(botany) A plant with a woody, durable stem, but less than a tree; a shrub.
fundatrix
fundatrix
noun
(zoology) A female aphid hatched in the spring from an overwintering egg.
hexafluoride
hexafluoride
noun
(chemistry) any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule
hoaxproof
hrimfaxi
huxford
hyperflexibility
hyperflexibility
noun
The condition of being hyperflexible
hyperflexible
hyperflexible
adj
Extremely flexible.
hyperflexibleness
hyperflexibly
hyperflexion
hyperflexion
noun
Excessive flexion of a joint.
idioreflex
inflexure
inflexure
noun
An inflection; a bend or fold.
inframaxillary
inframaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the lower jaw.
(anatomy) Under the lower jaw; submaxillary.
interflux
introflex
introflexion
introflexion
noun
(medicine) A bending inward.
irreflexive
irreflexive
adj
(set theory) Of a binary relation R on X: such that no element of X is R-related to itself.
kerflummox
kerflummox
verb
(transitive, informal) To flummox; to perplex or baffle.
lateriflexion
lateroflexion
lateroflexion
noun
lateral flexion (bending to one side)
laxiflorous
liferentrix
liferentrix
noun
(Scotland, law) A female liferenter.
loomfixer
maxilliferous
maxilliferous
adj
Bearing a maxilla.
maxilliform
maxilliform
adj
Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.
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
myxofibroma
myxofibroma
noun
(pathology) A neoplasm of the jaws
myxofibrosarcoma
myxofibrosarcoma
noun
A kind of malignant histiocytoma that is often myxoid and fibrous.
nonexemplificatior
overfix
overfix
verb
(transitive) To fix exceedingly or excessively; fix beyond what is required
overflexion
overflexion
noun
Excessive flexion
oxford
oxford
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (cloth)
Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (shoe)
oxfordian
oxfordian
Noun
A native or resident of Oxford.
One who believes that 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays traditionally attributed to
Proper noun
The age from 163.5±1.0 Ma to 157.3±1.0 Ma or the stage of rocks (chiefly coral-derived limestones) deposited during it.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oxford or its residents.
Relating to or denoting the theory that Edward de Vere (1550–1604), Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.
Relating to the Oxfordian age or stage.
oxfordism
oxfordist
oxfords
oxfords
noun
plural of oxford
oxfordshire
oxfordshire
Proper noun
A midland county of England bordered by Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.
oxyfluoride
oxyfluoride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A ternary compound of oxygen and fluorine.
oxyluciferin
oxyluciferin
noun
(biochemistry) The luminescent product of the oxidation of luciferin by luciferase
paxilliferous
paxilliferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing a paxilla.
paxilliform
paxilliform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a paxilla.
perfix
perfix
verb
(obsolete) To fix surely; to appoint.
plexiform
plexiform
adj
(medicine, pathology) Having the form of a plexus
noun
(medicine, pathology) plexiform neurofibroma
prefix
prefix
noun
(computing) An initial segment of a string of characters.
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.
(telecommunications) A set of digits placed before a telephone number, to indicate where the number is based, what type of phone number it is (landline, mobile, toll-free, premium rate etc.)
A title added to a person's name, such as Mr. or Dr.
verb
(transitive) To determine beforehand; to set in advance.
(transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start.
prefixable
prefixable
adj
Capable of being added as a prefix.
prefixal
prefixal
adj
(of a term) Taking the role of a prefix.
(of a word) That may be modified by the addition of a prefix.
prefixally
prefixally
adv
In a prefixal manner.
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.
prefixed
prefixed
adj
Added as a prefix.
