(botany, zoology) Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf; or the back of an animal.
Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.
abaxile
abaxile
adj
Alternative form of abaxial
acyloxy
acyloxy
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical R-COO-, derived from a carboxylic acid
adaxial
adaxial
adj
(botany) On the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side.
(developmental biology) adjacent to the axis, or in vertebrates the notochord.
adnexal
adnexal
adj
(anatomy) Of, or relating to the adnexa.
(botany) Having the property of being adnexed.
affixal
affixal
adj
As or like an affix.
agalaxy
agalaxy
noun
(dated) agalactia
alexian
alexias
alexias
noun
plural of alexia
alexina
alexine
alexine
noun
A defensive proteid
alexins
alexins
noun
plural of alexin
alexius
alkoxid
alkoxyl
alkoxyl
noun
The alkoxy radical
alloxan
alloxan
noun
(biochemistry) An oxidation product of uric acid, 2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-pyrimidinetetrone, capable of inducing diabetes by destroying pancreatic tissue
aloxite
aloxite
noun
Synonym of aluminium oxide
anaxial
annexal
apoplex
apoplex
noun
Obsolete form of apoplexy.
asexual
asexual
adj
(biology) Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.
(biology) Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex.
(especially of a person) Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.
Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity.
noun
(biology) A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
(rare) Something which does not have a sex, or a word which refers to such a thing.
A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex.
aspalax
axially
axially
adv
In relation to, or in a line with, an axis; in the axial (magnetic) line.
axillae
axillae
noun
plural of axilla
axillar
axillar
adj
Alternative form of axillary
noun
Any of the feathers connecting the undersurface of the wing and the body, and concealed by the closed wing.
axillas
axolotl
axolotl
noun
A critically endangered salamander found in the elevated lakes of Mexico, Ambystoma mexicanum.
biaxial
biaxial
adj
(mathematics, astronomy) Having two axes of rotation and two planes of symmetry (e.g. having the shape of a spheroid)
Along two axes; e.g. in engineering, a shear or compression text of a material along two axes
Having a value in two perpendicular directions. (In solid mechanics, it generally means that normal stresses exist in two of the possible three directions, though not necessarily equal in sign or magnitude.)
Having two axes.
boxball
boxball
noun
Any of various informal ball games or sports played with boxes, or in a box-shaped court.
boxhaul
boxhaul
verb
(nautical, transitive, intransitive) To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round.
calixto
calyxes
claxons
claxons
noun
plural of claxon
claxton
coalbox
coalbox
noun
A box for storing coal.
coaxial
coaxial
adj
(geometry) Having a common central axis
noun
A coaxial cable
colauxe
coxalgy
coxalgy
noun
Dated form of coxalgia.
curtlax
dexamyl
dexamyl
noun
Drinamyl.
dextral
dextral
adj
Of or pertaining to the right side
diaplex
diaxial
diaxial
adj
Having or relating to two axes; biaxial.
Referring to a situation in which two substituents on a cyclohexane ring are both in axial position
elixate
elixate
verb
(obsolete) To boil; to seethe.
(obsolete, by extension) To extract by boiling or seething.
eluxate
epaxial
epaxial
adj
(anatomy) Located above and behind an axis (typically a midline)
noun
Such a muscle
esexual
esexual
adj
(biology, dated) sexless; asexual
exactly
exactly
adv
(focus) Precisely, used to provide emphasis.
(manner) Without approximation; precisely.
intj
Signifies agreement or recognition.
exalate
exalted
exalted
adj
Elated; blissful.
Noble, sublime; heavenly.
Praised, honored.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exalt
exaltee
exalter
exalter
noun
Someone who exalts.
example
example
noun
A parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or model.
A person punished as a warning to others.
An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.
Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example).
Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule.
verb
To be illustrated or exemplified (by).
exclaim
exclaim
noun
(obsolete) Exclamation; outcry, clamor.
verb
(intransitive) To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion.
(transitive) To say suddenly and with strong emotion.
exclave
exclave
noun
(medicine, rare) A detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid (accessory thyroids), or other gland.
