(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.
complexions
complexions
noun
plural of complexion
complexness
complexness
noun
The state or quality of being complex.
explorement
explorement
noun
(archaic) exploration
hemosalpinx
leptomeninx
leptomeninx
noun
singular of leptomeninges
lymphotoxin
lymphotoxin
noun
Any of several lymphokines that are toxic to certain cells
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.
myxophycean
pneumotoxin
pneumotoxin
noun
Any pneumotoxic substance.
proxenetism
proxenetism
noun
(formal) The negotiation or facilitation of a transaction between a sex worker and a customer.
proximation
proximation
noun
approximation
proximity
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
uncomplexly
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)
