Either of a pair of lamellate structures on the underside of each abdominal segment in certain insects.
excite
excite
verb
(transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
(transitive) To stir the emotions of.
(transitive, physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.
exotic
exotic
adj
(finance) Being or relating to an option with features that make it more complex than commonly traded options.
(gambling) Being or relating to various wagers, such as the trifecta, that involve betting on the finishing positions of multiple competitors across one or more races.
Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
Non-native to the ecosystem.
noun
(biology) An organism that is exotic to an environment.
(physics) Any exotic particle.
An exotic dancer; a stripteaser.
mixtec
mixtec
Noun
A member of a Mesoamerican people who lived in southern Mexico before the rise of the Aztecs.
A surviving descendant of this people.
Proper noun
The language of these people.
sextic
sextic
adj
(mathematics) Of the sixth degree or order.
noun
(mathematics) An algebraic equation or function of the sixth degree, e.g. a polynomial of degree 6; a curve surface etc. describing such an equation or function, especially a quantic of the sixth degree.