| AMPLEXICAUL | • amplexicaul adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem. • AMPLEXICAUL adj. stem-clasping. |
| CHALUMEAUX | • chalumeaux n. Plural of chalumeau. • CHALUMEAU n. (French) an early rustic reed instrument that developed into the clarinet. |
| CONTRASEXUAL | • contrasexual adj. (Jungian psychology, of part of the psyche) Having characteristics of the opposite gender. • CONTRASEXUAL n. one who represses the personality traits that most people repress because they are characteristic of the opposite sex. |
| CONTRASEXUALS | • CONTRASEXUAL n. one who represses the personality traits that most people repress because they are characteristic of the opposite sex. |
| CURTALAX | • curtal-ax n. Alternative form of curtal-axe. • CURTALAX n. a short broadsword, also CURTAXE, CURTALAXE. |
| CURTALAXE | • curtal-axe n. (Obsolete) A short, broad sword. • CURTALAXE n. (archaic) a short broad sword; a cutlass, also CURTALAX, CURTAXE. |
| CURTALAXES | • curtal-axes n. Plural of curtal-ax. • curtal-axes n. Plural of curtal-axe. • CURTALAX n. a short broadsword, also CURTAXE, CURTALAXE. |
| EXCLAUSTRATION | • exclaustration n. The release of a monk (or nun) from their religious vows, and their subsequent return to the outside world. • EXCLAUSTRATION n. a release from religious vows to return to the secular world. |
| EXCLAUSTRATIONS | • exclaustrations n. Plural of exclaustration. • EXCLAUSTRATION n. a release from religious vows to return to the secular world. |
| EXTRACELLULAR | • extracellular adj. Occurring or found outside of a cell. • EXTRACELLULAR adj. situated or occurring outside a cell or the cells of the body. |
| EXTRACELLULARLY | • extracellularly adv. In an extracellular manner. • EXTRACELLULAR adv. situated or occurring outside a cell or the cells of the body. |
| EXTRACURRICULAR | • extracurricular adj. Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment. • extracurricular adj. Similarly outside of the normal duties of a job or profession. • extracurricular adj. (Informal) extramarital. |
| EXTRAJUDICIAL | • extrajudicial adj. (Law) Out of or beyond the power or authority of a court or judge; beyond jurisdiction. • extrajudicial adj. (Law, of a punishment) Carried out without legal authority. • EXTRAJUDICIAL adj. not forming a valid part of regular legal proceedings. |
| EXTRAJUDICIALLY | • extrajudicially adv. Outside of the legal system. • EXTRAJUDICIAL adv. not forming a valid part of regular legal proceedings. |
| EXTRAMUSICAL | • extramusical adj. Apart from and in addition to music. • EXTRAMUSICAL adj. lying outside the province of music. |
| EXTRANUCLEAR | • extranuclear adj. Outside the nucleus. • extranuclear adj. (Biology) Outside the nucleus but within the cell cytoplasm. • EXTRANUCLEAR adj. situated in or affecting the parts of a cell external to the nucleus. |
| EXTRAVASCULAR | • extravascular adj. Situated or happening outside of the blood vessels or lymph vessels. • EXTRAVASCULAR adj. not occurring or contained in body vessels. |
| EXTRAVEHICULAR | • extravehicular adj. Relating to, on happening in, the space outside a vehicle, especially a spacecraft in space. • extra-vehicular adj. Alternative spelling of extravehicular. • EXTRAVEHICULAR adj. taking place outside a vehicle (as a spacecraft). |
| HEXADACTYLOUS | • hexadactylous adj. (Zoology) Having six fingers or toes. • HEXADACTYLOUS adj. having six fingers, also HEXADACTYLIC. |
| HEXATEUCHAL | • Hexateuchal adj. Relating to the Hexateuch of the Bible. • HEXATEUCHAL adj. relating to the Hexateuch, the first six books of the Old Testament. |