| AUXANOMETERS | • auxanometers n. Plural of auxanometer. • AUXANOMETER n. an instrument for measuring growth of plants. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| EXTRANEOUSLY | • extraneously adv. In an extraneous manner. • EXTRANEOUS adv. not forming an essential or vital part. |
| 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. |