| CHRONAXIES | • chronaxies n. Plural of chronaxie. • CHRONAXY n. a time constant in the excitation of a nerve or muscle, also CHRONAXIE. |
| CLANGBOXES | • CLANGBOX n. a deflector fitted to a jet engine to divert gas flow. |
| COANNEXING | • COANNEX v. to annex jointly. |
| CONTEXTUAL | • contextual adj. Of, pertaining to, or depending on the context of information; relating to the situation or location… • CONTEXTUAL adj. relating to context. |
| CONTRAPLEX | • contraplex adj. (Telegraphy) Of message signals, passing in opposite directions at the same time. • CONTRAPLEX adj. having messages passing both ways simultaneously. |
| COXSWAINED | • coxswained v. Simple past tense and past participle of coxswain. • COXSWAIN v. to steer a racing rowboat, also COX. |
| DETOXICANT | • detoxicant adj. That detoxicates. • detoxicant n. Any material that detoxicates. • DETOXICANT n. an agent that detoxicates, gets rid of a poison. |
| EXCAMBIONS | • excambions n. Plural of excambion. • EXCAMBION n. in Scots law, exchange of lands, also EXCAMBIUM. |
| EXCAVATION | • excavation n. (Uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass. • excavation n. (Countable) A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping. • excavation n. (Countable) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel. |
| EXCISIONAL | • excisional adj. Performed by excision. • EXCISIONAL adj. relating to the act of excision. |
| EXCITATION | • excitation n. The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening. • excitation n. The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced. • excitation n. (Physiology) The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation. |
| EXECRATION | • execration n. An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression… • execration n. That which is execrated; a detested thing. • EXECRATION n. the act of cursing. |
| EXTRACTION | • extraction n. An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted. • extraction n. A person’s origin or ancestry. • extraction n. Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc. |
| INTOXICATE | • intoxicate v. To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol. • intoxicate v. To excite to enthusiasm or madness. • intoxicate adj. (Obsolete) Intoxicated. |
| NECTOCALYX | • nectocalyx n. (Zoology) The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish or medusa. • nectocalyx n. (Zoology) One of the zooids of certain Siphonophorae, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure… • NECTOCALYX n. the swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa. |
| NONLEXICAL | • nonlexical adj. Not lexical. • non-lexical adj. Alternative form of nonlexical. • NONLEXICAL adj. not lexical. |
| SAXICOLINE | • saxicoline adj. Synonym of saxicolous. • SAXICOLINE adj. inhabiting or growing among rocks, also SAXICOLOUS. |
| TANOREXICS | • tanorexics n. Plural of tanorexic. • TANOREXIC n. a person obsessed with maintaining a permanent deep tan, esp. through use of tanning machines. |