(biology) Movement of an organism either towards or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
barotaxis
barotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to pressure.
boxthorns
boxthorns
noun
plural of boxthorn
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
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
exorcista
exorcists
exorcists
noun
plural of exorcist
exoterics
exoterics
noun
(philosophy) The public lectures or published writings of Aristotle.
expiators
expiators
noun
plural of expiator
exporters
exporters
noun
plural of exporter
expositor
expositor
noun
A person who expounds; a commentator.
exposture
exposture
noun
(obsolete) exposure
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.
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.
impostrix
impostrix
noun
(archaic) A female impostor.
obstetrix
obstetrix
noun
(formal) A midwife.
obstruxit
orthoaxis
overtaxes
overtaxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overtax
oxfordist
oxytropis
protoxids
protoxids
noun
plural of protoxid
reexports
reexports
noun
plural of reexport
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reexport
rheotaxis
rheotaxis
noun
(biology) movement in response to a current (of water or air)
saxcornet
serotoxin
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
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.
