| ANTICLIMAXES | • anticlimaxes n. Plural of anticlimax. • anti-climaxes n. Plural of anti-climax. • ANTICLIMAX n. the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea. |
| AXIOMATISING | • axiomatising v. Present participle of axiomatise. • AXIOMATISE v. to make axiomatic, also AXIOMATIZE. |
| AXONOMETRIES | • AXONOMETRY n. the branch of crystallography concerned with measurement of the axes of crystals. |
| DOMINATRIXES | • dominatrixes n. Plural of dominatrix. • DOMINATRIX n. a prostitute catering for masochists. |
| EXAMINATIONS | • examinations n. Plural of examination. • EXAMINATION n. the act of examining. |
| EXANIMATIONS | • EXANIMATION n. lifelessness. |
| EXCLAMATIONS | • exclamations n. Plural of exclamation. • EXCLAMATION n. a sharp or sudden utterance. |
| EXTENSIMETER | • extensimeter n. Alternative form of extensometer. • EXTENSIMETER n. an instrument for measuring small changes in length, etc. in metal to which tension has been applied. |
| EXTERMINATES | • exterminates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exterminate. • EXTERMINATE v. to get rid of completely usually by killing off, also EXTERMINE. |
| EXTERNALISMS | • externalisms n. Plural of externalism. • EXTERNALISM n. undue regard to mere externals or nonessential outward forms, esp. of religion. |
| HEMATOXYLINS | • hematoxylins n. Plural of hematoxylin. • HEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HAEMATOXYLIN. |
| IMMUNOTOXINS | • immunotoxins n. Plural of immunotoxin. • IMMUNOTOXIN n. a toxin with immunosuppressive effects. |
| INTOXIMETERS | • intoximeters n. Plural of intoximeter. • 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. |
| MAXIMISATION | • maximisation n. Alternative spelling of maximization. • MAXIMISATION n. the act of maximising, also MAXIMATION, MAXIMIZATION. |
| MOXIBUSTIONS | • moxibustions n. Plural of moxibustion. • MOXIBUSTION n. cauterization by use of moxa. |
| PROXIMATIONS | • proximations n. Plural of proximation. • PROXIMATION n. immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc., also PROXIMITY. |
| TOXICOMANIAS | • toxicomanias n. Plural of toxicomania. • TOXICOMANIA n. a morbid craving for poisons. |
| XIPHISTERNUM | • xiphisternum n. (Biology, medicine) Synonym of xiphoid process. • XIPHISTERNUM n. the posterior and smallest of the three divisions of the sternum. |