(anatomy, zoology) Shaped like the head of an axe.
benefactrix
benefactrix
Noun
A female benefactor.
benefactrixes
benzofuroquinoxaline
carnifex
carnifex
noun
(now rare, historical) An executioner.
carnifexes
contraflexure
excarnificate
excarnificate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To strip (something) of flesh; to excarnate.
exfiguration
exfiltration
exfiltration
noun
(biology) A gradual movement of a substance to exterior (as through cell membrane to extracellular fluid or medium).
(civil engineering) A method for managing storm water runoff.
(computing) Covert extraction of data.
(military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
(sciences) A filtering out (usually movement of a substance through a barrier).
expergefacient
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
extrafine
extraforaneous
extraforaneous
adj
(nonce word, archaic) outdoor
extraprofessional
extraprofessional
adj
Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.
extrascientific
extrascientific
adj
Beyond the context of science.
fauxbourdon
fluxionary
fluxionary
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to, or caused by, an increased flow of blood to a part; congestive.
fluxional
fornax
fornaxid
fornicatrix
fornicatrix
noun
A female fornicator.
francaix
fraxetin
fraxetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrolysis product of fraxin; 7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin.
fraxin
fraxin
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) and along with esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut. It is faintly fluorescent in alkaline solutions.
fraxinella
fraxinella
noun
A fragrant herb in the rue family, Dictamnus albus
fraxinellas
fraxinellas
noun
plural of fraxinella
fraxinus
fricandeaux
frontomaxillary
frontomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) frontal and maxillary
fundatrix
fundatrix
noun
(zoology) A female aphid hatched in the spring from an overwintering egg.
inframaxillary
inframaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the lower jaw.
(anatomy) Under the lower jaw; submaxillary.
lateriflexion
lateroflexion
lateroflexion
noun
lateral flexion (bending to one side)
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
nonexemplificatior
oxfordian
oxfordian
Noun
A native or resident of Oxford.
One who believes that 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays traditionally attributed to
Proper noun
The age from 163.5±1.0 Ma to 157.3±1.0 Ma or the stage of rocks (chiefly coral-derived limestones) deposited during it.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oxford or its residents.
Relating to or denoting the theory that Edward de Vere (1550–1604), Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.
Relating to the Oxfordian age or stage.
prefixation
prefixation
noun
(anatomy, of a nerve) The state or condition of being prefixed.
(biology, cytology) Initial treatment of tissue with a fixative, as a preliminary to the application of another fixative or to the use of a different treatment.
(linguistics) The adding of a prefix to a word.
pronatoflexor
reaffixing
reaffixing
verb
present participle of reaffix
refixation
refixation
noun
The fixing in place of something that had previously been removed
reflexional
reflexional
adj
Dated form of reflectional.
saxifragant
significatrix
significatrix
noun
A female significator.
transfix
transfix
noun
(linguistics) A discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word, typical of Semitic languages.
verb
(transitive) To fix or impale.
(transitive) To pierce with a sharp pointed weapon.
(transitive) To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe.
transfixation
transfixation
noun
The condition of being transfixed
transfixed
transfixed
adj
Rendered motionless by completely focused attention, rapt, entranced, mesmerized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of transfix
transfixes
transfixes
noun
plural of transfix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of transfix
transfixing
transfixing
verb
present participle of transfix
transfixion
transfixion
noun
(surgery) In amputation, passing the knife from side to side through tissue close to the bone and dividing muscles outward.
transfixions
transfixions
noun
plural of transfixion
transfixt
transfixt
verb
Obsolete spelling of transfixed; simple past tense and past participle of transfix
transfixture
transflux
transflux
noun
A flowing through, across, or beyond; a throughflow.
unprefixal
unprefixally
untransfixed
untransfixed
adj
Not transfixed.
uterofixation
ventrifixation
ventrofixation
ventrofixation
noun
The suture of a displaced viscus, such as the uterus, to the abdominal wall.
xenograft
xenograft
noun
A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.