| ANOREXICS | • anorexics n. Plural of anorexic. • ANOREXIC n. one suffering from anorexia also ANORECTIC, ANORETIC. |
| ATARAXICS | • ataraxics n. Plural of ataraxic. • ATARAXIC n. a tranquillizing drug. |
| CHRONAXIE | • chronaxie n. The minimum time over which an electric current must be applied in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell. • CHRONAXIE n. a time constant in the excitation of a nerve or muscle, also CHRONAXY. |
| DICTATRIX | • dictatrix n. (Archaic) A female dictator. • DICTATRIX n. a female dictator, also DICTATRESS. |
| DYSPRAXIC | • dyspraxic adj. Of or pertaining to dyspraxia. • dyspraxic n. A person who has dyspraxia. • DYSPRAXIC adj. relating to dyspraxia, an impaired ability to coordinate and perform certain actions, also DYSPRACTIC. |
| EXARCHIES | • exarchies n. Plural of exarchy. • EXARCHY n. the domain of an exarch. |
| EXARCHIST | • exarchist n. A supporter of the exarch. • EXARCHIST n. a supporter of the Bulgarian exarch. |
| EXCLAIMER | • exclaimer n. One who exclaims. • EXCLAIMER n. one who exclaims. |
| EXCORIATE | • excoriate v. (Transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay. • excoriate v. (Transitive, figuratively) To strongly denounce or censure. • EXCORIATE v. to abrade; to heap abuse. |
| EXTRICATE | • extricate v. (Transitive) To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle. • extricate v. (Rare) To free from intricacies or perplexity. • EXTRICATE v. to free from entanglements or perplexities. |
| PARALEXIC | • paralexic adj. Relating to paralexia. • PARALEXIC adj. relating to paralexia, transposition of words or syllables in reading, due to brain damage. |
| PISCATRIX | • piscatrix n. (Historical) A female fishmonger in ancient times. • piscatrix n. (Humorous) A female angler. • PISCATRIX n. a (female) angler. |
| TANOREXIC | • tanorexic adj. Relating to, or suffering from, tanorexia. • tanorexic n. Somebody suffering from tanorexia. • TANOREXIC n. a person obsessed with maintaining a permanent deep tan, esp. through use of tanning machines. |
| TAXIARCHS | • taxiarchs n. Plural of taxiarch. • TAXIARCH n. an Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army. |
| XERICALLY | • xerically adv. In a xeric way. • XERIC adv. requiring only a small amount of moisture. |
| XERISCAPE | • xeriscape n. A kind of landscape design for arid regions, minimising the need for irrigation. • xeriscape v. To landscape in a water-friendly manner. • XERISCAPE v. (tradename) to landscape (an arid place) in a way that conserves by using plants that require little water. |