(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
anticomplex
apoxyomenos
apoxyomenos
noun
(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
approximant
approximant
noun
(mathematics) An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.
approximate
approximate
adj
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
verb
(transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
(transitive) To come near to; to approach.
(transitive, intransitive) To estimate.
ataxophemia
ataxophemia
noun
Defective coordination of words in speech; atactic aphasia; incoherence.
axospermous
competitrix
competitrix
noun
(rare) A female competitor.
complexions
complexions
noun
plural of complexion
complexness
complexness
noun
The state or quality of being complex.
demultiplex
demultiplex
verb
(electronics) To separate signals that were previously multiplexed (combined using a multiplexer)
exampleless
exampleless
adj
Without an example.
exampleship
exemplarily
exemplarily
adv
In an exemplary manner; ideally, admirably.
exemplarism
exemplarity
exemplarity
noun
The quality of being exemplary.
exemplified
exemplified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exemplify
exemplifier
exemplifier
noun
One who, or that which, exemplifies.
exemplifies
exemplifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exemplify
exomorphism
exomorphism
noun
(geology) A change in a rock that happens when igneous material intrudes upon it.
exomphalous
exomphalous
adj
Relating to or exhibiting exomphalos.
exoperidium
exoperidium
noun
The outer layer of a two-layered peridium
experiments
experiments
noun
plural of experiment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of experiment
explemental
explicandum
explicandum
noun
(logic) That which is to be explained or explicated
explorement
explorement
noun
(archaic) exploration
expromissor
expromissor
noun
(law) The new debtor introduced by expromission.
expungement
expungement
noun
(US, Canada) The process by which the record of a criminal conviction is erased, destroyed or sealed.
The act of expunging.
exstemporal
extemporary
extemporary
adj
Extemporaneous.
extemporise
extemporise
verb
(intransitive) To do something in a makeshift way.
(intransitive) To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
(transitive) To make or create ex tempore.
(transitive, music) To compose extemporaneously or improvise.
extemporize
extemporize
verb
(intransitive) To perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
(transitive) To adapt, improvise, or devise action or speech in an impromptu or spontaneous manner.
extracampus
hematopexis
hemiapraxia
hemosalpinx
hyperclimax
hyperoxemia
hyperoxemia
noun
(pathology) A high level of oxygen in the blood, typically as a result of hyperoxia
leptomeninx
leptomeninx
noun
singular of leptomeninges
lymphotaxis
lymphotaxis
noun
The attraction to, or repulsion from lymphocytes
lymphotoxin
lymphotoxin
noun
Any of several lymphokines that are toxic to certain cells
mantappeaux
mastopexies
mastopexies
noun
plural of mastopexy
maxillipede
maxillipede
noun
Alternative form of maxilliped
maxillipeds
maxillipeds
noun
plural of maxilliped
mesosalpinx
mesosalpinx
noun
(anatomy) Part of the lining of the abdominal cavity in higher vertebrates, specifically the portion of the broad ligament that stretches from the ovary to the level of the uterine tube.
metroplexes
metroplexes
noun
plural of metroplex
micropteryx
mixotrophic
mixotrophic
adj
Of or pertaining to mixotrophy or mixotrophs
multiplexed
multiplexed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of multiplex
multiplexer
multiplexer
noun
(computing, telecommunications) A device that combines several input signals into a single output signal.
A device that interleaves several activities; a switching device.
multiplexes
multiplexes
noun
plural of multiplex
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of multiplex
multiplexor
multiplexor
noun
Alternative spelling of multiplexer
myeloplaxes
myeloplaxes
noun
plural of myeloplax
myxophyceae
myxophycean
myxopoiesis
myxosporium
myxosporous
overcomplex
overcomplex
adj
Excessively complex.
pachymeninx
pachymeninx
noun
(anatomy) dura mater
paroxysmist
paxilliform
paxilliform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a paxilla.
peroxisomal
peroxisomal
adj
Of or pertaining to the peroxisome
peroxisomes
peroxisomes
noun
plural of peroxisome
perplexment
perplexment
noun
The state of being perplexed; perplexity.
pleximetric
pleximetric
adj
Relating to a pleximeter.
pneumotoxin
pneumotoxin
noun
Any pneumotoxic substance.
postmaximal
postmaximal
adj
(mathematics) After a maximum.
praemaxilla
praemaxilla
noun
Alternative form of premaxilla
preexamined
preexamined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preexamine
preexaminer
preexamines
preexamines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preexamine
preexempted
premaxillae
premaxillae
noun
plural of premaxilla
premaxillas
protoxylems
protoxylems
noun
plural of protoxylem
proxenetism
proxenetism
noun
(formal) The negotiation or facilitation of a transaction between a sex worker and a customer.
proximately
proximately
adv
In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately.
proximation
proximation
noun
approximation
proximity
proximities
proximities
noun
plural of proximity
semiexposed
semiexposed
adj
Somewhat or partly exposed.
spasmotoxin
spasmotoxin
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) An alkaloid, found in cultures of the tetanus bacillus, that induces violent convulsions.
spermatoxin
spermotoxin
spermotoxin
noun
Alternative form of spermatotoxin
toxophilism
toxoplasmas
toxoplasmic
toxoplasmic
adj
Pertaining to toxoplasmas
uncomplexly
unexemplary
unexemplary
adj
Not exemplary; setting a poor example.
unexempting
unproximity
xenomorphic
xenomorphic
adj
(petrography, of a mineral grain) That does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form impressed on it by surrounding grains; anhedral.
In an unusual form; having a strange form.
xenophilism
xenophilism
noun
xenophilia (attraction to foreign people, manners or culture)
xenophobism
xenophobism
noun
xenophobia
xeromorphic
xeromorphic
adj
(biology) Of, relating to, or characteristic of the xerophytes, especially having the ability to store water in leaves and stems.
xerophyllum
xerophytism
xerophytism
noun
(botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.