ANTIAUXIN | • antiauxin n. (Biochemistry) Any substance that inhibits auxin by competing for the same receptors. • ANTIAUXIN n. a plant substance that opposes or represses the effects of an auxin, a growth hormone. |
AUTOTOXIN | • autotoxin n. Any substance that is toxic to the organism in which it is generated. • AUTOTOXIN n. a poisonous substance formed within the body within which it acts. |
AUXOTONIC | • auxotonic adj. (Botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous… • auxotonic adj. (Physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle… • AUXOTONIC adj. of muscle contraction, occurring against increasing force. |
EXECUTANT | • executant n. A person who executes a dance or piece of music; a performer. • executant n. A person who puts something into action, such as a plan or design. • EXECUTANT n. one who executes or performs, esp. a performer on a musical instrument. |
EXTENUATE | • extenuate adj. Of a person: emaciated, wasted, weakened; of the body or part of it: atrophied, shrunken, withered. • extenuate adj. Of a quality or thing: lessened, weakened. • extenuate adj. Reduced to poverty; impoverished. |
EXUBERANT | • exuberant adj. (Of people) Very high-spirited; extremely energetic and enthusiastic. • exuberant adj. (Literary, of things that grow) Abundant, luxuriant. • EXUBERANT adj. luxuriant, overflowing. |
EXUDATION | • exudation n. The act or process of exuding. • exudation n. Something that is exuded. • EXUDATION n. the act of exuding. |
EXULTANCE | • exultance n. Exultation. • EXULTANCE n. exultation, also EXULTANCY. |
EXULTANCY | • exultancy n. Exultance, exultation. • EXULTANCY n. exultation, also EXULTANCE. |
LUXATIONS | • luxations n. Plural of luxation. • LUXATION n. the dislocation of an anatomical part. |
LUXURIANT | • luxuriant adj. Abundant in growth or detail. • LUXURIANT adj. overabundant in growth. |
SUBTAXONS | • subtaxons n. Plural of subtaxon. • SUBTAXON n. a subdivision of a taxon. |
SURTAXING | • surtaxing v. Present participle of surtax. • SURTAX v. to assess with an extra tax. |
UNEXALTED | • unexalted adj. Not exalted. • UNEXALTED adj. not exalted. |
UNTAXABLE | • untaxable adj. That cannot be taxed. • untaxable adj. On which tax is not paid. • UNTAXABLE adj. not taxable. |