| BASIFIXED | • basifixed adj. (Botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the base and pointing away from the filament. • BASIFIXED adj. attached by the base. |
| DIAZEUXIS | • DIAZEUXIS n. in Greek music, the separation of two tetrachords by a whole tone. |
| DICTATRIX | • dictatrix n. (Archaic) A female dictator. • DICTATRIX n. a female dictator, also DICTATRESS. |
| DISCLIMAX | • disclimax n. (US) plagioclimax. • DISCLIMAX n. a relatively stable ecological community not progressing to climax because of the intervention of e.g. man. |
| INDEXICAL | • indexical adj. Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index. • indexical adj. (Linguistics, philosophy) Having or imparting a meaning, or signifying a referent, that changes according to context. • indexical n. (Linguistics, philosophy) An indexical term. |
| IXODIASES | • IXODIASIS n. a disease caused by or transmitted by ticks. |
| IXODIASIS | • ixodiasis n. Disease caused by ticks of the superfamily Ixodoidea. • IXODIASIS n. a disease caused by or transmitted by ticks. |
| MAXIMISED | • maximised v. Simple past tense and past participle of maximise. • MAXIMISE v. to make as great as possible, also MAXIMIZE. |
| MAXIMIZED | • maximized v. Simple past tense and past participle of maximize. • MAXIMIZE v. to make as great as possible, also MAXIMISE. |
| MEDIATRIX | • mediatrix n. A female mediator. • mediatrix n. (Geometry) The line that is perpendicular to a line segment and intersects the line segment at its midpoint. • MEDIATRIX n. (archaic) a female mediator, also MEDIATRESS. |
| MINIMAXED | • minimaxed v. Simple past tense and past participle of minimax. • MINIMAX v. to minimize the maximum possible extent of one's loss. |
| NALIDIXIC | • nalidixic adj. Of or pertaining to nalidixic acid or its derivatives. • NALIDIXIC adj. as in nalidixic acid, a synthetic compound used to treat infections of the urinary tract. |
| OXIDATING | • oxidating v. Present participle of oxidate. • OXIDATE v. to combine with oxygen, also OXIDISE, OXIDIZE. |
| OXIDATION | • oxidation n. The combination of a substance with oxygen. • oxidation n. (Chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the… • OXIDATION n. the act of oxidizing. |
| OXIDATIVE | • oxidative adj. (Chemistry) Of, relating to, or produced by oxidation. • OXIDATIVE adj. relating to oxidation. |
| PIXILATED | • pixilated adj. Behaving in an eccentric manner, as though led by pixies. • pixilated adj. Whimsical. • pixilated adj. Drunk. |
| XIPHOIDAL | • xiphoidal adj. Xiphoid; sword-shaped. • XIPHOIDAL adj. swordlike, also XIPHOID. |