| 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. |
| APPROXIMATED | • approximated v. Simple past tense and past participle of approximate. • approximated adj. Calculated by approximation. • APPROXIMATE v. to come close to. |
| APPROXIMATES | • approximates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approximate. • APPROXIMATE v. to come close to. |
| AUXANOMETERS | • auxanometers n. Plural of auxanometer. • AUXANOMETER n. an instrument for measuring growth of plants. |
| AXONOMETRIES | • AXONOMETRY n. the branch of crystallography concerned with measurement of the axes of crystals. |
| DOMINATRIXES | • dominatrixes n. Plural of dominatrix. • DOMINATRIX n. a prostitute catering for masochists. |
| EXOTHERMALLY | • exothermally adv. In an exothermal manner. • EXOTHERMAL adv. of a chemical reaction, giving out heat, also EXOTHERMIC. |
| EXTEMPORALLY | • extemporally adv. In an extemporal manner. • EXTEMPORAL adv. extemporaneous; unpremeditated. |
| EXTERMINATOR | • exterminator n. Someone or something that exterminates. • exterminator n. Specifically, a person whose job it is to kill insects and other pests in a building. • EXTERMINATOR n. one who exterminates. |
| MALTODEXTRIN | • maltodextrin n. (Biochemistry) A type of dextrin commonly used as a food additive. • MALTODEXTRIN n. any of various carbohydrates derived from the partial hydrolysis of starch (as of corn or potatoes). |
| MESOTHORAXES | • mesothoraxes n. Plural of mesothorax. • MESOTHORAX n. the middle segment of the thorax in insects. |
| METATHORAXES | • metathoraxes n. Plural of metathorax. • METATHORAX n. the last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. |
| METHOTREXATE | • methotrexate n. (Pharmacology) An antimetabolite and antifolate drug used in treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. • METHOTREXATE n. a drug used in the treatment of cancer. |
| METROSEXUALS | • metrosexuals n. Plural of metrosexual. • METROSEXUAL n. a heterosexual man who spends a lot of time and money on his appearance and likes to shop. |
| MODERATRIXES | • moderatrixes n. Plural of moderatrix. • MODERATRIX n. (obsolete) a female moderator. |
| PNEUMOTHORAX | • pneumothorax n. (Medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
| PORTMANTEAUX | • portmanteaux n. Plural of portmanteau. • PORTMANTEAU n. (French) a case opening in two parts, used for carrying clothes while traveling, also PORTMANTLE, PORTMANTUA. |
| SEROTAXONOMY | • SEROTAXONOMY n. serological analysis as a source of information for taxonomic classification. |
| THROMBOXANES | • thromboxanes n. Plural of thromboxane. • THROMBOXANE n. any of several compounds formed from prostaglandin endoperoxides which, when released from blood platelets, induce platelet aggregation and arterial constriction. |
| XERODERMATIC | • xerodermatic adj. Exhibiting or relating to xeroderma. • XERODERMATIC adj. relating to xeroderma, dryness of skin. |