A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
apodixis
apodixis
noun
(rhetoric) Supporting a proposition by reference to common knowledge.
apomixes
apomixes
noun
plural of apomixis
apomixis
apomixis
noun
(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes.
(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization.
(zoology) Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization.
apoxesis
apraxias
apraxias
noun
plural of apraxia
asphyxia
asphyxia
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.
Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
axonopus
axoplasm
axoplasm
noun
The cytoplasm of an axon
cowpoxes
cowpoxes
noun
plural of cowpox
duplexes
duplexes
noun
plural of duplex
epitaxis
epoxides
epoxides
noun
plural of epoxide
examples
examples
noun
plural of example
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of example
excerpts
excerpts
noun
plural of excerpt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excerpt
exciples
exciples
noun
plural of exciple
exocarps
exocarps
noun
plural of exocarp
exonship
exonship
noun
The role or status of an exon.
exoplasm
exoplasm
noun
Alternative form of ectoplasm
exosperm
exospore
exospore
noun
The outer layer of a spore, especially in some algae and fungi.
expanses
expanses
noun
plural of expanse
expansum
expensed
expensed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expense
expenses
expenses
noun
plural of expense
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expense
expiates
expiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expiate
expirers
expirers
noun
plural of expirer
expiries
expiries
noun
plural of expiry
explains
explains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explain
explants
explants
noun
plural of explant
explodes
explodes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explode
exploits
exploits
noun
plural of exploit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exploit
explores
explores
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explore
expolish
expolish
verb
(obsolete, nonce word) To polish thoroughly.
exposals
exposals
noun
plural of exposal
exposers
exposers
noun
plural of exposer
exposing
exposing
verb
present participle of expose
exposits
exposits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exposit
exposure
exposure
noun
(countable, uncountable) That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.
(horticulture) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.
(photography) An instance of taking a photograph.
(photography) Details of the time and f-number used.
(photography) The piece of film exposed to light.
(uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.
(uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.
The act of exposing something, such as a scandal.
The act or condition of being at risk of financial losses.
expounds
expounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expound
expresso
expresso
noun
(proscribed) Alternative form of espresso
expulsed
expulsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expulse
expulser
expulser
noun
(obsolete) An expeller.
expulses
expulses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expulse
expunges
expunges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expunge
exscript
exscript
noun
(obsolete) A copy; a transcript.
extispex
extispex
noun
(historical) Somebody who predicts the future using entrails
haruspex
haruspex
noun
A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced divination by inspecting entrails.
hexaplas
hexaplas
noun
plural of hexapla
hexapods
hexapods
noun
plural of hexapod
horsepox
horsepox
noun
A disease of horses caused by an orthopoxvirus.
hypoxias
hypoxias
noun
plural of hypoxia
jasponyx
jasponyx
noun
A form of onyx, part or all of whose layers consist of jasper.
minxship
minxship
noun
(obsolete, humorous) A supposed title given to a woman thought to be acting like a minx (usually with possessive adjective).
mousepox
mousepox
noun
A skin disease of mice, similar to smallpox, caused by the poxvirus species Ectromelia virus.
oxyphils
oxypolis
paixhans
panmixes
panmixis
panmixis
Noun
Panmixia.
paroxysm
paroxysm
noun
A random or sudden outburst (of activity).
A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit.
An explosive event during a volcanic eruption.
patrixes
paxillus
paxillus
noun
(zoology) A kind of pillar-like spine with a flattened summit covered with minute spinules or granules, covering the surface of certain starfishes.
paxwaxes
pegboxes
pegboxes
noun
plural of pegbox
peroxids
peroxids
noun
plural of peroxid
phenixes
phenixes
noun
plural of phenix
phylaxis
phylaxis
noun
(medicine) Protection against infectious disease.
pickaxes
pickaxes
noun
plural of pickaxe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pickax
pixieish
pixieish
adj
Alternative spelling of pixyish
pixiness
pixiness
noun
Quality of being pixyish.
plexuses
plexuses
noun
plural of plexus
poleaxes
poleaxes
noun
plural of poleax
poxvirus
poxvirus
noun
Any of a group of DNA viruses, of the family Poxviridae, that cause pox diseases in vertebrates
praxises
preexist
preexist
verb
To exist before something else.
prefixes
prefixes
noun
plural of prefix
plural of prefixe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefix
premixes
premixes
noun
plural of premix
pretexts
pretexts
noun
plural of pretext
protaxis
proxenos
proxenos
noun
(Ancient Greece, historical) A citizen of a state appointed by another state to host its ambassadors and to represent and protect its interests there.
proxenus
proxenus
noun
Alternative spelling of proxenos
pyrexias
pyrexias
noun
plural of pyrexia
reexpels
reexpels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reexpel
reexpose
reexpose
verb
To expose again.
saxpence
scolopax
sextiply
sextuple
sextuple
adj
(music) Having six beats to the bar.
Being six times as great.
Having six parts.
noun
(sports, soccer) A team that wins 6 titles in the same year or season.
a sixfold amount
verb
To make, or to become, six times as much (or as many).
sextuply
sextuply
adv
In a sextuple fashion.
sexupara
sexupara
noun
(biology) A sexuparous individual
sixpence
sixpence
noun
(historical) A former British coin worth sixpence, first minted in 1551.
(obsolete, Britain, uncountable) The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.
sixpenny
sixpenny
adj
(dated) Cheap; worthless.
Worth six pennies.
noun
A publication costing sixpence.
A stamp worth sixpence.
smallpox
smallpox
noun
(pathology) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
spadixes
sparaxis
sparaxis
noun
Any of several deciduous perennial flowering herbs, of the genus Sparaxis, from South Africa
sphexide
sphexide
noun
Any wasp of the genus Sphex; the digger wasp
sphinxes
sphinxes
noun
plural of sphinx
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sphinx
spillbox
spinifex
spinifex
noun
(Australia) A coastal grass, either in genera Triodia or Spinifex.
An Australian coastal grass, in genus Spinifex
spintext
spintext
noun
(archaic) A long-winded preacher.
spninxes
supellex
superfix
superfix
noun
One or more letters or sounds added at the top of a word to modify the word's meaning. These are found in Maya script.
verb
To add one or more letters or sounds to the top of a word to change the word's meaning.
supersex
supersex
noun
(biology) The result of an abnormal combination of sex chromosomes.
supertax
supertax
noun
A higher rate of an existing tax.
An additional tax on something that has already been taxed.
swinepox
swinepox
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A form of chickenpox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the waterpox.
A disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.