Having a (specified) prefix.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prefix
prefixedly
prefixedly
adv
(rare) With a prefix applied.
prefixes
prefixes
noun
plural of prefix
plural of prefixe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefix
prefixing
prefixing
adj
(linguistics) Of a language, characterised by heavy use of prefixes to create grammatical forms; as opposed to suffixing.
noun
The act by which something is prefixed.
verb
present participle of prefix
prefixion
prefixion
noun
(archaic) The act of prefixing.
prefixions
prefixions
noun
plural of prefixion
prefixture
preflexion
preflexion
adj
(zoology) Before the flexion stage of larval development
pricefixing
pronatoflexor
psychoreflex
reaffix
reaffix
verb
(transitive) To affix again.
reaffixed
reaffixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reaffix
reaffixes
reaffixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reaffix
reaffixing
reaffixing
verb
present participle of reaffix
redfox
refix
refix
verb
To fix again.
refixation
refixation
noun
The fixing in place of something that had previously been removed
refixed
refixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of refix
refixes
refixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of refix
refixing
refixing
verb
present participle of refix
refixture
reflex
reflex
adj
(geometry, of an angle) Having greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees.
(painting) Illuminated by light reflected from another part of the same picture.
Bent, turned back or reflected.
Produced automatically by a stimulus.
noun
(chiefly photography) Reflection or an image produced by reflection. The light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.
(linguistics) The descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language.
(linguistics, rare) The ancestor word corresponding to a descendant.
An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
The descendant of anything from an earlier time, such as a cultural myth.
verb
(transitive) To bend back or turn back over itself.
(transitive, obsolete) To cast (beams of light) on something.
(transitive, obsolete) To reflect (light, sight, etc.).
(transitive, obsolete) To reflect or mirror (an object), to show the image of.
(grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
(mathematics) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).
Of or resulting from a reflex.
Synonym of reflective
noun
(grammar) A reflexive pronoun.
(grammar) A reflexive verb.
reflexively
reflexively
adv
By reflex, automatically, without conscious thought.
In a reflexive manner.
reflexiveness
reflexiveness
noun
The state or quality of being reflexive.
reflexivenesses
reflexives
reflexives
noun
plural of reflexive
reflexivity
reflexivity
noun
The condition or state of being reflexive.
reflexly
reflexly
adv
In a reflex manner.
reflexness
reflexness
noun
The quality of being reflex.
reflexogenous
reflexological
reflexological
adj
Of or pertaining to reflexology.
reflexologically
reflexologies
reflexologies
noun
plural of reflexology
reflexologist
reflexologist
noun
a practitioner of reflexology
reflexology
reflexology
noun
(alternative medicine) A form of complementary medicine involving the stimulation of points on the feet, hands, or ears, in the belief that it will have a beneficial effect on some other parts of the body or to improve general health.
(medicine) The study and interpretation of behavior in terms of simple and complex reflexes.
reflux
reflux
noun
(chemistry) A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period.
(pathology) The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus.
The backwards flow of any fluid.
verb
To boil a liquid in a vessel having a reflux condenser
To flow back or return.
refluxed
refluxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reflux
refluxes
refluxes
noun
plural of reflux
refluxing
refluxing
noun
An act of boiling with a reflux condenser.
verb
present participle of reflux
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
rexferd
rexford
rexford
Proper noun
A city in Kansas.
A town in Montana.
A hamlet in New York.
rexfourd
rixford
saxifraga
saxifragaceae
saxifragaceous
saxifragaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to an order of plants (Saxifragaceae) of which saxifrage is the type.
saxifragant
saxifrage
saxifrage
noun
Any plant in the genus Saxifraga.
saxifragous
saxifragous
adj
(obsolete, medicine) Dissolving bladder stones.
saxifrax
semiflexure
semireflex
semireflex
adj
Of an action: performed involuntarily, but not entirely independent of the will.
semireflexive
semireflexively
semireflexiveness
sexfarious
significatrix
significatrix
noun
A female significator.
snuffboxer
suffixer
suffrutex
suffrutex
noun
A subshrub.
superfix
superfix
noun
One or more letters or sounds added at the top of a word to modify the word's meaning. These are found in Maya script.
verb
To add one or more letters or sounds to the top of a word to change the word's meaning.
superfixes
superfixes
noun
plural of superfix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of superfix
superflexion
superflux
superflux
noun
An overabundance; a great amount
textiferous
thermofax
thriftbox
toxifer
toxifera
toxiferous
toxiferous
adj
Conveying or producing a poison.
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.