‖n. [ A name adopted by the Egyptian Gnostic Basilides, containing the Greek letters α, β, ρ, α, ξ, α, σ, which, as numerals, amounted to 365. It was used to signify the supreme deity as ruler of the 365 heavens of his system. ] A mystical word used as a charm and engraved on gems among the ancients; also, a gem stone thus engraved. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

a. [ Uni + axal. ] Uniaxial. -- U`ni*ax"al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]