| 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. |
| DEFLEXIONAL | • deflexional adj. Dated form of deflectional. • DEFLEXIONAL adj. showing deflexion, also DEFLECTIONAL. |
| DESEXUALISE | • desexualise v. Alternative spelling of desexualize. • DESEXUALISE v. to deprive of sexual characters or power, also DESEXUALIZE. |
| DESEXUALIZE | • desexualize v. (Transitive) To divest of sexual attributes; to render conceptually asexual. • DESEXUALIZE v. to deprive of sexual characters or power, also DESEXUALISE. |
| DISCLIMAXES | • disclimaxes n. Plural of disclimax. • DISCLIMAX n. a relatively stable ecological community not progressing to climax because of the intervention of e.g. man. |
| EXFILTRATED | • exfiltrated v. Simple past tense and past participle of exfiltrate. • EXFILTRATE v. to remove or withdraw (an intelligence agent, soldier, etc.) surreptitiously from an enemy-held area. |
| EXHILARATED | • exhilarated v. Simple past tense and past participle of exhilarate. • EXHILARATE v. to make cheerful and excited. |
| 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. |
| LEXICALISED | • lexicalised v. Simple past tense and past participle of lexicalise. • LEXICALISE v. to put into a lexicon, also LEXICALIZE. |
| LEXICALIZED | • lexicalized v. Simple past tense and past participle of lexicalize. • LEXICALIZE v. to put into a lexicon, also LEXICALISE. |
| MAXILLIPEDE | • maxillipede n. Alternative form of maxilliped. • MAXILLIPEDE n. one of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxillae, also MAXILLIPED. |
| MAXILLIPEDS | • maxillipeds n. Plural of maxilliped. • MAXILLIPED n. one of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxillae, also MAXILLIPEDE. |
| OXIDATIVELY | • oxidatively adv. By means of oxidation. • OXIDATIVE adv. relating to oxidation. |
| REEXPLAINED | • re-explained v. Simple past tense and past participle of re-explain. • REEXPLAIN v. to explain again. |
| SULFADOXINE | • sulfadoxine n. (Pharmacology) A long-lasting sulfonamide often used to treat or prevent malaria and certain infections of livestock. • SULFADOXINE n. a drug used to prevent and treat malaria, also SULPHADOXINE. |
| TEXTUALIZED | • textualized v. Simple past tense and past participle of textualize. |
| UNEXPLAINED | • unexplained adj. Not explained; of unknown cause or origin. • UNEXPLAINED adj. not explained. |