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a. [ See Axial. ] [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Pref. bi- + axal, axial. ] (Opt.) Having two axes; as, biaxial polarization; biaxial crystals. Brewster. -- Bi*ax"i*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; the noise of frogs. ] The act of croaking. [ R ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Arch.) Situated in an interaxis. Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. laxatio, fr. laxare to loosen, fr. laxus loose, slack. ] The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. laxativus mitigating, assuaging: cf. F. laxatif. See Lax, a. ] 1. Having a tendency to loosen or relax. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Having the effect of loosening or opening the intestines, and relieving from constipation; -- opposed to astringent. -- n. (Med.) A laxative medicine. See the Note under Cathartic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being laxative. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. laxare, laxatum, to loosen. ] (Anat.) That which loosens; -- esp., a muscle which by its contraction loosens some part. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } v. t. [ L. malaxare, malaxatum, cf. Gr. &unr_;, fr. malako`s soft: cf. F. malaxer. ] To soften by kneading or stirring with some thinner substance. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. malaxatio: cf. F. malaxation. ] The act of softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the formation of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, malaxates; esp., a machine for grinding, kneading, or stirring into a pasty or doughy mass. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Not subject to taxation; -- of goods imported into a country or sold at retail outlets; as, most laws imposing sales taxes make food nontaxable. Opposite of taxable. [ Narrower terms: duty-free; tax-exempt, tax-free; unratable; untaxed ] Also See: exempt. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Pref. Para- + xanthin. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A crystalline substance closely related to xanthin, present in small quantity in urine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being relaxed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. relaxans, p. pr. of relaxare. ] (Med.) A medicine that relaxes; a laxative. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. relaxatio; cf. F. relaxation. ] 1. The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in recreation, diversion, or amusement. “Hours of careless relaxation.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the quality of relaxing; laxative. -- n. A relaxant. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. saxatilis, fr. saxum a rock: cf. F. saxatile. ] Of or pertaining to rocks; living among rocks; as, a saxatile plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being taxable; taxableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Capable of being taxed; liable by law to the assessment of taxes; as, taxable estate; taxable commodities. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) That may be legally charged by a court against the plaintiff of defendant in a suit; as, taxable costs. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Tax"a*ble*ness, n. -- Tax"a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; an arrangement + &unr_;, &unr_;, shield. ] (Zool.) Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; -- said of certain birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. taxation, L. taxatio a valuing, estimation, from L. taxare. See Tax. ] 1. The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) The act of taxing, or assessing a bill of cost. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Tax; sum imposed. [ R. ] Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Charge; accusation. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]