(medicine) inflammation of the adnexa of the uterus, i.e. the Fallopian tubes or ovaries.
aerotaxis
aerotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement of an organism either towards or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
alexiares
alexiares
Proper noun
One of the twin sons of Heracles and Hebe, guardian, along with his twin Anicetus and his father, of the gates of Mount Olympus.
amphioxis
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
anaptyxes
anaptyxes
noun
plural of anaptyxis
anaptyxis
anaptyxis
noun
(phonetics) The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel.
anatoxins
anatoxins
noun
plural of anatoxin
annexitis
anorexias
anorexias
noun
plural of anorexia
anorexics
anorexics
noun
plural of anorexic
anorexies
anorexies
noun
plural of anorexy
anoxemias
anoxemias
noun
plural of anoxemia
antapexes
antefixes
antefixes
noun
plural of antefix
anxieties
anxieties
noun
plural of anxiety
anxiously
anxiously
adv
In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
aphotaxis
apodeixis
apodeixis
noun
Alternative form of apodixis
apodioxis
apodioxis
noun
(rhetoric, obsolete) Emphatic rejection or dismissal of an opponent or an opposing proposition.
apostaxis
aprosexia
aprosexia
noun
(psychology) Inability to concentrate.
apteryxes
apteryxes
noun
plural of apteryx
asexually
asexually
adv
In an asexual manner; without having sex.
asphyxial
asphyxial
adj
Of or relating to asphyxia.
asphyxias
asphyxias
noun
plural of asphyxia
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
asphyxies
asphyxies
noun
plural of asphyxy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxy
assertrix
assertrix
noun
A female assertor.
asterixis
asterixis
noun
(pathology) An abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands
ataraxias
ataraxias
noun
plural of ataraxia
ataraxics
ataraxics
noun
plural of ataraxic
ataraxies
ataraxies
noun
plural of ataraxy
autexousy
autotoxis
autotoxis
noun
(medicine, dated) autoimmunity
auxoblast
auxospore
auxospore
noun
(biology) A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells
axemaster
axiferous
axilemmas
axiopisty
axiopisty
noun
Worthiness of being believed.
axlesmith
axletrees
axletrees
noun
plural of axletree
axmanship
axmanship
noun
Alternative form of axemanship
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.
axoplasms
axoplasms
noun
plural of axoplasm
axotomous
bandboxes
bandboxes
noun
plural of bandbox
barotaxis
barotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to pressure.
basifixed
basifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the base and pointing away from the filament.
beeswaxes
beeswaxes
noun
plural of beeswax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beeswax
bisexuals
bisexuals
noun
plural of bisexual
bixaceous
bixaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bixaceae.
boisseaux
boxboards
boxboards
noun
plural of boxboard
broadaxes
broadaxes
noun
plural of broadaxe
buxaceous
buxaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Buxaceae of the box trees and close relatives.
cachexias
cachexias
noun
plural of cachexia
cachexies
cachexies
noun
plural of cachexy
cacomixls
cacomixls
noun
plural of cacomixl
carapaxes
carapaxes
noun
plural of carapax
carboxyls
carboxyls
noun
plural of carboxyl
cashboxes
cashboxes
noun
plural of cashbox
catalexes
catalexes
noun
plural of catalexis
catalexis
catalexis
noun
A shortened or incomplete last foot at the end of a verse.
Truncation at the close of a line of poetry by omission of one or two final syllables.
clinoaxis
clinoaxis
noun
the diagonal axis that makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis in a monoclinic crystal
coalboxes
coalboxes
noun
plural of coalbox
coannexes
coxalgias
coxalgias
noun
plural of coxalgia
coxalgies
coxalgies
noun
plural of coxalgy
coxsackie
coxsackie
noun
Any of several viruses of the genus Enterovirus similar to poliovirus
coxswains
coxswains
noun
plural of coxswain
cytotaxis
cytotaxis
noun
(biology) The directive influence that determines the arrangement of cells; the selective, ordering, and arranging function of a living cell.
desoxalic
desoxalic
adj
(archaic) Made or derived from oxalic acid.
dexamenus
dextorsal
diaplexus
diazeuxis
disclimax
disclimax
noun
(US) plagioclimax
dyslexias
dyslexias
noun
plural of dyslexia
dysorexia
dysorexia
noun
(pathology) An impaired or unnatural appetite.
dyspraxia
dyspraxia
noun
(medicine) A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body for the planning of motor movements.
dystaxias
emphraxis
emphraxis
noun
(medicine) An obstruction, especially of a sweat gland.
