APPROXIMEETING | • APPROXIMEETING n. the practice of a group of people making indefinite plans to meet and then altering those plans regularly via mobile phones according to changing circumstances. |
COMPLEXOMETRIC | • complexometric adj. (Chemistry) Describing a form of titration in which the titrant forms a complex (usually coloured) with the analyte. • complexometric adj. (Chemistry) Describing any indicator that is used in such titrations. • COMPLEXOMETRIC adj. as in complexometric indicator, a dye that undergoes a definite color change in presence of specific metal ions. |
COUNTEREXAMPLE | • counterexample n. (Logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance… • COUNTEREXAMPLE n. an example that refutes or disproves a proposition or theory. |
EXOTHERMICALLY | • exothermically adv. In an exothermic manner. • EXOTHERMIC adv. of a chemical reaction, giving out heat, also EXOTHERMAL. |
EXTEMPORANEITY | • extemporaneity n. The degree or property of being extemporaneous. • EXTEMPORANEITY n. the state of being extemporaneous. |
EXTEMPORANEOUS | • extemporaneous adj. With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand. • EXTEMPORANEOUS adj. unpremeditated; esp. of prayer, discourse, composition, etc., also EXTEMPORARY, EXTEMPORE. |
EXTERMINATIONS | • exterminations n. Plural of extermination. • EXTERMINATION n. the act of exterminating. |
EXTRAEMBRYONIC | • extraembryonic adj. (Medicine) Inside the womb, but outside the embryo. • EXTRAEMBRYONIC adj. situated outside the embryo. |
METHOXYFLURANE | • methoxyflurane n. (Pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned… • METHOXYFLURANE n. a potent general anaesthetic administered as a vapor. |
METROSEXUALITY | • metrosexuality n. The quality of being metrosexual. |
OVEREXCITEMENT | • overexcitement n. The condition of being excessively excited. • over-excitement n. Alternative spelling of overexcitement. • OVEREXCITEMENT n. excessive excitement. |
PNEUMOTHORAXES | • pneumothoraxes n. Plural of pneumothorax. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
REEXAMINATIONS | • reexaminations n. Plural of reexamination. • reëxaminations n. Plural of reëxamination. • re-examinations n. Plural of re-examination. |
SEROTAXONOMIES | • SEROTAXONOMY n. serological analysis as a source of information for taxonomic classification. |