(literature) A treatise concerning the biblical creation story.
(theology) The narrative in the Book of Genesis describing the events of the hexameron.
(theology) The six days in which God created the world according to the biblical creation story.
hexameter
hexameter
noun
(countable) A line in a poem having six metrical feet.
(uncountable) A poetic metre in which each line has six feet.
hexandria
hexandric
hexestrol
hexestrol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic non-steroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group, formerly used to treat estrogen deficiency.
hoaxproof
hydroxide
hydroxide
noun
(chemistry) An univalent anion (OH⁻) based on the hydroxyl functional group.
Any substance containing such an anion.
hydroxyls
hydroxyls
noun
plural of hydroxyl
imitatrix
imitatrix
noun
A female imitator.
immixture
immixture
noun
The act, or the result of immixing
impermixt
impostrix
impostrix
noun
(archaic) A female impostor.
inexperts
inexperts
noun
plural of inexpert
inexpress
inflexure
inflexure
noun
An inflection; a bend or fold.
inmixture
interaxal
interaxal
adj
(architecture) Situated in an interaxis.
interaxes
interaxes
noun
plural of interaxis
interaxis
interaxis
noun
(architecture) The space between two axes.
interflux
intermixt
intermixt
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intermix; archaic spelling of intermixed.
intexture
introflex
lagothrix
lamoureux
leiothrix
leiothrix
noun
Either of two babblers of the genus Leiothrix within the family Leiothrichidae.
lepothrix
loomfixer
lophortyx
loxodrome
loxodrome
noun
(mathematics, nautical) A line on a surface (such as the Earth) that cuts all meridians at a constant angle (but not a right angle) – on Earth, the path followed by a ship or aircraft that maintains a constant course by the compass.
loxodromy
loxodromy
noun
The science of loxodromics.
luxemburg
luxuriant
luxuriant
adj
Abundant in growth or detail.
luxuriate
luxuriate
verb
(intransitive) To be luxuriant; to grow exuberantly.
(intransitive) To enjoy luxury, to indulge.
luxurient
luxuriety
luxuriety
noun
(obsolete) luxuriance
luxurious
luxurious
adj
(dated) Enjoying the pleasures of luxury.
Very fine in quality and comfortable.
malaxator
malaxator
noun
A mill designed for malaxation, particularly for softening or mixing a mass.
An agent used to assist in malaxating something, such as butter or oil.
malpraxis
matrixing
maxillary
maxillary
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the jaw or jawbone.
(zootomy) Of or pertaining to the maxillae of an arthropod.
noun
(anatomy) A tooth growing from the upper jawbone.
(anatomy) Alternative form of maxilla.
maximizer
maximizer
noun
(linguistics) An amplifier that strongly intensifies the meaning, more so than a booster.
A person who or thing that maximizes.
maxiskirt
maxiskirt
noun
A skirt whose hemline descends to the ankles.
mediatrix
mediatrix
noun
(geometry) The line that is perpendicular to a line segment and intersects the line segment at its midpoint.
A female mediator.
mixtiform
mixtiform
adj
Of a mixed character.
moraxella
moraxella
noun
(bacteriology) Any of several short rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Moraxella (under family Moraxellaceae) which includes the causative agent (Moraxella lacunata) of catarrhal conjunctivitis; the bacterium inhabits the mucous membranes of mammals and causes infections of the middle ear, respiratory tract, and conjunctiva.
myroxylon
myxorrhea
myxorrhea
noun
Excessive secretion of mucus
myxospore
myxospore
noun
Any of many microscopic parasites of the class Myxosporea
myxoviral
myxoviral
adj
Relating to myxoviruses.
myxovirus
myxovirus
noun
Any of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.
narratrix
narratrix
noun
A female narrator.
narthexes
neocortex
neocortex
noun
(neuroanatomy) The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.
nephrauxe
neurataxy
neuraxial
neuraxial
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Of or pertaining to a certain embryologic subset of the central nervous system.
(anatomy, medicine) Of or pertaining to the central nervous system.
neuraxone
neuraxone
noun
Dated spelling of neuraxon.
neuraxons
nonexpert
nonexpert
adj
Not expert.
noun
A person who is not an expert (in the field that is relevant to the context).
nonexpiry
nonexpiry
noun
Lack of expiry; failure to expire.
nonprolix
noxapater
obstetrix
obstetrix
noun
(formal) A midwife.
obstruxit
operatrix
orthoaxis
orthodoxy
orthodoxy
noun
Conformity to established and accepted beliefs (usually of religions).
Correctness in doctrine and belief.
overexert
overexert
verb
To exert (oneself) to an excessive degree
overlaxly
overmixed
overmixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overmix
overmixes
overmixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overmix
overrelax
overrelax
verb
(transitive) To relax excessively.
