| AXONEME | • axoneme n. (Biology) A bundle of nine microtubules forming the internal scaffolding of a cilium, with two extra… • AXONEME n. a central strand of a locomotor organelle such as a cilium or flagellum. |
| BUXOMER | • buxomer adj. Comparative form of buxom: more buxom. • BUXOM adj. healthily plump. |
| COMPLEX | • complex adj. Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple. • complex adj. Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated. • complex adj. (Mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition)… |
| EMBOXED | • emboxed v. Simple past tense and past participle of embox. • EMBOX v. to set in a box. |
| EMBOXES | • emboxes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embox. • EMBOX v. to set in a box. |
| EXODERM | • exoderm n. An outer layer of skin. • exoderm n. The outermost layer of cells in a developing embryo. • EXODERM n. the external layer of an embryo, also ECTODERM, EPIBLAST. |
| EXOGAMY | • exogamy n. Marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one’s own as required by custom or law. • exogamy n. (Biology) the fusion of two unrelated gametes. • EXOGAMY n. marriage outside a particular group. |
| EXOMION | • exomion n. (Rare) Synonym of exomis (“Ancient Greek tunic”). • EXOMION n. a Roman sleeveless garment, also EXOMIS. |
| EXONYMS | • exonyms n. Plural of exonym. • EXONYM n. a name for a town in a foreign language. |
| EXOSMIC | • EXOSMIC adj. relating to exosmose, a form of osmosis. |
| EXOTISM | • exotism n. A product or feature of exotic quality. • EXOTISM n. something exotic. |
| HOMOSEX | • homosex n. (Sexuality) Homosexual sexual intercourse. • HOMOSEX n. (short for) homosexuality. |
| IMPOSEX | • imposex n. (Biology) The development in certain marine gastropod mollusks of sex organs in contrast to their actual… • IMPOSEX n. the superimposition of male sexual characteristics onto female gastropods, caused by certain pollutants. |
| METHOXY | • methoxy n. (Organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical CH3-O- derived from methanol. • methoxy- pref. Alternative form of methoxy. • METHOXY n. a drug that is claimed to increase muscle size and is taken as a supplement by some athletes. |
| OVERMIX | • overmix v. To mix too thoroughly. • OVERMIX v. to mix too much. |
| OXYMELS | • oxymels n. Plural of oxymel. • OXYMEL n. (Greek) a mixture of honey, water, vinegar, and spice, boiled to a syrup. |
| OXYSOME | • oxysome n. (Biology) One of the small round bodies found in the folds of the cristae in the inner mitochondrial… • OXYSOME n. a structural unit of cellular cristae. |
| TOXEMIA | • toxemia n. Blood poisoning; adverse reaction to toxic byproducts of systemic infection. • TOXEMIA n. blood poisoning due to toxins in blood, also TOXAEMIA. |
| TOXEMIC | • toxemic adj. Affected by or otherwise relating to toxemia, organically poisoned. • TOXEMIC adj. relating to toxemia, blood poisoning due to toxins in blood, also TOXAEMIC. |
| XEROMAS | • xeromas n. Plural of xeroma. • XEROMA n. (Greek) a dry lustreless condition of the conjunctiva, also XEROPHTHALMIA. |