| BICONVEX | • biconvex adj. Having both sides convex. • BICONVEX adj. convex on both sides. |
| CERVIXES | • cervixes n. Plural of cervix. • CERVIX n. (Latin) a necklike opening, especially the lower part of the uterus. |
| EXAPTIVE | • exaptive adj. Relating to exaptation. • EXAPTIVE adj. of a biological feature, having a function differing from that for which it was originally evolved e.g. feathers evolved originally for warmth, also EXAPTED. |
| EXCUSIVE | • excusive adj. Serving as an excuse; exculpatory. • EXCUSIVE adj. pertaining to an excuse. |
| EXERTIVE | • exertive adj. Having power or a tendency to exert; using exertion. • EXERTIVE adj. having power or a tendency to exert. |
| EXUVIATE | • exuviate v. (Transitive, intransitive, rare) To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult). • EXUVIATE v. to cast off or shed. |
| FIXATIVE | • fixative n. A substance that fixes, protects, or preserves. • fixative n. (Perfumery) The components of a perfume that prolong or bolster the notes, and may or may not be the base note itself. • fixative adj. Serving to fix or bind. |
| LAXATIVE | • laxative adj. Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation. • laxative n. Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect. • LAXATIVE n. a drug that stimulates evacuation of the bowels. |
| SILVEXES | • SILVEX n. a herbicide. |
| TAXATIVE | • taxative adj. Relating to taxation. • taxative adj. Exhaustive, comprehensive. • TAXATIVE adj. of taxing. |
| VERNIXES | • VERNIX n. (Latin) a fatty substance covering the skin of a fetus. |
| VEXATION | • vexation n. The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating. • vexation n. The state of being vexed or irritated. • vexation n. Something that vexes or irritates. |
| VEXILLAR | • vexillar adj. Of or relating to an ensign or standard. • vexillar adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the vexillum, or upper petal of papilionaceous flowers. • VEXILLAR adj. of or like a vexillum, the vane of a feather, also VEXILLATE. |
| VEXILLUM | • vexillum n. A flag, banner, or standard. • vexillum n. A company of troops serving under one standard. • vexillum n. The sign of the cross. |
| VEXINGLY | • vexingly adv. In a vexing manner. • VEXING adv. annoying. |
| VIDEOTEX | • videotex n. Any of various early information retrieval services, such as viewdata and Teletext systems, that delivered… • VIDEOTEX n. an electronic system for transmitting data. |
| VIXENISH | • vixenish adj. Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen. • VIXENISH adj. bad-tempered, snarling. |