The act of affixing; affixation, affixment, attachment.
alloxans
alloxans
noun
plural of alloxan
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.
anaxonia
annexion
annexion
noun
(obsolete) annexation
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
autoxeny
auximone
axiation
axiation
noun
(biology) The development of an axis (and subsequent polarity) in an embryo
axoidean
axonemal
axonemal
adj
Of or pertaining to an axoneme
axonemes
axonemes
noun
plural of axoneme
axoneure
axonopus
bandboxy
bandboxy
adj
resembling a bandbox
cacoxene
cacoxene
noun
cacoxenite
chamonix
chamonix
Proper noun
A town in the département of Haute-Savoie.
chronaxy
chronaxy
noun
Alternative form of chronaxie
coexpand
coexpand
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To expand together; to (cause to) undergo coexpansion.
conaxial
contumax
coxswain
coxswain
noun
(archaic) The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
(naval) A rank or position.
(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
verb
(transitive, intransative) To act as coxswain for.
coxwains
diaxonic
dioxanes
dioxanes
noun
plural of dioxane
doxantha
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.
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.
exogenae
exonumia
exonumia
noun
Coinlike objects.
Study and/or collection of such.
exornate
expandor
expandor
noun
Dated form of expander.
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.
flexagon
flexagon
noun
(geometry) A flat model made from folded strips of paper that can be folded, or flexed, to reveal a number of hidden faces.
fornaxid
gloxinia
gloxinia
noun
Any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae.
Brazilian gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa), a plant species formerly classified in the genus Gloxinia, in the family Gesneriaceae.
Creeping gloxinia (Lophospermum erubescens), in the family Plantaginaceae.
Hardy gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi), in the family Bignoniaceae.
haloxene
hanotaux
hexagons
hexagons
noun
plural of hexagon
hexosans
hexosans
noun
plural of hexosan
ixionian
jasponyx
jasponyx
noun
A form of onyx, part or all of whose layers consist of jasper.
knoxdale
laxation
laxation
noun
Defecation.
The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
loxiinae
luxation
luxation
noun
The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation.
mexicano
monaxial
monaxial
adj
(biology) Having only one axis; developing along a single line or plane; uniaxial
monaxile
monaxons
monaxons
noun
plural of monaxon
monoxyla
naloxone
naloxone
noun
(pharmacology) An opioid inverse agonist used to counter the effects of an overdose on opioids (such as heroin or morphine).
neuraxon
nontaxer
nontaxes
nontaxes
noun
plural of nontax
nosotaxy
notaulix
notaulix
noun
A furrow in the anterior part of the mesonotum of some insects
nouveaux
novatrix
opopanax
opopanax
noun
(obsolete) A gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine.
A perfume made from the gum resin of various trees.
The popinac or opopanax tree (Acacia farnesiana, syn. Vachellia farnesiana), an acacia of America.
opoponax
opoponax
noun
Alternative form of opopanax
oxamidin
oxanilic
oxanilic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to oxanilic acid or its derivatives
oxazines
oxazines
noun
plural of oxazine
oxidants
oxidants
noun
plural of oxidant
oxyamine
oxygonal
oxygonal
adj
acute-angled
paintbox
paintbox
noun
A box used to hold an artist's paints.
polyaxon
polyaxon
noun
(zoology) In a sponge, a spicule that has more than four centered axes.
polyxena
rondeaux
rondeaux
noun
plural of rondeau
roxolani
saindoux
sardonyx
sardonyx
noun
(heraldry) A tincture of sanguine colour when the blazoning is done by precious stones.
A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.
saxhorns
saxhorns
noun
plural of saxhorn
saxondom
saxondom
Noun
The Saxon domain or race.
saxonian
saxonian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Saxony.
Noun
An inhabitant of Saxony.
saxonies
saxonish
saxonism
saxonism
Noun
An idiom of the Saxon or Anglo-Saxon language.
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.
saxonize
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
sneakbox
sneakbox
noun
A small boat that can be sailed, rowed, poled or sculled, predominantly associated with Barnegat Bay in New Jersey.
subtaxon
subtaxon
noun
(taxonomy) One of the elements within a taxon.
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
taxicorn
taxinomy
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.
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.
tetraxon
tetraxon
noun
A tetraxonal spicule of a sponge
texcocan
tonneaux
tonneaux
noun
plural of tonneau
toxicant
toxicant
adj
Capable of causing damage or dysfunction by toxicity; (broadly) poisonous.
noun
A toxic or poisonous substance.
uncoaxal
uncoaxed
uncoaxed
adj
Not coaxed.
unhoaxed
unhoaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unhoax
uroxanic
uroxanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C₅H₈N₄O₆, which is obtained by the slow oxidation of uric acid in alkaline solution.
vexation
vexation
noun
Something that vexes or irritates.
The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.
The state of being vexed or irritated.
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.
Yellow-brown; yolk-colored.
xenagogy
xenagogy
noun
(very rare) A guidebook.
xenochia
xenoclea
xenogamy
xenogamy
noun
(botany) The transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination
Cross-cultural marriage
xenophya
xenophya
noun
(biology) foreign particles found within an organism, such as sand grains