| AMPLEXUS | • amplexus n. A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps… • AMPLEXUS n. (Latin) the mating embrace of frogs. |
| APOMIXES | • apomixes n. Plural of apomixis. • APOMIXIS n. (Greek) nonsexual reproduction, from an apomict or unfertilized ovum. |
| APOMIXIS | • apomixis n. (Botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization. • apomixis n. (Botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes. • apomixis n. (Zoology) Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization. |
| AXOPLASM | • axoplasm n. The cytoplasm of an axon. • AXOPLASM n. the cytoplasm of an axon, a nerve fibre. |
| EXAMPLES | • examples n. Plural of example. • examples v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of example. • EXAMPLE v. to illustrate, show by representation. |
| EXEMPLES | • exemples n. Plural of exemple. • EXEMPLE n. (French) an example or model. |
| EXOPLASM | • exoplasm n. Alternative form of ectoplasm. • EXOPLASM n. the outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum, also ECTOPLASM. |
| EXPOSOME | • exposome n. A measure of the effects of life-long environmental exposures on health. • EXPOSOME n. a collection of environmental factors, such as stress and diet, to which an individual is exposed and which can have an effect on health. |
| IMPLEXES | • implexes n. Plural of implex. • IMPLEX n. (Latin) a muscle attachment in jointed creatures like centipedes. |
| MIXTAPES | • mixtapes n. Plural of mixtape. • mix␣tapes n. Plural of mix tape. • MIXTAPE n. a compilation of songs from various sources. |
| PANMIXES | • PANMIXIS n. (Greek) random mating within a breeding population, also PANMIXIA. |
| PANMIXIS | • panmixis n. (Ecology) Panmixia. • PANMIXIS n. (Greek) random mating within a breeding population, also PANMIXIA. |
| PAROXYSM | • paroxysm n. A random or sudden outburst (of activity). • paroxysm n. An explosive event during a volcanic eruption. • paroxysm n. A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit. |
| PREMIXES | • premixes n. Plural of premix. • PREMIX v. to mix before use. |
| SCRUMPOX | • scrumpox n. Herpes gladiatorum. • SCRUMPOX n. (slang) rugby slang for impetigo spread by players' faces rubbing together in the scrum. |
| SMALLPOX | • smallpox n. (Pathology) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae… • small-pox n. Obsolete spelling of smallpox. • small␣pox n. Obsolete spelling of smallpox. |
| SUPERMAX | • supermax n. A prison with the highest possible level of security. • supermax adj. Being, or pertaining to, such a prison. • SUPERMAX n. a jail with the highest level of security. |