(geometry) A flat model made from folded strips of paper that can be folded, or flexed, to reveal a number of hidden faces.
flexions
flexions
noun
plural of flexion
fluxions
fluxions
noun
(obsolete, mathematics) differential calculus
plural of fluxion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluxion
gloxinia
gloxinia
noun
Any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae.
Brazilian gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa), a plant species formerly classified in the genus Gloxinia, in the family Gesneriaceae.
Creeping gloxinia (Lophospermum erubescens), in the family Plantaginaceae.
Hardy gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi), in the family Bignoniaceae.
haloxene
indoxyls
indoxyls
noun
plural of indoxyl
knoxdale
laxation
laxation
noun
Defecation.
The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
lexicons
lexicons
noun
plural of lexicon
lipoxeny
loxiinae
loxodont
loxodont
adj
(zoology) Having teeth with several parallel oblique ridges on the surface.
noun
(zoology) A creature with teeth of this kind.
luxation
luxation
noun
The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation.
monaxial
monaxial
adj
(biology) Having only one axis; developing along a single line or plane; uniaxial
monaxile
monoxyla
monoxyle
monoxyle
noun
A dugout canoe
a canoe or boat made from a single piece of timber
naloxone
naloxone
noun
(pharmacology) An opioid inverse agonist used to counter the effects of an overdose on opioids (such as heroin or morphine).
nitroxyl
nitroxyl
noun
Aminoxyl.
notaulix
notaulix
noun
A furrow in the anterior part of the mesonotum of some insects
oxanilic
oxanilic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to oxanilic acid or its derivatives
oxindole
oxindole
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound
(uncountable, organic chemistry) A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle containing a benzene ring fused with five-membered cyclic amide
oxygonal
oxygonal
adj
acute-angled
polyaxon
polyaxon
noun
(zoology) In a sponge, a spicule that has more than four centered axes.
polyxena
roxolani
siloxane
siloxane
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring), typically with organic side chains
uncoaxal
unprolix
unprolix
adj
Not prolix.
wilcoxon
xenoclea
xenolite
xenolite
noun
(geology) xenolith
xenolith
xenolith
noun
(geology) any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found
xylitone
xylitone
noun
(chemistry) A yellow oil that is a side product of making phorone.
xyloidin
xyloidin
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) An explosive compound resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of nitric acid on starch.
xylonite
xylonite
noun
(obsolete) Celluloid.
xylorcin
xylorcin
noun
(chemistry, dated) A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline substance that turns red on exposure to air.