CELECOXIBS | • CELECOXIB n. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis etc. |
CEPHALEXIN | • cephalexin n. Alternative form of cefalexin. • CEPHALEXIN n. a semisynthetic cephalosporin, any of a group of wide-spectrum antibiotics derived from the fungus Cephalosporin. |
CINEPLEXES | • cineplexes n. Plural of cineplex. • CINEPLEX n. a multiple cinema complex. |
EPICALYXES | • epicalyxes n. Plural of epicalyx. • EPICALYX n. a set of bracts resembling a calyx. |
EXCELSIORS | • EXCELSIOR n. slender, curved wood shavings used esp. for packing. |
EXCLAIMERS | • exclaimers n. Plural of exclaimer. • EXCLAIMER n. one who exclaims. |
EXCLUDIBLE | • excludible adj. Alternative form of excludable. • EXCLUDIBLE adj. that can be excluded, also EXCLUDABLE. |
EXCLUSIVES | • exclusives n. Plural of exclusive. • EXCLUSIVE n. an exclusive news scoop. |
EXEGETICAL | • exegetical adj. Of or relating to exegesis. • EXEGETICAL adj. pertaining to exegesis, expository, also EXEGETIC. |
EXOCUTICLE | • exocuticle n. The layer between the epicuticle and the endocuticle of an insect. • EXOCUTICLE n. the middle layer of an insect's cuticle. |
EXOTERICAL | • exoterical adj. Alternative form of exoteric. • EXOTERICAL adj. intelligible to the uninitiated. |
EXPLICABLE | • explicable adj. Able to be explained. • EXPLICABLE adj. that can be explicated. |
EXPLICATED | • explicated v. Simple past tense and past participle of explicate. • EXPLICATE v. to explain. |
EXPLICATES | • explicates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explicate. • EXPLICATE v. to explain. |
EXTRICABLE | • extricable adj. Able to be extricated. • EXTRICABLE adj. capable of being extricated. |
LEXICALISE | • lexicalise v. Alternative spelling of lexicalize. • LEXICALISE v. to put into a lexicon, also LEXICALIZE. |
LEXICALIZE | • lexicalize v. (Transitive) To convert to a single lexical unit, as a group of words with meaning beyond their parts. • LEXICALIZE v. to put into a lexicon, also LEXICALISE. |
PRELEXICAL | • prelexical adj. (Linguistics) Before the lexical stage. • PRELEXICAL adj. denoting a stage in the formation of a sentence at which words and phrases have not yet replaced all of the underlying grammatical and semantic material of that sentence in the speaker's mind. |