| ANTIANXIETY | • antianxiety adj. (Psychology, pharmacology) Acting to combat or reduce anxiety. • antianxiety n. (Pharmacology) A medication that combats or reduces anxiety. • ANTIANXIETY adj. designed to alleviate anxiety. |
| ANTIOXIDANT | • antioxidant n. Any substance that acts to slow or prevent the oxidation of another chemical. • antioxidant n. (Nutrition) One of a group of vitamins that act against the effects of free radicals. • antioxidant adj. Acting or having agents that act against oxidation. |
| ASTAXANTHIN | • astaxanthin n. (Organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment that occurs widely in plants and animals, especially crustaceans. |
| ENTEROTOXIN | • enterotoxin n. (Biochemistry) Any of several toxins produced by intestinal bacteria. • ENTEROTOXIN n. an intestinal toxin that causes food poisoning. |
| EXTENUATING | • extenuating v. Present participle of extenuate. • extenuating adj. That lessens the seriousness of something by providing an excuse. • EXTENUATING adj. excusing. |
| EXTENUATION | • extenuation n. (Countable and uncountable) The action of extenuating; extenuated condition. • EXTENUATION n. the act of extenuating. |
| EXTINCTIONS | • extinctions n. Plural of extinction. • EXTINCTION n. the act of making extinct. |
| INEXPECTANT | • inexpectant adj. Not expectant. • INEXPECTANT adj. without expectation. |
| INTOXICANTS | • intoxicants n. Plural of intoxicant. • INTOXICANT n. something that intoxicates. |
| NONEXISTENT | • nonexistent adj. Not existent or existing; not real. • nonexistent adj. Not present or occurring. • nonexistent n. Something that does not exist. |
| UNEXPECTANT | • unexpectant adj. Not expectant. • UNEXPECTANT adj. not expectant. |
| XANTHATIONS | • xanthations n. Plural of xanthation. • XANTHATION n. the formation of a xanthate, a salt of xanthic acid. |