| ANTICLIMAX | • anticlimax n. A failed or reverse climax, particularly… • anti-climax n. Alternative spelling of anticlimax. • ANTICLIMAX n. the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea. |
| AXOLEMMATA | • AXOLEMMA n. the membrane that encloses the axons of a nerve cell, also AXILEMMA. |
| EXOTHERMAL | • exothermal adj. Exothermic. • EXOTHERMAL adj. of a chemical reaction, giving out heat, also EXOTHERMIC. |
| EXTEMPORAL | • extemporal adj. (Archaic) Extemporaneous. • EXTEMPORAL adj. extemporaneous; unpremeditated. |
| EXTRAMURAL | • extramural adj. Taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university. • extramural adj. Describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution. • EXTRAMURAL adj. outside the walls or fortifications; outside, but under the aegis of e.g. a university. |
| HEXAMETRAL | • hexametral adj. Hexametric. • HEXAMETRAL adj. like a hexameter, also HEXAMETRIC, HEXAMETRICAL. |
| HOMOTAXIAL | • homotaxial adj. (Biology) Relating to homotaxis. • HOMOTAXIAL adj. showing homotaxis, also HOMOTAXIC. |
| MALAXATING | • malaxating v. Present participle of malaxate. • MALAXATE v. to soften by kneading, also MALAX. |
| MALAXATION | • malaxation n. The act of softening a mass by malaxating. • malaxation n. (Entomology) A kneading or softening, especially the chewing and squeezing by which certain species… • malaxation n. (Agriculture) The process of slowly churning milled oil crops such as olives, allowing droplets of oil… |
| MALAXATORS | • malaxators n. Plural of malaxator. • MALAXATOR n. one who, or that which, malaxates; esp. a machine for grinding, kneading, or stirring into a pasty or doughy mass. |
| MAXIMALIST | • maximalist adj. (Art, music, literature) Preferring redundancy; tending to do or provide more rather than less. • maximalist adj. (Politics, diplomacy) Aggressive, expansive. • maximalist adj. (Religion) Relating to religious or Biblical maximalism. |
| METAGALAXY | • metagalaxy n. (Astronomy) Any very large-scale organized collection of galaxies. • METAGALAXY n. the whole universe considered as a system of galaxies; any system of galaxies. |
| METAXYLEMS | • metaxylems n. Plural of metaxylem. • METAXYLEM n. a part of the primary xylem. |
| MIXABILITY | • mixability n. The quality of being mixable. • MIXABILITY n. the capacity to be mixed. |
| MULTIAXIAL | • multiaxial adj. Having more than one axis. • MULTIAXIAL adj. having more than one axis. |
| TAXIDERMAL | • taxidermal adj. Of, or pertaining to, taxidermy. • TAXIDERMAL adj. relating to taxidermy, also TAXIDERMIC. |
| TEXTUALISM | • textualism n. Strict adherence to a text, especially to the Bible. • textualism n. (Law) A formalist legal theory that interprets based on the ordinary meaning of the legal text. • textualism n. Textual criticism, especially that of the Bible. |
| TOXALBUMIN | • toxalbumin n. A protein which is toxic (i.e. organic and poisonous). • TOXALBUMIN n. any of a group of toxic albumins that occur in certain plants, such as toadstools, and in snake venom. |
| TOXOPLASMA | • toxoplasma n. Any member of the genus Toxoplasma of parasitic sporozoans. • Toxoplasma prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Sarcocystidae – parasitic chromists that cause disease in mammals… • TOXOPLASMA n. a genus of microorganisms causing infections in domestic cats and humans. |