(botany, zoology) Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf; or the back of an animal.
Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.
abaxile
abaxile
adj
Alternative form of abaxial
abixah
aboideaux
aboiteaux
affixable
affixable
adj
Capable of being affixed.
ambidexter
ambidexter
adj
Ambidextrous.
noun
(archaic) A lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant.
(by extension) Someone who is two-faced; a double-dealer, such as a cheat or a crook.
Someone who is ambidextrous.
ambidexterities
ambidexterities
noun
plural of ambidexterity
ambidexterity
ambidexterity
noun
Superior cleverness or adaptability.
The property of being equally skillful with each hand.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambidextral
ambidextral
adj
Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambisexual
ambisexual
adj
(slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
(zoology) Hermaphroditic.
Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
Unisex: fit for persons of either sex.
noun
An ambisexual person.
ambisexualities
ambisexualities
noun
plural of ambisexuality
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ambisexuals
ambisexuals
noun
plural of ambisexual
anaxibia
anoxybiosis
anoxybiosis
noun
(physiology) A biological response triggered by a lack of oxygen in which an organism takes in water and becomes turgid and immobile; possibly a form of cryptobiosis.
anoxybiotic
anoxybiotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anoxybiosis.
antibenzaldoxime
antiboxing
antiboxing
adj
Opposing the sport of boxing.
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
arbitratrix
arbitratrix
noun
(archaic) A female arbitrator.
autoxidizability
autoxidizability
noun
Alternative form of autoxidisability
autoxidizable
autoxidizable
adj
Alternative form of autoxidisable
azodicarboxylic
azoxybenzoic
bacteriotoxic
bacteriotoxic
adj
toxic to bacteria
bacteriotoxin
bacteriotoxin
noun
Any material that is toxic to bacteria
Any toxin produced by a bacterium
bandboxical
bandboxical
adj
(archaic) Small and flimsy; poky.
banxring
banxring
noun
(zoology) An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia
barotaxis
barotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to pressure.
basifixed
basifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the base and pointing away from the filament.
batrachotoxin
batrachotoxin
noun
(neurotoxicology, uncountable) An extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in poison dart frogs.
(toxicology, countable) Any one of a group of extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloids found in poison dart frogs, Melyridae beetles, and certain birds.
bauxite
bauxite
noun
The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.
bauxites
bauxites
noun
plural of bauxite
bauxitic
bauxitic
adj
Containing or relating to bauxite.
bauxitite
baxie
baxterian
baxterian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1615–1691), English Puritan church leader, poet, and theologian.
Noun
A follower of Richard Baxter.
baxterianism
beatrix
beatrix
Proper noun
a main belt asteroid; named the beloved of
beauxite
beauxite
noun
Archaic form of bauxite.
belatrix
bellatrix
benefactrix
benefactrix
Noun
A female benefactor.
benefactrixes
benzaldoxime
benzaldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) The aldoxime of benzaldehyde.
benzantialdoxime
benzdioxazine
benzdioxdiazine
benzdioxtriazine
benzhydroxamic
benzofuroquinoxaline
benzoglyoxaline
benzophenoxazine
benzophenoxazine
noun
(chemistry) Any of a certain class of dyes.
benzoquinoxaline
benzoxyacetic
benztrioxazine
biaxal
biaxal
adj
Archaic form of biaxial.
biaxial
biaxial
adj
(mathematics, astronomy) Having two axes of rotation and two planes of symmetry (e.g. having the shape of a spheroid)
Along two axes; e.g. in engineering, a shear or compression text of a material along two axes
Having a value in two perpendicular directions. (In solid mechanics, it generally means that normal stresses exist in two of the possible three directions, though not necessarily equal in sign or magnitude.)
Having two axes.
biaxiality
biaxiality
noun
The condition of being biaxial.
biaxially
biaxially
adv
In a biaxial fashion; along two axes.
biaxillary
bilixanthin
bimaxillary
bimaxillary
adj
Relating to both of the maxillae.
binoxalate
binoxalate
noun
(chemistry) A salt having two equivalents of oxalic acid to one of the base; an acid oxalate.
biotaxy
biotaxy
noun
(biology, dated) The classification of living organisms according to their structural character; taxonomy.
bioxalate
bioxalate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent group -HC₂O₄, or any salt containing it.
bisaxillary
bisexual
bisexual
adj
(botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
(botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
(botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
(botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
(chiefly biology) Having two distinct sexes, male and female (as contrasted with unisexual or hermaphroditic).
