(biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
chiropraxis
competitrix
competitrix
noun
(rare) A female competitor.
dexiotropic
dexiotropic
adj
Having the form of a right-handed spiral
exceptioner
exceptioner
noun
(obsolete) One who takes exceptions or protests.
excerptions
excerptions
noun
plural of excerption
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
explicators
explicators
noun
plural of explicator
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
micropteryx
mixotrophic
mixotrophic
adj
Of or pertaining to mixotrophy or mixotrophs
nephrotoxic
nephrotoxic
adj
that is poisonous to kidney tissue
orchidopexy
orchidopexy
noun
(surgery) Alternative form of orchiopexy
paradoxical
paradoxical
adj
Having self-contradictory properties.
paroxytonic
paroxytonic
adj
(prosody) Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the penultimate syllable
pericoxitis
phylloxeric
phylloxeric
adj
Relating to, or caused by, phylloxera.
picrotoxins
picrotoxins
noun
plural of picrotoxin
preexaction
procatarxis
procatarxis
noun
(medicine, dated) The kindling of a disease into action; the procatarctic cause.
procreatrix
procuratrix
procuratrix
noun
A female procurator.
proexercise
prolocutrix
prolocutrix
noun
(obsolete) A female prolocutor; a spokeswoman.
prosecutrix
prosecutrix
noun
A female prosecutor
A female victim of a crime on whose behalf the state is prosecuting a suspect
proteopexic
pyroxenitic
pyroxenitic
adj
Of or relating to pyroxenite.
thixotropic
thixotropic
adj
(chemistry, medicine, of a gel) Becoming a fluid when agitated but solid or semi-solid when allowed to stand.
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.
xerographic
xerographic
adj
of, relating to, or produced by xerography
xeromorphic
xeromorphic
adj
(biology) Of, relating to, or characteristic of the xerophytes, especially having the ability to store water in leaves and stems.
