ˌeksɪˈbɪʃnə
61exogenote — (eks o je nōt) The piece of donor DNA that enters a bacterial cell during gene exchange and recombination …
62exon — (eks on) The region in a split or interrupted gene that codes for RNA which ends up in the final product (e.g., mRNA) …
63exponential phase — (eks po nen shul) The phase of the growth curve during which the microbial population is growing at a constant and maximum rate, dividing and doubling at regular intervals …
64Aix-la-Chapelle — /eks lann shann pel /; Eng. /ayks lah shah pel /, n. French name of Aachen. * * * …
65Aix-les-Bains — /eks lay baonn /; Eng. /ayks lay baynz /, n. a town in SE France, N of Chambéry. 22,293. * * * ▪ France city and Alpine spa, Savoie département, Rhône Alpes région, southeastern France, southwest of Geneva. A summer and winter resort with a …
66Brand X — /eks/ 1. (in advertising) a competing brand or product not referred to by name but implied to be of inferior quality. 2. an unknown or little known brand name or a product bearing it. 3. any item that one chooses not to refer to by name, esp.… …
67Cygnus X-1 — /eks wun /, Astron. a strong x ray source in the constellation Cygnus, consisting of a binary system of which one component may be a black hole. * * * ▪ star system binary star system that is a strong source of X rays and that provided the …
68ex ante — /eks an tee/ based on anticipated changes or activity in an economy (opposed to ex post). [ < L: lit., from (what might lie) ahead; according to (what lies) ahead] * * * …
69excardination — /eks kahr dn ay sheuhn/, n. the transfer of a cleric from the jurisdiction of one bishop to that of another. [EX 1 + (IN)CARDINATION] * * * …
70ex cathedra — /eks keuh thee dreuh, kath i dreuh/ from the seat of authority; with authority: used esp. of those pronouncements of the pope that are considered infallible. [1810 20; < L ex cathedra lit., from the chair] * * * …
