Property of being affixed; attachment; connection.
alexishafen
antefix
antefix
noun
(architecture) Any decoration serving to cover the ends of roofing tiles.
(architecture) The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.
antefixa
antefixa
noun
(architecture) Alternative form of antefix
plural of antefixum
antefixal
antefixal
adj
Relating to an antefix.
antefixes
antefixes
noun
plural of antefix
anteflexed
anteflexed
adj
Bent in an anterior (forward) direction, as the uterus.
anteflexion
anteflexion
noun
(anatomy) A forward bending or an organ, especially that of the uterus near the cervix
anterofixation
anteroflexion
antireflexive
benefactrix
benefactrix
Noun
A female benefactor.
benefactrixes
benzofuroquinoxaline
carnifex
carnifex
noun
(now rare, historical) An executioner.
carnifexes
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
complexification
complexification
noun
(countable, mathematics) An extension from a basis on real numbers to a basis on complex numbers.
(uncountable) The act or process of making something more complex.
confixed
confixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confix
conflexure
confluxes
confluxes
noun
plural of conflux
confluxible
confluxibleness
contraflexure
counterfix
counterflux
deflexing
deflexing
verb
present participle of deflex
deflexion
deflexion
noun
UK spelling of deflection
deflexionize
defluxion
defluxion
noun
(medicine) A discharge or flowing of fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh.
(obsolete) A flowing down; a running down.
detoxification
detoxification
noun
The process of removing toxins.
detoxifying
detoxifying
verb
present participle of detoxify
dorsiflexion
dorsiflexion
noun
(medicine) Flexion in the dorsal direction
effluxion
effluxion
Noun
The process of flowing out.
That which has flowed out.
ethoxycaffeine
excalfaction
excarnificate
excarnificate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To strip (something) of flesh; to excarnate.
exemplification
exemplification
noun
(law) A copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original.
That which exemplifies; a case in point; example.
The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
exemplificational
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
exemplifying
exemplifying
verb
present participle of exemplify
exfetation
exfetation
noun
(medicine) imperfect fetation in some organ exterior to the uterus
exfiguration
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).
exflagellation
exflagellation
noun
The protrusion or formation of flagella by a protozoon.
exfodiation
exfoliating
exfoliating
verb
present participle of exfoliate
exfoliation
exfoliation
noun
(cosmetics) The removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
The loss of leaves from a plant.
The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
exfoliations
exfoliations
noun
plural of exfoliation
expenseful
expenseful
adj
Full of expense; costly; chargeable.
expensefully
expensefully
adv
In an expenseful manner.
expensefulness
expensefulness
noun
The quality of being expenseful.
expergefacient
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
expressionful
expressionful
adj
Full of expression; expressive.
exsufflation
exsufflation
noun
(biology, obsolete) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.
(obsolete) A blast from beneath.
(obsolete) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
extrafine
extraforaneous
extraforaneous
adj
(nonce word, archaic) outdoor
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.
faxen
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
fixedness
fixedness
noun
The state or condition of being fixed.
fixednesses
fixednesses
noun
plural of fixedness
flaxen
flaxen
adj
A pale yellow brown; the colour of dried flax stalks and of the fiber obtained therefrom.
Made of or resembling flax fibers.
flaxwench
flexagon
flexagon
noun
(geometry) A flat model made from folded strips of paper that can be folded, or flexed, to reveal a number of hidden faces.
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
flexibleness
flexibleness
noun
The state or quality of being flexible.
flexing
flexing
noun
The action of the verb flex; a bending of something, a tightening of the muscles.
verb
present participle of flex
flexion
flexion
noun
(grammar, dated) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.
Deviation from straightness.
The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
The state of being bent or flexed.
flexional
flexional
adj
Dated form of flectional.
flexionless
flexionless
adj
(grammar, dated) inflectionless
flexions
flexions
noun
plural of flexion
flexner
flexuoseness
flexuousness
flexuousness
noun
The state or condition of being flexuous.
fluoxetines
fluxibleness
fluxibleness
noun
The state or quality of being fluxible.
foxbane
foxfinger
foxiness
foxiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being foxy
foxinesses
foxtongue
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
fucoxanthine
genuflex
genuflex
verb
Alternative form of genuflect
genuflexion
genuflexion
noun
Alternative spelling of genuflection
genuflexuous
hyperflexibleness
hyperflexion
hyperflexion
noun
Excessive flexion of a joint.
infixed
infixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of infix
infixes
infixes
noun
plural of infix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infix
inflex
inflex
verb
To bend; to cause to become curved; to make crooked; to deflect.
inflexed
inflexed
adj
(botany) inflected
inflexibilities
inflexibilities
noun
plural of inflexibility
inflexibility
inflexibility
noun
The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness
inflexible
inflexible
adj
Not able to be changed or adapted to circumstances.
Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent.
Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits.
inflexibleness
inflexibleness
noun
Obstinacy of will or temper; firmness of purpose that will not yield to importunity or persuasion; unbending pertinacity.
The quality or state of being inflexible
inflexibly
inflexibly
adv
With a firmness that resists all importunity or persuasion; in an inflexible, unyielding or immovable manner; relentlessly.
inflexion
inflexion
noun
Alternative spelling of inflection
inflexional
inflexional
adj
Alternative spelling of inflectional
inflexionally
inflexionally
adv
Dated form of inflectionally.
inflexionless
inflexionless
adj
Without inflexion.
inflexive
inflexive
adj
(obsolete) inflexible
inflective
inflexure
inflexure
noun
An inflection; a bend or fold.
influxable
influxes
influxes
noun
plural of influx
influxible
influxive
influxive
adj
(obsolete) Having influence; influential.
Having a tendency to flow inward.
interflux
introflex
introflexion
introflexion
noun
(medicine) A bending inward.
lateriflexion
lateroflexion
lateroflexion
noun
lateral flexion (bending to one side)
liferentrix
liferentrix
noun
(Scotland, law) A female liferenter.
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
nonexemplification
nonexemplification
noun
Lack of exemplification.
nonexemplificatior
nonflexibility
nonflexible
nonflexible
adj
Not flexible.
nonflexibleness
nonflexibly
omentofixation
overflexion
overflexion
noun
Excessive flexion
oxyluciferin
oxyluciferin
noun
(biochemistry) The luminescent product of the oxidation of luciferin by luciferase
pendaflex
pontifex
pontifex
noun
(historical) A pontiff, or high priest, in Ancient Rome.
postflexion
postflexion
adj
(zoology) After the flexion stage of larval development.
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.
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
preflexion
preflexion
adj
(zoology) Before the flexion stage of larval development
pricefixing
pronatoflexor
reaffixing
reaffixing
verb
present participle of reaffix
refixation
refixation
noun
The fixing in place of something that had previously been removed
refixing
refixing
verb
present participle of refix
reflexing
reflexing
verb
present participle of reflex
reflexion
reflexion
noun
Dated spelling of reflection.
reflexional
reflexional
adj
Dated form of reflectional.
reflexiveness
reflexiveness
noun
The state or quality of being reflexive.
reflexivenesses
reflexness
reflexness
noun
The quality of being reflex.
reflexogenous
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.
semiflexion
semiflexion
noun
(medicine) A posture halfway between flexion and extension.