(biochemistry) An oxidation product of uric acid, 2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-pyrimidinetetrone, capable of inducing diabetes by destroying pancreatic tissue
anaxial
annexal
benelux
benelux
Proper noun
An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg; one of the precursors of the European Union; the countries which constitute(d) this union.
claxons
claxons
noun
plural of claxon
claxton
conflux
conflux
noun
A convergence or moving gathering of forces, people, or things.
A merger of rivers, or the place where rivers merge.
exeland
exilian
exilian
adj
Having the characteristics of exile.
exiling
exiling
verb
present participle of exile
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.
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.
flaxman
flaxton
flexing
flexing
noun
The action of the verb flex; a bending of something, a tightening of the muscles.
verb
present participle of flex
flexion
flexion
noun
(grammar, dated) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.
Deviation from straightness.
The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
The state of being bent or flexed.
flexner
fluxing
fluxing
verb
present participle of flux
fluxion
fluxion
noun
(obsolete, mathematics) The derivative of a function.
(rare or archaic) A difference or variation.
(rare or archaic) The action of flowing.
verb
(geology) To be distributed in a flowing pattern.
helixin
hexanal
hexanal
noun
(organic chemistry) Any saturated aliphatic aldehyde having six carbon atoms, but especially n-hexanal
indoxyl
indoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydroxyl derivative of indole produced by bacterial degradation of indoleacetic acid
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.
klaxons
klaxons
noun
plural of klaxon
kleenex
kleenex
noun
(Canada, US) A disposable tissue.
larixin
larixin
noun
(organic chemistry) A crystallizable principle found in the bark of the larch.
laxness
laxness
noun
The property of being lax, lacking strictness.
lexicon
lexicon
noun
(lexicography, linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
(programming) The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)
(rare) Any dictionary.
A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
A list thereof.
A set of vocabulary specific to a certain subject.
The vocabulary of a language.
The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge.)
linoxin
linoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resinous substance obtained as an oxidation product of linoleic acid.
linoxyn
linoxyn
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of linoxin
loxodon
nonflux
noxally
noxally
adv
(law) In terms of wrongful injury.
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.
phloxin
planxty
planxty
noun
An Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, sometimes of a mournful character.
relaxin
relaxin
noun
(biochemistry) A peptide hormone of the insulin superfamily.
salpinx
salpinx
noun
(anatomy) A Eustachian tube.
(anatomy) A Fallopian tube.
saxonly
texline
toxylon
ulexine
ulexine
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) The alkaloid cytisine when extracted from gorse (of genus Ulex).
unaxled
uniaxal
uniaxal
adj
Archaic form of uniaxial.
uniplex
uniplex
adj
simplex
vixenly
vixenly
adj
Like a vixen; vixenish.
xanthyl
xanthyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from xanthine.
xylenes
xylenes
noun
plural of xylene
xylenol
xylenol
noun
(organic chemistry) An arene compound with two methyl groups and a hydroxyl group.