A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.
verb
To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.
circumflexes
circumflexes
noun
plural of circumflex
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
counterfix
crucifixes
crucifixes
noun
plural of crucifix
detoxifier
detoxifier
noun
Anything that serves to detoxify.
dihdroxycholecalciferol
dorsifixed
dorsifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament somewhere along their back.
dorsiflex
dorsiflex
verb
To flex a limb in a dorsal direction.
dorsiflexion
dorsiflexion
noun
(medicine) Flexion in the dorsal direction
dorsiflexor
dorsiflexor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that causes dorsiflexion when it contracts
excarnificate
excarnificate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To strip (something) of flesh; to excarnate.
excipuliform
exemplificator
exemplifier
exemplifier
noun
One who, or that which, exemplifies.
exemplifiers
exemplifiers
noun
plural of exemplifier
exfiguration
exfigure
exfiltrate
exfiltrate
noun
that which is exfiltrated, the removed substance or item
verb
(computing) To covertly extract data.
(military) To withdraw troops surreptitiously from a dangerous position
exfiltration
exfiltration
noun
(biology) A gradual movement of a substance to exterior (as through cell membrane to extracellular fluid or medium).
(civil engineering) A method for managing storm water runoff.
(computing) Covert extraction of data.
(military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
(sciences) A filtering out (usually movement of a substance through a barrier).
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
expergefacient
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
expressionful
expressionful
adj
Full of expression; expressive.
extractiform
extractiform
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Having the form, appearance, or nature of an extract.
extrafamilial
extrafamilial
adj
Outside a family
extrafascicular
extrafascicular
adj
Outside of a fascicle
extrafine
extrafoliaceous
extrafoliaceous
adj
(botany) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
extraofficial
extraofficial
adj
Beyond what is official; not prescribed by official duty.
extraprofessional
extraprofessional
adj
Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.
extrascientific
extrascientific
adj
Beyond the context of science.
fellatrix
fellatrix
noun
A woman who performs fellatio.
fellatrixes
ferredoxin
ferredoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of iron and sulfur-containing proteins, found in green plants, that function in electron transport and in photosynthesis.
ferredoxins
ferredoxins
noun
plural of ferredoxin
fiberfrax
firebox
firebox
noun
(rail transport) The chamber of a steam engine, or a steam locomotive, in which the fuel is burned.
(vulgar) A redheaded woman or her red pubic hair.
The part of a fireplace where the fuel is burned.
fireboxes
fireboxes
noun
plural of firebox
fixature
fixature
noun
(historical) A gummy preparation for fixing the hair in place.
fixer
fixer
noun
(criminal justice, law) A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit.
(journalism) A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.
(photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
(real estate, US) A fixer-upper.
A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper means.
Agent noun of fix; one who, or that which, fixes.
fixers
fixers
noun
plural of fixer
fixture
fixture
noun
(computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.
(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing.
(sports, chiefly Britain, Commonwealth, Ireland) A scheduled match.
A lighting unit; a luminaire.
A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.
A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.
verb
(transitive) To furnish with, as, or in a fixture.
(transitive, sports, Australia, New Zealand) To schedule (a match).
(mycology, chiefly US) Bioluminescence created by some types of fungus, particularly those growing on rotting wood.
foxfires
foxier
foxier
adj
comparative form of foxy: more foxy
fraxetin
fraxetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrolysis product of fraxin; 7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin.
fraxinella
fraxinella
noun
A fragrant herb in the rue family, Dictamnus albus
fraxinellas
fraxinellas
noun
plural of fraxinella
fricandeaux
hexafluoride
hexafluoride
noun
(chemistry) any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule
hyperflexibility
hyperflexibility
noun
The condition of being hyperflexible
hyperflexible
hyperflexible
adj
Extremely flexible.
hyperflexibleness
hyperflexibly
hyperflexion
hyperflexion
noun
Excessive flexion of a joint.
idioreflex
inflexure
inflexure
noun
An inflection; a bend or fold.
interflux
introflex
introflexion
introflexion
noun
(medicine) A bending inward.
irreflexive
irreflexive
adj
(set theory) Of a binary relation R on X: such that no element of X is R-related to itself.
