| AVIATRIX | • aviatrix n. (Dated) A female aviator. • AVIATRIX n. a female aviator. |
| EXAPTIVE | • exaptive adj. Relating to exaptation. • EXAPTIVE adj. of a biological feature, having a function differing from that for which it was originally evolved e.g. feathers evolved originally for warmth, also EXAPTED. |
| EXCAVATE | • excavate v. (Transitive) To make a hole in (something); to hollow. • excavate v. (Transitive) To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out. • excavate v. (Transitive) To uncover (something) by digging. |
| EXERTIVE | • exertive adj. Having power or a tendency to exert; using exertion. • EXERTIVE adj. having power or a tendency to exert. |
| EXUVIATE | • exuviate v. (Transitive, intransitive, rare) To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult). • EXUVIATE v. to cast off or shed. |
| FIXATIVE | • fixative n. A substance that fixes, protects, or preserves. • fixative n. (Perfumery) The components of a perfume that prolong or bolster the notes, and may or may not be the base note itself. • fixative adj. Serving to fix or bind. |
| LAXATIVE | • laxative adj. Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation. • laxative n. Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect. • LAXATIVE n. a drug that stimulates evacuation of the bowels. |
| TAXATIVE | • taxative adj. Relating to taxation. • taxative adj. Exhaustive, comprehensive. • TAXATIVE adj. of taxing. |
| VERTEXES | • vertexes n. Plural of vertex. • VERTEX n. (Latin) the highest point of something. |
| VEXATION | • vexation n. The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating. • vexation n. The state of being vexed or irritated. • vexation n. Something that vexes or irritates. |
| VEXATORY | • vexatory adj. (Archaic) vexatious. • VEXATORY adj. causing annoyance. |
| VIDEOTEX | • videotex n. Any of various early information retrieval services, such as viewdata and Teletext systems, that delivered… • VIDEOTEX n. an electronic system for transmitting data. |
| VORTEXES | • vortexes n. Plural of vortex. • VORTEX n. (Latin) a whirling mass of fluid. |