(medicine) The absence or an intermission during a bout of fever.
apyrexial
apyrexial
adj
(medicine) Relating to apyrexy.
apyrexy
apyrexy
noun
apyrexia
araucarioxylon
araxa
araxes
arbitratrix
arbitratrix
noun
(archaic) A female arbitrator.
archaeopteryx
archduxe
archeopteryx
archeopteryx
noun
A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
archexorcist
archidoxis
archlexicographer
archocystosyrinx
archosyrinx
argyrotoxus
aroxyl
arquifoux
arquifoux
noun
Alternative form of alquifou
arsenoxide
arsenoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) The functional group -As=O; any organic compound containing this group
arteriorrhexis
arthrosyrinx
arthroxerosis
artifex
aruspex
arx
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
assertrix
assertrix
noun
A female assertor.
asterixis
asterixis
noun
(pathology) An abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands
asteroxylaceae
asteroxylon
astrix
atarax
ataraxia
ataraxia
noun
(literary, Greek philosophy) Tranquility of mind; absence of mental disturbance.
ataraxias
ataraxias
noun
plural of ataraxia
ataraxic
ataraxic
adj
(pharmacology) ataractic; tranquilizing
Of or pertaining to ataraxia or ataraxy
noun
(pharmaceutical) An ataractic or tranquilizing agent.
ataraxics
ataraxics
noun
plural of ataraxic
ataraxies
ataraxies
noun
plural of ataraxy
ataraxy
ataraxy
noun
(pharmacology, pharmacy) State of psychological calm and tranquility, absence of discomfort, or metabolical inactivity.
(philosophy) Ataraxia; freedom from mental disturbance; imperturbability, dogged indifference.
ataxiagram
ataxiagraph
ataxiagraph
noun
An instrument that measures the degree of ataxia in a patient
ataxiameter
ataxiameter
noun
Synonym of ataxiagraph
atrax
atriplex
aurifex
autocratrix
autocratrix
noun
(in particular, historical) The enlightened despot Catherine II of Russia, who reigned from 1762 to 1796 as empress and autocratrix of all the Russias.
A female autocrat.
autonephrotoxin
autoneurotoxin
autoxidator
autoxidator
noun
(rare, chemistry) A substance that initiates or undergoes autoxidation
autoxidizer
auxanogram
auxanogram
noun
A culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.
auxanometer
auxanometer
noun
An instrument to measure the growth of plants.
auxier
auxiliar
auxiliar
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary
auxiliaries
auxiliaries
noun
plural of auxiliary
auxiliarly
auxiliarly
adv
By way of help.
auxiliary
auxiliary
adj
(grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb.
(nautical) Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
Helping; giving assistance or support.
Supplementary or subsidiary.
noun
(grammar) An auxiliary verb.
A marching band colorguard.
A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
auxiliator
auxiliatory
auxiliatory
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary; helping.
auxillary
auxillary
adj
Misspelling of auxiliary.
auxocardia
auxochrome
auxochrome
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
auxochromism
auxochromous
auxoflore
auxofluor
auxograph
auxographic
auxohormone
auxometer
auxometer
noun
An instrument measuring the magnifying power of lenses.
auxospore
auxospore
noun
(biology) A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells
auxotroph
auxotroph
noun
Any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation
auxotrophic
auxotrophic
adj
(biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
auxotrophies
auxotrophies
noun
plural of auxotrophy
auxotrophy
auxotrophy
noun
(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
aviatrix
aviatrix
noun
(dated) A female aviator.
aviatrixes
axbreaker
axebreaker
axemaster
axer
axerophthol
axerophthol
noun
Vitamin A
axers
axhammer
axhammered
axifera
axiferous
axiform
axillar
axillar
adj
Alternative form of axillary
noun
Any of the feathers connecting the undersurface of the wing and the body, and concealed by the closed wing.
axillaries
axillaries
noun
plural of axillary
axillars
axillars
noun
plural of axillar
axillary
axillary
adj
(botany) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; relating to an axil.
Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
noun
Alternative form of axillar
axiniform
axiniform
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Shaped like the head of an axe.
axisymmetric
axisymmetric
adj
Exhibiting symmetry around an axis; exhibiting cylindrical symmetry.
axisymmetrical
axisymmetrical
adj
axisymmetric
axisymmetrically
axisymmetrically
adv
In axisymmetric fashion.
axisymmetry
axisymmetry
noun
symmetry about an axis; rotational symmetry
axletree
axletree
noun
A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
A spindle or axle of a wheel.
A stimulus or driving force.
axletrees
axletrees
noun
plural of axletree
axmaker
axmaster
axminster
axminster
Proper noun
A market town in Devon, England.
Noun
A carpet made in Axminster imitating the Turkey carpet, noted for its thick and soft pile.
axodendrite
axometer
axometric
axometry
axoneure
axoneuron
axonometric
axonometric
adj
(technical drawing) Describing a projection in which the horizontal and vertical axes are to the same scale, but the third axis is reduced to allow for perspective
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
axonophora
axonophorous
axonophorous
adj
Belonging to the Axonophora.
axospermous
axtree
axtree
noun
An axle or axletree.
axwort
azodicarboxylic
bacteriotoxic
bacteriotoxic
adj
toxic to bacteria
bacteriotoxin
bacteriotoxin
noun
Any material that is toxic to bacteria
Any toxin produced by a bacterium
banxring
banxring
noun
(zoology) An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia
barotaxis
barotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to pressure.
barotaxy
baroxyton
batrachotoxin
batrachotoxin
noun
(neurotoxicology, uncountable) An extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in poison dart frogs.
(toxicology, countable) Any one of a group of extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloids found in poison dart frogs, Melyridae beetles, and certain birds.
baxter
baxter
noun
(obsolete, UK, Scotland) A baker; originally, a female baker.
baxterian
baxterian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1615–1691), English Puritan church leader, poet, and theologian.
Noun
A follower of Richard Baxter.
baxterianism
bbxrt
beatrix
beatrix
Proper noun
a main belt asteroid; named the beloved of
belatrix
bellatrix
benefactrix
benefactrix
Noun
A female benefactor.
benefactrixes
benzdioxtriazine
benzhydroxamic
benzofuroquinoxaline
benzoperoxide
benzoxycamphor
benzoxyphenanthrene
benztrioxazine
beryx
bexar
biaxillary
bimaxillary
bimaxillary
adj
Relating to both of the maxillae.
bisaxillary
bisectrix
bisectrix
noun
The line bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a biaxial crystal.
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bixler
blennothorax
bloxberg
bobbysoxer
bobbysoxer
noun
Alternative form of bobby soxer
bobbysoxers
bobbysoxers
noun
plural of bobbysoxer
borax
borax
noun
(chemistry) The sodium salt of boric acid, Na₂B₄O₇, either anhydrous or with 5 or 10 molecules of water of crystallisation; sodium tetraborate.
(sometimes attributive) Cheap or tawdry furniture or other works of industrial design.
A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc.
verb
(transitive) To treat with borax.
boraxes
boraxes
noun
plural of borax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of borax