| AUXOTROPHS | • auxotrophs n. Plural of auxotroph. • AUXOTROPH n. an auxotrophic strain or individual, i.e. one requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| AUXOTROPHY | • auxotrophy n. (Biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth… • AUXOTROPHY n. the state of being auxotrophic, requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| EXHAUSTERS | • exhausters n. Plural of exhauster. • EXHAUSTER n. one who, or that which, exhausts. |
| EXHAUSTING | • exhausting adj. Very tiring. • exhausting v. Present participle of exhaust. • EXHAUST v. to use the whole strength of. |
| EXHAUSTION | • exhaustion n. The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up. • exhaustion n. Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy. • exhaustion n. (Dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material. |
| EXHAUSTIVE | • exhaustive adj. Including every possible element. • exhaustive adj. Fully comprehensive. • exhaustive adj. (Now rare) Causing exhaustion; very tiring. |
| EXHUMATING | • exhumating v. Present participle of exhumate. • EXHUMATE v. to dig out from the earth, also EXHUME. |
| EXHUMATION | • exhumation n. The act of digging up that which has been buried. • EXHUMATION n. the act of exhuming. |
| EXTINGUISH | • extinguish v. (Transitive) To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench. • extinguish v. (Transitive) To destroy or abolish something. • extinguish v. (Transitive) To obscure or eclipse something. |
| FOXHUNTERS | • foxhunters n. Plural of foxhunter. • FOXHUNTER n. one who hunts foxes. |
| FOXHUNTING | • foxhunting v. Present participle of foxhunt. • fox␣hunting n. The sport of hunting foxes across country with a pack of hounds by a group of people on foot and horseback… • FOXHUNTING n. the pastime of hunting foxes. |
| 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. |
| UNORTHODOX | • unorthodox adj. Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic. • UNORTHODOX adj. not orthodox. |