(transitive, mathematics) To solve using overrelaxation.
oversexed
oversexed
adj
Having a greater than normal sexual appetite
overtaxed
overtaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overtax
overtaxes
overtaxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overtax
oxalurate
oxalurate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of oxaluric acid.
oxberries
oxfordian
oxfordian
Noun
A native or resident of Oxford.
One who believes that 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays traditionally attributed to
Proper noun
The age from 163.5±1.0 Ma to 157.3±1.0 Ma or the stage of rocks (chiefly coral-derived limestones) deposited during it.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oxford or its residents.
Relating to or denoting the theory that Edward de Vere (1550–1604), Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.
Relating to the Oxfordian age or stage.
oxfordism
oxfordist
oxidisers
oxidisers
noun
plural of oxidiser
oxidizers
oxidizers
noun
plural of oxidizer
oximetric
oximetric
adj
Measured using an oximeter
Relating to oximetry
oxpeckers
oxpeckers
noun
plural of oxpecker
oxyderces
oxyhydric
oxylabrax
oxymomora
oxyneurin
oxypicric
oxypurine
oxypurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxidised form of a purine, such as hypoxanthine, xanthine or uric acid
oxyrhynch
oxytricha
oxytropis
oxyuridae
paradoxal
paradoxal
adj
(obsolete) paradoxical
paradoxer
paradoxer
noun
Person who comes up with a paradox.
paradoxes
paradoxes
noun
plural of paradox
paradoxic
paradoxic
adj
Alternative form of paradoxical
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
parataxic
parataxic
adj
Pertaining to parataxis.
parataxis
parataxis
noun
(grammar) Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered".
(historical, politics) A coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system.
(literature) The juxtaposition of two images or fragments, usually starkly dissimilar, without a clear connection.
paraxonic
paraxonic
adj
(zoology) In bearing weight evenly on two parallel axes within the foot, typically the third and fourth digits.
parorexia
parorexia
noun
An abnormal craving to eat objects not normally considered food.
paroxysms
paroxysms
noun
plural of paroxysm
paxillary
paxillary
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to a paxilla.
pepperbox
pepperbox
noun
(architecture) A tower capped by a cupola, looking similar to a giant pepper shaker.
(architecture, slang, chiefly in the plural) Any of the buildings of the Royal Academy and National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, having cupolas on the roof.
(firearms) A repeating firearm with three or more barrels grouped around a central axis.
A buttress at one side of the court in the game of fives.
A pepper shaker.
periaxial
periaxial
adj
Surrounding an axis.
peroxided
peroxided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of peroxide
peroxides
peroxides
noun
plural of peroxide
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peroxide
peroxidic
peroxidic
adj
Of, relating to, or involving a peroxide
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
pharynxes
plexiform
plexiform
adj
(medicine, pathology) Having the form of a plexus
noun
(medicine, pathology) plexiform neurofibroma
praetexta
praetexta
noun
(historical, Roman antiquity) A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.
praxithea
preataxic
preataxic
adj
(medicine) Before the onset of ataxia.
preclimax
preclimax
adj
(ecology) Before the point of climax.
preexcept
preexcite
preexcite
verb
(transitive, medicine) To excite earlier than usual.
preexcuse
preexempt
preexilic
preexilic
adj
Alternative form of pre-exilic
preexists
preexists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preexist
preexpand
preexpect
preexpend
preexpose
preextend
preextent
prefixing
prefixing
adj
(linguistics) Of a language, characterised by heavy use of prefixes to create grammatical forms; as opposed to suffixing.
noun
The act by which something is prefixed.
verb
present participle of prefix
prefixion
prefixion
noun
(archaic) The act of prefixing.
prehallux
prehallux
noun
(anatomy) An extra first toe, or rudiment of a toe, on the preaxial side of the hallux.
premixing
premixing
noun
mixing prior to use or sale
verb
present participle of premix
prepollex
prepollex
noun
An extra digit beside the thumb.
presexual
presexual
adj
Before sexual intercourse.
Not yet capable of sexual reproduction.
pretextae
pretexted
pretexted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pretext
priedieux
princoxes
princoxes
noun
plural of princox
proboxing
proclimax
proexpert
prolixity
prolixity
noun
Long-windedness, an excess of words.
promotrix
proplexus
proscolex
proscolex
noun
(zoology) An early larval form of a trematode worm; a redia.
protaxial
prothorax
prothorax
noun
(entomology) The anterior segment of the insect thorax; it carries the first pair of legs
protoxide
protoxide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of a series of oxides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of oxygen per molecule