(organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NOH
alexines
alexines
noun
plural of alexine
alexinic
alkoxide
alkoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species
anatexis
anatexis
noun
(geology) The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust
anauxite
annexing
annexing
noun
An annexation.
verb
present participle of annex
annexion
annexion
noun
(obsolete) annexation
annexive
anorexia
anorexia
noun
Anorexia nervosa.
Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
anorexic
anorexic
adj
(by extension) Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
Pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia nervosa.
noun
A medicine which suppresses appetite.
Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa.
anoxemia
anoxemia
noun
Alternative spelling of anoxaemia
anoxemic
anoxemic
adj
Alternative form of anoxaemic
antefixa
antefixa
noun
(architecture) Alternative form of antefix
plural of antefixum
anthelix
anthelix
noun
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of antihelix.
apomixes
apomixes
noun
plural of apomixis
apoxesis
appendix
appendix
noun
(anatomy) Any process, prolongation, or projection.
(anatomy) The vermiform appendix.
(obsolete in general sense) Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
A text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional information.
apyrexia
apyrexia
noun
(medicine) The absence or an intermission during a bout of fever.
atriplex
auxetics
auxetics
noun
plural of auxetic
auximone
axilemma
axiolite
axoidean
bauxites
bauxites
noun
plural of bauxite
beauxite
beauxite
noun
Archaic form of bauxite.
belatrix
bisexual
bisexual
adj
(botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
(botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
(botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
(botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
(chiefly biology) Having two distinct sexes, male and female (as contrasted with unisexual or hermaphroditic).
(chiefly biology) Involving two sexes (particularly with regard to reproduction; contrast parthenogenetic or asexual).
(of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women (by a narrow definition) or to people of multiple or any genders (by a broad definition; compare pansexual).
(rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.
Androgynous.
noun
(botany, rare) A plant or fungus, or part thereof, which is bisexual.
(chiefly biology) An organism (that is, a species) which has male and female sexes.
A person who is bisexual.
bixaceae
cachexia
cachexia
noun
(pathology) A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease.
cachexic
cachexic
adj
Relating to cachexia.
calexico
calexico
Proper noun
A city in southern California near the border with Mexico
carnifex
carnifex
noun
(now rare, historical) An executioner.
cathexis
cathexis
noun
(psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
cixiidae
climaxed
climaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of climax
climaxes
climaxes
noun
plural of climax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of climax
creatrix
creatrix
noun
(rare) A female creator.
dewaxing
dewaxing
noun
A process in which wax is removed from a material or a surface.
verb
present participle of dewax
dioxanes
dioxanes
noun
plural of dioxane
disannex
disannex
verb
(transitive) To relinquish (land etc.) previously annexed.
dyslexia
dyslexia
noun
(neurology, pathology) A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties.
epicalyx
epicalyx
noun
(botany) A group of bracts resembling a calyx
epitaxic
epitaxic
adj
Relating to epitaxy
epitaxis
equiaxed
equiaxed
adj
(chiefly of a crystal) Having axes of approximately the same dimensions.
eudoxian
eudoxian
Noun
A follower of (died in 370), patriarch of Antioch and Constantinople, and a celebrated defender of the doctrines of Arius.
Adjective
Of or relating to (408–355 BC), Greek astronomer and mathematician.
eupraxia
eupraxia
noun
eupraxy
learning attributes of deaf people
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
examined
examined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of examine
examinee
examinee
noun
One who is examined, e.g. for medical reasons.
One who sits an examination.
examiner
examiner
noun
A person who investigates someone or something.
A person who marks an examination.
A person who sets an examination.
examines
examines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of examine
exanguin
exarchic
excipula
excipula
noun
plural of excipulum
excitant
excitant
adj
exciting; stimulating
noun
Something that excites or stimulates; a stimulant
excitate
excitate
verb
(obsolete) To excite.
exclaims
exclaims
noun
plural of exclaim
exequial
exequial
adj
Of or pertaining to funerals; funereal.
exhaling
exhaling
noun
exhalation
verb
present participle of exhale
exigeant
exigeant
adj
exigent; demanding
exilable
exilable
adj
For which one may be exiled.
exilarch
exilarch
noun
The head of a community of Jews in the diaspora.
The leader of the Jews of the Babylonian exile.
existant
existant
adj
Misspelling of existent.
exitance
exitance
noun
(physics) Flux (of radiation).
exogamic
exogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to exogamy.
exonumia
exonumia
noun
Coinlike objects.
Study and/or collection of such.
exordial
exordial
adj
of or relating to an exordium, beginning or introduction
expiable
expiable
adj
Capable of being expiated or atoned for.
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
explains
explains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explain
exradius
exradius
noun
(geometry) The radius of an excircle.
extasiie
exurbias
exurbias
noun
plural of exurbia
exuviate
exuviate
verb
(transitive, intransitive, rare) To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult).
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
flaxlike
flaxlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of flax.
flaxwife
fraxetin
fraxetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrolysis product of fraxin; 7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin.
galaxies
galaxies
noun
plural of galaxy
geotaxis
geotaxis
noun
(biology) A downward movement.
(biology) A living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces.
giambeux
giambeux
noun
Obsolete form of jambeaux, plural of jambeau
hexafoil
hexafoil
noun
A design with six round semicircular petals stemming from a central circle.
hexamine
hexamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Contraction of hexamethylenetetramine.
hexamita
hexammin
huxleian
inextant
inextant
Adjective
Not extant.
ixiaceae
ixodidae
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
loxiinae
mastixes
matrixes
maxentia
maxfield
maxillae
maxillae
noun
plural of maxilla
maximate
maximise
maximise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of maximize
maximite
maximize
maximize
verb
(computing, graphical user interface) to expand (a window) to fill the main display area
to make as large as possible
meiotaxy
metaxite
mexicali
mexicali
Proper noun
The capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California, and seat of the Municipality of Mexicali.
mexicano
mexicans
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.
monaxile
myoxidae
myxaemia
naxalite
neuraxis
neuraxis
noun
(anatomy, embryology, medicine, sometimes) A subset of the central nervous system: i.e., the spinal cord, rhombencephalon, mesencephalon and diencephalon.
(anatomy, medicine, usually) Synonym of central nervous system.
oxalemia
oxalemia
noun
(pathology) The presence of oxalate in the blood
oxalises
oxalises
noun
plural of oxalis
oxammite
oxammite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
oxazines
oxazines
noun
plural of oxazine
oxidable
oxidable
adj
(chemistry) capable of being oxidized, or converted into an oxide
oxidases
oxidases
noun
plural of oxidase
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
oxyamine
panmixes
patrixes
paxillae
paxillae
noun
plural of paxilla
pickaxed
pickaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickax
pickaxes
pickaxes
noun
plural of pickaxe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pickax
praxises
preaxiad
preaxial
preaxial
adj
Located in front of an axis
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.
pyrexial
pyrexial
adj
(obsolete) of or relating to fevers; feverish
pyrexias
pyrexias
noun
plural of pyrexia
pyxidate
pyxidate
adj
Having a pyxidium.
relatrix
relatrix
noun
(law) A female relator.
relaxing
relaxing
adj
Conducive to relaxation; helping one to relax.
noun
The process by which something is relaxed.
verb
present participle of relax
relaxins
relaxins
noun
plural of relaxin
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.