(biochemistry) Any hexose containing an aldehyde group.
alexanders
alexanders
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) Various plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders.
Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.
plural of alexander
alexandros
alexandros
Proper noun
A transliteration of the Greek male given name
alexicacus
ambisexual
ambisexual
adj
(slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
(zoology) Hermaphroditic.
Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
Unisex: fit for persons of either sex.
noun
An ambisexual person.
ambosexual
amplexuses
antisexual
antisexual
adj
Opposing sexual intercourse.
noun
One who is opposed to sex or to (teaching, researching, expressing, etc) sexuality.
apoplexies
apoplexies
noun
plural of apoplexy
asexualise
asexualise
verb
Alternative spelling of asexualize
asexuality
asexuality
noun
The quality (of a species or organism) of reproducing asexually.
The state of not experiencing sexual attraction.
The state of not having a sex or sexual organs.
asexualize
asexualize
verb
(transitive) To render asexual.
auxamylase
axialities
axialities
noun
plural of axiality
axillaries
axillaries
noun
plural of axillary
axiologies
axiologies
noun
plural of axiology
axiologist
axiologist
noun
A person, especially a philosopher, who studies theory of value.
axoplasmic
axoplasmic
adj
Of or pertaining to axoplasm.
bisexually
bisexually
adv
In a bisexual manner
bolboxalis
caulotaxis
curtalaxes
desoxalate
dextrorsal
dextrorsal
adj
Synonym of dextrorse
diplotaxis
epicalyxes
exclaimers
exclaimers
noun
plural of exclaimer
exculpates
exculpates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exculpate
exoascales
exomphalos
exomphalos
noun
A defect in the development of the muscles of the abdominal wall.
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
exorcismal
expansible
expansible
adj
expandable
expansibly
expansibly
adv
In an expansible manner.
explainers
explainers
noun
plural of explainer
explicates
explicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explicate
exsibilate
exsufflate
exsufflate
verb
(obsolete) To exorcise or renounce by blowing.
extrasolar
extrasolar
adj
(astronomy) of or originating outside the Solar System.
(astrophysics) of or originating in a solar system other than Earth's.
glyoxalase
glyoxalase
noun
(biochemistry) Either of a pair of related thiol-dependent enzymes: glyoxalase І, which catalyses the isomerisation of the spontaneously formed hemithioacetal adduct between GSH and 2-oxoaldehydes (such as methylglyoxal) into S-2-hydroxyacylglutathione; and glyoxalase ІІ, which hydrolyses these thiolesters.
heliotaxis
heliotaxis
noun
Movement of an organism away from sunlight; negative heliotaxis.
Movement of an organism toward sunlight; positive heliotaxis.
hexabiblos
hexastylar
hexastylos
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.
lexiphanes
lexiphanes
noun
plural of lexiphane
lipoxidase
lipoxidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids
luxuriates
luxuriates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of luxuriate
maximalism
maximalism
noun
An ideology favoring radical or aggressive action to achieve expansive goals; the stance of maximalists.
The opposite of minimalism: a tendency toward excess.
maximalist
maximalist
adj
(art, music, literature) Preferring redundancy; tending to do or provide more rather than less.
(historical, communism) Relating to far-left communism.
(politics, diplomacy) Aggressive, expansive.
(religion) Relating to religious or Biblical maximalism.
noun
(art, literature, music) A person with maximalist beliefs or tendencies; someone who prefers redundancy or excess, especially in the arts.
(historical) A member of a radical Marxist party in Italy.
(historical) A member of a radical wing split from the Russian Socialist Revolutionary Party in 1906.
(historical, communism, obsolete, capitalized) A Bolshevik.
(politics) A supporter of an aggressive or expansive foreign policy.
(religion) A proponent of Biblical maximalism, one who affirms the historicity of central Biblical narratives.
maxisingle
maxisingle
noun
Alternative form of maxi single
mesoxalate
mesoxalate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of mesoxalic acid.
misexample
misexplain
misexplain
verb
(transitive) To explain incorrectly.
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.
otosalpinx
oxyblepsia
parallaxes
parallaxes
noun
plural of parallax
parasexual
parasexual
adj
(biology) Exhibiting parasexuality.
Both parasocial and sexual; being or relating to a one-sided sexual relationship.
paroxysmal
paroxysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms.
phylaxises
plaintexts
plaintexts
noun
plural of plaintext
pleiotaxis
plexiglass
plexiglass
noun
polymethyl methacrylate (polymer of methyl methacrylate), a tough transparent plastic used sometimes in lieu of glass.
postclimax
postclimax
adj
(ecology) After the point of climax.
postfixial
praxiteles
praxiteles
Proper noun
The most renowned of the sculptors of the 4th century BC, and the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue.
A on the planet measuring 182 in
A main-belt discovered in 1973.
pyosalpinx
pyosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with pus.
quadplexes
quadplexes
noun
plural of quadplex
saxicoline
saxicoline
adj
Synonym of saxicolous
saxicolous
saxicolous
adj
(biology) Growing on, or living among rocks or stones
sexangular
sexangular
adj
Having six angles; hexagonal.
sexavalent
sexavalent
adj
(obsolete) hexavalent
sexdigital
sexdigital
adj
Having six fingers on each hand or six toes on each foot
sexivalent
sexivalent
adj
(chemistry) hexavalent.
sexlocular
sexlocular
adj
(botany) Having six cells for seeds.
sextennial
sextennial
adj
Lasting or continuing six years.
Occurring once in every six years.
sextipolar
sextipolar
adj
Having six poles.
sexualized
sexualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sexualize
smallpoxes
smallpoxes
noun
plural of smallpox
subaxially
subaxially
adv
In a subaxial manner
subaxillar
submaxilla
submaximal
submaximal
adj
less than maximal
superexalt
superexalt
verb
(transitive) To exalt to a superior degree; to exalt above others.
supracoxal
textualism
textualism
noun
(law) A formalist legal theory that interprets based on the ordinary meaning of the legal text.
Strict adherence to a text, especially to the Bible.
Textual criticism, especially that of the Bible.
textualist
textualist
adj
Relating to textualism.
noun
A practitioner or adherent of textualism.
toadflaxes
toadflaxes
noun
plural of toadflax
toxoglossa
toxoplasma
toxoplasma
noun
Any member of the genus Toxoplasma of parasitic sporozoans.
unsexually
unsexually
adv
In a way that is not sexual.
vasoreflex
xenopsylla
xylophagus
xylostroma
xylostroma
noun
(biology) the felted stroma of various wood-destroying fungi