The culture (of literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences) that developed in Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Alexandrian Wicca.
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
aminoxylol
amoxicillin
amoxicillin
noun
(pharmacology) A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S closely related to ampicillin and with similar properties, but more readily absorbed when taken orally. It is used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.
amoxicillins
amoxicillins
noun
plural of amoxicillin
amoxycillin
amoxycillin
noun
(pharmacology) UK spelling of amoxicillin.
amoxycillins
amoxycillins
noun
plural of amoxycillin
amplexation
amplexation
Noun
An embrace.
amplexicauline
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
anilidoxime
anisaldoxime
anomalopteryx
antialdoxime
antibenzaldoxime
anticlimax
anticlimax
noun
(narratology) An unsatisfying resolution to a narrative, usually owing to a deus ex machina or similarly trivial resolution of the main conflict.
(rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.
anticlimaxes
anticlimaxes
noun
plural of anticlimax
anticomplex
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
axonemal
axonemal
adj
Of or pertaining to an axoneme
benzaldoxime
benzaldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) The aldoxime of benzaldehyde.
benzantialdoxime
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
chemotaxonomically
chemotaxonomically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, chemotaxonomy.
climaxing
climaxing
verb
present participle of climax
complexation
complexation
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a complex
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.
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.
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.
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
coxankylometer
craniomaxillary
craniomaxillary
adj
Relating to the cranium and maxilla.
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
cytotaxonomically
cytotaxonomically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, cytotaxonomy.
daemonelix
dextromanual
dextromanual
adj
right-handed
encephalomalaxis
endotheliomyxoma
exalbuminose
exalbuminose
adj
Alternative form of exalbuminous
exalbuminous
exalbuminous
adj
(botany) Having no albumen about the embryo; said of certain seeds.
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
exclaiming
exclaiming
noun
exclamation
verb
present participle of exclaim
exclaimingly
exclaimingly
adv
With an exclamation.
exclamation
exclamation
noun
(linguistics) A clause type used to make an exclamatory statement: What a mess they made!; How stupid I was!
A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
A word expressing outcry; an interjection
The sign "!" by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked.
exclamational
exclamational
adj
Relating to, or having the form of, an exclamation.
exclamations
exclamations
noun
plural of exclamation
excommunicable
excommunicable
adj
Liable or deserving to be excommunicated.
excremental
excremental
adj
Of or pertaining to excrement
excrementally
excrementitial
excrementitial
adj
(physiology) Pertaining to, or consisting of, excrement; of the nature of excrement.
exemplariness
exemplariness
noun
The state or condition of being exemplary, serving as a shining example.
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
existentialism
existentialism
noun
(philosophy, countable) The philosophical views of a particular thinker associated with the existentialist movement.
(philosophy, not countable) A twentieth-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices.
exocannibalism
exocannibalism
noun
(anthropology) A form of cannibalism, the eating of members of other social groups than one's own, as opposed to endocannibalism.
experientialism
experientialism
noun
(philosophy) The theory that experience is the source of knowledge.
experimental
experimental
adj
(sciences) Serving to be experimented upon; used in an experiment.
Experiential, empirical.
Pertaining to or founded on experiment.
Serving as an experiment; serving to experiment.
noun
The subject of an experiment.
experimentalism
experimentalism
noun
(philosophy) An empirical or pragmatic approach which emphasizes the importance of experimentation
An experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts
experimentalist
experimentalist
adj
Relating to experimentation
noun
A person who seeks or enjoys new experiences
A person who values the results of experiments over theory
One who performs experiments
experimentalists
experimentalists
noun
plural of experimentalist
experimentalize
experimentalize
verb
(intransitive) To experiment.
(transitive) To make experiments upon.
experimentally
experimentally
adv
in the manner of an experiment
explemental
explementary
explementary
adj
(geometry) Of or relating to the explement
explicandum
explicandum
noun
(logic) That which is to be explained or explicated
extemporalness
extemporaneously
extemporaneously
adv
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
extensionalism
extensionalism
noun
(philosophy) The belief in extensionality.
exterminable
exterminable
adj
Capable of being exterminated.
externalism
externalism
noun
Excessive regard to outward acts or appearances, especially in religion.
The act of judging by outward appearance or acts.
The belief that only things that can be observed by senses are real.
externalisms
externalisms
noun
plural of externalism
extradepartmental
extradepartmental
adj
Outside a department.
extraembryonal
extraembryonal
adj
(medicine) Extraembryonic.
extragovernmental
extraliminal
extramarginal
extramarginal
adj
Below the limit of consciousness.
Having a cost to produce or a price to purchase that exceeds the market value.
