| DEFLEXION | • deflexion n. UK spelling of deflection. • DEFLEXION n. an act of bending or turning away, also DEFLECTION. |
| DEFLUXION | • defluxion n. (Obsolete) A flowing down; a running down. • defluxion n. (Medicine) A discharge or flowing of fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh. • DEFLUXION n. (obsolete) a discharge or flowing of humors or fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh. |
| ENDOMIXES | • endomixes n. Plural of endomixis. • ENDOMIXIS n. in Protozoa, a nuclear reorganization without conjugation. |
| ENDOMIXIS | • endomixis n. (Biology) A periodic reorganization of the cell nucleus in certain ciliated protozoa. • ENDOMIXIS n. in Protozoa, a nuclear reorganization without conjugation. |
| ENDOTOXIC | • endotoxic adj. Of, related to, or caused by an endotoxin. • ENDOTOXIC adj. of or like an endotoxin, a toxin of internal origin. |
| ENDOTOXIN | • endotoxin n. Any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies. • ENDOTOXIN n. a toxin of internal origin, specifically a poisonous substance present in bacteria. |
| EXODONTIA | • exodontia n. The extraction of teeth. • EXODONTIA n. the branch of dentistry involving the extraction of teeth. |
| EXPLODING | • exploding v. Present participle of explode. • exploding n. Explosion. • EXPLODE v. to blow up. |
| EXUDATION | • exudation n. The act or process of exuding. • exudation n. Something that is exuded. • EXUDATION n. the act of exuding. |
| MONOXIDES | • monoxides n. Plural of monoxide. • MONOXIDE n. an oxide containing one atom of oxygen in the molecule or empirical formula. |
| OUTJINXED | • OUTJINX v. to surpass in jinxing. |
| PENTOXIDE | • pentoxide n. (Inorganic chemistry) any oxide containing five oxygen atoms in each molecule. • PENTOXIDE n. an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in each molecule; as, phosphorus pentoxide. |
| PHENOXIDE | • phenoxide n. (Chemistry) any metallic salt of a phenol. • PHENOXIDE n. a salt of a phenol, esp. in its capacity as a weak acid. |
| TINDERBOX | • tinderbox n. (Historical) A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter)… • tinderbox n. (By extension) A place that is so dry and hot that there is danger of fire. • tinderbox n. (Figurative) A potentially dangerous situation. |
| XYLOIDINE | • xyloidine n. Alternative form of xyloidin. • XYLOIDINE n. a substance resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of nitric acid on starch, also XYLOIDIN. |