A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part
excusal
excusal
noun
The act of excusing or of being excused.
exedral
exeland
exempla
exempla
noun
plural of exemplum
exhaled
exhaled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhale
exhales
exhales
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhale
exilian
exilian
adj
Having the characteristics of exile.
exitial
exitial
adj
(obsolete) destructive; fatal
explain
explain
verb
(intransitive) To make something plain or intelligible.
(obsolete) To make flat, smooth out.
(obsolete) To unfold or make visible.
To give a valid excuse for past behavior.
To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
explait
explant
explant
noun
(biology) Any portion taken from a plant or an animal that will be used to initiate a culture. It can be a portion of the shoot, or of the leaves, or even just some cells.
verb
(medicine) To remove something, such as a medical device, that has been implanted.
explida
exposal
exposal
noun
(archaic) exposure
extypal
exulate
exuvial
exuvial
adj
Related to something sloughed off or stripped away.
fixable
fixable
adj
Capable of being fixed, repairable.
attachable
flaxier
flaxman
flaxton
flexura
foxhall
foxtail
foxtail
noun
(metallurgy) The last cinders obtained in the fining process.
A dry spikelet or spikelet seed and flower cluster of some grasses
Acalypha hispida, chenille plant.
Any of various grasses having bushy seed spikelets that resemble the tail of a fox
Bromus madritensis, foxtail brome.
Hordeum jubatum, foxtail barley.
Lycopodiella alopecuroides, foxtail clubmoss.
The tail of a fox.
Wodyetia bifurcata, foxtail palm.
species of Setaria, foxtail millets.
species of genus Alopecurus, foxtail grasses.
galaxes
glyoxal
glyoxal
noun
(organic chemistry) The dialdehyde ethanedial derived from ethylene glycol; it is used in the preparation of modified starch for the paper industry.
halifax
halifax
Proper noun
an industrial town in Yorkshire, England, 20km south-east of Leeds.
the capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada.
a small town in North Carolina, USA
a town in Virginia, USA
hexanal
hexanal
noun
(organic chemistry) Any saturated aliphatic aldehyde having six carbon atoms, but especially n-hexanal
hexapla
hexapla
noun
A text presented in six parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Old Testament presented in such a fashion by Origen.
infixal
infixal
adj
(of a term) Taking the role of an infix.
(of a word) That may be modified by the addition of an infix.
kilmarx
klaxons
klaxons
noun
plural of klaxon
lacroix
larixin
larixin
noun
(organic chemistry) A crystallizable principle found in the bark of the larch.
lascaux
lascaux
Proper noun
A small region of Dordogne in France, famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings
latexes
latexes
noun
plural of latex
laxator
laxator
noun
(anatomy) A muscle whose contraction loosens some part.
laxness
laxness
noun
The property of being lax, lacking strictness.
lexical
lexical
adj
(linguistics) Concerning lexicography or a lexicon or dictionary
(linguistics) Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language
(linguistics) Denoting a content word as opposed to a function word
lixivia
loxomma
luxated
luxated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of luxate
luxates
luxates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of luxate
luxuria
mailbox
mailbox
noun
(computing) A folder or account for the storage of email; an electronic inbox or mailstore.
malaxed
malaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of malax
malaxis
malraux
maxilla
maxilla
noun
(anatomy) Either of the two bones that lie with one on each side of the upper jaw lateral to the premaxilla and that in higher vertebrates bear most of the teeth.
(zootomy) One of the first or second pair of mouthparts posterior to the mandibles in many arthropods that are used for tasting and manipulating food.
An upper jaw especially of humans and other mammals in which the bony elements are closely fused.
maximal
maximal
adj
Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.
noun
(logic) Said of a set of well-formed formulas: that it is as large as it can be without being inconsistent; i.e. that for any well-formed formula φ, the set contains either φ or ~φ.
(mathematics) Said of an ideal of a ring or a filter of a lattice: that it is as large as it can be without being trivial (improper).
