| AMPHIOXUSES | • amphioxuses n. Plural of amphioxus. • AMPHIOXUS n. (Greek) a fishlike creature, two or three inches long, found in temperate seas, aka lancelet. |
| APPROXIMATE | • approximate adj. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. • approximate adj. Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate. • approximate v. (Transitive, intransitive) To estimate. |
| COMPLEXIONS | • complexions n. Plural of complexion. • complex␣ions n. Plural of complex ion. • COMPLEXION n. the colour or look of the skin. |
| EXPROMISSOR | • expromissor n. (Law) The new debtor introduced by expromission. • EXPROMISSOR n. a person relieving another of debt by taking it upon himself. |
| EXTEMPORISE | • extemporise v. (Intransitive) To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought;… • extemporise v. (Intransitive) To do something in a makeshift way. • extemporise v. (Transitive) To make or create ex tempore. |
| EXTEMPORIZE | • extemporize v. (Intransitive) To perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise. • extemporize v. (Transitive) To adapt, improvise, or devise action or speech in an impromptu or spontaneous manner. • EXTEMPORIZE v. to perform without preparation or practice; to improvise, also EXTEMPORISE. |
| HYPOXAEMIAS | • hypoxaemias n. Plural of hypoxaemia. • HYPOXAEMIA n. a deficiency of oxygenation of the blood, also HYPOXEMIA, HYPOXIA. |
| MASTOPEXIES | • mastopexies n. Plural of mastopexy. • MASTOPEXY n. cosmetic surgery of breasts. |
| MIXOTROPHIC | • mixotrophic adj. Of or pertaining to mixotrophy or mixotrophs. • MIXOTROPHIC adj. combining different modes of nutrition. |
| MULTIPLEXOR | • multiplexor n. Alternative spelling of multiplexer. • MULTIPLEXOR n. a device enabling a computer to transmit data to many terminals by switching quickly from one user's data to another, also MULTIPLEXER. |
| PEROXISOMAL | • peroxisomal adj. Of or pertaining to the peroxisome. • PEROXISOMAL adj. of or like a peroxisome. |
| PEROXISOMES | • peroxisomes n. Plural of peroxisome. • PEROXISOME n. an organelle containing enzymes. |
| PHOENIXISMS | • PHOENIXISM n. the practice of forming a new company with same directors, workforce etc. from a bankrupt company. |
| PROXIMATELY | • proximately adv. In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately. • PROXIMATE adv. nearest or next. |
| PROXIMATION | • proximation n. Proximity. • proximation n. Approximation. • PROXIMATION n. immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc., also PROXIMITY. |
| PROXIMITIES | • proximities n. Plural of proximity. • PROXIMITY n. immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc., also PROXIMATION. |
| TOXOPLASMIC | • toxoplasmic adj. Pertaining to toxoplasmas. • TOXOPLASMIC adj. relating to toxoplasma. |
| XENOMORPHIC | • xenomorphic adj. (Petrography, of a mineral grain) That does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form… • xenomorphic adj. In an unusual form; having a strange form. • XENOMORPHIC adj. having a form not its own. |
| XEROMORPHIC | • xeromorphic adj. (Biology) Of, relating to, or characteristic of the xerophytes, especially having the ability to store… • XEROMORPHIC adj. of parts of a plant, protected against excessive loss of water by thick cuticles, coatings of hairs and similar structural features, also XEROMORPHOUS. |
| XEROPHYTISM | • xerophytism n. (Botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce. • XEROPHYTISM n. being a xerophyte. |