| EXPATIATORY | • expatiatory adj. Expansive; diffusive. • EXPATIATORY adj. expansive, also EXPATIATIVE. |
| EXPISCATORY | • expiscatory adj. (Archaic) Tending to fish out; searching. • EXPISCATORY adj. serving to expiscate. |
| EXPLICATORY | • explicatory adj. Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail. • EXPLICATORY adj. serving to explicate. |
| EXPLOSIVELY | • explosively adv. In an explosive manner. • EXPLOSIVE adv. tending to explode. |
| EXTIRPATORY | • extirpatory adj. Extirpative. • EXTIRPATORY adj. serving to extirpate, also EXTIRPATIVE. |
| HYPEROREXIA | • HYPEROREXIA n. compulsive overeating. |
| HYPEROXIDES | • hyperoxides n. Plural of hyperoxide. • HYPEROXIDES n. HYPEROXIDE. |
| HYPOXAEMIAS | • hypoxaemias n. Plural of hypoxaemia. • HYPOXAEMIA n. a deficiency of oxygenation of the blood, also HYPOXEMIA, HYPOXIA. |
| OXYCEPHALIC | • oxycephalic adj. Of or relating to oxycephaly. • OXYCEPHALIC adj. having a conical skull, also OXYCEPHALOUS. |
| OXYSULPHIDE | • oxysulphide n. Alternative form of oxysulfide. • OXYSULPHIDE n. a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur. |
| PHYTOALEXIN | • phytoalexin n. (Medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms. • PHYTOALEXIN n. any substance produced by a plant as a defence against disease. |
| PROXIMATELY | • proximately adv. In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately. • PROXIMATE adv. nearest or next. |
| PYRIDOXINES | • pyridoxines n. Plural of pyridoxine. • PYRIDOXINE n. a pyridine derivative, a member of the vitamin B complex, also PYRIDOXIN. |
| PYROXENITES | • pyroxenites n. Plural of pyroxenite. • PYROXENITE n. a rock consisting essentially of pyroxene. |
| PYROXENITIC | • pyroxenitic adj. Of or relating to pyroxenite. • PYROXENITIC adj. of or like pyroxene. |
| PYROXENOIDS | • pyroxenoids n. Plural of pyroxenoid. • PYROXENOID n. a mineral like pyroxene, a common mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals. |
| PYROXYLINES | • PYROXYLINE n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLIN. |
| XEROPHYTISM | • xerophytism n. (Botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce. • XEROPHYTISM n. being a xerophyte. |