(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.
complexing
complexing
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a complex; complexation
verb
present participle of complex
complexion
complexion
noun
(figuratively) The outward appearance of something.
(loanword, especially in scientific works translated from German) An arrangement.
(obsolete, medicine) The combination of humours making up one's physiological "temperament", being either hot or cold, and moist or dry.
Outlook, attitude, or point of view.
The quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face.
verb
(transitive) To give a colour to.
complexionably
complexional
complexional
adj
(obsolete) Pertaining to one's mental disposition; temperamental.
(obsolete) Pertaining to one's physical composition; constitutional.
Pertaining to the complexion of the skin.
complexionally
complexionally
adv
constitutionally
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
complexioned
complexioned
adj
(in combination) Having a specified type of complexion.
complexionist
complexionless
complexionless
adj
colourless; pale
complexions
complexions
noun
plural of complexion
complexness
complexness
noun
The state or quality of being complex.
conaxial
conflexure
conflux
conflux
noun
A convergence or moving gathering of forces, people, or things.
A merger of rivers, or the place where rivers merge.
confluxes
confluxes
noun
plural of conflux
confluxibility
confluxible
confluxibleness
connexional
connexional
adj
Dated form of connectional.
connexionalism
connexionalism
noun
(theology) The theological understanding and foundation of Methodist polity, as practised in the British Methodist Church, the American United Methodist Church, and many of the countries where Methodism was established by their missionaries.
consolatrix
contextless
contextless
adj
without context
contextual
contextual
adj
Of, pertaining to, or depending on the context of information; relating to the situation or location in which the information was found.
contextualize
contextualize
verb
To place something or someone in a particular context.
contextually
contextually
adv
In a contextual manner; with reference to context
contextural
contextural
adj
Relating to contexture or arrangement of parts; producing contexture; interwoven.
contraflexure
contraplex
contraplex
adj
(telegraphy) Of message signals, passing in opposite directions at the same time.
convexedly
convexedly
adv
In a convex form; convexly.
convexly
convexly
adv
In a convex manner.
counterexample
counterexample
noun
(logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.
counterexamples
counterexamples
noun
plural of counterexample
counterexplanation
counterexplanation
noun
An opposing explanation
counterexpostulation
counterflux
coxankylometer
craniomaxillary
craniomaxillary
adj
Relating to the cranium and maxilla.
cupressinoxylon
cyclodextrin
cyclodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.
cyclohexadienyl
cyclohexadienyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from cyclohexadiene.
cyclohexane
cyclohexane
noun
(organic chemistry) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₆H₁₂, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.
cyclohexanes
cyclohexanes
noun
plural of cyclohexane
cyclohexanol
cyclohexanol
noun
(organic chemistry) The alicyclic alcohol derived from cyclohexane by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group
cyclohexanone
cyclohexanone
noun
(organic chemistry) The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group.
cyclohexatriene
cyclohexatriene
noun
Synonym of benzene
any molecule composed of a ring of 6 carbon atoms with 3 double bonds
the theoretical resonance isomers of benzene
cyclohexene
cyclohexene
noun
(organic chemistry) A cyclic hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms and one double bond; any of its derivatives.
cyclohexylamine
cyclohexylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) The primary amine derived from cyclohexane by replacing a hydrogen atom by an amino group; any derivative of this compound
cynoxylon
cytotaxonomically
cytotaxonomically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, cytotaxonomy.
dadoxylon
daemonelix
decarboxylating
decarboxylating
verb
present participle of decarboxylate
decarboxylation
decarboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
decarboxylization
deflexing
deflexing
verb
present participle of deflex
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.
demultiplexing
demultiplexing
verb
present participle of demultiplex
deoxyribonuclease
deoxyribonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.
deoxyribonucleic
deoxyribonucleic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
deoxyribonucleotide
deoxyribonucleotide
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any nucleotide containing deoxyribose.
desexualization
desexualization
noun
The act or process of desexualizing.
desexualizing
desexualizing
verb
present participle of desexualize
desoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonuclease
noun
Alternative form of deoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleic
adj
Alternative form of deoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleoprotein
dextrolimonene
dextromanual
dextromanual
adj
right-handed
dextrosinistral
dextrosinistral
adj
Moving or directed from the right to the left.
dextrosinistrally
dextrosinistrally
adv
In a dextrosinistral manner.
dictyoxylon
dihexagonal
dihexagonal
adj
Consisting of two hexagonal parts united.
Having twelve similar faces.
dihydroxytoluene
dioxindole
dioxindole
noun
Alternative form of dioxindol
diphenoxylate
diphenoxylate
noun
(pharmacology) An antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₃₀H₃₂N₂O₂·HCl in combination with the sulfate of atropine.
discomplexion
discomplexion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To change the complexion or hue of.
dixieland
dixielander
dixielander
Noun
A performer of Dixieland jazz music.
dixonville
dorsiflexion
dorsiflexion
noun
(medicine) Flexion in the dorsal direction
doxologizing
doxologizing
verb
present participle of doxologize
doxycycline
doxycycline
noun
(pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈ of the tetracycline class, which has a long half-life in the body and used orally to treat various bacterial infections.
doxycyclines
doxycyclines
noun
plural of doxycycline
duplexing
duplexing
verb
present participle of duplex
effluxion
effluxion
Noun
The process of flowing out.
