| 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. |
| AXIOLOGIES | • axiologies n. Plural of axiology. • AXIOLOGY n. the science of the ultimate nature of values. |
| AXIOLOGIST | • axiologist n. A person, especially a philosopher, who studies theory of value. • AXIOLOGIST n. one who studies ultimate values. |
| EXCISIONAL | • excisional adj. Performed by excision. • EXCISIONAL adj. relating to the act of excision. |
| HELIOTAXIS | • heliotaxis n. (Biology) Phototaxis related to the sun. • HELIOTAXIS n. the response of an organism to the sun's rays. |
| MIXOLYDIAN | • mixolydian adj. Alternative form of Mixolydian. • Mixolydian adj. (Music) Designating the Mixolydian mode, the highest of the ancient Greek modes, and now having final… • MIXOLYDIAN adj. denoting the seventh ecclesiastical mode, whose scale commences on G. |
| OXACILLINS | • oxacillins n. Plural of oxacillin. • OXACILLIN n. a semisynthetic penicillin, used in the treatment of penicillin-resistant conditions. |
| OXIDISABLE | • oxidisable adj. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of oxidizable. • OXIDISABLE adj. that can be oxidised, also OXIDIZABLE. |
| OXIDIZABLE | • oxidizable adj. Capable of being oxidized. • OXIDIZABLE adj. that can be oxidized, also OXIDISABLE. |
| 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. |
| PIXILATION | • pixilation n. A stop-motion technique where live actors are used as a frame-by-frame subject in an animated film… • pixilation n. Alternative form of pixelation. • PIXILATION n. a technique for making human figures and animals appear to be animated e.g. by the use of stop-frame methods, also PIXELLATION, PIXILLATION. |
| QUIXOTICAL | • quixotical adj. Quixotic. • QUIXOTICAL adj. extravagantly and romantically chivalrous; idealistic, also QUIXOTIC. |
| SAXICOLINE | • saxicoline adj. Synonym of saxicolous. • SAXICOLINE adj. inhabiting or growing among rocks, also SAXICOLOUS. |
| UXORICIDAL | • uxoricidal adj. Of or pertaining to uxoricide. • UXORICIDAL adj. of or pertaining to uxoricide. |