A thing, especially a medication, that promotes a decrease in body weight or a reduction in appetite.
arsenoxide
arsenoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) The functional group -As=O; any organic compound containing this group
boxberries
boxberries
noun
plural of boxberry
bronxville
charlevoix
charlevoix
Proper noun
A region of Quebec, Canada.
A city in Michigan, USA
chronaxies
chronaxies
noun
plural of chronaxie
coexerting
coexerting
verb
present participle of coexert
coexertion
commixture
commixture
noun
The act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents; commixtion.
counterfix
coxocerite
crenothrix
deoxidator
deoxidiser
deoxidiser
noun
Alternative form of deoxidizer
deoxidizer
deoxidizer
noun
Any agent that reduces the oxygen content of a material; a deoxidant
detoxifier
detoxifier
noun
Anything that serves to detoxify.
dexiotrope
dextrinous
dorsifixed
dorsifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament somewhere along their back.
echopraxia
echopraxia
noun
The involuntary repetition or imitation of the observed movements of another.
ergotoxine
ergotoxine
noun
(biochemistry) A mixture of alkaloids (ergocristine, ergocornine and ergocryptine) identified in ergot, formerly believed to be a single compound.
examinator
examinator
noun
An examiner.
excerption
excerption
noun
That which is selected or gleaned; an extract.
The act of excerpting or selecting.
excitatory
excitatory
adj
Stimulating, exciting or causing excitation; excitative.
excoecaria
excoriable
excoriable
adj
Capable of being excoriated.
excoriated
excoriated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excoriate
excoriates
excoriates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excoriate
excoriator
excoriator
noun
A machine for stripping the skin from fruits.
One who excoriates, or strongly denounces.
excreation
excreation
noun
(obsolete) The act of spitting out.
excression
excretions
excretions
noun
plural of excretion
excretolic
excursions
excursions
noun
plural of excursion
execration
execration
noun
An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.
That which is execrated; a detested thing.
exhibitors
exhibitors
noun
plural of exhibitor
exhibitory
exhibitory
adj
exhibiting; publicly showing
exocardiac
exocardiac
adj
Outside of the heart
exocardial
exocardial
adj
(anatomy) Situated or arising outside of the heart.
exocentric
exocentric
adj
(grammar, of a phrase or compound) Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.
(semantics, of or relating to a compound term) Not having the same semantic referent as the semantic referent of any of its constituent parts.
Focused or centered on something outside of itself.
noun
(grammar) An exocentric compound.
exochorion
exochorion
noun
The outer layer of the chorion of an insect egg
exogastric
exogastric
adj
Of the shell of a mollusc, curving forwards towards the head.
Outside of the stomach.
exomorphic
exomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to exomorphism.
exorbitant
exorbitant
adj
Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.
exorbitate
exorbitate
verb
(obsolete) To go out of the track; to deviate.
exorcisers
exorcisers
noun
plural of exorciser
exorcising
exorcising
verb
present participle of exorcise
exorcismal
exorcisory
exorcisory
adj
Of or relating to exorcism.
exorcistic
exorcistic
adj
Relating to exorcism.
exorcizing
exorcizing
verb
present participle of exorcize
exornation
exornation
noun
(obsolete) ornament; decoration; embellishment
exospheric
exospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to an exosphere.
exosporium
exosporium
noun
(botany) The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exine.
exoterical
exoterical
adj
Alternative form of exoteric
exothermic
exothermic
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) That releases heat during its formation, and absorbs it during its decomposition.
(chemistry, of a reaction) That releases energy in the form of heat.
(zoology) Of an animal: whose body temperature is regulated by external factors; cold-blooded.
exotropism
expatiator
expatiator
noun
One who expatiates.
expenditor
expiration
expiration
noun
(euphemistic) The last emission of breath; death.
A cessation, extinction, ending
Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
The act of expiring.
The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth
expiratory
expiratory
adj
Of or pertaining to expiration
expiscator
expiscator
noun
(formal, archaic, rare) One who expiscates.
explicator
explicator
noun
One who or that which explicates.
exploiters
exploiters
noun
plural of exploiter
exploiture
exploiture
noun
(obsolete) The act of exploiting or accomplishing; achievement.
(obsolete) exploitation
expositors
expositors
noun
plural of expositor
expository
expository
adj
Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
expression
expression
noun
(biology) (manufacturing) The act of pressing or squeezing out.
(biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
(mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
(mostly preceded by with) emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader
(music) The tone of voice or sound in music.
(programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
A colloquialism or idiom.
A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
A particular way of phrasing an idea.
A specific blend of whisky.
The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
exsiccator
exsiccator
noun
(dated) A desiccator.
exteriorly
exteriorly
adv
from the exterior, from outside
on the exterior, outside
extirpateo
extirpator
extirpator
noun
someone or something that extirpates
extortions
extortions
noun
plural of extortion
extraction
extraction
noun
(dentistry) A removal of a tooth from its socket.
(military) An act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
A person's origin or ancestry.
