| APPROXIMAL | • approximal adj. Near or adjacent. • approximal adj. Contiguous. • APPROXIMAL adj. close together, next to. |
| 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. |
| EXPERIMENT | • experiment n. A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of… • experiment n. (Obsolete) Experience, practical familiarity with something. • experiment v. (Intransitive) To conduct an experiment. |
| EXPERTISMS | • expertisms n. Plural of expertism. • EXPERTISM n. possession of specific skills, also EXPERTNESS. |
| EXPRESSMAN | • expressman n. A person employed in the express business. • EXPRESSMAN n. a person employed in the express business. |
| EXPRESSMEN | • expressmen n. Plural of expressman. • EXPRESSMAN n. a person employed in the express business. |
| EXTEMPORAL | • extemporal adj. (Archaic) Extemporaneous. • EXTEMPORAL adj. extemporaneous; unpremeditated. |
| EXTEMPORES | • extempores n. Plural of extempore. • ex␣tempores n. Plural of ex tempore. • EXTEMPORE n. (Latin) an impromptu speech etc. |
| PAROXYSMAL | • paroxysmal adj. Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms. • PAROXYSMAL adj. of the nature of a paroxysm. |
| PAROXYSMIC | • paroxysmic adj. Relating to paroxysms. • PAROXYSMIC adj. relating to paroxysm. |
| PEROXISOME | • peroxisome n. (Cytology) An intracellular organelle found in all eukaryotes (except Archezoa) which is the source… • PEROXISOME n. an organelle containing enzymes. |
| PLEXIMETER | • pleximeter n. (Medicine) A small, hard, elastic plate, as of ivory, bone, or rubber, placed in contact with the body… • PLEXIMETER n. a small plate to receive the tap in examination by percussion, also PLESSIMETER. |
| PLEXIMETRY | • pleximetry n. The use of the pleximeter. • PLEXIMETRY n. the use of a pleximeter, a small, hard, elastic plate, as of ivory, bone, or rubber, placed in contact with body to receive the blow, in examination by mediate percussion. |
| PREEXEMPTS | • PREEXEMPT v. to exempt beforehand. |
| PREMAXILLA | • premaxilla n. (Anatomy) Either of a pair of bones in front of the maxillary bones in the upper vertebrate jaw. • PREMAXILLA n. (Latin) a bone in front of the maxilla, also PREMAXILLARY. |
| PROTOXYLEM | • protoxylem n. The first xylem to form in a plant. • PROTOXYLEM n. the first part of the xylem to be formed. |
| PROXIMALLY | • proximally adv. (Of causation) Immediately; most directly. • proximally adv. (Medicine) In the proximal direction: reverse of distally. • PROXIMAL adv. located near the point of origin. |
| SCRUMPOXES | • SCRUMPOX n. (slang) rugby slang for impetigo spread by players' faces rubbing together in the scrum. |
| SUPERMAXES | • supermaxes n. Plural of supermax. • SUPERMAX n. a jail with the highest level of security. |
| XEROMORPHS | • xeromorphs n. Plural of xeromorph. • XEROMORPH n. a plant thriving in desert conditions, a xerophyte. |