| ANATOXIN | • anatoxin n. A bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed. • anatoxin n. A powerful neurotoxin, one of many toxins produced by several species of cyanobacterium. • ANATOXIN n. a potent alkaloid toxin derived from a species of cyanobacteria. |
| EXACTION | • exaction n. The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish;… • exaction n. Extortion. • exaction n. That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity… |
| FIXATION | • fixation n. The act of fixing. • fixation n. The state of being fixed or fixated. • fixation n. The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile… |
| LAXATION | • laxation n. The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened. • laxation n. Defecation. • LAXATION n. the act of loosening or slackening. |
| LUXATION | • luxation n. The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation. • LUXATION n. the dislocation of an anatomical part. |
| NONTAXES | • nontaxes n. Plural of nontax. • NONTAX n. a tax of little consequence. |
| OXIDANTS | • oxidants n. Plural of oxidant. • OXIDANT n. an oxidizing agent. |
| PAINTBOX | • paintbox n. A box used to hold an artist’s paints. • PAINTBOX n. a box containing paints. |
| SAXONITE | • saxonite n. (Mineralogy) Harzburgite, a peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene. • SAXONITE n. an ultrabasic igneous rock consisting of olivine and enstatite. |
| SUBTAXON | • subtaxon n. (Taxonomy) One of the elements within a taxon. • SUBTAXON n. a subdivision of a taxon. |
| TAXATION | • taxation n. The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed. • taxation n. A particular system of taxing people or companies. • taxation n. The revenue gained from taxes. |
| TAXONOMY | • taxonomy n. The science or the technique used to make a classification. • taxonomy n. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system. • taxonomy n. (Taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms. |
| TETRAXON | • tetraxon n. A tetraxonal spicule of a sponge. • TETRAXON n. a sponge spicule, also TETRACT. |
| TONNEAUX | • tonneaux n. Plural of tonneau. • TONNEAU n. (French) the rear extension of the body of a car. |
| TOXICANT | • toxicant adj. Capable of causing damage or dysfunction by toxicity; (broadly) poisonous. • toxicant n. A toxic or poisonous substance. • TOXICANT n. a poisonous substance. |
| TRIAXONS | • triaxons n. Plural of triaxon. • TRIAXON n. a sponge spicule with three axes, also TRIAXIAL. |
| VEXATION | • vexation n. The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating. • vexation n. The state of being vexed or irritated. • vexation n. Something that vexes or irritates. |
| XANTHOMA | • xanthoma n. (Medicine) A small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint. • XANTHOMA n. a skin disease marked by the development of irregular yellowish patches upon the skin, esp. upon the eyelids. |
| XANTHONE | • xanthone n. (Organic chemistry) An aromatic ketone, 9-oxo-xanthene, that is used as an insecticide. • XANTHONE n. a ketone analogue of xanthene which forms the basis of various natural pigments. |
| XANTHOUS | • xanthous adj. Yellow-brown; yolk-colored. • xanthous adj. (Archaic, ethnology) Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair. • XANTHOUS adj. yellow- or red-haired; yellow-skinned. |