Located outside of the margin or edge.
extramental
extramental
adj
Outside of the mind or intellect.
extrameridional
extrameridional
adj
(astronomy) Outside of the meridian.
extrametropolitan
extrametropolitan
adj
Outside of a metropolis.
extramorainal
extramorainal
adj
Outside of a moraine.
extranormal
extranormal
adj
Outside or beyond what is normal.
extraorganismal
extraorganismal
adj
That exists outside of an organism
extraparenchymal
extraparenchymal
adj
Unrelated to a parenchyma
extraparliamentary
extraparliamentary
adj
Outside of a parliament or legislature
extraphenomenal
extraphenomenal
adj
Beyond or outside of phenomena.
extrapulmonary
extrapulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Beyond or outside the lungs.
flaxman
flaxwoman
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
frontomaxillary
frontomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) frontal and maxillary
haematoxylin
haematoxylin
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematoxylin
haematoxylon
hamamelidoxylon
hematosalpinx
hematosalpinx
noun
(medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
hematoxylin
hematoxylin
noun
(medicine, organic chemistry) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of the bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianum.
hematoxylins
hematoxylins
noun
plural of hematoxylin
hemosalpinx
hexamethylenamine
hexamethylene
hexamethylene
noun
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical obtained by removing a hydrogen atom from each end of a n-hexane molecule
hexamethylenetetramine
hexamethylenetetramine
noun
(organic chemistry) A crystalline compound C₆H₁₂N₄ used especially as an accelerator in vulcanizing rubber.
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
homaxonial
hydroxylamine
hydroxylamine
noun
(inorganic chemistry) An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH₂OH, used as a reducing agent, and in organic synthesis.
(organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound.
hypermixolydian
hypomixolydian
hypomixolydian
adj
(music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from D to G
inexcommunicable
inexterminable
inexterminable
adj
Impossible to exterminate.
inframaxillary
inframaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the lower jaw.
(anatomy) Under the lower jaw; submaxillary.
intermaxilla
intermaxilla
noun
(anatomy) premaxilla
intermaxillar
intermaxillar
adj
Alternative form of intermaxillary
intermaxillary
intermaxillary
adj
Between the maxillae.
noun
An intermaxilla or premaxilla.
intermixable
intermixable
adj
Capable of being intermixed.
interparoxysmal
interparoxysmal
adj
Between paroxysms.
interproximal
interproximal
adj
Between the proximal parts of two adjoining surfaces, but especially between the surfaces of adjoining teeth.
intersexualism
intersexualism
noun
The state of being intersexual.
laryngemphraxis
laryngemphraxis
noun
(medicine) The closure or obstruction of the larynx.
lexiphanicism
lexiphanicism
noun
The use of pretentious words or language.
luxemburgian
malaxation
malaxation
noun
(agriculture) The process of slowly churning milled oil crops such as olives, allowing droplets of oil to aggregate for more effective separation.
(entomology) A kneading or softening, especially the chewing and squeezing by which certain species of hunting wasps prepare captured prey as food for their larvae.
(pharmacology) The kneading and squeezing of ingredients into a mass for making pills and plasters.
In massage, a kneading technique, particularly used for softening muscle in spasm.
The act of softening a mass by malaxating.
malaxerman
malaxermen
malaxing
malaxing
verb
present participle of malax
malexecution
malexecution
noun
Bad execution.
maltodextrin
maltodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A type of dextrin commonly used as a food additive
maltodextrine
maltodextrine
noun
Alternative form of maltodextrin
mandibulomaxillary
mandibulomaxillary
adj
mandibular and maxillary
maxillodental
maxillodental
adj
Relating to the jaw and teeth.
maxillomandibular
maxillomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the maxilla and mandible.
maxillopalatine
maxillopalatine
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull.
noun
(anatomy) That area of the skull.
maxillopharyngeal
maxillopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the maxilla and the pharynx.
maxilloturbinal
maxilloturbinal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.
noun
The inferior turbinate bone
maximilian
maximilianus
maximilien
maxisingle
maxisingle
noun
Alternative form of maxi single
maxwellian
maxwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1831-1879), Scottish theoretical physicist and mathematician who made important contributions to electromagnetic theory.
(Pertaining to a distribution) Obeying Maxwell statistics.
Noun
A supporter of James Clerk Maxwell.
maxwelton
megalonyx
megalonyx
noun
(paleontology) An extinct ground sloth of the genus Megalonyx.
mesosalpinx
mesosalpinx
noun
(anatomy) Part of the lining of the abdominal cavity in higher vertebrates, specifically the portion of the broad ligament that stretches from the ovary to the level of the uterine tube.
metaxylene
metaxylene
noun
(organic chemistry) That variety of xylene, or dimethyl benzene, in which the two methyl groups occupy the meta position with reference to each other. It is a colourless inflammable liquid.
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.