| EXAPTATION | • exaptation n. (Biology, evolutionary theory) The use of a biological structure or function for a purpose other than… • exaptation n. (Linguistics, by extension) The promotion of meaningless or redundant material so that it does new grammatical… |
| EXPATIATOR | • expatiator n. One who expatiates. • EXPATIATOR n. one who expatiates. |
| EXTIRPATOR | • extirpator n. Someone or something that extirpates. • EXTIRPATOR n. one who extirpates or roots out. |
| PHOTOTAXES | • phototaxes n. Plural of phototaxis. • PHOTOTAXIS n. growth or movement determined by light. |
| PHOTOTAXIS | • phototaxis n. (Biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light. • PHOTOTAXIS n. growth or movement determined by light. |
| PHOTOTOXIC | • phototoxic adj. (Medicine, of a medicine or cosmetic) Causing damage to the skin when exposed to light. • PHOTOTOXIC adj. rendering the skin susceptible to damage (as sunburn or blisters). |
| PHYTOTOXIC | • phytotoxic adj. (Biochemistry) Characteristic of a phytotoxin. • PHYTOTOXIC adj. harmful to plants. |
| PHYTOTOXIN | • phytotoxin n. (Biochemistry) Any toxic substance produced by a plant. • PHYTOTOXIN n. a poison produced by a plant. |
| PRATTLEBOX | • prattlebox n. A talkative person; a chatterbox. • PRATTLEBOX n. a prattler, a chatterbox. |
| PROTECTRIX | • protectrix n. (Archaic) A woman who protects; a protectress. • PROTECTRIX n. a female protector, also PROTECTRESS. |
| TEXTPHONES | • textphones n. Plural of textphone. • TEXTPHONE n. a phone that can transmit text messages. |
| THIXOTROPE | • THIXOTROPE n. a thixotropic substance. |
| THIXOTROPY | • thixotropy n. (Physics) The reduction of viscosity with increased shear. • thixotropy n. (Medicine) The property of certain gels whereby they become fluids when agitated and return to being… • THIXOTROPY n. the property of certain gels of becoming fluid when agitated and of reverting back to a gel when left to stand. |
| TROPOTAXES | • tropotaxes n. Plural of tropotaxis. • TROPOTAXIS n. a taxis in which an organism orients itself by the simultaneous comparison of stimuli of different intensity operating on different end organs. |
| TROPOTAXIS | • tropotaxis n. (Biology) Movement by organisms with paired receptor cells, triggered when the stimuli at the receptors… • TROPOTAXIS n. a taxis in which an organism orients itself by the simultaneous comparison of stimuli of different intensity operating on different end organs. |