| AMBIDEXTROUS | • ambidextrous adj. Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands. • ambidextrous adj. Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument). • ambidextrous adj. (Archaic) Practising or siding with both parties. |
| APPROXIMATES | • approximates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approximate. • APPROXIMATE v. to come close to. |
| AUXANOMETERS | • auxanometers n. Plural of auxanometer. • AUXANOMETER n. an instrument for measuring growth of plants. |
| AXONOMETRIES | • AXONOMETRY n. the branch of crystallography concerned with measurement of the axes of crystals. |
| DOMINATRIXES | • dominatrixes n. Plural of dominatrix. • DOMINATRIX n. a prostitute catering for masochists. |
| HEXAHEMERONS | • HEXAHEMERON n. the (biblical) six days of creation, also HEXAEMERON. |
| MESOTHORAXES | • mesothoraxes n. Plural of mesothorax. • MESOTHORAX n. the middle segment of the thorax in insects. |
| METATHORAXES | • metathoraxes n. Plural of metathorax. • METATHORAX n. the last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. |
| METROSEXUALS | • metrosexuals n. Plural of metrosexual. • METROSEXUAL n. a heterosexual man who spends a lot of time and money on his appearance and likes to shop. |
| MODERATRIXES | • moderatrixes n. Plural of moderatrix. • MODERATRIX n. (obsolete) a female moderator. |
| MORPHALLAXES | • morphallaxes n. Plural of morphallaxis. • MORPHALLAXIS n. regeneration in a changed form. |
| MORPHALLAXIS | • morphallaxis n. (Biology) The regeneration of specific tissue due to loss or death of the existing tissue. • MORPHALLAXIS n. regeneration in a changed form. |
| MORPHOSYNTAX | • morphosyntax n. (Linguistics) Morphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit. • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics) The system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words… • morpho-syntax n. (Linguistics, formal) Grammar. |
| PAROXYSMALLY | • paroxysmally adv. In a paroxysmal manner. • PAROXYSMAL adv. of the nature of a paroxysm. |
| PROXIMATIONS | • proximations n. Plural of proximation. • PROXIMATION n. immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc., also PROXIMITY. |
| SEROTAXONOMY | • SEROTAXONOMY n. serological analysis as a source of information for taxonomic classification. |
| THROMBOXANES | • thromboxanes n. Plural of thromboxane. • THROMBOXANE n. any of several compounds formed from prostaglandin endoperoxides which, when released from blood platelets, induce platelet aggregation and arterial constriction. |