(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.
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.
auximone
axoidean
bemixing
bemixing
verb
present participle of bemix
betwixen
betwixen
prep
(obsolete) Betwixt; between.
biconvex
biconvex
adj
Having both sides convex.
binoxide
binoxide
noun
Archaic form of dioxide.
boxiness
boxiness
noun
The condition of being boxy
bronxite
carnifex
carnifex
noun
(now rare, historical) An executioner.
confixed
confixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confix
coxendix
desexing
desexing
verb
present participle of desex
detoxing
detoxing
noun
Synonym of detox (“detoxification, especially of the body from drugs”)
verb
present participle of detox
dewaxing
dewaxing
noun
A process in which wax is removed from a material or a surface.
verb
present participle of dewax
dextrine
dextrine
noun
Dated form of dextrin.
dextrins
dextrins
noun
plural of dextrin
dioxanes
dioxanes
noun
plural of dioxane
disannex
disannex
verb
(transitive) To relinquish (land etc.) previously annexed.
dixenite
dixenite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
ektexine
endexine
epoxying
epoxying
verb
present participle of epoxy
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.
euxenite
euxenite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown lustrous mineral that is a mixed oxide of cerium, erbium, titanium, uranium, yttrium and other more common metals, with the chemical formula (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)₂O₆.
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.
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
excedrin
excelsin
excelsin
noun
A quassinoid found in brazil nuts.
exciding
exciding
verb
present participle of excide
excising
excising
verb
present participle of excise
excision
excision
noun
(genetics) The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
(surgery) The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.
(topology) The fact that, under certain hypotheses, the homology of a space relative to a subspace is unchanged by the identification of a subspace of the latter to a point.
The removal of some text during editing.
excitant
excitant
adj
exciting; stimulating
noun
Something that excites or stimulates; a stimulant
exciting
exciting
adj
creating or producing excitement
noun
The process of something becoming excited; excitation.
verb
present participle of excite
excitons
excitons
noun
plural of exciton
excitron
excitron
Noun
A kind of mercury pool tube.
excusing
excusing
noun
The act of making an excuse.
verb
present participle of excuse
exerting
exerting
verb
present participle of exert
exertion
exertion
noun
An expenditure of physical or mental effort.
exhaling
exhaling
noun
exhalation
verb
present participle of exhale
exhuming
exhuming
verb
present participle of exhume
exigeant
exigeant
adj
exigent; demanding
exigence
exigence
noun
exigency
exigency
exigency
noun
(chiefly in the plural) The demands or requirements of a situation.
An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.
exintine
existant
existant
adj
Misspelling of existent.
existent
existent
adj
existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
noun
(archaic) a being or entity that exists independently
existing
existing
adj
That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
verb
present participle of exist
exitance
exitance
noun
(physics) Flux (of radiation).
exocline
exocrine
exocrine
adj
Pertaining to the exocrine glands or their secretions.
Producing external secretions that are released through a duct.
noun
An exocrine gland.
The secretion of an exocrine gland.
exogenic
exogenic
adj
(geology) Originating on or above the surface of the earth; exogenetic.
(medicine, dermatology) Relating to the exogen growth phase.
Existing or arising outside of a system.
exonship
exonship
noun
The role or status of an exon.
exonumia
exonumia
noun
Coinlike objects.
Study and/or collection of such.
exortion
exotoxin
exotoxin
noun
Any toxin secreted by a microorganism into the surrounding environment.
expeding
expeding
verb
present participle of expede
expirant
expirant
noun
One who expires or is expiring.
expiring
expiring
adj
Ending, terminating, dying.
verb
present participle of expire
explains
explains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explain
exposing
exposing
verb
present participle of expose
exscinds
exscinds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exscind
extincts
extincts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extinct
extoling
extusion
exulding
exulting
exulting
adj
Showing exultation.
noun
exultation
verb
present participle of exult
flexions
flexions
noun
plural of flexion
foxiness
foxiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being foxy
fraxetin
fraxetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrolysis product of fraxin; 7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin.
genetrix
genetrix
noun
Alternative form of genitrix
genitrix
genitrix
noun
The biological mother of a child.
geulincx
hexamine
hexamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Contraction of hexamethylenetetramine.
hexammin
huxleian
indexers
indexers
noun
plural of indexer
indexing
indexing
noun
A system used to assign indexes.
verb
present participle of index
inexpert
inexpert
adj
Inept or unskilled; not of expert ability or quality.
noun
An inept or unskilled person.
inextant
inextant
Adjective
Not extant.
inflexed
inflexed
adj
(botany) inflected
influxes
influxes
noun
plural of influx
intermix
intermix
noun
An intermixture; the product of mixing together
verb
(transitive) To mix together; to intermingle or blend.
interrex
interrex
noun
(figuratively) A similar interim ruler, CEO, etc.
(history) An equivalent regent from the death of a Polish king till the election and enthronement of his successor.
(history) An official in Ancient Rome who acted as single head of state during the interregnum between two consulates.
intersex
intersex
adj
(fantasy) A person who can get pregnant and also impregnate someone else.
(of an individual) Having any of a variety of inherent conditions (in a species with distinct sexes) in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes.
noun
(biology, zoology) An individual with any of these conditions.
The condition of being intersex; intersexuality.
verb
(nonstandard) To make intersex.
intertex
intertex
verb
(obsolete) To intertwine; to weave or bind together.
intexine
lexicons
lexicons
noun
plural of lexicon
lipoxeny
loxiinae
lynxlike
lynxlike
adj
Resembling a lynx.
maxentia
mexicano
mexicans
misoxene
misoxeny
misoxeny
noun
Aversion to foreigners or strangers.
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
monoxide
monoxide
noun
(chemistry) any oxide containing a single oxygen atom in each molecule or formula unit
monoxime
monoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound having a single oxime group
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.
oxazines
oxazines
noun
plural of oxazine
oxindole
oxindole
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound
(uncountable, organic chemistry) A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle containing a benzene ring fused with five-membered cyclic amide
oxyamine
oxygenic
oxygenic
adj
of, relating to, containing or producing oxygen
oxyrhine
panmixes
perionyx
perionyx
noun
(anatomy) The epidermis bordering a nail.
phenixes
phenixes
noun
plural of phenix
phenoxid
phenoxid
noun
Archaic form of phenoxide.
pixiness
pixiness
noun
Quality of being pixyish.
pontifex
pontifex
noun
(historical) A pontiff, or high priest, in Ancient Rome.
refixing
refixing
verb
present participle of refix
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
remixing
remixing
verb
present participle of remix
retaxing
retaxing
verb
present participle of retax
rewaxing
rewaxing
noun
The act of waxing something again.
verb
present participle of rewax
rexenite
rinceaux
saxonies
saxonite
saxonite
noun
(mineralogy) Harzburgite, a peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene.
Peridotite composed of olivine and enstatite.
saxonize
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.
sexiness
sexiness
noun
The state or quality of being sexy, of possessing the traits of sexual appeal.
sextains
sextains
noun
plural of sextain
siloxane
siloxane
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring), typically with organic side chains
sixhaend
sixhynde
sixpence
sixpence
noun
(historical) A former British coin worth sixpence, first minted in 1551.
(obsolete, Britain, uncountable) The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.
sixpenny
sixpenny
adj
(dated) Cheap; worthless.
Worth six pennies.
noun
A publication costing sixpence.
A stamp worth sixpence.
sixteens
sixteens
noun
plural of sixteen
sphinxes
sphinxes
noun
plural of sphinx
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sphinx
spinifex
spinifex
noun
(Australia) A coastal grass, either in genera Triodia or Spinifex.