(geology) The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust
anatoxin
anatoxin
noun
A bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed
A powerful neurotoxin, one of many toxins produced by several species of cyanobacterium.
anauxite
antefixa
antefixa
noun
(architecture) Alternative form of antefix
plural of antefixum
anthelix
anthelix
noun
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of antihelix.
antiflux
ataraxia
ataraxia
noun
(literary, Greek philosophy) Tranquility of mind; absence of mental disturbance.
ataraxic
ataraxic
adj
(pharmacology) ataractic; tranquilizing
Of or pertaining to ataraxia or ataraxy
noun
(pharmaceutical) An ataractic or tranquilizing agent.
atriplex
auxetics
auxetics
noun
plural of auxetic
aviatrix
aviatrix
noun
(dated) A female aviator.
axiality
axiality
noun
The degree which something is axial
The state of being axial
axiation
axiation
noun
(biology) The development of an axis (and subsequent polarity) in an embryo
axillant
axiolite
bauxites
bauxites
noun
plural of bauxite
bauxitic
bauxitic
adj
Containing or relating to bauxite.
beauxite
beauxite
noun
Archaic form of bauxite.
belatrix
calixtin
calixtus
camaxtli
cathexis
cathexis
noun
(psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
cicatrix
cicatrix
noun
A scar that remains after the development of new tissue over a recovering wound or sore (also used figuratively).
cotopaxi
creatrix
creatrix
noun
(rare) A female creator.
curatrix
curatrix
noun
(dated) A female curator, guardian, or custodian
(obsolete) A female who cures.
doxastic
doxastic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or depending on opinion; conjectural.
dystaxia
dystaxia
noun
(pathology, rare) a milder or weaker form of ataxia
epitaxic
epitaxic
adj
Relating to epitaxy
epitaxis
eutaxies
eutaxite
eutaxite
noun
(geology, uncommon) A pyroclastic deposit that exhibits characteristics of both tuff and lava flows.
exacting
exacting
adj
(of a person or organization) Characterized by exaction.
(of an action, task, etc) Requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention.
Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
verb
present participle and gerund of exact
exaction
exaction
noun
That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.
The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force
extortion.
exactive
exactive
adj
exacting
exalting
exalting
adj
Of something that uplifts, that exalts.
verb
present participle of exalt
excitant
excitant
adj
exciting; stimulating
noun
Something that excites or stimulates; a stimulant
excitate
excitate
verb
(obsolete) To excite.
exigeant
exigeant
adj
exigent; demanding
existant
existant
adj
Misspelling of existent.
exitance
exitance
noun
(physics) Flux (of radiation).
expiated
expiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expiate
expiates
expiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expiate
expiator
expiator
noun
One who makes expiation or atonement.
expilate
expirant
expirant
noun
One who expires or is expiring.
expirate
extasiie
exuviate
exuviate
verb
(transitive, intransitive, rare) To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult).
fixatifs
fixatifs
noun
plural of fixatif
fixating
fixating
verb
present participle of fixate
fixation
fixation
noun
(cytology, histology, pathology) preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction.
(genetics) The change in a gene pool from a situation where there exists at least two variants of a particular gene (allele) to a situation where only one of the alleles remains.
(law) Recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration, thereby satisfying the "fixation" requirement for the purposes of copyright law.
(ophthalmology) maintaining of the gaze on a single location.
(orthopaedics) process by which an injury is rendered immobile.
A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
The act of fixing.
The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
The state of being fixed or fixated.
fixative
fixative
adj
Serving to fix or bind.
noun
(perfumery) The components of a perfume that prolong or bolster the notes, and may or may not be the base note itself.
A substance that fixes, protects, or preserves.
fixature
fixature
noun
(historical) A gummy preparation for fixing the hair in place.
flaxiest
flaxtail
foxtails
foxtails
noun
plural of foxtail
fraxetin
fraxetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrolysis product of fraxin; 7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin.
geotaxis
geotaxis
noun
(biology) A downward movement.
(biology) A living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces.
hexamita
inextant
inextant
Adjective
Not extant.
janitrix
janitrix
noun
A female janitor.
laxation
laxation
noun
Defecation.