An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
extroitive
extroitive
adj
(obsolete) Seeking or going out after external objects.
extropical
extrusions
extrusions
noun
plural of extrusion
ferredoxin
ferredoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of iron and sulfur-containing proteins, found in green plants, that function in electron transport and in photosynthesis.
foxberries
foxberries
noun
plural of foxberry
hexabromid
hexatriose
hydroxides
hydroxides
noun
plural of hydroxide
hyperoxide
hyperoxide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any oxide that has a higher than normal ratio of oxygen to metal
hypertoxic
hypertoxic
adj
(rare, toxicology) Excessively toxic.
idioreflex
inexertion
inexertion
noun
Lack of exertion or effort; indolence; laziness.
inexorable
inexorable
adj
Adamant; severe.
Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable.
Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting.
inexorably
inexorably
adv
In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.
inexposure
inexposure
noun
A state of not being exposed.
intercoxal
intercoxal
adj
(anatomy) Between the hips
lacroixite
lacroixite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
leptothrix
medithorax
microluxes
microluxes
noun
plural of microlux
microsorex
microvaxes
moderatrix
moderatrix
noun
A female moderator.
moxieberry
myorrhexis
myorrhexis
noun
(medicine) The laceration or tearing of a muscle.
neurotoxia
neurotoxic
neurotoxic
adj
(toxicology, neuroscience, pharmacology) Having a toxic effect on nerve tissue.
neurotoxin
neurotoxin
noun
(neuroscience, toxicology, pharmacology) A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.
notiosorex
orchiopexy
orchiopexy
noun
(surgery) A procedure for fixation of a testis, often to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and keep it there.
overexcite
overexcite
verb
To excite to an excessive degree
overmixing
overmixing
verb
present participle of overmix
overprolix
overprolix
adj
Excessively prolix.
overtaxing
overtaxing
verb
present participle of overtax
oxidimetry
oxidimetry
noun
(chemistry) Any form of volumetric analysis using an oxidizing agent such as potassium permanganate.
oxybromide
oxygenizer
oxymuriate
oxymuriate
noun
(obsolete) chlorate
oxyneurine
oxyneurine
noun
betaine
oxynitrate
oxynitrate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A mixed oxide and nitrate
oxyproline
oxyproline
noun
(biochemistry) a lactam of glutamic acid
oxystearic
oxyuricide
oxyuricide
noun
Any anthelmintic that is destructive to worms of the genus Oxyuris, or pinworms.
paroxazine
periaxonal
periaxonal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding an axon (of a nerve).
perionyxis
permixtion
permixtion
noun
Obsolete form of permission.
peroxidase
peroxidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that act on substrates such as hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides such as lipid peroxides.
peroxidate
peroxiding
peroxiding
verb
present participle of peroxide
peroxidize
peroxidize
verb
(intransitive) To be converted into a peroxide.
(transitive) To convert into a peroxide.
(transitive) To treat (especially hair) with a peroxide.
peroxisome
peroxisome
noun
(cytology) An intracellular organelle found in all eukaryotes (except Archezoa) which is the source of the enzymes that catalyze the production and breakdown hydrogen peroxide, and are responsible for the oxidation of long-chain fatty acids.
peroxyacid
peroxyacid
noun
Synonym of peracid (“acid containing an acidic -OOH group”)
petrosilex
petrosilex
noun
(mineralogy) felsite
petroxolin
philodoxer
philodoxer
noun
One who is interested in opinions or beliefs, rather than facts.
poxviruses
poxviruses
noun
plural of poxvirus
prefixions
prefixions
noun
plural of prefixion
preflexion
preflexion
adj
(zoology) Before the flexion stage of larval development
projectrix
prolixness
prolixness
noun
prolixity
protectrix
protectrix
noun
(archaic) A woman who protects; a protectress.
pyridoxine
pyridoxine
noun
(biochemistry) A derivative of pyridine, 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol, found in fish, liver, cereals and yeast, and essential for the metabolism of amino acids and starch.
pyroxenite
pyroxenite
noun
(geology) A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.
pyroxenoid
pyroxenoid
noun
(mineralogy) any of a large group of minerals physically resembling pyroxene
pyroxyline
pyroxyline
noun
Archaic form of pyroxylin.
quixotries
quixotries
noun
plural of quixotry
reexposing
reexposing
verb
present participle of reexpose
refixation
refixation
noun
The fixing in place of something that had previously been removed
relaxation
relaxation
noun
(music) The release following musical tension.
(physics) The transition of a nucleus, atom or molecule from a higher energy level to a lower one; the opposite of excitation
A diminution of tone, tension, or firmness; specifically in pathology: a looseness; a diminution of the natural and healthy tone of parts.
Remission of attention or application.
Remission or abatement of rigor.
The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.
Unbending; recreation; a state or occupation intended to give mental or bodily relief after effort.
reoxidised
reoxidised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reoxidise
reoxidized
reoxidized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reoxidize
retaxation
retaxation
noun
The act of taxing something again; recalculation of tax.
sexfarious
sextipolar
sextipolar
adj
Having six poles.
superoxide
superoxide
noun
(chemistry) A peroxide
(chemistry) The univalent anion, O₂⁻, obtained from molecular oxygen by adding an electron; any compound containing this anion
tetraxonia
tetraxonid
toxidermic
toxiferous
toxiferous
adj
Conveying or producing a poison.
trimethoxy
trimethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Three methoxy groups in a molecule