(biology) Movement of an organism either towards or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
anatoxins
anatoxins
noun
plural of anatoxin
aphotaxis
apostaxis
autexousy
autotoxis
autotoxis
noun
(medicine, dated) autoimmunity
auxoblast
axiopisty
axiopisty
noun
Worthiness of being believed.
axotomous
barotaxis
barotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to pressure.
biotoxins
biotoxins
noun
plural of biotoxin
boxthorns
boxthorns
noun
plural of boxthorn
coexisted
coexisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coexist
coextends
coextends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coextend
cytotaxis
cytotaxis
noun
(biology) The directive influence that determines the arrangement of cells; the selective, ordering, and arranging function of a living cell.
dexterous
dexterous
adj
(figurative, archaic) Skilled at argumentation; mentally skillful.
Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully.
Skillful in some specific thing.
Skillful with one's hands.
dextorsal
dextrorse
dextrorse
adj
Turning from the left to the right, in the ascending line, as in the spiral inclination of the stem of the morning glory.
dextroses
dextroses
noun
plural of dextrose
exactions
exactions
noun
plural of exaction
excusator
excusator
noun
(obsolete) One who makes, or is authorized to make, an excuse; an apologist.
executors
executors
noun
plural of executor
exertions
exertions
noun
plural of exertion
exhorters
exhorters
noun
plural of exhorter
exocoetus
exorcista
exorcists
exorcists
noun
plural of exorcist
exosmotic
exosmotic
adj
Relating to exosmosis.
exostosed
exostoses
exostoses
noun
plural of exostosis
exostosis
exostosis
noun
A benign bony growth, often covered with cartilage, on the surface of a bone or tooth.
exostotic
exostotic
adj
Relating to exostosis.
exoterics
exoterics
noun
(philosophy) The public lectures or published writings of Aristotle.
exoticism
exoticism
noun
(uncountable) The state of being exotic.
Something exotic.
exoticist
exoticist
adj
Having a tendency towards the exotic.
noun
Somebody with a tendency towards the exotic.
exotoxins
exotoxins
noun
plural of exotoxin
expiators
expiators
noun
plural of expiator
exponents
exponents
noun
plural of exponent
exporters
exporters
noun
plural of exporter
exposited
exposited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exposit
expositor
expositor
noun
A person who expounds; a commentator.
exposture
exposture
noun
(obsolete) exposure
exsection
exsection
noun
(surgery) The removal by operation of a portion of a limb, especially the removal of a portion of a bone in the vicinity of a joint.
A cutting out or away.
exsertion
exsertion
noun
protrusion; thrusting outward
exsomatic
exsputory
exstrophy
exstrophy
noun
(anatomy) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.
(especially) A congenital malformation of the bladder in which the normally internal mucosa of the organ lies exposed on the abdominal wall because of failure of union between the halves of the pubic symphysis and between the adjacent halves of the abdominal wall.
exsuction
exsuction
noun
The act of sucking out.
extension
extension
noun
(banking, finance) A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.
(computing) A file extension.
(computing) An optional software component that adds functionality to an application.
(education) University programs that are targeted at the broader (usually adults) community whose participants are not full-time enrolled students.
(fencing) A simple offensive action, consisting of extending the weapon arm forward.
(grammar) A kind of derivative morpheme applied to verbs in Bantu languages.
(linguistics, semantics) semantic widening, broadening of meaning
(logic) The set of tuples of values that, used as arguments, satisfy the predicate.
(medicine) The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.
(semantics) Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; — correlative of intension.
(telecommunications) A numerical code used to specify a specific telephone in a telecommunication network.
(weightlifting) An exercise in which an arm or leg is straightened against resistance.
A part of a building that has been extended from the original
That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space (or time, e.g. "spatiotemporal extension")
The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase
The state of being extended
extensors
extensors
noun
plural of extensor
extensory
exteriors
exteriors
noun
plural of exterior
extollers
extollers
noun
plural of extoller
extorsion
extorsion
noun
(medicine) An outward rotation of a limb, organ or part of the eye.
extorsive
extorsive
adj
Serving or tending to extort.
extorters
extorters
noun
plural of extorter
extrorsal
extrorsal
adj
(botany) extrorse
extrusion
extrusion
noun
A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
An item formed by the process of extrusion.
extrusory
extrusory
adj
Undergoing, or relating to, extrusion.
fixations
fixations
noun
plural of fixation
heterosex
heterosex
noun
(sexuality) Heterosexual sex.
verb
(sociology, transitive) To make heterosexual.
hexestrol
hexestrol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic non-steroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group, formerly used to treat estrogen deficiency.
