(biology) Movement of an organism either towards or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
alexandro
amoreuxia
anorexias
anorexias
noun
plural of anorexia
anorexics
anorexics
noun
plural of anorexic
anorexies
anorexies
noun
plural of anorexy
aprosexia
aprosexia
noun
(psychology) Inability to concentrate.
auxoflore
auxometer
auxometer
noun
An instrument measuring the magnifying power of lenses.
auxospore
auxospore
noun
(biology) A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells
axiferous
axometric
axoneuron
boudreaux
boudreaux
Proper noun
that comes from the French word for farmer. A family surname that means leader of the group. This is a common last name for Cajun people.
broadaxes
broadaxes
noun
plural of broadaxe
carboxide
carboxide
noun
(organic chemistry) A compound of carbon and oxygen, such as carbonyl, with some element or radical.
chronaxie
chronaxie
noun
The minimum time over which an electric current must be applied in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell.
corixidae
delacroix
dendraxon
dextorsal
dysorexia
dysorexia
noun
(pathology) An impaired or unnatural appetite.
evocatrix
evocatrix
noun
(dated) A female evocator.
exadverso
exaration
exaration
noun
(rare) A piece of writing.
(rare) The act of writing.
excavator
excavator
noun
A curette used to scrape out pathological material.
A person who excavates.
A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.
excitator
excoriate
excoriate
verb
(transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay.
(transitive, figuratively) To strongly denounce or censure.
excusator
excusator
noun
(obsolete) One who makes, or is authorized to make, an excuse; an apologist.
execrator
execrator
noun
One who execrates.
exhumator
exhumator
noun
One who exhumes or disinters.
exocardia
exochorda
exocoelar
exodermal
exodermal
adj
Relating to the exodermis
exonerate
exonerate
adj
(archaic) Freed from an obligation; freed from accusation or blame; acquitted, exonerated.
verb
(obsolete, reflexive) Of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself).
(transitive) To free (someone) from accusation or blame.
(transitive) To free (someone) from an obligation, responsibility or task.
(transitive, archaic) To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load).
exoneural
exophoria
exophoria
noun
(ophthalmology) A form of heterophoria in which there is a tendency of the eyes to deviate outward.
exorbital
exorbital
adj
(anatomy) protruding beyond the orbit (of the eye)
exorcista
exorganic
exorhason
exosporal
exosporal
Adjective
Relating to an exospore.
exoterica
exoterica
noun
Writing, facts, principles, etc. that are widely known.
exotropia
exotropia
noun
(medicine) A form of strabismus in which the eyes deviate outwards.
expiators
expiators
noun
plural of expiator
expiatory
expiatory
adj
Of or pertaining to expiation.
expilator
expilator
noun
(obsolete) One who plunders or pillages.
expirator
explorate
explorate
verb
(obsolete) To explore.
exprobate
exprobate
verb
Obsolete form of exprobrate.
extrabold
extrabold
adj
(typography) Very bold.
extractor
extractor
noun
(chemistry) An apparatus that uses a solvent to remove soluble substances from a mixture.
(graph theory) A particular kind of bipartite graph.
(in a gun) A part of the bolt that removes a cartridge from the chamber.
A centrifugal drying machine.
A device for rendering wax.
A function which, being applied to output from a weakly random entropy source, together with a short, uniformly random seed, generates a highly random output that appears independent from the source and uniformly distributed.
A machine for clearing combs of honey.
extraoral
extraoral
adj
(anatomy) Outside the mouth.
extrorsal
extrorsal
adj
(botany) extrorse
exudatory
exudatory
adj
Relating to exudation
gearboxes
gearboxes
noun
plural of gearbox
hexachord
hexachord
noun
(music) A series of six tones denoted with the syllables ut-re-mi-fa-sol-la separated by seconds, the only of which that is a minor second being mi-fa.
hexameron
hexameron
noun
(literature) A treatise concerning the biblical creation story.
(theology) The narrative in the Book of Genesis describing the events of the hexameron.
(theology) The six days in which God created the world according to the biblical creation story.
lamoureux
moraxella
moraxella
noun
(bacteriology) Any of several short rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Moraxella (under family Moraxellaceae) which includes the causative agent (Moraxella lacunata) of catarrhal conjunctivitis; the bacterium inhabits the mucous membranes of mammals and causes infections of the middle ear, respiratory tract, and conjunctiva.
myxorrhea
myxorrhea
noun
Excessive secretion of mucus
neuraxone
neuraxone
noun
Dated spelling of neuraxon.
neuraxons
noxapater
operatrix
overlaxly
overrelax
overrelax
verb
(transitive) To relax excessively.
(transitive, mathematics) To solve using overrelaxation.
overtaxed
overtaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overtax
overtaxes
overtaxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overtax
oxalurate
oxalurate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of oxaluric acid.
oxyuridae
paradoxer
paradoxer
noun
Person who comes up with a paradox.
paradoxes
paradoxes
noun
plural of paradox
parorexia
parorexia
noun
An abnormal craving to eat objects not normally considered food.
proximate
proximate
adj
(law) Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.
About to take place; impending.
Close or closest; adjacent.
noun
(linguistics) A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively salient referent in a given context from a relatively non-salient (obviative) one.
rattlebox
rattlebox
noun
A toy that makes a rattle sound; a rattle.
An American herb (Crotalaria sagittalis), whose ripe seeds rattle in the inflated pod.
Any species of Crotalaria, a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods.
rheotaxis
rheotaxis
noun
(biology) movement in response to a current (of water or air)
roncevaux
saxcornet
sexipolar
soapboxer
soapboxer
noun
One who soapboxes.
taxometer
taxonomer
taxonomer
noun
One who studies or creates a taxonomy.
textorial
textorial
adj
Of or pertaining to weaving.
thermofax
unboraxed
unboraxed
adj
Not boraxed.
uroxanate
uroxanate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of uroxanic acid.
waxflower
waxflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Hoya.
Hoya carnosa, the waxplant.
waxworker
waxworker
noun
(archaic) A bee that produces wax.
A worker in the wax industry.
An artist who makes waxworks.
xenograft
xenograft
noun
A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
verb
To heterograft.
xenophora
xenophora
noun
(biology) Any mollusk of the genus Xenophora.
xeroderma
xeroderma
noun
(pathology) Any of various skin diseases characterised by dry hard scaly skin, especially ichthyosis.
xeromenia
xeromenia
noun
(obsolete, pathology) The absence of menses during a menstrual period.
xerophagy
xerophagy
noun
A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline.
xerostoma
xerostoma
noun
(obsolete) The condition of having a dry mouth.
xerotocia
zeroaxial
zeroaxial
adj
(mathematics, archaic) Having an axis composed of zeroes.