ANTICLIMAX | • anticlimax n. A failed or reverse climax, particularly… • anti-climax n. Alternative spelling of anticlimax. • ANTICLIMAX n. the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea. |
AXINOMANCY | • axinomancy n. (Rare) Divination by saws or axes. • AXINOMANCY n. divination using an axe or hatchet. |
AXIOMATICS | • axiomatics n. The study of all the axioms associated with a particular subject. • AXIOMATICS n. the study of axioms and axiom systems. |
AXOPLASMIC | • axoplasmic adj. Of or pertaining to axoplasm. • AXOPLASMIC adj. relating to axoplasm. |
CACOMIXLES | • cacomixles n. Plural of cacomixle. • CACOMIXLE n. (Nahuatl) a North American carnivore, about the size of a cat, related to the raccoons, also CACOMISTLE, CACOMIXL. |
CETUXIMABS | • CETUXIMAB n. a chimeric (mouse/human) monoclonal antibody, used in the treatment of various cancers. |
CHEMOTAXIS | • chemotaxis n. (Biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant. • CHEMOTAXIS n. orientation of an animalcule relative to a chemical substance. |
CLIMAXLESS | • climaxless adj. Without a climax. • CLIMAXLESS adj. without a climax. |
COXCOMICAL | • coxcomical adj. Alternative form of coxcombical. • COXCOMICAL adj. foppish, vain, also COXCOMBIC, COXCOMBICAL. |
EXCAMBIONS | • excambions n. Plural of excambion. • EXCAMBION n. in Scots law, exchange of lands, also EXCAMBIUM. |
EXCAMBIUMS | • EXCAMBIUM n. in Scots law, exchange of lands, also EXCAMBION. |
EXCLAIMERS | • exclaimers n. Plural of exclaimer. • EXCLAIMER n. one who exclaims. |
EXCLAIMING | • exclaiming v. Present participle of exclaim. • exclaiming n. Exclamation. • EXCLAIM v. to cry out in surprise. |
HAEMOTOXIC | • haemotoxic adj. Alternative form of hemotoxic. • HAEMOTOXIC adj. of or like a haemotoxin, a substance that destroys red blood cells, also HEMOTOXIC. |
HEXAEMERIC | • HEXAEMERIC adj. relating to a hexaemeron, the biblical six days of creation, also HEXAHEMERIC. |
HEXAMETRIC | • hexametric adj. Relating to or exhibiting hexameter. • HEXAMETRIC adj. of verse, written in hexameters, also HEXAMETRAL, HEXAMETRICAL. |
HYPOXAEMIC | • hypoxaemic adj. Alternative form of hypoxemic. • HYPOXAEMIC adj. relating to hypoxaemia, a deficiency of oxygenation of the blood. |
MELOXICAMS | • MELOXICAM n. a drug used to treat osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. |
PAROXYSMIC | • paroxysmic adj. Relating to paroxysms. • PAROXYSMIC adj. relating to paroxysm. |
TAXIDERMIC | • taxidermic adj. Pertaining to taxidermy. • TAXIDERMIC adj. relating to taxidermy, also TAXIDERMAL. |