The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness
interflux
introflex
introflexion
introflexion
noun
(medicine) A bending inward.
lateriflexion
lateroflexion
lateroflexion
noun
lateral flexion (bending to one side)
laxifoliate
liferentrix
liferentrix
noun
(Scotland, law) A female liferenter.
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
mixtiform
mixtiform
adj
Of a mixed character.
multireflex
myxoflagellate
myxoflagellate
noun
A swimming peritrichous organism of the Myxogastria that develops in moist environments and usually has two flagella.
nonexemplification
nonexemplification
noun
Lack of exemplification.
nonexemplificatior
nonfixation
nonfixation
noun
An absence of fixation
nonflexibility
omentofixation
outflux
outflux
noun
That which exits (the flux out of a defined zone)
verb
(intransitive) To exit out of a defined zone.
outfox
outfox
verb
(transitive) to beat in a competition of wits
outfoxed
outfoxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outfox
outfoxes
outfoxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outfox
outfoxing
outfoxing
verb
present participle of outfox
oxfordist
oxhoft
oxyfatty
pontifex
pontifex
noun
(historical) A pontiff, or high priest, in Ancient Rome.
postfix
postfix
noun
(chiefly computing) Suffix.
verb
(biology) To subject a sample to postfixation
(transitive) To suffix.
postfixal
postfixal
adj
(linguistics) Relating to, or taking the form of, a postfix.
postfixation
postfixation
noun
(biology) A secondary fixation of a histological sample, often using osmium tetroxide to fixate lipids.
postfixed
postfixed
adj
Subjected to postfixation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postfix
postfixes
postfixes
noun
plural of postfix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of postfix
postfixial
postfixing
postfixing
verb
present participle of postfix
postflexion
postflexion
adj
(zoology) After the flexion stage of larval development.
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.
prefixture
pronatoflexor
refixation
refixation
noun
The fixing in place of something that had previously been removed
refixture
reflexibility
reflexibility
noun
The quality or capability of being reflexible.
reflexivity
reflexivity
noun
The condition or state of being reflexive.
reflexologist
reflexologist
noun
a practitioner of reflexology
retroflex
retroflex
adj
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.
(phonetics, general sense) Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations.
Bent or curved backwards.
noun
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.
(phonetics, general sense) Any of the aforementioned consonants.
retroflexed
retroflexed
adj
(phonetics) Being retroflex.
Bent in a posterior (backwards) direction, as the uterus
retroflexes
retroflexes
noun
plural of retroflex
retroflexion
retroflexion
noun
The act of retroflexing; the state of being retroflexed.
retroflux
saxifragant
setpfx
significatrix
significatrix
noun
A female significator.
sixteenfold
sixteenfold
adj
By a factor of sixteen.
sixtyfold
sixtyfold
adj
By a multiple of sixty; by sixty times as much or as many.
adv
By a factor of sixty.
suffixation
suffixation
noun
The process of adding a suffix to a word.
suffixations
suffixations
noun
plural of suffixation
suffixment
suffrutex
suffrutex
noun
A subshrub.
sulfadimethoxine
sulfadimethoxine
noun
(pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibacterial derivative of sulfadiazine
sulfoxylate
sulfoxylate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) hyposulfite
(organic chemistry) sulfinate
textiferous
tfx
thermofax
thriftbox
toadflax
toadflax
noun
Any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers.
Any of several other plants in the family Plantaginaceae.
toadflaxes
toadflaxes
noun
plural of toadflax
toxifer
toxifera
toxiferous
toxiferous
adj
Conveying or producing a poison.
toxified
toxified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of toxify
toxify
toxify
verb
(transitive) To make or render toxic.
toxifying
toxifying
verb
present participle of toxify
toxiinfection
toxiinfectious
toxinfection
toxinfection
noun
infection with a toxin
toxinfectious
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.
trisulfoxid
trisulfoxide
tubifex
tubifex
noun
Any member of the genus Tubifex of tubificid annelids, some of which are used to feed fish in freshwater aquaria.
tubifexes
tubifexes
noun
plural of tubifex
unfixated
unfixated
adj
Not fixated.
unfixative
unfixity
unfixity
noun
Lack of fixity.
unfixt
unfixt
adj
(archaic, poetic) unfixed
unflexibility
untransfixed
untransfixed
adj
Not transfixed.
uterofixation
vaginofixation
vaginofixation
noun
(surgery) suture of a prolapsed vagina to the abdominal wall
ventrifixation
ventrofixation
ventrofixation
noun
The suture of a displaced viscus, such as the uterus, to the abdominal wall.
versificatrix
versificatrix
noun
A female poet.
vesicofixation
xenograft
xenograft
noun
A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.