The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
axiologies
axiologies
noun
plural of axiology
axiologist
axiologist
noun
A person, especially a philosopher, who studies theory of value.
bisglyoxaline
boxings
boxings
noun
plural of boxing
coexisting
coexisting
verb
present participle of coexist
coxalgias
coxalgias
noun
plural of coxalgia
coxalgies
coxalgies
noun
plural of coxalgy
coxswaining
coxswaining
verb
present participle of coxswain
deoxidising
deoxidising
verb
present participle of deoxidise
deoxygenates
deoxygenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deoxygenate
dextroglucose
dextroglucose
noun
(archaic) dextrose (D-glucose) form of glucose
dextrogyrous
dextrogyrous
adj
dextrogyrate
digitoxose
digitoxose
noun
(biochemistry) The glycone of digitoxin or gitoxin
digoxins
digoxins
noun
plural of digoxin
disoxygenate
disoxygenate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) To deprive of oxygen; to deoxidize.
disoxygenation
disoxygenation
Noun
deoxidation
doxologies
doxologies
noun
plural of doxology
exaggerations
exaggerations
noun
plural of exaggeration
exaggerators
exaggerators
noun
plural of exaggerator
excogitates
excogitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excogitate
exiguous
exiguous
adj
scanty; meager
exiguously
exiguously
adv
In an exiguous way.
exiguousness
exiguousness
Noun
The quality of being meagre or scanty.
exobiologies
exobiologies
noun
plural of exobiology
exobiologist
exobiologist
noun
A biologist whose speciality is exobiology.
exobiologists
exobiologists
noun
plural of exobiologist
exocrinologies
exocytosing
exocytosing
verb
present participle of exocytose
exogamies
exogamies
noun
plural of exogamy
exogamous
exogamous
adj
(biology, marriage) Of or relating to exogamy.
exogastric
exogastric
adj
Of the shell of a mollusc, curving forwards towards the head.
Outside of the stomach.
exogastrically
exogastrically
adv
In an exogastric manner.
exogastritis
exogenism
exogenous
exogenous
adj
(biology) Growing as an exogen, by successive additions to the outside.
(biology) Produced or originating outside of an organism.
(biology, dermatology, uncommon) Related to the exogen growth phase.
(databases, of a key) Having no meaning in itself, such as an automatically generated sequential identifier.
(economics, of a model) Being or relating to a change that comes from outside the model and is not explained by the model.
(medicine, of a disease) Having a cause external to the infected organism.
exogenously
exogenously
adv
In an exogenous manner
exogens
exogens
noun
plural of exogen
exomologesis
exomologesis
noun
(religion) The rite of confession and repentance.
exophagous
exophagous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to exophagy.
exopterygotism
exopterygotous
exorcising
exorcising
verb
present participle of exorcise
exposing
exposing
verb
present participle of expose
expositing
expositing
verb
present participle of exposit
expostulating
expostulating
verb
present participle of expostulate
expostulatingly
expostulatingly
adv
With expostulations.
expurgations
expurgations
noun
plural of expurgation
expurgators
expurgators
noun
plural of expurgator
exsanguination
exsanguination
noun
(pathology) Excessive loss of blood due to hemorrhage.
Bloodletting.
Hemorrhage.
Slaughter of an animal by cutting its throat and allowing it to bleed out, especially for the production of halal and kosher meat.
exsanguineous
exsanguineous
adj
destitute of blood; anaemic; exsanguious
exsanguinous
exsanguinous
adj
Alternative form of exsanguious
exsanguious
exsanguious
adj
(zoology) Without true, or red, blood.
Destitute of blood.
exsolving
exsolving
verb
present participle of exsolve
extemporising
extemporising
verb
present participle of extemporise
exteriorising
exteriorising
verb
present participle of exteriorise
extogenous
extraorganismal
extraorganismal
adj
That exists outside of an organism
extraphysiological
extrasyllogistic
extrasyllogistic
adj
Outside of a syllogism.
foxgloves
foxgloves
noun
plural of foxglove
foxhuntings
foxings
foxings
noun
plural of foxing
galvanotaxis
galvanotaxis
noun
(biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from an electric current
ganglioplexus
gastrohysteropexy
gastromyxorrhea
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
gastrostaxis
gastrostaxis
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A slow haemorrhage from the stomach, not explained by ulceration or erosion.
gastrotaxis
gastroxynsis
gastroxynsis
noun
Intermittent gastrorrhea
gearboxes
gearboxes
noun
plural of gearbox
genuflexuous
geotaxes
geotaxes
noun
plural of geotaxis
geotaxis
geotaxis
noun
(biology) A downward movement.
