(medicine) An abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy.
colopexia
colopexia
noun
Synonym of colopexy
coltpixie
coltpixie
noun
(UK, Hampshire, archaic, folklore) A kind of hobgoblin.
complexed
complexed
adj
(chemistry) Combined in the form of a complex
(obsolete) complex, complicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complex
complexer
complexer
adj
comparative form of complex: more complex
noun
A chemical substance that is used for complexing.
complexes
complexes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complex
complexly
complexly
adv
(mathematics) Involving complex numbers.
In a complex manner.
complexus
complexus
noun
(anatomy) A large muscle of the back, passing from the spine to the head.
(dated) A complex; an aggregate of parts; a complication.
decemplex
decemplex
adj
Having ten parts; decuple or tenfold.
decomplex
decomplex
adj
Repeatedly compound; made up of complex constituents
verb
(chemistry) To cause, or to undergo decomplexation
diaplexal
diaplexus
duplexers
duplexers
noun
plural of duplexer
duplexing
duplexing
verb
present participle of duplex
duplexity
duplexity
noun
The state of being duplex
epaxially
epaxially
adv
In an epaxial manner.
epiplexis
epiplexis
noun
(rhetoric) A rhetorical device where a sequence of rhetorical questions is used to criticise or blame, or more generally, to elicit an emotional response.
epitaxial
epitaxial
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing epitaxy
epixylous
epixylous
adj
(mycology) Relating to, growing or living on the surface of wood
exampless
exampling
exampling
verb
present participle of example
excepable
excipular
excipulum
excipulum
noun
An exciple.
exculpate
exculpate
verb
To clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate.
exemplars
exemplars
noun
plural of exemplar
exemplary
exemplary
adj
Deserving honour, respect and admiration.
Of such high quality that it should serve as an example to be imitated; ideal, perfect.
Providing an example or illustration.
Serving as a warning; monitory.
noun
(obsolete) A copy of a book or a piece of writing.
(obsolete) An example, or typical instance.
exemplify
exemplify
verb
(transitive) To be an instance of or serve as an example.
(transitive) To make an attested copy or transcript of (a document) under seal.
(transitive) To prove by such an attested copy or transcript.
(transitive) To show or illustrate by example.
exemptile
exosporal
exosporal
Adjective
Relating to an exospore.
expalpate
expansile
expansile
adj
expandable, which can be expanded
expansionary, relating to expansion
expellant
expellant
adj
That expels
noun
(medicine) A substance that expels undesirable material (typically worms) from the body
expellees
expellees
noun
plural of expellee
expellent
expellent
adj
Alternative form of expellant
expellers
expellers
noun
plural of expeller
expelling
expelling
noun
The process by which something is expelled.
verb
present participle of expel
expetible
expetible
adj
(obsolete) Worthy of being wished for; desirable.
expilator
expilator
noun
(obsolete) One who plunders or pillages.
expirable
expirable
adj
That may expire; capable of being brought to an end.
explained
explained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of explain
explainer
explainer
noun
(chiefly journalism) A guide that explains a topic.
agent noun of explain; one who explains.
explanate
explanate
adj
(botany) Flat; flattened.
explanted
explanted
adj
Removed from a natural site of growth, and placed in a culture medium (especially in relation to plants)
Removed from the body (especially in relation to organs)
verb
simple past tense and past participle of explant
explement
explement
noun
The remainder of subtracting an angle from a full circle.
expletive
expletive
adj
Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
noun
(linguistics) A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning.
(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.
expletory
expletory
adj
Serving to fill up; expletive; superfluous.
explicans
explicate
explicate
adj
(obsolete) Evolved; unfolded.
verb
(transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail.
explicits
explicits
noun
plural of explicit
explodent
explodent
adj
(archaic) plosive
exploders
exploders
noun
plural of exploder
exploding
exploding
noun
explosion
verb
present participle of explode
exploited
exploited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exploit
exploitee
exploitee
noun
One who is exploited.
exploiter
exploiter
noun
One who exploits.
verb
to make use of.
explorate
explorate
verb
(obsolete) To explore.
explorers
explorers
noun
plural of explorer
exploring
exploring
noun
The action of the verb explore.
verb
present participle of explore
explosion
explosion
noun
A bursting due to pressure.
A sudden outburst.
A sudden uncontrolled increase.
A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical.)
The sound of an explosion.
explosive
explosive
adj
(figurative) Shocking; startling.
(slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.
Having the character of an explosion.
With the capability to, or likely to, explode.
noun
(linguistics, dated) A plosive.
Any explosive substance.
expoliate
exponible
exponible
adj
Able to be, or requiring to be, explained.
exposable
exposable
adj
Capable of being exposed.
expressly
expressly
adv
Exclusively.
In an express or explicit manner.
expulsing
expulsing
verb
present participle of expulse
expulsion
expulsion
noun
The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
expulsive
expulsive
adj
Tending to expel or resulting in expulsion.
expulsory
expulsory
adj
Synonym of expulsive
fowlpoxes
hexaploid
hexaploid
adj
Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell
noun
A cell or organism that has six complete sets of chromosomes
hexapodal
hexapodal
adj
Having six legs.
incomplex
incomplex
adj
(especially philosophy) Not complex; simple.
noun
(philosophy) An item or thing, as opposed to a relationship between items.
kataplexy
kataplexy
noun
Alternative form of cataplexy
lepothrix
lipopexia
multiplex
multiplex
adj
(botany) Having petals lying in folds over each other.
