| AUXOCHROMES | • auxochromes n. Plural of auxochrome. • AUXOCHROME n. a group of atoms that can be attached to a chromogen to convert it into a dye. |
| AXONOMETRIC | • axonometric adj. (Technical drawing) Describing a projection in which the horizontal and vertical axes are to the same… • AXONOMETRIC adj. relating to the projection of objects on the drawing surface so that they appear inclined with three sides showing and with horizontal and vertical distances drawn to scale but diagonal and curved lines distorted. |
| COMMIXTURES | • commixtures n. Plural of commixture. • COMMIXTURE n. the act of mixing. |
| COXCOMBRIES | • coxcombries n. Plural of coxcombry. • COXCOMBRY n. the behaviour of a coxcomb. |
| EXCLAMATORY | • exclamatory adj. Resembling an exclamation. • exclamatory adj. Emphatic. • EXCLAMATORY adj. containing or expressing exclamation, also EXCLAMATIVE. |
| EXCREMENTAL | • excremental adj. Of or pertaining to excrement. • EXCREMENTAL adj. relating to excrement, also EXCREMENTITIAL. |
| EXCREMENTUM | • EXCREMENTUM n. (Latin) waste material or rubbish. |
| EXOTERICISM | • exotericism n. The quality of being widely known or exoteric. • EXOTERICISM n. the state of being exoteric. |
| HEXAHEMERIC | • HEXAHEMERIC adj. relating to a hexaemeron, the biblical six days of creation, also HEXAEMERIC. |
| OVERCOMPLEX | • overcomplex adj. Excessively complex. • OVERCOMPLEX adj. excessively complex. |
| OXIDIMETRIC | • oxidimetric adj. Relating to oxidimetry. • OXIDIMETRIC adj. relating to oxidimetry, a branch of volumetric analysis in which oxidizing agents are used in titrations. |
| PLEXIMETRIC | • pleximetric adj. Relating to a pleximeter. • PLEXIMETRIC adj. relating to a pleximeter. |
| THERMOTAXIC | • thermotaxic adj. (Biology) Relating to the regulation of temperature in the animal body. • THERMOTAXIC adj. of or showing thermotaxis, also THERMOTACTIC. |
| XENOMORPHIC | • xenomorphic adj. (Petrography, of a mineral grain) That does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form… • xenomorphic adj. In an unusual form; having a strange form. • XENOMORPHIC adj. having a form not its own. |
| XEROMORPHIC | • xeromorphic adj. (Biology) Of, relating to, or characteristic of the xerophytes, especially having the ability to store… • XEROMORPHIC adj. of parts of a plant, protected against excessive loss of water by thick cuticles, coatings of hairs and similar structural features, also XEROMORPHOUS. |
| XEROTHERMIC | • xerothermic adj. (Sciences) Both hot and dry. • xerothermic adj. (Of an organism) That flourishes in hot, dry conditions. • XEROTHERMIC adj. of a region or climate, both dry and hot; of an animal or plant, living in a xerothermic environment. |
| XYLOCHROMES | • xylochromes n. Plural of xylochrome. • XYLOCHROME n. a mixture of substances to which the colour of heartwood is due. |