| APOPLEXING | • APOPLEX v. to affect with apoplexy. |
| CONTRAPLEX | • contraplex adj. (Telegraphy) Of message signals, passing in opposite directions at the same time. • CONTRAPLEX adj. having messages passing both ways simultaneously. |
| EXAPTATION | • exaptation n. (Biology, evolutionary theory) The use of a biological structure or function for a purpose other than… • exaptation n. (Linguistics, by extension) The promotion of meaningless or redundant material so that it does new grammatical… |
| EXOPLANETS | • exoplanets n. Plural of exoplanet. • exo-planets n. Plural of exo-planet. • EXOPLANET n. a planet that orbits a star in another solar system. |
| EXPANSIONS | • expansions n. Plural of expansion. • EXPANSION n. the act of expanding. |
| EXPIATIONS | • expiations n. Plural of expiation. • EXPIATION n. the act of expiating. |
| EXPIRATION | • expiration n. The act of expiring. • expiration n. The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth. • expiration n. Emission of volatile matter; exhalation. |
| EXTROPIANS | • extropians n. Plural of extropian. • Extropians n. Plural of Extropian. • EXTROPIAN n. a believer in extropy, the principle that human intelligence will enable life to expand throughout the universe. |
| OPOPANAXES | • opopanaxes n. Plural of opopanax. • OPOPANAX n. (Greek) a medicinal gum-resin. |
| OVEREXPAND | • overexpand v. To expand to an excessive or unwise degree. • OVEREXPAND v. to expand excessively. |
| PAINTBOXES | • paintboxes n. Plural of paintbox. • PAINTBOX n. a box containing paints. |
| PAROXETINE | • paroxetine n. (Pharmacology) An antidepressant that is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor and is also used for… • PAROXETINE n. a kind of antidepressant drug. |
| PAROXYTONE | • paroxytone adj. (Linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable. • paroxytone n. (Linguistics) A paroxytone word. • PAROXYTONE n. a word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable. |
| PHILOXENIA | • philoxenia n. Love of strangers; eagerness to show hospitality. • PHILOXENIA n. hospitality. |
| PIXELATION | • pixelation n. A blocky effect caused by enlarging a bitmap so that individual pixels can be distinguished. • pixelation n. The obscuring or censoring of part of an image by reducing the resolution, resulting in a blocky blur. • PIXELATION n. a video technique in which an image is blurred by being overlaid with a grid of squares, usually to disguise the identity of a person. |
| PLEONEXIAS | • pleonexias n. Plural of pleonexia. • PLEONEXIA n. excessive or insatiable covetousness. |
| SAXOPHONES | • saxophones n. Plural of saxophone. • SAXOPHONE n. a jazz and dance band instrument with a reed, an S-shaped (properly metal) tube, and about twenty finger-keys. |
| TOXAPHENES | • toxaphenes n. Plural of toxaphene. • TOXAPHENE n. chlorinated camphene used as an insecticide. |
| XENOPHOBIA | • xenophobia n. A hatred of strangers or foreigners. • xenophobia n. A fear of strangers or foreigners. • xenophobia n. A strong antipathy or aversion to strangers or foreigners. |