| DEXIOTROPIC | • dexiotropic adj. Having the form of a right-handed spiral. • DEXIOTROPIC adj. coiled in a rightward direction, as of a right-spiralling snail shell. |
| DICTATRIXES | • DICTATRIX n. a female dictator, also DICTATRESS. |
| DIRECTRIXES | • directrixes n. Plural of directrix. • DIRECTRIX n. a female director, also DIRECTRESS, DIRECTRICE. |
| EXCORIATING | • excoriating v. Present participle of excoriate. • EXCORIATE v. to abrade; to heap abuse. |
| EXCORIATION | • excoriation n. The act of excoriating or flaying. • excoriation n. The excoriated place, or the state of being excoriated or stripped of the skin; abrasion. • excoriation n. A severe verbal denouncing. |
| EXOTERICISM | • exotericism n. The quality of being widely known or exoteric. • EXOTERICISM n. the state of being exoteric. |
| EXTRICATING | • extricating v. Present participle of extricate. • EXTRICATE v. to free from entanglements or perplexities. |
| EXTRICATION | • extrication n. The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement. • extrication n. (Public safety, emergency medicine) Rescue of a trapped person in vehicle or machinery. • extrication n. The act of sending out or evolving. |
| EXTRINSICAL | • extrinsical adj. (Rare) Extrinsic. • extrinsical n. (Obsolete) Something that is extrinsic. • EXTRINSICAL adj. outward, external, as opposed to intrinsic, also EXTRINSIC. |
| FLEXICURITY | • flexicurity n. A welfare state model with a proactive labour market policy, combining easy hiring and firing (flexibility… • FLEXICURITY n. labor practices that give companies the flexibility to fire workers as needed and offer fired workers the security of government-backed benefits and retraining opportunities. |
| LEXIGRAPHIC | • lexigraphic adj. Of or pertaining to lexigraphy. • LEXIGRAPHIC adj. relating to lexigraphy, the art of the definition of words, also LEXIGRAPHICAL. |
| OXIDIMETRIC | • oxidimetric adj. Relating to oxidimetry. • OXIDIMETRIC adj. relating to oxidimetry, a branch of volumetric analysis in which oxidizing agents are used in titrations. |
| PISCATRIXES | • PISCATRIX n. a (female) angler. |
| PLEXIMETRIC | • pleximetric adj. Relating to a pleximeter. • PLEXIMETRIC adj. relating to a pleximeter. |
| PREEXCITING | • preexciting v. Present participle of preexcite. • PREEXCITE v. to stimulate in preparation. |
| PYROXENITIC | • pyroxenitic adj. Of or relating to pyroxenite. • PYROXENITIC adj. of or like pyroxene. |
| XERISCAPING | • xeriscaping n. Landscaping in ways that do not require supplemental irrigation. • xeriscaping v. Present participle of xeriscape. • XERISCAPE v. (tradename) to landscape (an arid place) in a way that conserves by using plants that require little water. |