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.
boxboards
boxboards
noun
plural of boxboard
boxholder
boxholder
noun
A renter of a post office box.
An owner of a box in a theatre/theater, stadium, etc.
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.
coexerted
coexerted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coexert
corixidae
cresoxide
delacroix
dendraxon
dexterous
dexterous
adj
(figurative, archaic) Skilled at argumentation; mentally skillful.
Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully.
Skillful in some specific thing.
Skillful with one's hands.
dextorsal
dextrorse
dextrorse
adj
Turning from the left to the right, in the ascending line, as in the spiral inclination of the stem of the morning glory.
dextroses
dextroses
noun
plural of dextrose
dihydroxy
dihydroxy
adj
(chemistry) containing two hydroxy functional groups
dorsiflex
dorsiflex
verb
To flex a limb in a dorsal direction.
dysorexia
dysorexia
noun
(pathology) An impaired or unnatural appetite.
endothrix
endothrix
noun
A dermatophyte infection of the hair that invades the hairshaft and internalizes into the hair cell.
exadverso
exocardia
exochorda
exodermal
exodermal
adj
Relating to the exodermis
exodermis
exodermis
noun
hypodermis
exodromic
exorcised
exorcised
adj
That has undergone exorcism.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exorcise
exorcized
exorcized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exorcize
exordiums
expeditor
expeditor
noun
Alternative spelling of expediter
exploders
exploders
noun
plural of exploder
expounder
expounder
noun
A person who expounds, explains
extrabold
extrabold
adj
(typography) Very bold.
exudatory
exudatory
adj
Relating to exudation
flaxboard
giraudoux
heterodox
heterodox
adj
Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from orthodoxy, or the norm, but not sufficiently different to be called heretical.
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.
hydroxide
hydroxide
noun
(chemistry) An univalent anion (OH⁻) based on the hydroxyl functional group.
Any substance containing such an anion.
hydroxyls
hydroxyls
noun
plural of hydroxyl
loxodrome
loxodrome
noun
(mathematics, nautical) A line on a surface (such as the Earth) that cuts all meridians at a constant angle (but not a right angle) – on Earth, the path followed by a ship or aircraft that maintains a constant course by the compass.
loxodromy
loxodromy
noun
The science of loxodromics.
orthodoxy
orthodoxy
noun
Conformity to established and accepted beliefs (usually of religions).
Correctness in doctrine and belief.
overmixed
overmixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overmix
oversexed
oversexed
adj
Having a greater than normal sexual appetite
overtaxed
overtaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overtax
oxfordian
oxfordian
Noun
A native or resident of Oxford.
One who believes that 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays traditionally attributed to
Proper noun
The age from 163.5±1.0 Ma to 157.3±1.0 Ma or the stage of rocks (chiefly coral-derived limestones) deposited during it.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oxford or its residents.
Relating to or denoting the theory that Edward de Vere (1550–1604), Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.
Relating to the Oxfordian age or stage.
oxfordism
oxfordist
oxidisers
oxidisers
noun
plural of oxidiser
oxidizers
oxidizers
noun
plural of oxidizer
oxyderces
oxyhydric
oxyuridae
paradoxal
paradoxal
adj
(obsolete) paradoxical
paradoxer
paradoxer
noun
Person who comes up with a paradox.
paradoxes
paradoxes
noun
plural of paradox
paradoxic
paradoxic
adj
Alternative form of paradoxical
peroxided
peroxided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of peroxide
peroxides
peroxides
noun
plural of peroxide
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peroxide
peroxidic
peroxidic
adj
Of, relating to, or involving a peroxide
protoxide
protoxide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of a series of oxides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of oxygen per molecule
protoxids
protoxids
noun
plural of protoxid
pyridoxal
pyridoxal
noun
(biochemistry) One of the three natural forms of vitamin B6
pyridoxin
pyridoxin
noun
Alternative form of pyridoxine
reexposed
reexposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reexpose
reoxidise
reoxidise
verb
Alternative form of reoxidize
reoxidize
reoxidize
verb
(chemistry) To oxidize again, or to become oxidized again, after a period of reduction
tetroxide
tetroxide
noun
(chemistry) any oxide containing four oxygen atoms in each molecule
tetroxids
tetroxids
noun
plural of tetroxid
tinderbox
tinderbox
noun
(by extension) A place that is so dry and hot that there is danger of fire.
(figurative) A potentially dangerous situation.
(historical) A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter), once used to help kindle a fire.
trioxides
trioxides
noun
plural of trioxide
tritoxide
tritoxide
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) trioxide; the third of a series of oxides of a particular metal
unboraxed
unboraxed
adj
Not boraxed.
unparadox
uxoricide
uxoricide
noun
One who murders his or her wife.
The murdering of one's own wife.
xeroderma
xeroderma
noun
(pathology) Any of various skin diseases characterised by dry hard scaly skin, especially ichthyosis.