| EXPERT | • expert adj. Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable. • expert adj. Characteristic of an expert. • expert adj. (Obsolete) Proven, experienced, veteran. |
| EXPIRE | • expire v. (Intransitive) To die. • expire v. (Intransitive) To lapse and become invalid. • expire v. (Intransitive) To come to an end; to conclude. |
| EXPIRY | • expiry n. (Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Canada) End; termination; expiration. • expiry n. (Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Canada) Death. • expiry n. (New Zealand, Australia) Synonym of expiration date. |
| EXPORT | • export adj. Of or relating to exportation or exports. • export n. (Countable) Something that is exported. • export n. (Uncountable) The act of exporting. |
| EXTIRP | • extirp v. (Transitive, obsolete) To extirpate (something). • EXTIRP v. (Shakespeare) to root out. |
| PEROXO | • PEROXO adj. containing the bivalent group of two oxygens, also PEROXY. |
| PEROXY | • peroxy n. (Chemistry, in combination) The divalent radical -O-O- derived from a peroxide. • peroxy- pref. (Chemistry) Used to name compounds containing the divalent peroxy -O-O- radical. • PEROXY adj. containing the bivalent group of two oxygens, also PEROXO. |
| PLEXOR | • plexor n. (Medicine, now rare) A hammer (or other instrument) used to test a person’s reflexes. • PLEXOR n. (Greek) a small, rubber-headed hammer that physicians use to test reflexes, also PLESSOR. |
| POXIER | • poxier adj. Comparative form of poxy: more poxy. • POXY adj. afflicted by pox. |
| PRAXES | • praxes n. Plural of praxis. • PRAXIS n. (Greek) practical use of a branch of learning. |
| PRAXIS | • praxis n. The practical application of any branch of learning. • praxis n. (Drama) The deliberate action of a rational being. • praxis n. (Philosophy) The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either. |
| PREFIX | • prefix n. Something placed before another. • prefix v. (Transitive) To determine beforehand; to set in advance. • prefix v. (Transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. |
| PREMIX | • premix n. A blend of components that has been mixed in advance of use or of further processing. • premix n. (Australia, informal) A manufactured beverage consisting of alcohol and soft drink, milk or other non-alcoholic… • premix v. To blend in advance. |
| PRETAX | • pretax adj. Before the payment of taxes. • pretax v. To tax before the action being taxed occurs. • pre-tax adj. Alternative form of pretax. |
| PREXES | • prexes n. Plural of prex. • PREX n. (US slang) the president of a college, also PREXIE, PREXY. |
| PREXIE | • prexie n. (Philately, colloquial) A definitive stamp of the presidential series issued by the United States from 1938 to 1954. • PREXIE n. (colloquial) a president, also PREX, PREXY. |
| PROLIX | • prolix adj. Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details. • prolix adj. (Obsolete) Long; having great length. • PROLIX adj. tediously long and wordy. |