(archaic) A mingling of different things; an admixture.
aerotaxis
aerotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement of an organism either towards or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
aflatoxin
aflatoxin
noun
(toxicology) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.
amyotaxia
anatoxins
anatoxins
noun
plural of anatoxin
antecoxal
anthotaxy
anthotaxy
noun
(botany) The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the relative position of flowers.
anthroxan
antitoxic
antitoxic
adj
(immunology) that counteracts a toxin or poison
of, or relating to an antitoxin
antitoxin
antitoxin
noun
(medicine) A medicine able to neutralize a toxin.
(medicine) An antibody capable of neutralizing specific toxins.
aphotaxis
apostaxis
appomatox
atloaxoid
autexousy
autoindex
autotoxic
autotoxic
adj
toxic to itself; having the nature of an autotoxin
autotoxin
autotoxin
noun
Any substance that is toxic to the organism in which it is generated
autotoxis
autotoxis
noun
(medicine, dated) autoimmunity
auxoblast
auxometer
auxometer
noun
An instrument measuring the magnifying power of lenses.
auxotonic
auxotonic
adj
(botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment.
(physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes and the tension differs due to an increasing load or difference in leverage.
auxotroph
auxotroph
noun
Any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation
axiolitic
axiomatic
axiomatic
adj
(mathematics) Relating to or containing axioms. [from 19th c.]
Self-evident or unquestionable. [from 18th c.]
axiopisty
axiopisty
noun
Worthiness of being believed.
axometric
axotomous
barotaxis
barotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to pressure.
baroxyton
benzoxate
bioxalate
bioxalate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent group -HC₂O₄, or any salt containing it.
calothrix
cathexion
cathexion
noun
cathexis
caulotaxy
caxtonian
caxtonian
Adjective
Of or relating to (c. 1422 – c. 1491), who introduced the printing press into England.
chemotaxy
coaxation
coaxation
noun
(rare) The act of croaking.
cytotaxis
cytotaxis
noun
(biology) The directive influence that determines the arrangement of cells; the selective, ordering, and arranging function of a living cell.
deoxidant
deoxidant
noun
A deoxidizer.
deoxidate
deoxidate
verb
To deoxidize.
dextorsal
elixation
elixation
noun
(now rare) Boiling, stewing.
(now rare) Digestion (in the stomach).
(obsolete, chemistry) Boiling in order to produce an elixir
evocatrix
evocatrix
noun
(dated) A female evocator.
exactions
exactions
noun
plural of exaction
exaration
exaration
noun
(rare) A piece of writing.
(rare) The act of writing.
excavator
excavator
noun
A curette used to scrape out pathological material.
A person who excavates.
A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.
excitator
excoriate
excoriate
verb
(transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay.
(transitive, figuratively) To strongly denounce or censure.
excusator
excusator
noun
(obsolete) One who makes, or is authorized to make, an excuse; an apologist.
execrator
execrator
noun
One who execrates.
exfodiate
exfoliate
exfoliate
verb
(mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition.
To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
To remove the leaves from a plant.
exhumator
exhumator
noun
One who exhumes or disinters.
exoculate
exoculate
verb
(transitive) To deprive of eyes; blind.
exodontia
exodontia
noun
The extraction of teeth.
exonerate
exonerate
adj
(archaic) Freed from an obligation; freed from accusation or blame; acquitted, exonerated.
verb
(obsolete, reflexive) Of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself).
(transitive) To free (someone) from accusation or blame.
(transitive) To free (someone) from an obligation, responsibility or task.
(transitive, archaic) To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load).
exopathic
exorbital
exorbital
adj
(anatomy) protruding beyond the orbit (of the eye)
exorcista
exoterica
exoterica
noun
Writing, facts, principles, etc. that are widely known.
exothecal
exothecal
adj
Relating to the exotheca.
exotropia
exotropia
noun
(medicine) A form of strabismus in which the eyes deviate outwards.
expiation
expiation
noun
(obsolete) The act of expiating or stripping off.
An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.
expiators
expiators
noun
plural of expiator
expiatory
expiatory
adj
Of or pertaining to expiation.
expilator
expilator
noun
(obsolete) One who plunders or pillages.
expirator
explorate
explorate
verb
(obsolete) To explore.
expoliate
exprobate
exprobate
verb
Obsolete form of exprobrate.
exsomatic
extrabold
extrabold
adj
(typography) Very bold.
extractor
extractor
noun
(chemistry) An apparatus that uses a solvent to remove soluble substances from a mixture.
(graph theory) A particular kind of bipartite graph.
(in a gun) A part of the bolt that removes a cartridge from the chamber.
A centrifugal drying machine.
