The act of affixing; affixation, affixment, attachment.
affluxion
affluxion
noun
The act of flowing towards; afflux.
aflatoxin
aflatoxin
noun
(toxicology) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.
amplexifoliate
anteflexion
anteflexion
noun
(anatomy) A forward bending or an organ, especially that of the uterus near the cervix
anterofixation
anteroflexion
arquifoux
arquifoux
noun
Alternative form of alquifou
axiferous
axiform
axiniform
axiniform
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Shaped like the head of an axe.
benzofuroquinoxaline
boxfish
boxfish
noun
Any of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes.
Certain species in Ostraciidae, principally in genus Ostracion.
boxfishes
boxfishes
noun
plural of boxfish
bufotoxin
bufotoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a family of toxic substances found in toads, other amphibians, and some plants and mushrooms.
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
complexification
complexification
noun
(countable, mathematics) An extension from a basis on real numbers to a basis on complex numbers.
(uncountable) The act or process of making something more complex.
complexified
complexified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complexify
complexifies
complexifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complexify
complexify
complexify
verb
To make something more complex; to complicate.
confix
confix
noun
(linguistics) An affix consisting of a prefix and suffix affixed simultaneously to the root
(linguistics, rare) An affix which is not divided, and which does not divide a root: thus, a prefix, suffix, or interfix
verb
(obsolete) To make firm; to fix in a particular place or state
confixed
confixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confix
confixing
confixing
verb
present participle of confix
confluxibility
confluxible
confluxibleness
counterfix
crucifixion
crucifixion
noun
(Christianity, often capitalized) The death on the Cross of Christ.
(figuratively) An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.
(military, historical, colloquial) The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
crucifixions
crucifixions
noun
plural of crucifixion
deflexion
deflexion
noun
UK spelling of deflection
deflexionize
defluxion
defluxion
noun
(medicine) A discharge or flowing of fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh.
(obsolete) A flowing down; a running down.
detoxification
detoxification
noun
The process of removing toxins.
detoxified
detoxified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of detoxify
detoxifier
detoxifier
noun
Anything that serves to detoxify.
detoxifies
detoxifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detoxify
detoxify
detoxify
verb
To remove foreign and harmful substances from something.
detoxifying
detoxifying
verb
present participle of detoxify
dihdroxycholecalciferol
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
disulfoxid
disulfoxide
dorsifixed
dorsifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament somewhere along their back.
dorsiflex
dorsiflex
verb
To flex a limb in a dorsal direction.
dorsiflexion
dorsiflexion
noun
(medicine) Flexion in the dorsal direction
dorsiflexor
dorsiflexor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that causes dorsiflexion when it contracts
effluxion
effluxion
Noun
The process of flowing out.
That which has flowed out.
ethoxycaffeine
excalfaction
excipuliform
exemplification
exemplification
noun
(law) A copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original.
That which exemplifies; a case in point; example.
The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
exemplificational
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
exemplificator
exfetation
exfetation
noun
(medicine) imperfect fetation in some organ exterior to the uterus
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).
exflagellation
exflagellation
noun
The protrusion or formation of flagella by a protozoon.
exfodiate
exfodiation
exfoliate
exfoliate
verb
(mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition.
To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
To remove the leaves from a plant.
exfoliated
exfoliated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exfoliate
exfoliating
exfoliating
verb
present participle of exfoliate
exfoliation
exfoliation
noun
(cosmetics) The removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
The loss of leaves from a plant.
The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
exfoliations
exfoliations
noun
plural of exfoliation
exfoliative
exfoliative
adj
That causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
expressionful
expressionful
adj
Full of expression; expressive.
exsufflation
exsufflation
noun
(biology, obsolete) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.
(obsolete) A blast from beneath.
(obsolete) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
extractiform
extractiform
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Having the form, appearance, or nature of an extract.
extrafoliaceous
extrafoliaceous
adj
(botany) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
extraofficial
extraofficial
adj
Beyond what is official; not prescribed by official duty.
extraprofessional
extraprofessional
adj
Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.
ferredoxin
ferredoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of iron and sulfur-containing proteins, found in green plants, that function in electron transport and in photosynthesis.
ferredoxins
ferredoxins
noun
plural of ferredoxin
fibromyxoma
fibromyxoma
noun
Alternative form of myxofibroma
fibromyxosarcoma
firebox
firebox
noun
(rail transport) The chamber of a steam engine, or a steam locomotive, in which the fuel is burned.
(vulgar) A redheaded woman or her red pubic hair.
The part of a fireplace where the fuel is burned.
fireboxes
fireboxes
noun
plural of firebox
fixation
fixation
noun
(cytology, histology, pathology) preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction.
(genetics) The change in a gene pool from a situation where there exists at least two variants of a particular gene (allele) to a situation where only one of the alleles remains.
(law) Recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration, thereby satisfying the "fixation" requirement for the purposes of copyright law.
(ophthalmology) maintaining of the gaze on a single location.
(orthopaedics) process by which an injury is rendered immobile.
A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
The act of fixing.
The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
The state of being fixed or fixated.
fixations
fixations
noun
plural of fixation
fixator
fixator
noun
(anatomy) Any muscle that fixes, or limits the movement, of a bone or joint
fixion
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
flexion
flexion
noun
(grammar, dated) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.
Deviation from straightness.
The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
The state of being bent or flexed.
flexional
flexional
adj
Dated form of flectional.
flexionless
flexionless
adj
(grammar, dated) inflectionless
flexions
flexions
noun
plural of flexion
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
flexowriter
flexuosities
flexuosities
noun
plural of flexuosity
flexuosity
flexuosity
noun
A flexuous point; a sinuous curve.
Quality of being flexuous.
flummoxing
flummoxing
adj
Confusing, flustering, flabbergasting.
verb
present participle of flummox
fluoxetines
fluxation
fluxation
noun
The act of fluxing; a flowing or passing away.
fluxion
fluxion
noun
(obsolete, mathematics) The derivative of a function.
(rare or archaic) A difference or variation.
(rare or archaic) The action of flowing.
verb
(geology) To be distributed in a flowing pattern.
fluxional
fluxional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) That undergoes rapid intramolecular rearrangements, component atoms being interchanged among equivalent structures.
Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fluxion or fluxions; variable; inconstant.
fluxionally
fluxionally
adv
In a fluxional manner.
fluxionary
fluxionary
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to, or caused by, an increased flow of blood to a part; congestive.
fluxional
fluxionist
fluxionist
noun
One skilled in fluxions.
fluxions
fluxions
noun
(obsolete, mathematics) differential calculus
plural of fluxion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluxion
foix
formaldehydesulphoxylic
formaldoxime
formaldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with the formula H2C=NOH; the oxime of formaldehyde, used as a reagent in organic synthesis.
formamidoxime
formamidoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) isuretin
formoxime
fornaxid
fornicatrix
fornicatrix
noun
A female fornicator.
fornix
fornix
noun
(neuroanatomy) A triangular area of white matter in the mammalian brain beneath the corpus callosum and between the hippocampus and the hypothalamus.
The junction where the conjunctiva lining the eyelid meets the conjunctiva overlying the sclera.
The vaulted upper part of the vagina surrounding the uterine cervix.