| ADMIXTURE | • admixture n. An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something. • admixture n. A mixture, in some contexts. • ADMIXTURE n. the action of mixing. |
| AFFIXTURE | • affixture n. The act of affixing. • affixture n. The condition of being affixed. • AFFIXTURE n. something affixed, also AFFIXMENT. |
| AUXOMETER | • auxometer n. An instrument measuring the magnifying power of lenses. • AUXOMETER n. an instrument for measuring magnifying power. |
| AUXOTROPH | • auxotroph n. Any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth… • AUXOTROPH n. an auxotrophic strain or individual, i.e. one requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| CURTALAXE | • curtal-axe n. (Obsolete) A short, broad sword. • CURTALAXE n. (archaic) a short broad sword; a cutlass, also CURTALAX, CURTAXE. |
| EXECUTARY | • EXECUTARY n. a business whose job comprises tasks appropriate to middle management as well as those traditionally carried out by a secretary. |
| EXEQUATUR | • exequatur n. An official authorization given by a government to a consul etc. • EXEQUATUR n. (Latin) an official recognition of a consul or commercial agent given by the government of the country in which he or she is to be based. |
| EXHAUSTER | • exhauster n. One who exhausts or depletes. • exhauster n. (Automotive) Exhaust system. • EXHAUSTER n. one who, or that which, exhausts. |
| EXPURGATE | • expurgate v. (Transitive) To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or… • expurgate v. (Transitive) To undertake editing out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information from… • EXPURGATE v. to purify or revise; to censor. |
| EXTRAUGHT | • extraught v. (Obsolete) past participle of extract. • EXTRACT v. to draw out by force. |
| EXUBERANT | • exuberant adj. (Of people) Very high-spirited; extremely energetic and enthusiastic. • exuberant adj. (Literary, of things that grow) Abundant, luxuriant. • EXUBERANT adj. luxuriant, overflowing. |
| EXUBERATE | • exuberate v. (Obsolete) To abound; to be in great abundance. • exuberate v. (Now rare) To develop into (something), by an exuberance of growth. • exuberate v. To delight, to make exuberant. |
| FIXATURES | • fixatures n. Plural of fixature. • FIXATURE n. a hair fixing preparation. |
| LUXURIANT | • luxuriant adj. Abundant in growth or detail. • LUXURIANT adj. overabundant in growth. |
| LUXURIATE | • luxuriate v. (Intransitive) To enjoy luxury, to indulge. • luxuriate v. (Intransitive) To be luxuriant; to grow exuberantly. • LUXURIATE v. to be luxuriant, grow profusely. |
| RITUXIMAB | • rituximab n. (Pharmacology) A chimeric monoclonal antibody (trademark Rituxan) administered by intravenous injection… • RITUXIMAB n. a drug used in the treatment of B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. |
| SEXTARIUS | • sextarius n. (Historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1⅔ Roman pound of wine and equivalent… • sextarius n. (Historical) A Roman unit of dry measure. • SEXTARIUS n. (Latin) an ancient Roman unit of liquid measure. |
| SUBMATRIX | • submatrix n. (Mathematics) A matrix formed by selecting certain rows and columns from a larger matrix. • SUBMATRIX n. part of a matrix. |
| SURTAXING | • surtaxing v. Present participle of surtax. • SURTAX v. to assess with an extra tax. |
| TARAXACUM | • taraxacum n. (Medicine) The dried root of the dandelion once used as a tonic. • taraxacum n. A plant of the genus Taraxacum. • Taraxacum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the dandelions and related plants. |