is extravagant. • EXTRAVAGANCY n. an instance of excess or prodigality, also EXTRAVAGANCE. |
| INEXTRICABLY | • inextricably adv. In an inextricable manner. • inextricably adv. To an inextricable degree. • INEXTRICABLE adv. forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free. |
| LEXICOGRAPHY | • lexicography n. (Uncountable) The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries. • lexicography n. (Uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic… • lexicography n. (Countable) A dictionary, a lexicon, a wordbook. |
| SEXCENTENARY | • sexcentenary adj. Of or pertaining to the number six hundred, or to a six-hundred-year period. • sexcentenary n. A six-hundredth anniversary. • SEXCENTENARY n. an anniversary recurring every six hundred years. |