The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
laxative
laxative
adj
Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
noun
Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.
laxities
laxities
noun
plural of laxity
luxating
luxating
verb
present participle of luxate
luxation
luxation
noun
The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation.
marxists
mastixes
matrixes
maxantia
maxentia
maxicoat
maxicoat
noun
A woman's long coat.
maximate
maximist
maximite
meiotaxy
metaxite
mixtecan
mixtecan
Adjective
Of or relating to a branch of the Otomanguean language family of Mexico, including the Trique (or Triqui) languages, Cuicatec, and the large expanse of Mixtec languages.
naxalite
nixtamal
nixtamal
noun
Hominy; maize kernels which have undergone nixtamalization, that is, hulling and soaking and cooking in an alkaline solution.
notaulix
notaulix
noun
A furrow in the anterior part of the mesonotum of some insects
novatrix
oxammite
oxammite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
oxidants
oxidants
noun
plural of oxidant
oxidated
oxidated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oxidate
oxidates
oxidates
noun
plural of oxidate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxidate
oxidator
oxidator
noun
(obsolete) A device for causing a current of air to impinge on the flame of the Argand lamp.
(obsolete) An oxidizer.
oxydiact
oxytocia
oxytocia
noun
(medicine) An unusually rapid childbirth.
paintbox
paintbox
noun
A box used to hold an artist's paints.
paintrix
patrixes
protaxis
pyxidate
pyxidate
adj
Having a pyxidium.
relatrix
relatrix
noun
(law) A female relator.
retaxing
retaxing
verb
present participle of retax
retraxit
retraxit
noun
(law, obsolete) A dismissal with prejudice based on a plaintiff's withdrawal of the suit.
rixatrix
rixatrix
Noun
A scolding or quarrelsome female; a scold.
saxatile
saxatile
adj
Of or relating to rocks; living among rocks.
saxonist
saxonist
Noun
One versed in the Saxon language.
saxonite
saxonite
noun
(mineralogy) Harzburgite, a peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene.
Peridotite composed of olivine and enstatite.
senatrix
senatrix
noun
(rare) A female senator (a female member of a senate)
(rare) Traditionally used as a term of address for a female senator in parliamentary proceedings in some Senates like those of the United States, Canada and France .
(rare, dated) The wife of a senator.
sextains
sextains
noun
plural of sextain
sextarii
sextarii
noun
plural of sextarius
syntaxis
syntaxis
noun
(archaic, grammar) Syntax.
(crystallography) Syntaxy.
(geology) A convergence of mountain ranges, or geological folds, towards a single point.
taxation
taxation
noun
A particular system of taxing people or companies
The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.
The revenue gained from taxes
taxative
taxative
adj
Exhaustive, comprehensive.
Relating to taxation.
taxiable
taxiable
adj
Able to be taxied
taxiarch
taxiarch
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army.
taxiauto
taxicabs
taxicabs
noun
plural of taxicab
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of taxicab
taxicorn
taxingly
taxingly
adv
In a taxing manner.
taxinomy
taxiways
taxiways
noun
plural of taxiway
taxodium
taxodium
noun
Any of the genus Taxodium of flood-tolerant conifers in the cypress family.
toxaemia
toxaemia
noun
Alternative spelling of toxemia, organic blood poisoning
toxaemic
toxaemic
adj
Alternative spelling of toxemic
toxemias
toxemias
noun
plural of toxemia
toxicant
toxicant
adj
Capable of causing damage or dysfunction by toxicity; (broadly) poisonous.
noun
A toxic or poisonous substance.
toxicate
toxicate
verb
(transitive) To metabolise a drug or other compound to produce a toxic metabolite.
toxifera
tractrix
tractrix
noun
(geometry) A curve that satisfies the following property: that segment of the tangent line that lies between the point of tangency and a fixed line has length independent of the point of tangency chosen.
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.
triaxial
triaxial
adj
(mathematics, astronomy) Having three axes of rotation and three planes of symmetry (e.g. having the shape of a scalene ellipsoid)
Along all three axes
Having three axes.
untaxied
untaxing
untaxing
adj
Not taxing.
urotoxia
vexation
vexation
noun
Something that vexes or irritates.
The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.
The state of being vexed or irritated.
xanthein
xanthein
noun
(chemistry) The water-soluble part of the yellow carotenoid pigment present in the cell sap of some plants.
xanthian
xanthian
Adjective
Of the city Xanthos (or Xanthus) in ancient Lycia.
Noun
A citizen of Xanthos.
xanthide
xanthide
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) Any derivative of xanthogen
xanthine
xanthine
noun
(chemistry) Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body.
xanthins
xanthins
noun
plural of xanthin
xanthism
xanthism
noun
(biology, zoology) A yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc.
xanthite
xanthite
noun
A variety of vesuvianite found in limestone near Amity, New York.
xanthium
xantippe
xerantic
xerantic
adj
Relating to xeransis
zelatrix
zelatrix
noun
(ecclesiastical) A nun who oversees the behaviour of young nuns.