(biology) Movement of an organism either towards or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
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.
auxospore
auxospore
noun
(biology) A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells
axiferous
barotaxis
barotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to pressure.
boxboards
boxboards
noun
plural of boxboard
boxthorns
boxthorns
noun
plural of boxthorn
broadaxes
broadaxes
noun
plural of broadaxe
carboxyls
carboxyls
noun
plural of carboxyl
cresoxide
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
dorsiflex
dorsiflex
verb
To flex a limb in a dorsal direction.
dysorexia
dysorexia
noun
(pathology) An impaired or unnatural appetite.
exadverso
excelsior
excelsior
adj
(archaic) Loftier, yet higher, more elevated; ever upward.
More surpassing, more excelling.
intj
A greeting, farewell or acclamation, especially associated with comic book fandom and famous comic book writer Stan Lee.
noun
(Canada, US) Stuffing material (as for furniture and mattresses) made of slender, curled woodshavings, as a substitute for hair.
(US printing, dated) The size of type between Norse and brilliant, standardized as 3-point.
exclosure
exclosure
noun
A limited area from which unwanted animals, such as domestic cattle or wildlife, are excluded by fencing or other means.
exclusory
exclusory
adj
having the power or the function of excluding.
tending to exclude.
excursion
excursion
noun
(aviation) An occurrence where an aircraft runs off the end or side of a runway or taxiway, usally during takeoff, landing, or taxi.
(phonetics) A deviation in pitch, for example in the syllables of enthusiastic speech.
A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
A wandering from the main subject: a digression.
verb
(intransitive) To go on a recreational trip or excursion.
excursory
excusator
excusator
noun
(obsolete) One who makes, or is authorized to make, an excuse; an apologist.
executors
executors
noun
plural of executor
exertions
exertions
noun
plural of exertion
exhorters
exhorters
noun
plural of exhorter
exocrines
exocrines
noun
plural of exocrine
exodermis
exodermis
noun
hypodermis
exorcised
exorcised
adj
That has undergone exorcism.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exorcise
exorciser
exorciser
noun
One who performs an exorcism.
exorcises
exorcises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exorcise
exorcisms
exorcisms
noun
plural of exorcism
exorcista
exorcists
exorcists
noun
plural of exorcist
exorcizes
exorcizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exorcize
exordiums
exorhason
exosphere
exosphere
noun
an extremely thin atmosphere, as on Saturn's moon Dione
the uppermost layer of a planet's atmosphere
exosporal
exosporal
Adjective
Relating to an exospore.
exospores
exospores
noun
plural of exospore
exoterics
exoterics
noun
(philosophy) The public lectures or published writings of Aristotle.
expiators
expiators
noun
plural of expiator
exploders
exploders
noun
plural of exploder
explorers
explorers
noun
plural of explorer
exporters
exporters
noun
plural of exporter
expositor
expositor
noun
A person who expounds; a commentator.
exposture
exposture
noun
(obsolete) exposure
exposures
exposures
noun
plural of exposure
expressio
expressor
expressor
noun
(genetics) Alternative form of expresser
expulsory
expulsory
adj
Synonym of expulsive
exscissor
exsertion
exsertion
noun
protrusion; thrusting outward
exsputory
exstrophy
exstrophy
noun
(anatomy) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.
(especially) A congenital malformation of the bladder in which the normally internal mucosa of the organ lies exposed on the abdominal wall because of failure of union between the halves of the pubic symphysis and between the adjacent halves of the abdominal wall.
extensors
extensors
noun
plural of extensor
extensory
exteriors
exteriors
noun
plural of exterior
extollers
extollers
noun
plural of extoller
extorsion
extorsion
noun
(medicine) An outward rotation of a limb, organ or part of the eye.
extorsive
extorsive
adj
Serving or tending to extort.
extorters
extorters
noun
plural of extorter
extrorsal
extrorsal
adj
(botany) extrorse
extrusion
extrusion
noun
A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
An item formed by the process of extrusion.
extrusory
extrusory
adj
Undergoing, or relating to, extrusion.
fireboxes
fireboxes
noun
plural of firebox
gearboxes
gearboxes
noun
plural of gearbox
heterosex
heterosex
noun
(sexuality) Heterosexual sex.
verb
(sociology, transitive) To make heterosexual.
hexestrol
hexestrol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic non-steroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group, formerly used to treat estrogen deficiency.
hydroxyls
hydroxyls
noun
plural of hydroxyl
impostrix
impostrix
noun
(archaic) A female impostor.
luxurious
luxurious
adj
(dated) Enjoying the pleasures of luxury.
Very fine in quality and comfortable.
myxospore
myxospore
noun
Any of many microscopic parasites of the class Myxosporea
myxovirus
myxovirus
noun
Any of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.
neuraxons
obstetrix
obstetrix
noun
(formal) A midwife.
obstruxit
orthoaxis
overmixes
overmixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overmix
oversexed
oversexed
adj
Having a greater than normal sexual appetite
overtaxes
overtaxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overtax
oxberries
oxfordism
oxfordist
oxidisers
oxidisers
noun
plural of oxidiser
oxidizers
oxidizers
noun
plural of oxidizer
oxpeckers
oxpeckers
noun
plural of oxpecker
oxyderces
oxytropis
paradoxes
paradoxes
noun
plural of paradox
paroxysms
paroxysms
noun
plural of paroxysm
peroxides
peroxides
noun
plural of peroxide
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peroxide
preexpose
princoxes
princoxes
noun
plural of princox
proplexus
proscolex
proscolex
noun
(zoology) An early larval form of a trematode worm; a redia.
protoxids
protoxids
noun
plural of protoxid
proxemics
proxemics
noun
The study of the effects of the physical distance between people in different cultures and societies.
proxyship
proxyship
noun
The office or agency of a proxy.
pyronyxis
pyroxenes
pyroxenes
noun
plural of pyroxene
reexports
reexports
noun
plural of reexport
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reexport
reexposed
reexposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reexpose
reoxidise
reoxidise
verb
Alternative form of reoxidize
rheotaxis
rheotaxis
noun
(biology) movement in response to a current (of water or air)
saxcornet
saxonburg
serotoxin
sexipolar
soapboxer
soapboxer
noun
One who soapboxes.
strongbox
strongbox
noun
A sturdy box with a lock for storing valuables.
subcortex
subcortex
noun
The part of the brain that lies directly below the cortex.
tetroxids
tetroxids
noun
plural of tetroxid
thyroxins
thyroxins
noun
plural of thyroxin
tortrixes
tortrixes
noun
plural of tortrix
trioxides
trioxides
noun
plural of trioxide
uromastix
urotoxies
urotoxies
noun
plural of urotoxy
workboxes
workboxes
noun
plural of workbox
xenocryst
xenocryst
noun
(geology) An isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found; the mineralogical equivalent of a xenolith.