A device for rendering wax.
A function which, being applied to output from a weakly random entropy source, together with a short, uniformly random seed, generates a highly random output that appears independent from the source and uniformly distributed.
A machine for clearing combs of honey.
extraoral
extraoral
adj
(anatomy) Outside the mouth.
extrorsal
extrorsal
adj
(botany) extrorse
exudation
exudation
noun
Something that is exuded.
The act or process of exuding.
exudatory
exudatory
adj
Relating to exudation
fixations
fixations
noun
plural of fixation
fluxation
fluxation
noun
The act of fluxing; a flowing or passing away.
foxtailed
hematoxic
hematoxic
adj
Misspelling of hemotoxic.
hexathlon
hexathlon
noun
(athletics) An athletic contest comprising six events.
hexatomic
hexatomic
adj
(chemistry) Having six atoms in each molecule
homotaxia
homotaxic
homotaxic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting homotaxis.
homotaxis
homotaxis
noun
(biology) similarity in arrangement of parts
(geology) similarity in the lithostratigraphic or biostratigraphic vertical sequence of rock strata in different locations that are not necessarily similar in age.
hypotaxia
hypotaxic
hypotaxis
hypotaxis
noun
(grammar) Syntactic subordination of one clause or construction to another.
juxtapose
juxtapose
verb
(transitive) To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
lagothrix
latexosis
latexosis
noun
An abnormal flow of latex from a plant.
laxations
laxations
noun
plural of laxation
loxodonta
luxations
luxations
noun
plural of luxation
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.
mastopexy
mastopexy
noun
(surgery) Any operation designed to lift or reshape a woman's breast.
maxicoats
maxicoats
noun
plural of maxicoat
maxwelton
myxophyta
myxotheca
nonextant
nonextant
adj
Not extant.
noxapater
operatrix
orthoaxis
osmotaxis
osmotaxis
noun
(biology) movement of an organism in an osmotic pressure gradient
overtaxed
overtaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overtax
overtaxes
overtaxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overtax
oxalating
oxalating
verb
present participle of oxalate
oxalurate
oxalurate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of oxaluric acid.
oxanilate
oxanilate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of oxanilic acid.
oxidating
oxidating
verb
present participle of oxidate
oxidation
oxidation
noun
(chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.
The combination of a substance with oxygen.
oxidative
oxidative
adj
(chemistry) Of, relating to, or produced by oxidation.
oximation
oximation
noun
(organic chemistry) Reaction with, or conversion into an oxime
oxydactyl
oxydation
oxygenant
oxygenate
oxygenate
verb
(transitive) To treat or infuse with oxygen
(transitive, medicine) To give (a patient) oxygen therapy.
oxytricha
phototaxy
phototaxy
noun
phototaxis
pleiotaxy
postaxiad
postaxial
postaxial
adj
(anatomy) Situated behind any transverse axis in the body of an animal; caudal; posterior.
postcoxal
postfixal
postfixal
adj
(linguistics) Relating to, or taking the form of, a postfix.
protaxial
prothorax
prothorax
noun
(entomology) The anterior segment of the insect thorax; it carries the first pair of legs
proximate
proximate
adj
(law) Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.
About to take place; impending.
Close or closest; adjacent.
noun
(linguistics) A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively salient referent in a given context from a relatively non-salient (obviative) one.
pyothorax
pyothorax
noun
pleural empyema; an accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity
rattlebox
rattlebox
noun
A toy that makes a rattle sound; a rattle.
An American herb (Crotalaria sagittalis), whose ripe seeds rattle in the inflated pod.
Any species of Crotalaria, a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods.
rheotaxis
rheotaxis
noun
(biology) movement in response to a current (of water or air)
rhizotaxy
rhizotaxy
noun
Alternative form of rhizotaxis
saltboxes
saltboxes
noun
plural of saltbox
sapotoxin
sapotoxin
noun
A toxic saponin.
saxcornet
saxitoxin
saxitoxin
noun
A neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red tides, that can accumulate in mollusks and cause subsequent food poisoning in humans
stannoxyl
taxaceous
taxaceous
adj
Of or relating to the yew trees of the Taxaceae family.
taxations
taxations
noun
plural of taxation
taxeopoda
taxeopody
taxinomic
taxometer
taxonomer
taxonomer
noun
One who studies or creates a taxonomy.
taxonomic
taxonomic
adj
Of, or relating to taxonomy.
telotaxis
telotaxis
noun
(biology) movement of an organism either toward or away from a stimulus
textorial
textorial
adj
Of or pertaining to weaving.
thermofax
thibodaux
thibodaux
Proper noun
a city in Louisiana, USA, and the parish seat of It was named after