(organic chemistry) The acetate group, CH₃COO-, when viewed as a substituent
acxoyatl
anatoxin
anatoxin
noun
A bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed
A powerful neurotoxin, one of many toxins produced by several species of cyanobacterium.
autoxeny
auxocyte
axiation
axiation
noun
(biology) The development of an axis (and subsequent polarity) in an embryo
axiolite
axolotls
axolotls
noun
plural of axolotl
axometer
axometry
axopetal
axopetal
adj
(physiology, dated) Seeking the axon.
axophyte
axophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant with an axis or stem
axostyle
axostyle
noun
A sheet of microtubules found in certain microbial eukaryotes, arising from the bases of the flagella.
barotaxy
contumax
cotopaxi
couteaux
couteaux
noun
plural of couteau
doxantha
doxastic
doxastic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or depending on opinion; conjectural.
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.
exactors
exactors
noun
plural of exactor
exornate
exossate
exostema
exostema
noun
(botany) Any of the flowering plant genus Exostema.
exostrae
exotheca
exotheca
noun
(zoology) The tissue that fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.
expiator
expiator
noun
One who makes expiation or atonement.
extrados
extrados
noun
(architecture) The outer or upper curve of an arch.
fixation
fixation
noun
(cytology, histology, pathology) preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction.
(genetics) The change in a gene pool from a situation where there exists at least two variants of a particular gene (allele) to a situation where only one of the alleles remains.
(law) Recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration, thereby satisfying the "fixation" requirement for the purposes of copyright law.
(ophthalmology) maintaining of the gaze on a single location.
(orthopaedics) process by which an injury is rendered immobile.
A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
The act of fixing.
The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
The state of being fixed or fixated.
flaxwort
flaxwort
noun
Any of the flax plants of genus Linum.
fortaxed
foxtails
foxtails
noun
plural of foxtail
geotaxes
geotaxes
noun
plural of geotaxis
geotaxis
geotaxis
noun
(biology) A downward movement.
(biology) A living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces.
hanotaux
hatboxes
hatboxes
noun
plural of hatbox
hexaglot
hexaglot
adj
(rare) In six languages.
homotaxy
homotaxy
noun
Alternative form of homotaxis
laxation
laxation
noun
Defecation.
The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
luxation
luxation
noun
The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation.
matchbox
matchbox
noun
A small cardboard box in which matches are kept.
Any small die-cast toy car, usually collectible.
maxicoat
maxicoat
noun
A woman's long coat.
meiotaxy
myxomata
nontaxer
nontaxes
nontaxes
noun
plural of nontax
nosotaxy
notaulix
notaulix
noun
A furrow in the anterior part of the mesonotum of some insects
novatrix
oxalated
oxalated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oxalate
oxalates
oxalates
noun
plural of oxalate
oxammite
oxammite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
oxhearts
oxhearts
noun
plural of oxheart
oxidants
oxidants
noun
plural of oxidant
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
oxidator
oxidator
noun
(obsolete) A device for causing a current of air to impinge on the flame of the Argand lamp.
(obsolete) An oxidizer.
oxyaster
oxycrate
oxycrate
noun
(medicine, archaic) A mixture of water and vinegar.
oxydiact
oxyfatty
oxysalts
oxysalts
noun
plural of oxysalt
oxytocia
oxytocia
noun
(medicine) An unusually rapid childbirth.
paintbox
paintbox
noun
A box used to hold an artist's paints.
protaxis
saxonist
saxonist
Noun
One versed in the Saxon language.
saxonite
saxonite
noun
(mineralogy) Harzburgite, a peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene.
Peridotite composed of olivine and enstatite.
skatoxyl
storaxes
storaxes
noun
plural of storax
subtaxon
subtaxon
noun
(taxonomy) One of the elements within a taxon.
sweatbox
sweatbox
noun
(UK, slang) A compartment in a police van to hold a prisoner being transported.
(US, slang) A jail cell.
(animation) The review process that takes place in a sweat box.
(animation) The room where a scene is reviewed.
(slang) A small nightclub packed to capacity where people get hot and sweaty.
A small overheated cell or room used for solitary confinement or torture.
Any box or boxlike structure used to induce sweating, such as of hides or tobacco
taxation
taxation
noun
A particular system of taxing people or companies
The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.
The revenue gained from taxes
taxeopod
taxiauto
taxicorn
taxinomy
taxodium
taxodium
noun
Any of the genus Taxodium of flood-tolerant conifers in the cypress family.
taxodont
taxodont
adj
(marine biology, of a bivalve) Pertaining to a group of many short interlocking teeth, at least some of which are transverse to the hinge margin.
taxology
taxology
noun
taxonomy
taxonomy
taxonomy
noun
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
The science or the technique used to make a classification.
teaboxes
teaboxes
noun
plural of teabox
tetraxon
tetraxon
noun
A tetraxonal spicule of a sponge
texcocan
thoraxes
toadflax
toadflax
noun
Any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers.
Any of several other plants in the family Plantaginaceae.
tonneaux
tonneaux
noun
plural of tonneau
torteaux
toxaemia
toxaemia
noun
Alternative spelling of toxemia, organic blood poisoning
toxaemic
toxaemic
adj
Alternative spelling of toxemic
toxemias
toxemias
noun
plural of toxemia
toxicant
toxicant
adj
Capable of causing damage or dysfunction by toxicity; (broadly) poisonous.
noun
A toxic or poisonous substance.
toxicate
toxicate
verb
(transitive) To metabolise a drug or other compound to produce a toxic metabolite.
toxifera
urotoxia
vexation
vexation
noun
Something that vexes or irritates.
The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.
The state of being vexed or irritated.
vexatory
vexatory
adj
(archaic) vexatious
xanthoma
xanthoma
noun
(medicine) A small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint
xanthone
xanthone
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic ketone, 9-oxo-xanthene, that is used as an insecticide.
xanthous
xanthous
adj
(archaic, ethnology) Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.