That which has flowed out.
electroextraction
electroextraction
noun
electrowinning
elixation
elixation
noun
(now rare) Boiling, stewing.
(now rare) Digestion (in the stomach).
(obsolete, chemistry) Boiling in order to produce an elixir
encephalomalaxis
endotheliomyxoma
endotheliotoxin
endotheliotoxin
noun
A toxin that acts on endothelial cells.
englerophoenix
epitheliotoxin
equiexcellency
erythroxyline
erythroxyline
noun
(dated) The cocaine alkaloid.
erythroxylon
exacerbatingly
exacerbatingly
adv
In an exacerbating way; so as to aggravate or make worse.
exactingly
exactingly
adv
In an exacting manner.
exaggeratingly
exaggeratingly
adv
In an exaggerating manner.
exalbuminose
exalbuminose
adj
Alternative form of exalbuminous
exalbuminous
exalbuminous
adj
(botany) Having no albumen about the embryo; said of certain seeds.
exaltation
exaltation
noun
(astrology) That placement of a planet in the zodiac in which it is deemed to exert its strongest influence.
(medicine, archaic) An abnormal sense of personal well-being, power, or importance, observed as a symptom in various forms of insanity.
(rare) The collective noun for larks.
The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.
The refinement or subtilization of a body, or the increasing of its virtue or principal property.
exaltations
exaltations
noun
plural of exaltation
exaltedness
exaltedness
noun
The state of being exalted.
exalting
exalting
adj
Of something that uplifts, that exalts.
verb
present participle of exalt
exaltment
exaltment
noun
(obsolete) exaltation
examinability
examinability
noun
The quality or state of being examinable.
examinable
examinable
adj
Able to be examined.
Eligible to appear in an examination.
examinational
examinational
adj
Relating to an examination.
examinatorial
examinatorial
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of, an academic examination.
examiningly
examiningly
adv
So as to examine.
exampling
exampling
verb
present participle of example
exannulate
exannulate
adj
(botany) Having the sporangium destitute of a ring; said of certain genera of ferns.
exanthalose
exantlate
exantlate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To exhaust or wear out.
exantlation
exantlation
noun
(obsolete) The action of drawing something out, as though from a well.
exappendiculate
exarticulation
exarticulation
noun
(surgery) The action, or the result of exarticulating
Luxation; the dislocation of a joint
exasperatingly
exasperatingly
adv
In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
excalation
excalation
noun
(pathology) The absence, or failure to develop, of a digit, vertebra etc.
excalceation
excalceation
noun
(obsolete) The removal of the shoes.
excalfaction
excavational
excavational
adj
Relating to excavation.
exceedingly
exceedingly
adv
To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely
excelente
excellence
excellence
noun
An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue.
Something in which one excels.
The quality of being excellent; brilliance
excellences
excellences
noun
plural of excellence
excellencies
excellencies
noun
plural of excellency
excellency
excellency
noun
The quality of being excellent.
excellent
excellent
adj
Exceptionally good of its kind.
Having excelled, having surpassed.
Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.
Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality.
adv
(obsolete) Excellently.
excellently
excellently
adv
In a manner that demonstrates excellence; very well.
excelling
excelling
verb
present participle of excel
excelsin
excelsin
noun
A quassinoid found in brazil nuts.
excentral
excentral
adj
(botany) Out of the centre.
(geometry) Relating to the excentre.
excentrical
excentrical
adj
Alternative form of excentric
exceptionability
exceptionability
noun
The quality of being exceptionable.
exceptionable
exceptionable
adj
Liable to cause disapproval, objection or debate.
exceptionableness
exceptionableness
noun
exceptionability
exceptionably
exceptionably
adv
In an exceptionable manner.
exceptional
exceptional
adj
(geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
noun
An exception, or something having an exceptional value
exceptionalally
exceptionality
exceptionality
noun
(countable) A thing, condition, or other matter which is exceptional.
(education) the condition of requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability
(uncountable) The quality of being exceptional.
exceptionally
exceptionally
adv
To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.
exceptionalness
exceptionalness
noun
The quality of being exceptional.
exceptionless
exceptionless
adj
(programming) Without the use of an exception-handling mechanism.
without exception
exchangeability
exchangeability
noun
The condition of being exchangeable
exchangeable
exchangeable
adj
(finance) Having an associated right to be exchanged for another form of financial security.
Able to be exchanged.
noun
(finance) Any financial instrument with an associated right to be exchanged for another form of financial security.