| AUXOTROPHIC | • auxotrophic adj. (Biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent… • AUXOTROPHIC adj. requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| AXONOMETRIC | • axonometric adj. (Technical drawing) Describing a projection in which the horizontal and vertical axes are to the same… • AXONOMETRIC adj. relating to the projection of objects on the drawing surface so that they appear inclined with three sides showing and with horizontal and vertical distances drawn to scale but diagonal and curved lines distorted. |
| CONSOLATRIX | • CONSOLATRIX n. a woman who consoles. |
| EXCOGITATOR | • excogitator n. One who excogitates. • EXCOGITATOR n. one who excogitates. |
| EXCORIATION | • excoriation n. The act of excoriating or flaying. • excoriation n. The excoriated place, or the state of being excoriated or stripped of the skin; abrasion. • excoriation n. A severe verbal denouncing. |
| EXFOLIATORS | • exfoliators n. Plural of exfoliator. • EXFOLIATOR n. an exfoliating agent. |
| EXHORTATION | • exhortation n. The act or practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is… • exhortation n. Language intended to incite and encourage. • EXHORTATION n. an act or instance of exhorting. |
| EXONERATION | • exoneration n. An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation. • exoneration n. (Uncountable) The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge. • EXONERATION n. the act of exonerating. |
| EXPLORATION | • exploration n. The process of exploring. • exploration n. The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery. • exploration n. The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting)… |
| EXPORTATION | • exportation n. The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the… • exportation n. The commodity exported; an export. • exportation n. The act of carrying something outside. |
| INTOXICATOR | • intoxicator n. One who or that which intoxicates. • INTOXICATOR n. one who intoxicates. |
| ORTHOPRAXIS | • orthopraxis n. Orthopraxy. • ORTHOPRAXIS n. correct practice in religion. |
| ORTHOREXIAS | • ORTHOREXIA n. an eating disorder characterized by excessive focus on eating healthy foods. |
| PAROXYTONIC | • paroxytonic adj. (Prosody) Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the penultimate syllable. • PAROXYTONIC adj. like a paroxytone. |
| PROXIMATION | • proximation n. Proximity. • proximation n. Approximation. • PROXIMATION n. immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc., also PROXIMITY. |
| REOXIDATION | • reoxidation n. A second or subsequent oxidation (e.g. of hemoglobin). • REOXIDATION n. the process of reoxidizing. |
| TROPHOTAXIS | • TROPHOTAXIS n. chemotaxis and chemotropism where the stimulating substance is food. |
| XEROSTOMIAS | • xerostomias n. Plural of xerostomia. • XEROSTOMIA n. excessive dryness of the mouth due to insufficient secretions, also XEROSTOMA. |