(medicine) Having multiple members with a particular condition.
Comprising several interleaved parts.
noun
(by extension) Ellipsis of cinema multiplex.; A large cinema complex comprising many (typically more than five, and often over ten) movie theatres or houses, showing rooms.
(juggling) throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time.
(television) a grouping of program services as interleaved data packets for broadcast over a network or modulated multiplexed medium
A building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or different times.
verb
(computing) To combine several signals into one.
(juggling) To make a multiplex throw.
(transitive) To convert (a cinema business) into a large complex, or multiplex.
To interleave several activities.
myeloplax
myeloplax
noun
(anatomy, obsolete) One of the huge multinucleated cells found in bone marrow and occasionally in other parts; a giant cell.
nulliplex
nulliplex
adj
(genetics, of a polyploid) homozygously recessive (lacking the dominant allele) at a particular locus
oxyphenol
oxyphenol
noun
(chemistry) A phenol produced by the distillation of catechin; oxyphenic acid or pyrocatechin.
oxyphenyl
oxyphiles
pansexual
pansexual
adj
(psychology) Pertaining to the psychological theory of pansexualism.
Sexually attracted to everyone.
Sexually attracted to people regardless of gender.
Welcoming people of all sexual orientations.
noun
Someone who is attracted to all types of people regardless of gender.
paralexia
paralexia
noun
(pathology) A language disorder in which the words or syllables of a text being read are transposed into meaningless combinations
paralexic
paralexic
adj
Relating to paralexia
paxillate
paxillate
adj
Having, or in the form of paxillae
paxillose
paxillose
adj
(geology) Resembling a small stake.
pendaflex
periaxial
periaxial
adj
Surrounding an axis.
perplexed
perplexed
adj
Bewildered.
Confused or puzzled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of perplex
perplexer
perplexer
noun
One who perplexes.
perplexes
perplexes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perplex
phalanxed
phalanxes
phonoplex
pillboxes
pillboxes
noun
plural of pillbox
pixilated
pixilated
adj
behaving in an eccentric manner, as though led by pixies.
drunk
whimsical
plaintext
plaintext
noun
(cryptography, computing) Alternative spelling of plain text
pleiotaxy
pleonexia
pleonexia
noun
Excessive or insatiable greed, avarice, covetousness, the desire to have more, a greedy desire for certain goods.
plexicose
plexiform
plexiform
adj
(medicine, pathology) Having the form of a plexus
noun
(medicine, pathology) plexiform neurofibroma
plexiglas
plexippus
plexodont
poleaxing
poleaxing
verb
present participle of poleaxe
polyaxone
polyaxone
noun
Dated form of polyaxon.
polyoxide
polyoxide
noun
(chemistry) A polymeric oxide
polyxenus
preclimax
preclimax
adj
(ecology) Before the point of climax.
preexilic
preexilic
adj
Alternative form of pre-exilic
prehallux
prehallux
noun
(anatomy) An extra first toe, or rudiment of a toe, on the preaxial side of the hallux.
prepollex
prepollex
noun
An extra digit beside the thumb.
presexual
presexual
adj
Before sexual intercourse.
Not yet capable of sexual reproduction.
proplexus
proscolex
proscolex
noun
(zoology) An early larval form of a trematode worm; a redia.
pyrexical
pyrexical
adj
Relating to fever; feverish; pyrexial.
reexplain
reexplain
verb
Alternative spelling of re-explain
reexplore
reexplore
verb
(transitive) To explore again.
reperplex
sexipolar
sextupled
sextupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sextuple
sextuples
sextuples
noun
plural of sextuple
sextuplet
sextuplet
noun
(music, proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first and fourth notes; a double triplet.
(music, proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first, third and fifth notes.
(music, proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four, with an accent only on the first note.
A group of six objects.
One of a group of six persons or animals born from the same mother during the same birth.
sextuplex
sextuplex
adj
Having six components.
simplexed
simplexes
simplexes
noun
plural of simplex
splenauxe
splenauxe
noun
(medicine) Enlargement of the spleen.
subplexal
superflux
superflux
noun
An overabundance; a great amount
taxiplane
taxiplane
noun
An airplane that can be hired to transport people, like a taxi.
toxophile
toxophile
adj
Alternative spelling of toxophil
triplexes
triplexes
noun
plural of triplex
uncomplex
uncomplex
Adjective
Not complex.
unperplex
unperplex
verb
(transitive) To free from perplexity.
xenophile
xenophile
adj
one who loves strangers or foreigners or foreign cultures
noun
A person who has a love of foreign people and culture.
A person with an interest in celebrating people's differences.
xerophile
xerophile
noun
Any xerophilic organism.
xerophily
xerophily
noun
Quality of being xerophilic.
xylophage
xylophage
noun
(biology) Any living organism that feeds on wood.
xylophone
xylophone
noun
(music) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.
verb
To move above a ridged surface so as to hit every ridge, in a manner similar to playing quickly and sequentially on a xylophone.
To play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone.