| ANTICLIMAX | • anticlimax n. A failed or reverse climax, particularly… • anti-climax n. Alternative spelling of anticlimax. • ANTICLIMAX n. the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea. |
| ANXIOLYTIC | • anxiolytic adj. (Pharmacology) That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing. • anxiolytic n. (Pharmacology) A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety. • ANXIOLYTIC adj. serving to reduce tension or stress. |
| AXIOMATICS | • axiomatics n. The study of all the axioms associated with a particular subject. • AXIOMATICS n. the study of axioms and axiom systems. |
| CICATRIXES | • cicatrixes n. Plural of cicatrix. • CICATRIX n. (Latin) the scar of a healed wound, burn, etc., also CICATRICE. |
| CIGUATOXIN | • ciguatoxin n. (Toxicology) Any of several closely related toxins, having a complex structure including a row of thirteen… • CIGUATOXIN n. a toxin found in seafood. |
| 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. |
| EXCITATIVE | • excitative adj. That causes excitation. • EXCITATIVE adj. having power to excite. |
| INTOXICANT | • intoxicant n. Something which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent. • intoxicant n. Poison. • intoxicant adj. Intoxicating. |
| 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. |
| LEXICALITY | • lexicality n. The condition of being lexical. • lexicality n. The degree to which something is lexical. • LEXICALITY n. the quality of belonging to a lexicon. |
| QUIXOTICAL | • quixotical adj. Quixotic. • QUIXOTICAL adj. extravagantly and romantically chivalrous; idealistic, also QUIXOTIC. |
| RADIOTOXIC | • radiotoxic adj. Toxic because of its radioactivity. • RADIOTOXIC adj. relating to the toxic effects of radioactivity or radioactive waste. |
| TAXIDERMIC | • taxidermic adj. Pertaining to taxidermy. • TAXIDERMIC adj. relating to taxidermy, also TAXIDERMAL. |
| TOXICATION | • toxication n. (Biochemistry) the metabolism of a drug or other compound to produce a toxic metabolite. • TOXICATION n. the state of being toxic. |