| ALEXANDRINE | • alexandrine n. (Poetry) A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts. • alexandrine n. An Alexandrine parrot or parakeet, Psittacula eupatria. • Alexandrine adj. Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian. |
| ALEXANDRITE | • alexandrite n. (Mineralogy) A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along… • ALEXANDRITE n. a gem variety of chrysoberyl which appears green in daylight and red in artificial light. |
| CATAPLEXIES | • cataplexies n. Plural of cataplexy. • CATAPLEXY n. a condition feigning death, used by some animals to discourage predators. |
| EXCLAMATIVE | • exclamative adj. In the form of an exclamation; exclamatory. • EXCLAMATIVE n. a word or sentence that denotes an exclamation. |
| EXHILARATED | • exhilarated v. Simple past tense and past participle of exhilarate. • EXHILARATE v. to make cheerful and excited. |
| EXHILARATES | • exhilarates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhilarate. • EXHILARATE v. to make cheerful and excited. |
| EXOPARASITE | • exoparasite n. (Biology) Alternative form of ectoparasite. • EXOPARASITE n. a parasite, such as the flea, that lives on the outer surface of its host. |
| EXPATIATIVE | • expatiative adj. Expatiatory; expansive; diffusive. • EXPATIATIVE adj. expansive, also EXPATIATORY. |
| EXPATRIATED | • expatriated v. Simple past tense and past participle of expatriate. • EXPATRIATE v. to banish, exile. |
| EXPATRIATES | • expatriates n. Plural of expatriate. • EXPATRIATE v. to banish, exile. |
| EXPLAINABLE | • explainable adj. Able to be explained or understood. • EXPLAINABLE adj. that can be explained. |
| EXPLANATIVE | • explanative adj. That serves to explain; explanatory. • EXPLANATIVE adj. serving to explain, also EXPLANATORY. |
| HETEROTAXIA | • heterotaxia n. Heterotaxis. • HETEROTAXIA n. the abnormal disposition of organs or parts, also HETEROTAXY. |
| HEXADECIMAL | • hexadecimal n. (Arithmetic, computing, uncountable) A number system with base sixteen, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3… • hexadecimal n. (Countable, computing) A number expressed in the hexadecimal system. • hexadecimal adj. Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal. |
| PREMAXILLAE | • premaxillae n. Plural of premaxilla. • PREMAXILLA n. (Latin) a bone in front of the maxilla, also PREMAXILLARY. |
| RELAXATIVES | • relaxatives n. Plural of relaxative. • RELAXATIVE n. a medication or activity that promotes relaxation. |
| SEXAGESIMAL | • sexagesimal adj. (Mathematics) Of, related to, or based on the number sixty. • sexagesimal n. (Mathematics) A fraction involving division by 60; a sixtieth part of something. • sexagesimal n. (Mathematics) A base-60 number. |
| STEREOTAXIA | • STEREOTAXIA n. the electrical destruction of a small area of brain tissue, using stereotactic methods, to relieve disorders such as epilepsy and Parkinsonism. |