| ASPHYXIATOR | • asphyxiator n. One who or that which asphyxiates. • ASPHYXIATOR n. one of who asphyxiates. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PAROXYTONIC | • paroxytonic adj. (Prosody) Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the penultimate syllable. • PAROXYTONIC adj. like a paroxytone. |
| PROPHYLAXIS | • prophylaxis n. (Medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease. • prophylaxis n. (Chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent’s plan or tactic. • PROPHYLAXIS n. preventive treatment against diseases, etc. |
| 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. |
| PYRRHULOXIA | • pyrrhuloxia n. Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal), a North American bird with grey and red plumage. • Pyrrhuloxia prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – certain birds similar to cardinals, notably… • PYRRHULOXIA n. a grey-and-pink crested bunting of Central and SW North America, with a short parrot-like bill. |
| XEROPHYTISM | • xerophytism n. (Botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce. • XEROPHYTISM n. being a xerophyte. |
| XYLOGRAPHIC | • xylographic adj. Of or pertaining to xylographs. • XYLOGRAPHIC adj. relating to xylography, the art of making engravings on wood, also XYLOGRAPHICAL. |