(chiefly biology) Involving two sexes (particularly with regard to reproduction; contrast parthenogenetic or asexual).
(of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women (by a narrow definition) or to people of multiple or any genders (by a broad definition; compare pansexual).
(rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.
Androgynous.
noun
(botany, rare) A plant or fungus, or part thereof, which is bisexual.
(chiefly biology) An organism (that is, a species) which has male and female sexes.
A person who is bisexual.
bisexualism
bisexualism
noun
Bisexuality.
bisexuality
bisexuality
noun
(chiefly botany) The state of being bisexual (“having both male and female parts or roles”).
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted to members of either sex or gender.
bisexually
bisexually
adv
In a bisexual manner
bisexuals
bisexuals
noun
plural of bisexual
bisglyoxaline
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bixa
bixaceae
bixaceous
bixaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bixaceae.
boisseaux
bolboxalis
bonadoxin
boxhauling
boxhauling
verb
present participle of boxhaul
boxiana
boxmaking
boxmaking
noun
The manufacture of boxes.
brachyaxis
bradyauxesis
bradyauxetic
bradyauxetically
bradylexia
bradylexia
noun
An unusual slowness in reading
braxies
braxies
noun
plural of braxy
bucculatrix
buxbaumia
buxbaumiaceae
camphocarboxylic
carbonnieux
carboxide
carboxide
noun
(organic chemistry) A compound of carbon and oxygen, such as carbonyl, with some element or radical.
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
carboxylating
carboxylating
verb
present participle of carboxylate
carboxylation
carboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule
carboxylic
carboxylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, or relating to the carboxyl functional group.
carboxypeptidase
carboxypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group
complexionably
coxcombical
coxcombical
adj
Like, or in the style of, a coxcomb.
coxcombicality
coxcombicality
noun
The quality of being coxcombical.
coxcombically
coxcombically
adv
(obsolete) in the manner of a coxcomb
decarboxylating
decarboxylating
verb
present participle of decarboxylate
decarboxylation
decarboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
decarboxylization
decarboxylize
decarboxylize
verb
Synonym of decarboxylate
deoxyribonuclease
deoxyribonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.
desoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonuclease
noun
Alternative form of deoxyribonuclease
dicarboxylate
dicarboxylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a dicarboxylic acid, but especially any of such compounds (such as glutamates) that have biological activity
dicarboxylic
dicarboxylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Having two carboxylic groups
dysoxidizable
exacerbating
exacerbating
adj
That exacerbates
verb
present participle of exacerbate
exacerbatingly
exacerbatingly
adv
In an exacerbating way; so as to aggravate or make worse.
exacerbation
exacerbation
noun
An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)
exacerbations
exacerbations
noun
plural of exacerbation
exalbuminose
exalbuminose
adj
Alternative form of exalbuminous
exalbuminous
exalbuminous
adj
(botany) Having no albumen about the embryo; said of certain seeds.
examinability
examinability
noun
The quality or state of being examinable.
examinable
examinable
adj
Able to be examined.
Eligible to appear in an examination.
excalibur
excambion
excambion
noun
(law, Scotland) exchange or barter, especially of lands.
exceptionability
exceptionability
noun
The quality of being exceptionable.
exceptionable
exceptionable
adj
Liable to cause disapproval, objection or debate.
exceptionableness
exceptionableness
noun
exceptionability
exceptionably
exceptionably
adv
In an exceptionable manner.
excerebration
excerebration
noun
The act of removing or beating out the brains.
exchangeability
exchangeability
noun
The condition of being exchangeable
excisable
excisable
adj
Liable or subject to excise.
excitabilities
excitabilities
noun
plural of excitability
excitability
excitability
noun
(countable) A measure of how easy something is to excite