AMPLEXICAUL | • amplexicaul adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem. • AMPLEXICAUL adj. stem-clasping. |
CATAPLEXIES | • cataplexies n. Plural of cataplexy. • CATAPLEXY n. a condition feigning death, used by some animals to discourage predators. |
CEPHALEXINS | • cephalexins n. Plural of cephalexin. • CEPHALEXIN n. a semisynthetic cephalosporin, any of a group of wide-spectrum antibiotics derived from the fungus Cephalosporin. |
EXCEPTIONAL | • exceptional adj. Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare. • exceptional adj. Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity. • exceptional adj. (Geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence. |
EXCULPATING | • exculpating v. Present participle of exculpate. • EXCULPATE v. to free from blame. |
EXCULPATION | • exculpation n. The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime. • exculpation n. That which exculpates; an excuse. • EXCULPATION n. the act of exculpating. |
EXCULPATORY | • exculpatory adj. Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing. • EXCULPATORY adj. tending or serving to clear from alleged fault or guilt. |
EXPECTANTLY | • expectantly adv. In an expectant manner. • EXPECTANT adv. in a state of expectancy. |
EXPLICATING | • explicating v. Present participle of explicate. • EXPLICATE v. to explain. |
EXPLICATION | • explication n. The act of opening or unfolding. • explication n. (Dated or formal) The act of explaining; an explanation. • explication n. The sense given by an expositor. |
EXPLICATIVE | • explicative adj. Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail. • EXPLICATIVE adj. serving to explicate. |
EXPLICATORS | • explicators n. Plural of explicator. • EXPLICATOR n. one who explicates. |
EXPLICATORY | • explicatory adj. Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail. • EXPLICATORY adj. serving to explicate. |
LEXIGRAPHIC | • lexigraphic adj. Of or pertaining to lexigraphy. • LEXIGRAPHIC adj. relating to lexigraphy, the art of the definition of words, also LEXIGRAPHICAL. |
OXYCEPHALIC | • oxycephalic adj. Of or relating to oxycephaly. • OXYCEPHALIC adj. having a conical skull, also OXYCEPHALOUS. |
PACLITAXELS | • PACLITAXEL n. a drug used to treat ovarian cancer. |
PLANOCONVEX | • planoconvex adj. (Optics, of a lens) Having one side plane and the other convex. • plano-convex adj. Flat or plane on one side and rounded on the other, such that the center is thicker than the edges. • PLANOCONVEX adj. of a lens, part of an animal or plant, etc.: having one surface plane and the opposite one convex. |
SCEUOPHYLAX | • sceuophylax n. A sacristan or church treasurer. • SCEUOPHYLAX n. a sacristan. |
SPECULATRIX | • speculatrix n. A female speculator. • SPECULATRIX n. a female speculator, also SPECULATRICE. |
XENOPLASTIC | • xenoplastic adj. Of or pertaining to xenoplasty. • XENOPLASTIC adj. involving or occurring between distantly related individuals. |