| APPROXIMATING | • approximating v. Present participle of approximate. • APPROXIMATE v. to come close to. |
| APPROXIMATION | • approximation n. The act, process or result of approximating. • approximation n. (Mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose. • approximation n. (Medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured. |
| APPROXIMATIVE | • approximative adj. Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation. • approximative n. (Grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation. • APPROXIMATIVE adj. approaching closely. |
| CIPROFLOXACIN | • ciprofloxacin n. (Pharmacology) A broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic C17H18FN3O3 that is often administered in… • CIPROFLOXACIN n. an antibiotic used against anthrax. |
| EXPATRIATIONS | • expatriations n. Plural of expatriation. • EXPATRIATION n. the act of expatriating. |
| EXPEDITIONARY | • expeditionary adj. Of or pertaining to an expedition. • expeditionary adj. (Military) Intended for military operations abroad. • expeditionary n. (Chiefly in the plural) One who goes on expeditions, especially one who is a member of an expeditionary… |
| EXPORTABILITY | • exportability n. The property of being exportable. • EXPORTABILITY n. the state of being exportable. |
| EXPROPRIATING | • expropriating v. Present participle of expropriate. • EXPROPRIATE v. to deprive of possession or proprietary rights. |
| EXPROPRIATION | • expropriation n. The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property; the act of depriving of private… • EXPROPRIATION n. the act of expropriating. |
| EXTRAPOSITION | • extraposition n. (Linguistics) The movement of an element from its normal place to one at the end, or near the end, of a sentence. • EXTRAPOSITION n. the act of extraposing. |
| HIERACOSPHINX | • hieracosphinx n. A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon. • HIERACOSPHINX n. in ancient Egyptian art, a hawk-headed sphinx. |
| IMPROVISATRIX | • improvisatrix n. A female that improvises. • IMPROVISATRIX n. (archaic) a female improvisator, also IMPROVISATRICE. |
| INTERPROXIMAL | • interproximal adj. Between the proximal parts of two adjoining surfaces, but especially between the surfaces of adjoining teeth. • INTERPROXIMAL adj. situated or used in the areas between adjoining teeth. |
| LEXICOGRAPHIC | • lexicographic adj. Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary). • LEXICOGRAPHIC adj. relating to lexicography, also LEXICOGRAPHICAL. |
| PEROXIDATIONS | • peroxidations n. Plural of peroxidation. • PEROXIDATION n. the creation of a peroxide. |
| PYRIDOXAMINES | • pyridoxamines n. Plural of pyridoxamine. • PYRIDOXAMINE n. a crystalline amine of the vitamin B6 group. |
| XIPHIPLASTRON | • xiphiplastron n. The posterior, or fourth lateral plate in the plastron of a turtle. • XIPHIPLASTRON n. in chelonians, one of the plates forming the plastron, lying posterior to the hypoplastron. |