| APPROXIMATE | • approximate adj. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. • approximate adj. Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate. • approximate v. (Transitive, intransitive) To estimate. |
| AXONOMETRIC | • axonometric adj. (Technical drawing) Describing a projection in which the horizontal and vertical axes are to the same… • AXONOMETRIC adj. relating to the projection of objects on the drawing surface so that they appear inclined with three sides showing and with horizontal and vertical distances drawn to scale but diagonal and curved lines distorted. |
| COMMIXTURES | • commixtures n. Plural of commixture. • COMMIXTURE n. the act of mixing. |
| EXAMINATORS | • examinators n. Plural of examinator. • EXAMINATOR n. an examiner. |
| EXOTERICISM | • exotericism n. The quality of being widely known or exoteric. • EXOTERICISM n. the state of being exoteric. |
| 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. |
| INTOXIMETER | • intoximeter n. A breathalyzer. • INTOXIMETER n. a device for measuring the amount of alcohol in the blood of a person who breathes into it, and showing this measurement on a printout. |
| 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. |
| OXIDIMETRIC | • oxidimetric adj. Relating to oxidimetry. • OXIDIMETRIC adj. relating to oxidimetry, a branch of volumetric analysis in which oxidizing agents are used in titrations. |
| 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. |
| THERMOTAXIC | • thermotaxic adj. (Biology) Relating to the regulation of temperature in the animal body. • THERMOTAXIC adj. of or showing thermotaxis, also THERMOTACTIC. |
| THERMOTAXIS | • thermotaxis n. (Biology) Movement in response to temperature. • THERMOTAXIS n. movement influenced or controlled by heat. |
| XEROPHYTISM | • xerophytism n. (Botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce. • XEROPHYTISM n. being a xerophyte. |
| XEROSTOMIAS | • xerostomias n. Plural of xerostomia. • XEROSTOMIA n. excessive dryness of the mouth due to insufficient secretions, also XEROSTOMA. |
| XEROTHERMIC | • xerothermic adj. (Sciences) Both hot and dry. • xerothermic adj. (Of an organism) That flourishes in hot, dry conditions. • XEROTHERMIC adj. of a region or climate, both dry and hot; of an animal or plant, living in a xerothermic environment. |