| AMBIDEXTROUS | • ambidextrous adj. Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands. • ambidextrous adj. Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument). • ambidextrous adj. (Archaic) Practising or siding with both parties. |
| AUTOTOXEMIAS | • autotoxemias n. Plural of autotoxemia. • AUTOTOXEMIA n. self-poisoning caused by absorption of toxic products originating within the body, also AUTOTOXAEMIA. |
| AUXOTROPHIES | • auxotrophies n. Plural of auxotrophy. • AUXOTROPHY n. the state of being auxotrophic, requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| COADJUTRIXES | • coadjutrixes n. Plural of coadjutrix. • COADJUTRIX n. a female coadjutor or assistant, also COADJUTRESS. |
| EXALBUMINOUS | • exalbuminous adj. (Botany) Having no albumen about the embryo; said of certain seeds. • EXALBUMINOUS adj. without albumen. |
| EXCLUSIONARY | • exclusionary adj. Acting to exclude something. • EXCLUSIONARY adj. relating to exclusion. |
| EXCULPATIONS | • exculpations n. Plural of exculpation. • EXCULPATION n. the act of exculpating. |
| EXPUGNATIONS | • expugnations n. Plural of expugnation. • EXPUGNATION n. the act of expugning. |
| EXPURGATIONS | • expurgations n. Plural of expurgation. • EXPURGATION n. the act of expurgating. |
| EXSANGUINOUS | • exsanguinous adj. Alternative form of exsanguious. • EXSANGUINOUS adj. without blood, anaemic, also EXSANGUINE, EXSANGUINED, EXSANGUINEOUS. |
| EXSUFFLATION | • exsufflation n. (Obsolete) A blast from beneath. • exsufflation n. (Obsolete) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath. • exsufflation n. (Biology, obsolete) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs. |
| EXTENUATIONS | • extenuations n. Plural of extenuation. • EXTENUATION n. the act of extenuating. |
| FLUVOXAMINES | • FLUVOXAMINE n. an antidepressant predominantly used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
| HETEROAUXINS | • heteroauxins n. Plural of heteroauxin. • HETEROAUXIN n. a natural plant hormone, used esp. for stimulating growth and root formation in plant cutting. |
| SULFADOXINES | • SULFADOXINE n. a drug used to prevent and treat malaria, also SULPHADOXINE. |
| SULPHADOXINE | • sulphadoxine n. Alternative spelling of sulfadoxine. • SULPHADOXINE n. an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, also SULFADOXINE. |
| XIPHOPAGUSES | • XIPHOPAGUS n. a set of Siamese twins joined in the region of the xiphoid cartilage. |