| DEXTEROUSLY | • dexterously adv. In a dexterous manner; skillfully; with precision. • DEXTEROUS adv. skilful and active with the hands, also DEXTROUS. |
| DEXTRORSELY | • dextrorsely adv. In a dextrorse manner. • DEXTRORSE adv. rising spirally and turning to the left, also DEXTRORSAL. |
| EXOCYTOSING | • exocytosing v. Present participle of exocytose. • EXOCYTOSE v. to secrete a substance from within a cell. |
| EXPISCATORY | • expiscatory adj. (Archaic) Tending to fish out; searching. • EXPISCATORY adj. serving to expiscate. |
| EXTORSIVELY | • extorsively adv. In an extorsive manner; extortionately. • EXTORSIVE adv. relating to or practising extortion, also EXTORTIVE. |
| MYXOMATOSES | • MYXOMATOSIS n. a fatal contagious disease of rabbits. |
| MYXOMYCETES | • myxomycetes n. Plural of myxomycete. • Myxomycetes prop.n. A taxonomic class within the phylum Amoebozoa – Myxogastrea. • MYXOMYCETE n. slime mould. |
| OXYGENATORS | • oxygenators n. Plural of oxygenator. • OXYGENATOR n. an oxidizer. |
| PAROXYTONES | • paroxytones n. Plural of paroxytone. • PAROXYTONE n. a word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable. |
| PHYLLOTAXES | • phyllotaxes n. Plural of phyllotaxis. • PHYLLOTAXIS n. the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another, also PHYLLOTAXY. |
| PROTOXYLEMS | • protoxylems n. Plural of protoxylem. • PROTOXYLEM n. the first part of the xylem to be formed. |
| PYROXENITES | • pyroxenites n. Plural of pyroxenite. • PYROXENITE n. a rock consisting essentially of pyroxene. |
| STYLOSTIXES | • STYLOSTIXIS n. acupuncture. |
| VEXATIOUSLY | • vexatiously adv. In a vexatious manner; so as to give annoyance. • VEXATIOUS adv. causing vexation. |
| XEROPHYTISM | • xerophytism n. (Botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce. • XEROPHYTISM n. being a xerophyte. |