A shortened or incomplete last foot at the end of a verse.
Truncation at the close of a line of poetry by omission of one or two final syllables.
dextorsal
exhalants
exhalants
noun
plural of exhalant
exhalents
exhalents
noun
plural of exhalent
existible
existible
adj
(philosophy) Capable of existence.
existless
existless
adj
(rare, literary) nonexistent
explicits
explicits
noun
plural of explicit
exsectile
exsertile
exsertile
adj
(biology) Capable of being thrust out or protruded.
extensile
extensile
adj
extensible
externals
externals
noun
plural of external
extollers
extollers
noun
plural of extoller
extrorsal
extrorsal
adj
(botany) extrorse
extrusile
hexastyle
hexastyle
adj
(architecture) having six columns at the front on the portico
noun
(architecture) A temple or portico with six columns in front.
hexestrol
hexestrol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic non-steroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group, formerly used to treat estrogen deficiency.
latexosis
latexosis
noun
An abnormal flow of latex from a plant.
laxations
laxations
noun
plural of laxation
laxatives
laxatives
noun
plural of laxative
luxations
luxations
noun
plural of luxation
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.
relaxants
relaxants
noun
plural of relaxant
saltboxes
saltboxes
noun
plural of saltbox
sextantal
sextantal
adj
(geometry) Of or relating to a sextant.
sextulary
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.
sexualist
sexualist
noun
(botany) One who classifies plants by the sexual method of Linnaeus.
sexuality
sexuality
noun
Sexual activity; concern with, or interest in, sexual activity.
Sexual identity, gender.
Sexual potency.
The quality of being sexual; that which is characterized or distinguished by sex.
sixtyfold
sixtyfold
adj
By a multiple of sixty; by sixty times as much or as many.
adv
By a factor of sixty.
stannoxyl
subluxate
subluxate
verb
(medicine, intransitive, of a joint, tooth, etc.) To become partially dislocated or displaced; to undergo subluxation.
(medicine, transitive) To partially dislocate or displace.
taxlessly
taxlessly
adv
Without having to pay tax.
telotaxis
telotaxis
noun
(biology) movement of an organism either toward or away from a stimulus
textilist
toolboxes
toolboxes
noun
plural of toolbox
toxolysis
transaxle
transaxle
noun
(automobiles) A single unit combining transmission gearbox, clutch, final drive, and differential are combined into a single unit connected directly to the driveshaft, used mostly in rear-engine cars.
transflux
transflux
noun
A flowing through, across, or beyond; a throughflow.
triplexes
triplexes
noun
plural of triplex
waxplants
waxplants
noun
plural of waxplant
xenoblast
xenoblast
noun
A crystal forming in a metamorphic rock that has not developed its characteristic crystalline faces and which gets its shape from bordering crystals.