| EXPIATORY | • expiatory adj. Of or pertaining to expiation. • EXPIATORY adj. having power, or intended, to make expiation. |
| EXPLETORY | • expletory adj. Serving to fill up; expletive; superfluous. • EXPLETORY adj. serving to fill up; supplementary; as, an expletory word. |
| EXSTROPHY | • exstrophy n. (Anatomy) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface. • EXSTROPHY n. congenital eversion of a hollow organ, esp. the bladder. |
| OXYTROPES | • oxytropes n. Plural of oxytrope. • OXYTROPE n. a genus of plants in the legume family, including locoweed. |
| PAROXYSMS | • paroxysms n. Plural of paroxysm. • PAROXYSM n. a sudden fit or attack. |
| PROLIXITY | • prolixity n. Long-windedness, an excess of words. • PROLIXITY n. the state of being long-winded in speech or writing. |
| PROXIMITY | • proximity n. Closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship. • PROXIMITY n. immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc., also PROXIMATION. |
| PYRIDOXAL | • pyridoxal n. (Biochemistry) One of the three natural forms of vitamin B6. • PYRIDOXAL n. a crystalline aldehyde of the vitamin B6 group. |
| PYRIDOXIN | • pyridoxin n. Alternative form of pyridoxine. • PYRIDOXIN n. a pyridine derivative, a member of the vitamin B complex, also PYRIDOXINE. |
| PYROXENES | • pyroxenes n. Plural of pyroxene. • PYROXENE n. any of a group of minerals common in igneous rocks. |
| PYROXENIC | • pyroxenic adj. Of, relating to, or containing pyroxene. • PYROXENIC adj. containing pyroxene. |
| PYROXYLES | • pyroxyles n. Plural of pyroxyle. • PYROXYLE n. a nitrocellulose. |
| PYROXYLIC | • pyroxylic adj. (Obsolete, chemistry) Created by the destructive distillation of wood. • PYROXYLIC adj. produced by the action of heat on wood, also PYROLIGNEOUS, PYROLIGNIC. |
| PYROXYLIN | • pyroxylin n. (Organic chemistry) A highly inflammable form of nitrocellulose; used in the manufacture of collodion and lacquers. • PYROXYLIN n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLINE. |
| XEROPHAGY | • xerophagy n. A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline. • XEROPHAGY n. the eating of dry food, esp. food cooked without oil. |
| XEROPHILY | • xerophily n. Quality of being xerophilic. • XEROPHILY n. adaptation to very dry conditions. |
| XEROPHYTE | • xerophyte n. (Botany) Any plant suited for life in a habitat where water is scarce, such as in a desert or chaparral… • xerophyte n. A desert plant. • XEROPHYTE n. a plant thriving in desert conditions. |
| XYLOCARPS | • xylocarps n. Plural of xylocarp. • XYLOCARP n. a hard woody fruit. |
| XYLOGRAPH | • xylograph n. An engraving in wood or woodcut, especially one used in printing predating the Western tradition (14th c.). • xylograph n. A print taken from such an engraving. • xylograph v. (Transitive) To make a print from an engraving in wood. |