| 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. |
| APPROXIMATIONS | • approximations n. Plural of approximation. • APPROXIMATION n. the act of drawing together. |
| COMPLEXOMETRIC | • complexometric adj. (Chemistry) Describing a form of titration in which the titrant forms a complex (usually coloured) with the analyte. • complexometric adj. (Chemistry) Describing any indicator that is used in such titrations. • COMPLEXOMETRIC adj. as in complexometric indicator, a dye that undergoes a definite color change in presence of specific metal ions. |
| 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. |
| EXPROMISSION | • expromission n. (Law) The intervention of a new debtor, substituted for the former one, who is consequently discharged… • EXPROMISSION n. relieving another person's debt by taking it upon oneself. |
| EXPROMISSIONS | • EXPROMISSION n. relieving another person's debt by taking it upon oneself. |
| EXPROMISSOR | • expromissor n. (Law) The new debtor introduced by expromission. • EXPROMISSOR n. a person relieving another of debt by taking it upon himself. |
| EXPROMISSORS | • expromissors n. Plural of expromissor. • EXPROMISSOR n. a person relieving another of debt by taking it upon himself. |
| EXTEMPORISATION | • extemporisation n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of extemporization. • EXTEMPORISATION n. the act of extemporising, also EXTEMPORIZATION. |
| EXTEMPORIZATION | • extemporization n. The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything extempore. • EXTEMPORIZATION n. the act of extemporizing, also EXTEMPORISATION. |
| MIXOTROPHIC | • mixotrophic adj. Of or pertaining to mixotrophy or mixotrophs. • MIXOTROPHIC adj. combining different modes of nutrition. |
| PEROXISOMAL | • peroxisomal adj. Of or pertaining to the peroxisome. • PEROXISOMAL adj. of or like a peroxisome. |
| PEROXISOME | • peroxisome n. (Cytology) An intracellular organelle found in all eukaryotes (except Archezoa) which is the source… • PEROXISOME n. an organelle containing enzymes. |
| PEROXISOMES | • peroxisomes n. Plural of peroxisome. • PEROXISOME n. an organelle containing enzymes. |
| PROXIMATION | • proximation n. Proximity. • proximation n. Approximation. • PROXIMATION n. immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc., also PROXIMITY. |
| PROXIMATIONS | • proximations n. Plural of proximation. • PROXIMATION n. immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc., also PROXIMITY. |
| PROXIMO | • proximo adv. Of next month. • proximo- pref. ISV combining form denoting proximal location or vector. • PROXIMO adj. (Latin) of or occurring in the following month. |
| XENOMORPHIC | • xenomorphic adj. (Petrography, of a mineral grain) That does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form… • xenomorphic adj. In an unusual form; having a strange form. • XENOMORPHIC adj. having a form not its own. |
| XENOMORPHICALLY | • XENOMORPHIC adv. having a form not its own. |
| XEROMORPHIC | • xeromorphic adj. (Biology) Of, relating to, or characteristic of the xerophytes, especially having the ability to store… • XEROMORPHIC adj. of parts of a plant, protected against excessive loss of water by thick cuticles, coatings of hairs and similar structural features, also XEROMORPHOUS. |