AEGIMN-X [ALIBI]

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AMIXIA ANNEX ANNEXA ANNEXING AXEMAN AXEMEN AXING AXMAN EXAM EXAMINE EXAMINEE EXAMINING EXINE IXIA MAXI MAXIM MAXIMA MAXIMIN MENINX MINIMAX MINX MIXING NIXIE NIXING XENIA

AMIXIA: absense of interbreeding.

ANNEXA: a variant of 'adnexa', which is: conjoined, subordinate, or associated anatomical parts.

We have AXEMAN and AXEMEN, but somehow only AXMAN but no 'axmen'... Must correct that. Come to think of it, I will probably find many words with -MAN without -MEN. What about 'axewoman' or 'axeperson'? That's a lot of words right there. How many words end in -MAN? 147. Only 25 end in -MEN. And only 6 end in -WOMAN. Damn, I need to do something about that.

EXINE: the outer layer forming the wall of some spores and pollen grains.

IXIA: an African plant.

A MAXIM is a saying or a general truth. MAXIMA is plural of 'maximum'. MAXIMIN is the maximum of a set of minima; while MINIMAX is the minimum of a set of maxima.

NIXIE is a water sprite (Germanic), but there are also nixie bulbs, which are digit displays using vacuum tube technology, from way back there.

NIXING... to NIX is to veto or reject.

XENIA: the effect of genes introduced by pollen (again!) especially on endosperm and embryo development.

Another day.

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