| CHATTERBOX | • chatterbox n. (Informal) One who chats or talks to excess. • chatterbox n. A cootie catcher (children’s fortune-telling device). • chatterbox n. (Computing) Synonym of chatterbot. |
| EXHIBITORS | • exhibitors n. Plural of exhibitor. • EXHIBITOR n. one who exhibits, also EXHIBITER. |
| EXHIBITORY | • exhibitory adj. Exhibiting; publicly showing. • EXHIBITORY adj. exhibiting; publicly showing. |
| EXOTHERMAL | • exothermal adj. Exothermic. • EXOTHERMAL adj. of a chemical reaction, giving out heat, also EXOTHERMIC. |
| EXOTHERMIC | • exothermic adj. (Chemistry, of a reaction) That releases energy in the form of heat. • exothermic adj. (Chemistry, of a compound) That releases heat during its formation, and absorbs it during its decomposition. • exothermic adj. (Zoology) Of an animal: whose body temperature is regulated by external factors; cold-blooded. |
| FOXHUNTERS | • foxhunters n. Plural of foxhunter. • FOXHUNTER n. one who hunts foxes. |
| HETERODOXY | • heterodoxy n. The quality of being heterodox. • heterodoxy n. A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching. • HETERODOXY n. a heterodox opinion. |
| HETEROTAXY | • heterotaxy n. (Dated) heterotaxis. • HETEROTAXY n. the abnormal disposition of organs or parts, also HETEROTAXIA. |
| HYDROTAXES | • HYDROTAXIS n. movement towards or away from water. |
| MESOTHORAX | • mesothorax n. (Entomology) The middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect, carrying the second pair of… • MESOTHORAX n. the middle segment of the thorax in insects. |
| METATHORAX | • metathorax n. (Entomology) The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax of an insect, carrying the posterior pair… • METATHORAX n. the last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. |
| ORTHODOXES | • Orthodoxes n. Plural of Orthodox. • ORTHODOX n. an orthodox person. |
| ORTHOREXIA | • orthorexia n. (Psychology) A fixation with healthy or righteous eating. • ORTHOREXIA n. an eating disorder characterized by excessive focus on eating healthy foods. |
| THIXOTROPE | • THIXOTROPE n. a thixotropic substance. |
| THUNDERBOX | • thunderbox n. (Slang) A chamber pot enclosed in a box; a portable commode. • thunderbox n. (By extension, chiefly Australia, Britain, slang) Any lavatory or toilet, especially a rudimentary outdoor… • thunderbox n. (Theater) A box of metal balls which is shaken to create a thunder sound effect. |
| THYROXINES | • thyroxines n. Plural of thyroxine. • THYROXINE n. an iodine compound, a hormone forming the active principle of the thyroid gland, also THYROXIN. |
| XEROPHYTES | • xerophytes n. Plural of xerophyte. • XEROPHYTE n. a plant thriving in desert conditions. |
| XEROPHYTIC | • xerophytic adj. (Botany) Of, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte. • xerophytic adj. (Ecology) Having a very dry environment. • xerophytic n. Xerophyte. |