epistaxis
epistaxis
noun
(medicine) nosebleed
epitaxies
epitaxies
noun
plural of epitaxy
esquimaux
exactions
exactions
noun
plural of exaction
exactness
exactness
noun
The state of being exact.
exactress
exactress
noun
A female exactor.
exadverso
exairesis
exairesis
noun
(surgery) Synonym of crossectomy
examinees
examinees
noun
plural of examinee
examiners
examiners
noun
plural of examiner
exampless
exanthems
exanthems
noun
plural of exanthem
exarchies
exarchies
noun
plural of exarchy
exarchist
exarchist
noun
A supporter of the exarch.
excavates
excavates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excavate
excessman
exchanges
exchanges
noun
plural of exchange
excisable
excisable
adj
Liable or subject to excise.
exciseman
exciseman
noun
An officer employed to collect excise duty (excise tax), and to enforce excise laws.
excitants
excitants
noun
plural of excitant
excusable
excusable
adj
Possible to excuse; worthy of being excused.
excusably
excusably
adv
In an excusable manner or to an excusable degree
excusator
excusator
noun
(obsolete) One who makes, or is authorized to make, an excuse; an apologist.
execrates
execrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of execrate
exemplars
exemplars
noun
plural of exemplar
exestuate
exestuate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To be agitated; to boil up; to effervesce.
exhalants
exhalants
noun
plural of exhalant
exhalents
exhalents
noun
plural of exhalent
exhausted
exhausted
adj
(sciences, now historical) Emptied of contents, especially of air; that has been made into a vacuum.
Depleted of resources.
Very tired; in a state of exhaustion.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhaust
exhauster
exhauster
noun
(obsolete) exhaust, exhaust pipe
one who exhausts or depletes
exhusband
exhusband
noun
Alternative form of ex-husband
exogamies
exogamies
noun
plural of exogamy
exogamous
exogamous
adj
(biology, marriage) Of or relating to exogamy.
exophasia
exophasia
noun
Audible speech.
exophasic
exorcista
exorhason
exosporal
exosporal
Adjective
Relating to an exospore.
expanders
expanders
noun
plural of expander
expansile
expansile
adj
expandable, which can be expanded
expansionary, relating to expansion
expansion
expansion
noun
(building) A new addition.
(steam engines) The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston.
(writing, editing, audio content) The replacement of a short name (e.g., acronym, initialism, alphanumeric symbol, abbreviation) with the longer name that is synonymous with it, as when spelling out acronyms to ensure clarity for a general audience.
A product to be used with a previous product.
An act, process, or instance of expanding.
That which is expanded; expanse; extended surface.
The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change.
The string of text thus substituted.
expansive
expansive
adj
(mathematics) Exhibiting expansivity.
Able to be expanded.
Comprehensive in scope or extent.
Talkative and sociable.
expansure
expansure
noun
(obsolete) Expanse.
expiatist
expiators
expiators
noun
plural of expiator
expiscate
expiscate
verb
(transitive, formal, archaic) To fish out; to find out by skill or laborious investigation; to search out.
explicans
exposable
exposable
adj
Capable of being exposed.
exsecants
exsecants
noun
plural of exsecant
exsiccant
exsiccant
adj
Having the quality of drying up; causing a drying up.
noun
A medicine that causes drying up.
exsiccate
exsiccate
verb
(transitive) To dry, to desiccate, to dehydrate.
exsomatic
externals
externals
noun
plural of external
extrorsal
extrorsal
adj
(botany) extrorse
exuviates
exuviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exuviate
fixations
fixations
noun
plural of fixation
fixatives
fixatives
noun
plural of fixative
flaxseeds
flaxseeds
noun
plural of flaxseed
gearboxes
gearboxes
noun
plural of gearbox
gloxinias
gloxinias
noun
plural of gloxinia
hexabasic
hexabasic
adj
(chemistry, of a salt) having six atoms of a univalent metal
(chemistry, of an acid) containing six replaceable hydrogen atoms
hexabiose
hexagrams
hexagrams
noun
plural of hexagram
hexamines
hexamines
noun
plural of hexamine
hexanchus
hexasemic
hexastich
hexastich
noun
A poem consisting of six verses or lines.
hexastigm
hexastyle
hexastyle
adj
(architecture) having six columns at the front on the portico
noun
(architecture) A temple or portico with six columns in front.
homotaxis
homotaxis
noun
(biology) similarity in arrangement of parts
(geology) similarity in the lithostratigraphic or biostratigraphic vertical sequence of rock strata in different locations that are not necessarily similar in age.
hypotaxis
hypotaxis
noun
(grammar) Syntactic subordination of one clause or construction to another.