| 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. |
| DEOXIDATING | • deoxidating v. Present participle of deoxidate. • DEOXIDATE v. to deoxidize. |
| DEOXIDATION | • deoxidation n. (Chemistry) The process of extracting the oxygen content of a dissolved oxide, or of removing dissolved… • DEOXIDATION n. the act of deoxidizing. |
| DETOXICANTS | • detoxicants n. Plural of detoxicant. • DETOXICANT n. an agent that detoxicates, gets rid of a poison. |
| DISANNEXING | • disannexing v. Present participle of disannex. • DISANNEX v. to disunite; to undo or repeal the annexation of. |
| EPOXIDATION | • epoxidation n. (Organic chemistry) Any reaction that converts a compound (especially an alkene) into an epoxide. • EPOXIDATION n. a conversion of a usually unsaturated compound into an epoxide. |
| EXSANGUINED | • exsanguined adj. Alternative form of exsanguine. • EXSANGUINED adj. without blood, anaemic, also EXSANGUINE, EXSANGUINEOUS, EXSANGUINOUS. |
| EXTRADITING | • extraditing v. Present participle of extradite. • EXTRADITE v. to deliver up by one government to another, as a fugitive from justice. |
| EXTRADITION | • extradition n. A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government is handed over to another government… • EXTRADITION n. a delivering up of an accused person by one government to another. |
| FRICANDEAUX | • fricandeaux n. Plural of fricandeau. • FRICANDEAU n. (French) a thick slice of veal or similar meat, also FRICANDO. |
| INDEXATIONS | • indexations n. Plural of indexation. • INDEXATION n. a system by which wages, rates of interest etc. are directly linked to changes in the cost of living index. |
| INEXHAUSTED | • inexhausted adj. Not exhausted. • INEXHAUSTED adj. (archaic) unexhausted, also UNEXHAUSTED. |
| INTOXICATED | • intoxicated adj. Stupefied by alcohol, drunk. • intoxicated adj. Stupefied by any chemical substance. • intoxicated v. Simple past tense and past participle of intoxicate. |
| REEXPLAINED | • re-explained v. Simple past tense and past participle of re-explain. • REEXPLAIN v. to explain again. |
| REOXIDATION | • reoxidation n. A second or subsequent oxidation (e.g. of hemoglobin). • REOXIDATION n. the process of reoxidizing. |
| 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. |
| UNDERTAXING | • undertaxing v. Present participle of undertax. • UNDERTAX v. to tax less than the usual amount. |
| UNEXPLAINED | • unexplained adj. Not explained; of unknown cause or origin. • UNEXPLAINED adj. not explained. |