lateriflexion
lateroflexion
lateroflexion
noun
lateral flexion (bending to one side)
liferentrix
liferentrix
noun
(Scotland, law) A female liferenter.
loomfixer
maxilliferous
maxilliferous
adj
Bearing a maxilla.
multireflex
nonexemplificatior
overfix
overfix
verb
(transitive) To fix exceedingly or excessively; fix beyond what is required
overflexion
overflexion
noun
Excessive flexion
oxfordshire
oxfordshire
Proper noun
A midland county of England bordered by Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.
oxyfluoride
oxyfluoride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A ternary compound of oxygen and fluorine.
oxyluciferin
oxyluciferin
noun
(biochemistry) The luminescent product of the oxidation of luciferin by luciferase
paxilliferous
paxilliferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing a paxilla.
perfix
perfix
verb
(obsolete) To fix surely; to appoint.
plexiform
plexiform
adj
(medicine, pathology) Having the form of a plexus
noun
(medicine, pathology) plexiform neurofibroma
prefix
prefix
noun
(computing) An initial segment of a string of characters.
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.
(telecommunications) A set of digits placed before a telephone number, to indicate where the number is based, what type of phone number it is (landline, mobile, toll-free, premium rate etc.)
A title added to a person's name, such as Mr. or Dr.
verb
(transitive) To determine beforehand; to set in advance.
(transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start.
prefixable
prefixable
adj
Capable of being added as a prefix.
prefixal
prefixal
adj
(of a term) Taking the role of a prefix.
(of a word) That may be modified by the addition of a prefix.
prefixally
prefixally
adv
In a prefixal manner.
prefixation
prefixation
noun
(anatomy, of a nerve) The state or condition of being prefixed.
(biology, cytology) Initial treatment of tissue with a fixative, as a preliminary to the application of another fixative or to the use of a different treatment.
(linguistics) The adding of a prefix to a word.
prefixed
prefixed
adj
Added as a prefix.
Having a (specified) prefix.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prefix
prefixedly
prefixedly
adv
(rare) With a prefix applied.
prefixes
prefixes
noun
plural of prefix
plural of prefixe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefix
prefixing
prefixing
adj
(linguistics) Of a language, characterised by heavy use of prefixes to create grammatical forms; as opposed to suffixing.
noun
The act by which something is prefixed.
verb
present participle of prefix
prefixion
prefixion
noun
(archaic) The act of prefixing.
prefixions
prefixions
noun
plural of prefixion
prefixture
preflexion
preflexion
adj
(zoology) Before the flexion stage of larval development
pricefixing
reaffix
reaffix
verb
(transitive) To affix again.
reaffixed
reaffixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reaffix
reaffixes
reaffixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reaffix
reaffixing
reaffixing
verb
present participle of reaffix
refix
refix
verb
To fix again.
refixation
refixation
noun
The fixing in place of something that had previously been removed
refixed
refixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of refix
refixes
refixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of refix
(grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
(mathematics) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).
Of or resulting from a reflex.
Synonym of reflective
noun
(grammar) A reflexive pronoun.
(grammar) A reflexive verb.
reflexively
reflexively
adv
By reflex, automatically, without conscious thought.
In a reflexive manner.
reflexiveness
reflexiveness
noun
The state or quality of being reflexive.
reflexivenesses
reflexives
reflexives
noun
plural of reflexive
reflexivity
reflexivity
noun
The condition or state of being reflexive.
reflexological
reflexological
adj
Of or pertaining to reflexology.
reflexologically
reflexologies
reflexologies
noun
plural of reflexology
reflexologist
reflexologist
noun
a practitioner of reflexology
refluxing
refluxing
noun
An act of boiling with a reflux condenser.
verb
present participle of reflux
retroflexion
retroflexion
noun
The act of retroflexing; the state of being retroflexed.
saxifragaceae
saxifragaceous
saxifragaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to an order of plants (Saxifragaceae) of which saxifrage is the type.
saxifrage
saxifrage
noun
Any plant in the genus Saxifraga.
semiflexure
semireflex
semireflex
adj
Of an action: performed involuntarily, but not entirely independent of the will.