| AUXOTROPHIC | • auxotrophic adj. (Biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent… • AUXOTROPHIC adj. requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| AUXOTROPHIES | • auxotrophies n. Plural of auxotrophy. • AUXOTROPHY n. the state of being auxotrophic, requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| EXOSPORIUM | • exosporium n. (Botany) The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exine. • EXOSPORIUM n. the outermost layer of spores of certain bacilli. |
| EXPOSTULATION | • expostulation n. The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate. • EXPOSTULATION n. an act or an instance of expostulating. |
| EXPOSTULATIONS | • expostulations n. Plural of expostulation. • EXPOSTULATION n. an act or an instance of expostulating. |
| IMMUNOCOMPLEX | • immunocomplex n. The complex formed between an antigen and an antibody. • IMMUNOCOMPLEX n. a complex formed between an antibody and an antigen. |
| IMMUNOCOMPLEXES | • immunocomplexes n. Plural of immunocomplex. • IMMUNOCOMPLEX n. a complex formed between an antibody and an antigen. |
| JUXTAPOSITION | • juxtaposition n. The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter. • juxtaposition n. The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together. • juxtaposition v. To place in juxtaposition. |
| JUXTAPOSITIONAL | • juxtapositional adj. In, or relating to, juxtaposition. • JUXTAPOSITIONAL adj. in a state of juxtaposition. |
| JUXTAPOSITIONS | • juxtapositions n. Plural of juxtaposition. • juxtapositions v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of juxtaposition. • juxta-positions n. Plural of juxta-position. |
| PROLIXIOUS | • prolixious adj. (Obsolete) dilatory; tedious; superfluous. • PROLIXIOUS adj. (Shakespeare) dilatory; tedious; superfluous. |
| PROLOCUTRIX | • prolocutrix n. (Obsolete) A female prolocutor; a spokeswoman. • PROLOCUTRIX n. a spokesman, a chairwoman, esp. of the lower house of Convocation. |
| PROLOCUTRIXES | • PROLOCUTRIX n. a spokesman, a chairwoman, esp. of the lower house of Convocation. |
| TOXICOPHAGOUS | • TOXICOPHAGOUS adj. eating poison, also TOXIPHAGOUS. |
| TOXIPHAGOUS | • TOXIPHAGOUS adj. eating poison, also TOXICOPHAGOUS. |
| XEROPHILOUS | • xerophilous adj. Able to thrive in dry weather. • XEROPHILOUS adj. drought loving, particularly pertaining to plants. |
| XIPHOPAGOUS | • xiphopagous adj. (Obsolete) Alternative form of xiphopagus. • XIPHOPAGOUS adj. like a xiphopagus, a set of Siamese twins joined in the region of the xiphoid cartilage. |
| XIPHOPHYLLOUS | • xiphophyllous adj. (Botany) Having sword-shaped leaves. • XIPHOPHYLLOUS adj. having sword-shaped leaves. |
| XYLOPHILOUS | • xylophilous adj. Living on or in wood, as some fungi and beetles do. • XYLOPHILOUS adj. fond of wood; living in or on wood. |