| APPROXIMATELY | • approximately adv. Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount. • APPROXIMATE adv. close together. |
| APPROXIMATING | • approximating v. Present participle of approximate. • APPROXIMATE v. to come close to. |
| APPROXIMATION | • approximation n. The act, process or result of approximating. • approximation n. (Mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose. • approximation n. (Medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured. |
| APPROXIMATIVE | • approximative adj. Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation. • approximative n. (Grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation. • APPROXIMATIVE adj. approaching closely. |
| EXPRESSIONISM | • expressionism n. A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective… • expressionism n. A somewhat analogous genre in early 20th century music. • EXPRESSIONISM n. a theory or practice in art of seeking to depict the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in the artist. |
| EXPROMISSIONS | • EXPROMISSION n. relieving another person's debt by taking it upon oneself. |
| EXTEMPORARILY | • extemporarily adv. In an extemporary manner. • EXTEMPORARY adv. unpremeditated; esp. of prayer, discourse, composition, etc., also EXTEMPORANEOUS, EXTEMPORE. |
| EXTEMPORISERS | • extemporisers n. Plural of extemporiser. • EXTEMPORISER n. one who extemporises, also EXTEMPORIZER. |
| EXTEMPORISING | • extemporising v. Present participle of extemporise. • EXTEMPORISE v. to perform without preparation or practice; to improvise, also EXTEMPORIZE. |
| EXTEMPORIZERS | • extemporizers n. Plural of extemporizer. • EXTEMPORIZER n. one who extemporizes, also EXTEMPORISER. |
| EXTEMPORIZING | • extemporizing v. Present participle of extemporize. • EXTEMPORISE v. to perform without preparation or practice; to improvise, also EXTEMPORIZE. |
| EXTREMOPHILES | • extremophiles n. Plural of extremophile. • EXTREMOPHILE n. an organism that lives under extreme environmental conditions. |
| IMPROVISATRIX | • improvisatrix n. A female that improvises. • IMPROVISATRIX n. (archaic) a female improvisator, also IMPROVISATRICE. |
| INTERPROXIMAL | • interproximal adj. Between the proximal parts of two adjoining surfaces, but especially between the surfaces of adjoining teeth. • INTERPROXIMAL adj. situated or used in the areas between adjoining teeth. |
| PARAMYXOVIRUS | • paramyxovirus n. (Virology) Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible… • PARAMYXOVIRUS n. any of a group of viruses which includes the mumps and measles viruses. |
| PRIMOGENITRIX | • primogenitrix n. A female primogenitor. • PRIMOGENITRIX n. a female ancestor. |
| PROXIMATENESS | • proximateness n. Quality of being proximate. • PROXIMATENESS n. the state of being proximate. |
| PYRIDOXAMINES | • pyridoxamines n. Plural of pyridoxamine. • PYRIDOXAMINE n. a crystalline amine of the vitamin B6 group. |
| XEROPHTHALMIA | • xerophthalmia n. (Ophthalmology) A condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A where the conjunctiva and cornea become… • XEROPHTHALMIA n. extreme dryness of the conjunctive, thought to stem from a vitamin A deficiency, also XEROMA. |
| XEROPHTHALMIC | • xerophthalmic adj. Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia. • XEROPHTHALMIC adj. relating to xerophthalmia. |