| AUXOSPORES | • auxospores n. Plural of auxospore. • AUXOSPORE n. a diatom cell before its siliceous wall is formed. |
| AUXOTROPHS | • auxotrophs n. Plural of auxotroph. • AUXOTROPH n. an auxotrophic strain or individual, i.e. one requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| 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. |
| EXOSPOROUS | • exosporous adj. Relating to an exospore. • EXOSPOROUS adj. of or like an exospore, the extreme outer wall of a spore; the epispore. |
| EXOTROPIAS | • exotropias n. Plural of exotropia. • EXOTROPIA n. a condition in which the eyes turn outwards. |
| EXPOSITORS | • expositors n. Plural of expositor. • EXPOSITOR n. one who, or that which, exposits. |
| EXPOSITORY | • expository adj. Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition. • EXPOSITORY adj. pertaining to, or containing, exposition. |
| HORSEPOXES | • HORSEPOX n. a skin disease of horses. |
| OVEREXPOSE | • overexpose v. To expose excessively. • overexpose v. To provide excessive publicity or reporting regarding (A person, event, etc.). • overexpose v. (Photography) To expose (film) to light during the development process for a longer time than is required… |
| PEROXISOME | • peroxisome n. (Cytology) An intracellular organelle found in all eukaryotes (except Archezoa) which is the source… • PEROXISOME n. an organelle containing enzymes. |
| PROLIXIOUS | • prolixious adj. (Obsolete) dilatory; tedious; superfluous. • PROLIXIOUS adj. (Shakespeare) dilatory; tedious; superfluous. |
| PROTOXIDES | • protoxides n. Plural of protoxide. • PROTOXIDE n. that one of a series of oxides having the lowest proportion of oxygen, also PROTOXID. |
| 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. |
| XEROMORPHS | • xeromorphs n. Plural of xeromorph. • XEROMORPH n. a plant thriving in desert conditions, a xerophyte. |