| ALEXANDERSES | • ALEXANDERS n. an umbelliferous plant, the stems of which were formerly eaten as celery is now. |
| ALEXANDRINES | • alexandrines n. Plural of alexandrine. • ALEXANDRINE n. (French) a French verse form. |
| ALEXANDRITES | • alexandrites n. Plural of alexandrite. • ALEXANDRITE n. a gem variety of chrysoberyl which appears green in daylight and red in artificial light. |
| AUXANOMETERS | • auxanometers n. Plural of auxanometer. • AUXANOMETER n. an instrument for measuring growth of plants. |
| CONTRASEXUAL | • contrasexual adj. (Jungian psychology, of part of the psyche) Having characteristics of the opposite gender. • CONTRASEXUAL n. one who represses the personality traits that most people repress because they are characteristic of the opposite sex. |
| EXASPERATING | • exasperating v. Present participle of exasperate. • exasperating adj. That exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates. • EXASPERATING adj. exciting the anger of. |
| EXASPERATION | • exasperation n. The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger. • exasperation n. Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation. • EXASPERATION n. the state of being exasperated. |
| EXCARNATIONS | • excarnations n. Plural of excarnation. • EXCARNATION n. the act of excarnating, removing the flesh from. |
| EXPANSIONARY | • expansionary adj. That promotes or exhibits expansion; expansionist. • EXPANSIONARY adj. tending toward expansion. |
| FLEXITARIANS | • flexitarians n. Plural of flexitarian. • FLEXITARIAN n. a vegetarian who is less than strict about what he or she eats. |
| SEXAGENARIAN | • sexagenarian n. Synonym of sixtysomething: a person between 60 and 69 years old. • sexagenarian adj. Of or related to sixtysomethings. • SEXAGENARIAN adj. aged between sixty and seventy years old. |
| SEXAGENARIES | • sexagenaries n. Plural of sexagenary. • SEXAGENARY n. someone in their sixties. |
| SEXANGULARLY | • sexangularly adv. (Archaic, rare) hexagonally. • SEXANGULAR adv. hexagonal. |
| TRANSSEXUALS | • transsexuals n. Plural of transsexual. • TRANSSEXUAL n. a person anatomically of one sex but having a strong desire to adopt the physical characteristics and role of a member of the opposite sex, also TRANSEXUAL. |