A rough-textured fiberboard used on ceilings as acoustic paneling.
colauxe
complex
complex
adj
(geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
(mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
(mathematics, mathematical analysis, of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
(mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
noun
(chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination complexes in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
(informal, by extension) A vehement, often excessive psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.
(linguistics) A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.
(mathematics) A complex number.
(psychoanalysis) An abnormal mental condition caused by repressed emotions.
(taxonomy) A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.
A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.
A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
A network of interconnected systems.
A problem.
An assemblage of related things; a collection.
An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
verb
(chemistry, intransitive) To form a complex with another substance
(transitive) To complicate.
ethoxyl
ethoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The radical CH₃-CH₂-O- derived from ethanol
excello
exolete
exolete
adj
(obsolete) (of flowers) Faded.
(obsolete) That has gone out of use; disused, obsolete.
(obsolete) That has lost its virtue; effete, insipid.
explode
explode
verb
(computing, programming, PHP) To break (a delimited string of text) into several smaller strings by removing the separators.
(figurative, intransitive) To increase suddenly.
(figuratively, intransitive) To make a violent or emotional outburst.
(intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
(intransitive, board gaming) Of a die, to produce the highest face result and consequently reroll.
(transitive) To create an exploded view of.
(transitive) To destroy violently or abruptly.
(transitive) To destroy with an explosion.
(transitive) To open all doors and hatches on an automobile.
(transitive, archaic) To disprove or debunk.
(transitive, computing) To decompress (data) that was previously imploded.
exploit
exploit
noun
(by extension, Internet, video games) An action or technique that takes advantage of the conditions of a video game to gain an advantage, or to disadvantage others.
(computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.
A heroic or extraordinary deed.
An achievement.
verb
(transitive) To forcibly deprive (someone) of something to which she or he has a natural right for one's own benefit.
(transitive) To use for one’s own advantage.
explore
explore
noun
(colloquial) An exploration; a tour of a place to see what it is like.
verb
(intransitive) To be engaged exploring in any of the above senses.
(intransitive) To wander without any particular aim or purpose.
(intransitive, medicine) To examine diagnostically.
(intransitive, obsolete) To seek for something or after someone.
(transitive) To (seek) experience first hand.
(transitive) To examine or investigate something systematically.
(transitive) To seek sexual variety, to sow one's wild oats.
(transitive) To travel somewhere in search of discovery.
exposal
exposal
noun
(archaic) exposure
exsolve
exsolve
verb
(mineralogy, when referring to two or more minerals in a solid solution) To separate from one another at a critical point in temperature.
extoled
extolls
extolls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extoll
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.
flexors
flexors
noun
plural of flexor
foxhole
foxhole
noun
(military) A small pit dug into the ground as a shelter for protection against enemy fire.
The burrow in the ground where a fox lives.
verb
(transitive) To dig a military foxhole into, or convert into a foxhole by digging.
(transitive) To drive into a military foxhole.
foxlike
foxlike
adj
Like a fox.
hellbox
hellbox
noun
(military, slang) A blasting machine producing an electrical charge for a detonation.
(printing, historical) A receptacle where cast metal sorts were thrown after printing.
hexitol
hexitol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any polyol derived from a hexose
levroux
lexicog
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.)
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.
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
pegoxyl
peroxyl
peroxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical, R-O-O-, derived from a peroxide
phloxes
phloxes
noun
plural of phlox
plexors
plexors
noun
plural of plexor
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.
proplex
roxobel
sexfoil
sexfoil
adj
Having six lobes
noun
(heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with six lobes
sextole
sextole
noun
(music) A sextolet.
soxhlet
soxhlet
Noun
A Soxhlet extractor
televox
troxell
xerogel
xerogel
noun
a solid formed by the dehydration of a gel
xylenol
xylenol
noun
(organic chemistry) An arene compound with two methyl groups and a hydroxyl group.