| CYCLOHEXANES | • cyclohexanes n. Plural of cyclohexane. • CYCLOHEXANE n. a pungent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon found in petroleum or made synthetically and used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis. |
| EXCEPTIONALS | • exceptionals n. Plural of exceptional. • EXCEPTIONAL n. someone having above or below average intelligence. |
| EXCHANGEABLE | • exchangeable adj. Able to be exchanged. • exchangeable adj. (Finance) Having an associated right to be exchanged for another form of financial security. • exchangeable n. (Finance) Any financial instrument with an associated right to be exchanged for another form of financial security. |
| EXCHANGEABLY | • exchangeably adv. By way of exchange. • EXCHANGEABLE adv. capable of being exchanged. |
| EXONUCLEASES | • exonucleases n. Plural of exonuclease. • EXONUCLEASE n. an enzyme that breaks down a nucleic acid by removing nucleotides one by one from the end of a chain. |
| EXTRANUCLEAR | • extranuclear adj. Outside the nucleus. • extranuclear adj. (Biology) Outside the nucleus but within the cell cytoplasm. • EXTRANUCLEAR adj. situated in or affecting the parts of a cell external to the nucleus. |
| EXULCERATING | • exulcerating v. Present participle of exulcerate. • EXULCERATE v. to ulcerate. |
| EXULCERATION | • exulceration n. (Obsolete) ulceration. • exulceration n. (Obsolete) fretting; festering; soreness. • EXULCERATION n. ulceration. |
| INEXECUTABLE | • inexecutable adj. That cannot be executed or carried out. • INEXECUTABLE adj. that cannot be executed. |
| INEXPLICABLE | • inexplicable adj. Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for. • INEXPLICABLE adj. incapable of being explained. |
| INEXTRICABLE | • inextricable adj. (Of a knot etc) Impossible to untie or disentangle. • inextricable adj. (Of a problem) Impossible to solve. • inextricable adj. (Of a maze etc) Impossible to escape from. |
| OXYACETYLENE | • oxyacetylene n. A mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals. • oxyacetylene adj. Using this mixture, e.g. an oxyacetylene torch. • OXYACETYLENE n. a mixture of oxygen and acetylene, esp. for cutting or welding. |