| CARBOXYLASES | • carboxylases n. Plural of carboxylase. • CARBOXYLASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes decarboxylation or carboxylation. |
| CARBOXYLATES | • carboxylates n. Plural of carboxylate. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
| CONTRASEXUAL | • contrasexual adj. (Jungian psychology, of part of the psyche) Having characteristics of the opposite gender. • CONTRASEXUAL n. one who represses the personality traits that most people repress because they are characteristic of the opposite sex. |
| 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. |
| EXCLAMATIONS | • exclamations n. Plural of exclamation. • EXCLAMATION n. a sharp or sudden utterance. |
| EXCLUSIONARY | • exclusionary adj. Acting to exclude something. • EXCLUSIONARY adj. relating to exclusion. |
| EXCULPATIONS | • exculpations n. Plural of exculpation. • EXCULPATION n. the act of exculpating. |
| 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. |
| EXORCISTICAL | • exorcistical adj. Relating to exorcism. • EXORCISTICAL adj. relating to exorcism, also EXORCISTIC. |
| EXOSPHERICAL | • EXOSPHERICAL adj. related to the exosphere, the outermost layer of the earth's atmosphere, also EXOSPHERIC. |
| EXPLICATIONS | • explications n. Plural of explication. • EXPLICATION n. the act of explicating. |
| OXALACETATES | • oxalacetates n. Plural of oxalacetate. • OXALACETATE n. a salt or ester of oxaloacetic acid, also OXALOACETATE. |
| OXYCEPHALIES | • oxycephalies n. Plural of oxycephaly. • OXYCEPHALY n. the condition of having a conical skull. |
| OXYCEPHALOUS | • OXYCEPHALOUS adj. having a conical skull, also OXYCEPHALIC. |
| PSYCHOSEXUAL | • psychosexual adj. Of or relating to the psychological aspect or aspects of sexuality. • PSYCHOSEXUAL adj. of or relating to the mental, emotional, and behavioral aspects of sexual development. |