| APPROXIMATION | • approximation n. The act, process or result of approximating. • approximation n. (Mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose. • approximation n. (Medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured. |
| AUTOTOXAEMIAS | • autotoxaemias n. Plural of autotoxaemia. • AUTOTOXAEMIA n. self-poisoning caused by absorption of toxic products originating within the body, also AUTOTOXEMIA. |
| AUTOXIDATIONS | • autoxidations n. Plural of autoxidation. • AUTOXIDATION n. oxidation by direct combination with oxygen at ordinary temperatures. |
| CARBOXYLATION | • carboxylation n. (Organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule. • CARBOXYLATION n. the act of carboxylating. |
| CEPHALOTHORAX | • cephalothorax n. The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans. • CEPHALOTHORAX n. the body, or head with thorax, of spiders, crustaceans, etc. |
| EXPLORATIONAL | • explorational adj. Of, pertaining to, or by means of exploration. • EXPLORATIONAL adj. relating to exploration. |
| EXTRAPOLATION | • extrapolation n. (Mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values. • extrapolation n. An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts. • extrapolation n. (Music) The diametric opposite of interpolation. |
| EXTRAPOLATORS | • extrapolators n. Plural of extrapolator. • EXTRAPOLATOR n. one who extrapolates. |
| EXTRAPOLATORY | • extrapolatory adj. Serving to extrapolate. • EXTRAPOLATORY adj. of or like an extrapolation. |
| HAEMATOXYLONS | • HAEMATOXYLON n. any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp. the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa, the heartwood of which yields the dye haematoxylin. |
| OVERTAXATIONS | • overtaxations n. Plural of overtaxation. • OVERTAXATION n. excessive taxation. |
| OXALOACETATES | • oxaloacetates n. Plural of oxaloacetate. • OXALOACETATE n. a salt or ester of oxaloacetic acid, also OXALACETATE. |
| PROTOGALAXIES | • protogalaxies n. Plural of protogalaxy. • PROTOGALAXY n. a galaxy in its initial state of formation. |
| TAXONOMICALLY | • taxonomically adv. In terms of taxonomy. • TAXONOMICAL adv. relating to taxonomy, the science of classifying living organisms, also TAXONOMIC. |
| XANTHOCHROIAS | • XANTHOCHROIA n. yellowness of the skin. |
| XANTHOCHROMIA | • xanthochromia n. (Medicine) The yellowish appearance of cerebrospinal fluid that accompanies certain conditions, especially… • XANTHOCHROMIA n. any yellowish discoloration, esp. of the cerebrospinal fluid. |
| ZOOXANTHELLAE | • zooxanthellae n. Plural of zooxanthella. • ZOOXANTHELLA n. a symbiotic dinoflagellate of the genus Symbiodinium that lives in the tissues of a number of marine invertebrates and protists. |