| AUXETICS | • auxetics n. Plural of auxetic. • AUXETIC n. something that promotes auxesis. |
| CATHEXIS | • cathexis n. (Psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea. • CATHEXIS n. (Greek) the investment of emotional energy in a thought or idea. |
| CLIMAXES | • climaxes n. Plural of climax. • climaxes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of climax. • CLIMAX v. to reach a high point. |
| COAXINGS | • coaxings n. Plural of coaxing. • COAXING n. the act of persuading. |
| COXSWAIN | • coxswain n. In a ship’s boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat’s crew. • coxswain n. (Rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers. • coxswain n. (Archaic) The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master’s barge. |
| DOXASTIC | • doxastic adj. Of, pertaining to, or depending on opinion; conjectural. Example 1794 T. Taylor tr. Plotinus Five Bks… • DOXASTIC adj. of or relating to the branch of logic concerned with belief. |
| DYSTAXIC | • DYSTAXIC adj. relating to or affected by dystaxia. |
| EXCLAIMS | • exclaims n. Plural of exclaim. • EXCLAIM v. to cry out in surprise. |
| OXIDASIC | • oxidasic adj. Of or relating to oxidase. • OXIDASIC adj. of or like an oxidase, a group of enzymes that promote oxidation in plant and animal cells. |
| OXYACIDS | • oxyacids n. Plural of oxyacid. • OXYACID n. an acid that contains oxygen. |
| PICKAXES | • pickaxes n. Plural of pickaxe. • pickaxes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pickax. • pick-axes n. Plural of pick-axe. |
| SAXICOLE | • SAXICOLE adj. living or growing among rocks, also SAXATILE. |
| TAXICABS | • taxicabs n. Plural of taxicab. • taxicabs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of taxicab. • TAXICAB n. automobile for hire. |