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  • exulceration — the process of ulceration
  • facial index — Craniometry. the ratio of the breadth of a face to its height.
  • flux linkage — the product of the magnetic flux and the number of turns in a given coil.
  • global index — (filename extension)   (gid) The filename extension of a Windows 95 "global index" file. .gid files are created by the help browser internal to Windows 95 (also available for other Windows versions) for WinHelp files (hlp), as well as for storing user preferences, such as window position.
  • glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
  • haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
  • haematoxylon — any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa. The heartwood yields the dye haematoxylin
  • hexacarbonyl — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having six carbonyl groups.
  • hexaflexagon — A hexagonal flexagon.
  • hexasiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any siloxane having six -Si-O- groups.
  • indexicality — (philosophy) The quality or state of being indexical.
  • inexcuseable — Alternative form of inexcusable.
  • inexecutable — That cannot be executed or carried out.
  • inexpansible — unable to be expanded
  • inexplicable — not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.
  • inexplicably — not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.
  • inexpugnable — incapable of being taken by force; impregnable; unconquerable.
  • inextirpable — incapable of being extirpated: inextirpable disease.
  • inextricable — from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze.
  • inextricably — from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze.
  • inoxidizable — not susceptible to oxidation.
  • intermaxilla — (anatomy) premaxilla.
  • intertextual — the interrelationship between texts, especially works of literature; the way that similar or related texts influence, reflect, or differ from each other: the intertextuality between two novels with the same setting.
  • laxativeness — the condition or quality of being laxative
  • lean mixture — A lean mixture is a fuel/air mixture containing a relatively low proportion of fuel.
  • lex talionis — the principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice.
  • linux loader — (operating system)   (LILO) A boot loader for Linux. LILO does not depend on a specific file system, it can boot Linux kernel images from floppy disks and hard disks and can even boot other operating systems. One of up to sixteen differernt images can be selected at boot time. Various parameters, such as the root device, can be set independently for each kernel. LILO can even be used as the master boot record.
  • lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
  • lower saxony — a state in NW Germany. 18,294 sq. mi. (47,380 sq. km). Capital: Hanover.
  • maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
  • mixing valve — a valve receiving water from both a hot-water and a cold-water line and controlling the relative amount of water admitted from each.
  • neutral axis — an imaginary line in the cross section of a beam, shaft, or the like, along which no stresses occur.
  • nonexpansile — Not expansile.
  • nontextually — In a nontextual manner.
  • over-explain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
  • oxyacetylene — noting or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and acetylene: an oxyacetylene torch.
  • oxygen lance — a tube for conveying oxygen, used in various thermal cutting or steelmaking operations.
  • pansexualism — the belief that a sexual instinct drives all human behaviour
  • pansexualist — someone who is pansexual
  • pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
  • plano-convex — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and convex on the other.
  • polysiloxane — a polymer composed of silicon and oxygen atoms
  • reflex angle — an angle greater than 180° and less than 360°.
  • sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
  • trans-sexual — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
  • unexceptable — to exclude; leave out: present company excepted.
  • unexecutable — to carry out; accomplish: to execute a plan or order.
  • unexpectable — to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of: I expect to read it. I expect him later. She expects that they will come.
  • unexpendable — essential; absolutely required: unexpendable resources vital to our security.
  • unexplorable — to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery: to explore the island.
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