(mathematics) The element of a set with the greatest magnitude.
maxwell
maxwell
noun
(physics) A unit of magnetic flux that produces one abvolt per turn per second.
mexical
mixable
mixable
adj
Capable of being mixed.
noxally
noxally
adv
(law) In terms of wrongful injury.
overlax
overlax
adj
Excessively lax.
oxalate
oxalate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of oxalic acid.
verb
To coat (steel, etc.) with an oxalate.
oxalato
oxalite
oxalite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellow mineral, one of the oxalates of iron.
oxazole
oxazole
noun
(organic chemistry) A five-membered heterocycle having three carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one nitrogen atom and two double bonds; the 1,3- isomer is aromatic
oxtails
oxtails
noun
plural of oxtail
oxysalt
oxysalt
noun
(chemistry) A salt of an oxyacid.
paxilla
paxilla
noun
(zoology) An ossicle in the endoderm of the aboral surface of some starfish
paxilli
paxilli
noun
plural of paxillus
phalanx
phalanx
noun
(anatomy, plural phalanges) One of the bones of the finger or toe.
(historical sociology) A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery.
(historical, plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.
(plural phalanxes) A large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common purpose.
planxty
planxty
noun
An Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, sometimes of a mournful character.
playbox
playbox
noun
A box for storing playthings; a toybox.
polaxis
poleaxe
poleaxe
noun
(historical) A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike.
An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.
verb
(transitive) To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe.
(transitive, figurative) To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly.
(transitive, figurative) To stymie, thwart, cripple, paralyze.
relaxed
relaxed
adj
(chiefly physics) Without physical tension; in a state of equilibrium.
(obsolete, physiology) Made slack or feeble; weak, soft.
(physiology) Of a muscle: soft, not tensed.
Free from tension or anxiety; at ease; leisurely.
Made more lenient; less strict; lax.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of relax
relaxer
relaxer
noun
(cosmetics) A cream or lotion that loosens curls in the hair to aid straightening.
A person who relaxes.
Any agent that produces relaxation.
relaxes
relaxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of relax
relaxin
relaxin
noun
(biochemistry) A peptide hormone of the insulin superfamily.
salpinx
salpinx
noun
(anatomy) A Eustachian tube.
(anatomy) A Fallopian tube.
saltbox
saltbox
noun
(UK, slang, historical) The cell in Newgate prison for a prisoner condemned to death.
(US) a distinctively-shaped wooden-frame house with two storeys at the front and one behind, characteristic of New England
A box for keeping salt in.
A roof where one side slopes farther down than the other.
A similar box formerly used as a percussion instrument in burlesque music.
saxonly
sextula
sexuale
sexuale
noun
(zoology) A bisexual aphid.
taxable
taxable
adj
subject to taxation.
that can be taxed
noun
Something on which tax must be paid.
taxably
taxably
adv
In a way that is subject to taxation.
taxless
taxless
adj
Without taxation.
textual
textual
adj
Of or pertaining to text as opposed to other document elements.
Of or pertaining to textuality.
Pertaining to text messages, by analogy with sexual: textual harassment, textual intercourse; compare sexting.
toxcatl
toxical
toxical
adj
Archaic form of toxic.
triaxal
unaxled
uniaxal
uniaxal
adj
Archaic form of uniaxial.
uxorial
uxorial
adj
(comparable) Devoted to one's wife; uxorious.
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a wife, or her genes or relatives.
vexable
vexable
adj
Capable of being vexed; perturbable.
vexilla
vexilla
noun
plural of vexillum
waxbill
waxbill
noun
Any bird of the genus Estrilda.
waxlike
waxlike
adj
Resembling wax.
wraxled
xanthyl
xanthyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from xanthine.
xylaria
xylomas
xylomas
noun
plural of xyloma
xylopia
xylopia
noun
Any plant of the genus Xylopia, trees of Africa.
xylosma
xylosma
noun
Any of various evergreen shrubs and small trees in the genus Xylosma