The culture (of literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences) that developed in Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Alexandrian Wicca.
alexandrines
alexandrines
noun
plural of alexandrine
alexandrinus
alexandrites
alexandrites
noun
plural of alexandrite
alexandropolis
alexandroupolis
alexiares
alexiares
Proper noun
One of the twin sons of Heracles and Hebe, guardian, along with his twin Anicetus and his father, of the gates of Mount Olympus.
alexias
alexias
noun
plural of alexia
alexicacus
alexines
alexines
noun
plural of alexine
alexins
alexins
noun
plural of alexin
alexis
alexis
Proper noun
name, transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s.
alexishafen
alexius
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
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
amoxicillins
amoxicillins
noun
plural of amoxicillin
amoxycillins
amoxycillins
noun
plural of amoxycillin
ampheclexis
anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
noun
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.
Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
anisaldoxime
antianaphylaxis
antianaphylaxis
noun
(immunology) desensitization to antigens
anticlimaxes
anticlimaxes
noun
plural of anticlimax
antiexpressively
antiglyoxalase
antihelixes
antihelixes
noun
plural of antihelix
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antisexual
antisexual
adj
Opposing sexual intercourse.
noun
One who is opposed to sex or to (teaching, researching, expressing, etc) sexuality.
anxiolytics
anxiolytics
noun
plural of anxiolytic
anxiously
anxiously
adv
In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
aortomalaxis
apophylaxis
apoplexies
apoplexies
noun
plural of apoplexy
apoplexious
asexualisation
asexualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of asexualization
asexualise
asexualise
verb
Alternative spelling of asexualize
asexualised
asexualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asexualise
asexualising
asexualising
verb
present participle of asexualise
asexualities
asexualities
noun
plural of asexuality
asexuality
asexuality
noun
The quality (of a species or organism) of reproducing asexually.
The state of not experiencing sexual attraction.
The state of not having a sex or sexual organs.
asexualization
asexualization
noun
The act or process of asexualizing.
asexualize
asexualize
verb
(transitive) To render asexual.
asexualized
asexualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asexualize
asexualizing
asexualizing
verb
present participle of asexualize
asphyxial
asphyxial
adj
Of or relating to asphyxia.
auxiliaries
auxiliaries
noun
plural of auxiliary
axialities
axialities
noun
plural of axiality
axilemmas
axillaries
axillaries
noun
plural of axillary
axillars
axillars
noun
plural of axillar
axillas
axils
axils
noun
plural of axil
axiologies
axiologies
noun
plural of axiology
axiologist
axiologist
noun
A person, especially a philosopher, who studies theory of value.
axisymmetrical
axisymmetrical
adj
axisymmetric
axisymmetrically
axisymmetrically
adv
In axisymmetric fashion.
axlesmith
axolysis
axolysis
noun
(physics) The degeneration or dissolution of an axon
axonolipous
axonolipous
adj
Belonging to the Axonolipa.
axoplasmic
axoplasmic
adj
Of or pertaining to axoplasm.
azoxyanisole
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
bissextile
bissextile
adj
Having an intercalary day, particularly the quadrennial leap day of the Julian and Gregorian calendars traditionally placed as a "second sixth" day before March 1st.
noun
Synonym of leap year: a year with an intercalary day.
bolboxalis
bollixes
bollixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bollix
cacomixls
cacomixls
noun
plural of cacomixl
calciphylaxis
calciphylaxis
noun
A syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.
calixtus
catalexis
catalexis
noun
A shortened or incomplete last foot at the end of a verse.
Truncation at the close of a line of poetry by omission of one or two final syllables.
cataplexies
cataplexies
noun
plural of cataplexy
caulotaxis
cephalexins
cephalexins
noun
plural of cephalexin
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chilomastix
circumflexes
circumflexes
noun
plural of circumflex
clarenceuxship
cleidorrhexis
climaxes
climaxes
noun
plural of climax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of climax
clinoaxis
clinoaxis
noun
the diagonal axis that makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis in a monoclinic crystal
cloxacillins
cloxacillins
noun
plural of cloxacillin
coexclusive
coexplosion
coextensively
coextensively
adv
To the same extent.
colaxais
colporrhexis
colporrhexis
noun
vaginal laceration
complexifies
complexifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complexify
complexionist
complexionless
complexionless
adj
colourless; pale
complexions
complexions
noun
plural of complexion
complexities
complexities
noun
plural of complexity
confluxibleness
connexionalism
connexionalism
noun
(theology) The theological understanding and foundation of Methodist polity, as practised in the British Methodist Church, the American United Methodist Church, and many of the countries where Methodism was established by their missionaries.
consolatrix
counterexpostulation
coxalgias
coxalgias
noun
plural of coxalgia
coxalgies
coxalgies
noun
plural of coxalgy
cupressinoxylon
demultiplexers
demultiplexers
noun
plural of demultiplexer
demultiplexes
demultiplexes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demultiplex
deoxyribonuclease
deoxyribonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.
desexualization
desexualization
noun
The act or process of desexualizing.
desexualize
desexualize
verb
(transitive) To divest of sexual attributes; to render conceptually asexual.
desexualized
desexualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desexualize
desexualizes
desexualizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desexualize
desexualizing
desexualizing
verb
present participle of desexualize
desoxalic
desoxalic
adj
(archaic) Made or derived from oxalic acid.
desoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonuclease
noun
Alternative form of deoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleic
adj
Alternative form of deoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleoprotein
dextrosinistral
dextrosinistral
adj
Moving or directed from the right to the left.
dextrosinistrally
dextrosinistrally
adv
In a dextrosinistral manner.
diaplexus
dicatalexis
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethyl sulfoxide
diplotaxis
disclimax
disclimax
noun
(US) plagioclimax
disclimaxes
disclimaxes
noun
plural of disclimax
discomplexion
discomplexion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To change the complexion or hue of.
disulfoxid
disulfoxide
disulphoxid
disulphoxide
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
doxologies
doxologies
noun
plural of doxology
doxycyclines
doxycyclines
noun
plural of doxycycline
duplexities
duplexities
noun
plural of duplexity
dyslexia
dyslexia
noun
(neurology, pathology) A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties.
dyslexias
dyslexias
noun
plural of dyslexia
dyslexic
dyslexic
adj
Having dyslexia.
Of or pertaining to dyslexia.
noun
A person who has dyslexia.
dyslexics
dyslexics
noun
plural of dyslexic
dysoxidizable
electrotaxis
electrotaxis
noun
(biology) movement of an organism or system of cells in an electric field
elixirs
elixirs
noun
plural of elixir
encephalomalaxis
epicalyxes
epiphylaxis
epiplexis
epiplexis
noun
(rhetoric) A rhetorical device where a sequence of rhetorical questions is used to criticise or blame, or more generally, to elicit an emotional response.
epixylous
epixylous
adj
(mycology) Relating to, growing or living on the surface of wood
erysipelothrix
essexville
essexville
Proper noun
A city in Michigan.
exalbuminose
exalbuminose
adj
Alternative form of exalbuminous
exalbuminous
exalbuminous
adj
(botany) Having no albumen about the embryo; said of certain seeds.