| ANTIHELIX | • antihelix n. (Anatomy) The curved prominence of cartilage of the external ear, within or in front of the helix. • ANTIHELIX n. the curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix, also ANTHELIX. |
| AUXILIARS | • auxiliars n. Plural of auxiliar. • AUXILIAR n. (archaic) an auxiliary. |
| AUXILIARY | • auxiliary adj. Helping; giving assistance or support. • auxiliary adj. Supplementary or subsidiary. • auxiliary adj. Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances. |
| BIAXIALLY | • biaxially adv. In a biaxial fashion; along two axes. • BIAXIAL adv. having two axes, also BIAXAL. |
| CLIMAXING | • climaxing v. Present participle of climax. • CLIMAX v. to reach a high point. |
| CLINOAXIS | • clinoaxis n. The diagonal axis that makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis in a monoclinic crystal. • CLINOAXIS n. in crystallography, the clinodiagonal. |
| DISCLIMAX | • disclimax n. (US) plagioclimax. • DISCLIMAX n. a relatively stable ecological community not progressing to climax because of the intervention of e.g. man. |
| EPITAXIAL | • epitaxial adj. Of, pertaining to, or employing epitaxy. • EPITAXIAL adj. relating to epitaxy, the growth of a thin layer of crystals on another crystal so that they have the same structure, also EPITAXIC. |
| GLOXINIAS | • gloxinias n. Plural of gloxinia. • GLOXINIA n. a house plant with bright bell-shaped flowers. |
| 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. |
| LIXIVIATE | • lixiviate v. To separate (a substance) into soluble and insoluble components through percolation; to leach. • lixiviate adj. Of or relating to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts. • lixiviate adj. Impregnated with salts from wood ashes. |
| 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. |
| OXACILLIN | • oxacillin n. (Pharmacology) A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic made by chemical modification of penicillin… • OXACILLIN n. a semisynthetic penicillin, used in the treatment of penicillin-resistant conditions. |
| PIXILATED | • pixilated adj. Behaving in an eccentric manner, as though led by pixies. • pixilated adj. Whimsical. • pixilated adj. Drunk. |
| PIXILATES | • PIXILATE v. to divide an image into pixels for display in a digital format, also PIXELATE, PIXELLATE, PIXILLATE. |
| PIXILLATE | • PIXILLATE v. to divide an image into pixels for display in a digital format, also PIXELATE, PIXELLATE, PIXILATE. |
| TRIAXIALS | • TRIAXIAL n. a sponge spicule with three axes, also TRIAXON. |
| XIPHOIDAL | • xiphoidal adj. Xiphoid; sword-shaped. • XIPHOIDAL adj. swordlike, also XIPHOID. |