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.
hypotaxis
hypotaxis
noun
(grammar) Syntactic subordination of one clause or construction to another.
impostrix
impostrix
noun
(archaic) A female impostor.
juxtapose
juxtapose
verb
(transitive) To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
kosotoxin
kosotoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) A toxic substance obtained from the flowers of kousso.
latexosis
latexosis
noun
An abnormal flow of latex from a plant.
laxations
laxations
noun
plural of laxation
luxations
luxations
noun
plural of luxation
mastopexy
mastopexy
noun
(surgery) Any operation designed to lift or reshape a woman's breast.
maxicoats
maxicoats
noun
plural of maxicoat
myxocytes
nonsexist
nonsexist
adj
Not sexist.
noun
One who is not a sexist.
obstetrix
obstetrix
noun
(formal) A midwife.
obstruxit
orthoaxis
osmotaxis
osmotaxis
noun
(biology) movement of an organism in an osmotic pressure gradient
outjinxes
overtaxes
overtaxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overtax
oxfordist
oxtongues
oxtongues
noun
plural of oxtongue
oxytocics
oxytocics
noun
plural of oxytocic
oxytocins
oxytocins
noun
plural of oxytocin
oxytocous
oxytropis
postaxiad
postaxial
postaxial
adj
(anatomy) Situated behind any transverse axis in the body of an animal; caudal; posterior.
postboxes
postboxes
noun
plural of postbox, an alternative spelling of post box
postcoxal
postexist
postexist
verb
(rare) To exist after; to live subsequently.
postfixal
postfixal
adj
(linguistics) Relating to, or taking the form of, a postfix.
postfixed
postfixed
adj
Subjected to postfixation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postfix
postfixes
postfixes
noun
plural of postfix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of postfix
posttoxic
protoxids
protoxids
noun
plural of protoxid
quixotism
quixotism
noun
A form of idealism and delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the exploits of Don Quixote in knight-errantry.
reexports
reexports
noun
plural of reexport
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reexport
rheotaxis
rheotaxis
noun
(biology) movement in response to a current (of water or air)
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
serotoxin
sextoness
sextoness
noun
A female sexton.
sixteenmo
sixteenmo
noun
sextodecimo (as a paper size in printing).
sixtyfold
sixtyfold
adj
By a multiple of sixty; by sixty times as much or as many.
adv
By a factor of sixty.
stannoxyl
strongbox
strongbox
noun
A sturdy box with a lock for storing valuables.
subcortex
subcortex
noun
The part of the brain that lies directly below the cortex.
susotoxin
susotoxin
noun
(organic chemistry, obsolete) A toxic basic substance obtained from cultures of the swine fever bacillus.
taxaceous
taxaceous
adj
Of or relating to the yew trees of the Taxaceae family.
taxations
taxations
noun
plural of taxation
telotaxis
telotaxis
noun
(biology) movement of an organism either toward or away from a stimulus
tetroxids
tetroxids
noun
plural of tetroxid
textbooks
textbooks
noun
plural of textbook
thyroxins
thyroxins
noun
plural of thyroxin
tonotaxis
toolboxes
toolboxes
noun
plural of toolbox
topotaxis
tortrixes
tortrixes
noun
plural of tortrix
toxaemias
toxaemias
noun
plural of toxaemia
toxicants
toxicants
noun
plural of toxicant
toxicoses
toxicoses
noun
plural of toxicosis
toxicosis
toxicosis
noun
(toxicology) illness due to poisoning
toxinosis
toxinosis
noun
Pathogenesis caused by a bacterial toxin alone, not necessarily involving bacterial infection (as when the bacteria have died but have already produced toxin which is subsequently ingested).
toxolysis
toxonosis
toxonosis
noun
Alternative form of toxinosis
toxosozin
toxostoma
trioxides
trioxides
noun
plural of trioxide
uromastix
urotoxies
urotoxies
noun
plural of urotoxy
vexations
vexations
noun
plural of vexation
vexatious
vexatious
adj
(archaic) Full of trouble or disquiet
(law, of a party or entity) In the habit of starting vexatious litigation and therefore liable to have restraints placed on one's ability to access the courts.
(law, of an action) Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.
Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
xanthomas
xanthomas
noun
plural of xanthoma
xanthones
xanthones
noun
plural of xanthone
xanthosis
xanthosis
noun
(alchemy) Synonym of citrinitas
(pathology) A yellowish discolouration of tissues undergoing degeneration.
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.
xenocryst
xenocryst
noun
(geology) An isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found; the mineralogical equivalent of a xenolith.