| ANXIOLYTICS | • anxiolytics n. Plural of anxiolytic. • ANXIOLYTIC n. a drug used to reduce tension. |
| ASPHYXIATOR | • asphyxiator n. One who or that which asphyxiates. • ASPHYXIATOR n. one of who asphyxiates. |
| 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. |
| MYXOMATOSIS | • myxomatosis n. A usually fatal viral disease of rabbits, causing skin tumors. • myxomatosis n. In general, a condition characterized by the growth of many myxomata (tumors of primitive connective tissue). • MYXOMATOSIS n. a fatal contagious disease of rabbits. |
| PHYLLOTAXIS | • phyllotaxis n. (Botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement. • PHYLLOTAXIS n. the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another, also PHYLLOTAXY. |
| PHYTOTOXINS | • phytotoxins n. Plural of phytotoxin. • PHYTOTOXIN n. a poison produced by a plant. |
| PSYCHOTOXIC | • psychotoxic adj. That has a toxic effect on the mind. • PSYCHOTOXIC adj. damaging to the mind, esp. of such addictive drugs. |
| PYROXENITES | • pyroxenites n. Plural of pyroxenite. • PYROXENITE n. a rock consisting essentially of pyroxene. |
| STYLOSTIXES | • STYLOSTIXIS n. acupuncture. |
| STYLOSTIXIS | • stylostixis n. (Rare) acupuncture. • 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. |
| XYLOPHONIST | • xylophonist n. Someone who plays a xylophone. • XYLOPHONIST n. one who plays the xylophone. |
| XYLOTOMISTS | • xylotomists n. Plural of xylotomist. • XYLOTOMIST n. one who carries out xylotomy, the preparation of sections of wood for microscopic examination. |