| OPOPANAX | • opopanax n. (Obsolete) A gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine. • opopanax n. A perfume made from the gum resin of various trees. • opopanax n. The popinac or opopanax tree (Acacia farnesiana, syn. Vachellia farnesiana), an acacia of America. |
| APOPLEXING | • APOPLEX v. to affect with apoplexy. |
| OPOPANAXES | • opopanaxes n. Plural of opopanax. • OPOPANAX n. (Greek) a medicinal gum-resin. |
| HYPOPHARYNX | • hypopharynx n. (Anatomy) bottom part of the pharynx, the part of the throat that connects to the esophagus. • HYPOPHARYNX n. an appendage or thickened fold on the floor of the mouth of many insects that resembles a tongue. |
| PRAXINOSCOPE | • praxinoscope n. (Historical) An animation device invented in 1877 and used in early image projection. It consisted of… • PRAXINOSCOPE n. an instrument with mirrors in which a series of moving drawings appear as a continuously moving picture; an early form of cinematograph. |
| APPROXIMATING | • approximating v. Present participle of approximate. • APPROXIMATE v. to come close to. |
| 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. |
| EXPROPRIATING | • expropriating v. Present participle of expropriate. • EXPROPRIATE v. to deprive of possession or proprietary rights. |
| EXPROPRIATION | • expropriation n. The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property; the act of depriving of private… • EXPROPRIATION n. the act of expropriating. |
| HYPOPHARYNXES | • hypopharynxes n. Plural of hypopharynx. • HYPOPHARYNX n. an appendage or thickened fold on the floor of the mouth of many insects that resembles a tongue. |
| PRAXINOSCOPES | • praxinoscopes n. Plural of praxinoscope. • PRAXINOSCOPE n. an instrument with mirrors in which a series of moving drawings appear as a continuously moving picture; an early form of cinematograph. |
| PROPAROXYTONE | • proparoxytone adj. (Linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the antepenultimate syllable. • proparoxytone n. (Linguistics) A proparoxytone word. • PROPAROXYTONE n. in ancient Greek, a word having the acute accent on the third last syllable. |
| XIPHIPLASTRON | • xiphiplastron n. The posterior, or fourth lateral plate in the plastron of a turtle. • XIPHIPLASTRON n. in chelonians, one of the plates forming the plastron, lying posterior to the hypoplastron. |
| APPROXIMATIONS | • approximations n. Plural of approximation. • APPROXIMATION n. the act of drawing together. |
| APPROXIMEETING | • APPROXIMEETING n. the practice of a group of people making indefinite plans to meet and then altering those plans regularly via mobile phones according to changing circumstances. |
| EXPROPRIATIONS | • expropriations n. Plural of expropriation. • EXPROPRIATION n. the act of expropriating. |
| PROPAROXYTONES | • proparoxytones n. Plural of proparoxytone. • PROPAROXYTONE n. in ancient Greek, a word having the acute accent on the third last syllable. |
| APPROXIMEETINGS | • APPROXIMEETING n. the practice of a group of people making indefinite plans to meet and then altering those plans regularly via mobile phones according to changing circumstances. |