The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
autoxidize
autoxidize
verb
Alternative spelling of autoxidise
auxanogram
auxanogram
noun
A culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.
auxanology
auxanology
noun
auxology
auxiliator
auxoaction
auxocardia
auxochrome
auxochrome
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum
auxotrophy
auxotrophy
noun
(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
axiopoenus
bordereaux
bordereaux
noun
plural of bordereau
boxhauling
boxhauling
verb
present participle of boxhaul
caulotaxis
chteauroux
coadjutrix
coadjutrix
noun
A female coadjutor
An assistant (and eventual successor) to an abbess
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.
euxanthone
euxanthone
noun
(organic chemistry) A naturally occurring xanthonoid with the molecular formula C₁₃H₈O₄.
excusation
excusation
noun
(obsolete) The act of offering an excuse or apology, or the fact of being excused; an excuse, a defence.
excusatory
excusatory
adj
serving to make an excuse
exhaustion
exhaustion
noun
(dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
(dated, physics) The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
(mathematics) An exhaustive procedure
Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
exhumation
exhumation
noun
The act of digging up that which has been buried.
exhumatory
exhumatory
adj
Relating to exhumation or disinterment.
exoculated
exoculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exoculate
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
exophagous
exophagous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to exophagy.
expurgator
expurgator
noun
One who expurgates.
extenuator
extenuator
noun
One who extenuates.
extraneous
extraneous
adj
Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign
Not essential or intrinsic
extubation
extubation
noun
(medicine) The removal of a tube inserted by intubation.
exucontian
exudations
exudations
noun
plural of exudation
exultation
exultation
noun
The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight
exundation
exundation
noun
An overflow, or overflowing abundance.
exuviation
exuviation
noun
The act of exuviating.
The exuviated coverings; exuviae.
fluxionary
fluxionary
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to, or caused by, an increased flow of blood to a part; congestive.
fluxional
hexagonous
hexagonous
adj
(botany) hexagonal in section
hexagynous
hexagynous
adj
(botany) Having six styles.
hexamerous
hexamerous
adj
(botany) In six parts; occurring in sixes.
hexandrous
hexandrous
adj
Alternative form of hexandrian
hexapodous
hexapodous
adj
(zoology) Having six feet; belonging to the Hexapoda.
homosexual
homosexual
adj
(dated) Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.
(of a person or animal, formal, distancing or dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
(of a romantic or sexual act or relationship, formal, distancing or dated) Between two people of the same sex; gay.
noun
(typically formal, distancing or dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.
juxtaposed
juxtaposed
adj
Placed side by side often for comparison or contrast.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of juxtapose
juxtaposes
juxtaposes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of juxtapose
juxtaposit
juxtaposit
verb
To place in close connection or contiguity; to juxtapose.
leucotaxin
leukotaxin
mixosaurus
myxomatous
myxomatous
adj
Of or relating to myxomata.
neurotoxia
nontextual
nontextual
adj
Not textual.
onychauxis
oophorauxe
osculatrix
osculatrix
noun
(geometry) A curve whose contact with a given curve at a given point is of a higher order (or involves the equality of a greater number of successive differential coefficients of the ordinates of the curves taken at that point) than that of any other curve of the same kind.
oxaluramid
oxaluramid
noun
Archaic form of oxaluramide.
oxalylurea
oxidulated
oxidulated
adj
(chemistry) Existing in the state of a protoxide; said of an oxide.
oxybutyria
oxycalcium
oxycalcium
adj
(dated) Of, pertaining to, or produced by a combination of calcium (or lime) and oxygen
oxymuriate
oxymuriate
noun
(obsolete) chlorate
oxyuriasis
oxyuriasis
noun
pinworm infection; enterobiasis
paradoxure
paradoxure
noun
Any member of the species of genus Paradoxurus, Asiatic viverrine mammals allied to the civet.
promaximum
quinatoxin
quinoxalin
quinoxalyl
quixotical
quixotical
adj
quixotic
sauceboxes
sauceboxes
noun
plural of saucebox
saxicavous
saxicavous
adj
(zoology) Boring or hollowing out rocks.
saxicolous
saxicolous
adj
(biology) Growing on, or living among rocks or stones
saxigenous
saxigenous
adj
Growing on rocks.
sexfarious
sexlocular
sexlocular
adj
(botany) Having six cells for seeds.
sexuparous
sexuparous
adj
(biology) Describing a generation of aphids that produces sexual offspring
supracoxal
toxalbumic
toxalbumin
toxalbumin
noun
A protein which is toxic (i.e. organic and poisonous)
toxiphagus
trousseaux
trousseaux
noun
plural of trousseau
uncoaxable
uncoaxable
adj
Not coaxable.
unexorable
unhoaxable
unhoaxable
adj
Unable to be hoaxed.
unoxidable
unoxidable
adj
Not oxidable.
unoxidated
unoxidated
adj
Not oxidated.
uroxanthin
uroxanthin
noun
(obsolete) The yellow pigment in urine.
uteropexia
uxoriality
uxoriality
noun
uxoriousness
uxoricidal
uxoricidal
adj
Of or pertaining to uxoricide.
uxorilocal
uxorilocal
adj
(anthropology) Matrilocal.
xenogamous
xenogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting or relating to xenogamy.
xenosaurid
xenosaurid
noun
(zoology) Any lizard in the family Xenosauridae.
xenosaurus
xiphopagus
xiphopagus
adj
(of conjoined twins) United at the xiphoid process.
noun
(countable) Either of a pair of congenitally joined twins (Siamese twin) united at the xiphoid process.
(uncountable) The condition of being such a twin.
xiphosuran
xiphosuran
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the order Xiphosura.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the order Xiphosura, including horseshoe crabs.