(biology) A living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces.
glossanthrax
glossanthrax
noun
A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue.
gloxinias
gloxinias
noun
plural of gloxinia
glycopexis
glyoxalase
glyoxalase
noun
(biochemistry) Either of a pair of related thiol-dependent enzymes: glyoxalase І, which catalyses the isomerisation of the spontaneously formed hemithioacetal adduct between GSH and 2-oxoaldehydes (such as methylglyoxal) into S-2-hydroxyacylglutathione; and glyoxalase ІІ, which hydrolyses these thiolesters.
gobiesox
googolplexes
googolplexes
noun
plural of googolplex
goxes
hexagonous
hexagonous
adj
(botany) hexagonal in section
hexagons
hexagons
noun
plural of hexagon
hexagrammos
hexagynous
hexagynous
adj
(botany) Having six styles.
hygroexpansivity
juxtaposing
juxtaposing
noun
An act of juxtaposition.
verb
present participle of juxtapose
kickboxings
laryngopharynxes
lexicographers
lexicographers
noun
plural of lexicographer
lexicographies
lexicographies
noun
plural of lexicography
lexicographist
lexicographist
noun
(chiefly archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
lexicologies
lexicologies
noun
plural of lexicology
lexicologist
lexicologist
noun
an expert at lexicology
mixologies
mixologies
noun
plural of mixology
mixologist
mixologist
noun
(humorous) A person who creates cocktails; a bartender.
mixologists
mixologists
noun
plural of mixologist
myxogaster
myxogasteres
myxogastrales
myxogastres
myxogastric
myxogastrous
myxospongiae
myxospongian
myxospongida
negotiatrixes
nonexactingness
nonexisting
nonexisting
adj
nonexistent
nonextinguishable
nonextinguished
nonoxygenous
nonoxygenous
adj
Not oxygenous.
organosiloxane
organosiloxane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic siloxane
overexaggerates
overexaggerates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overexaggerate
overexaggerations
overexaggerations
noun
plural of overexaggeration
overexercising
overexercising
verb
present participle of overexercise
overexhausting
overexposing
overexposing
verb
present participle of overexpose
oxidising
oxidising
adj
Alternative spelling of oxidizing
verb
present participle of oxidise
oxtongues
oxtongues
noun
plural of oxtongue
oxygas
oxygenase
oxygenase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme which catalyses biochemical reactions with oxygen.
oxygenates
oxygenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxygenate
oxygenations
oxygenations
noun
plural of oxygenation
oxygenators
oxygenators
noun
plural of oxygenator
oxygenless
oxygenless
adj
(of mountain climbing) not assisted with oxygen
lacking oxygen
oxygenous
oxygenous
adj
(obsolete) oxygenic
oxygens
oxygens
noun
plural of oxygen
oxygeusia
oxygnathous
oxygnathous
adj
Having a smooth jaw
pegboxes
pegboxes
noun
plural of pegbox
pharyngoxerosis
philoxygenous
postfixing
postfixing
verb
present participle of postfix
praxeologies
praxeologies
noun
plural of praxeology
preexposing
pseudohexagonal
pseudohexagonal
adj
being or pertaining to a pseudohexagon
pseudohexagonally
pseudohexagonally
adv
In a pseudohexagonal way.
reexposing
reexposing
verb
present participle of reexpose
reflexogenous
reflexologies
reflexologies
noun
plural of reflexology
reflexologist
reflexologist
noun
a practitioner of reflexology
reoxidising
reoxidising
verb
present participle of reoxidise
roxburghshire
roxburghshire
Proper noun
a historic county of Scotland abolished in 1975, and now a part of the Scottish Borders council area.
sacrocoxalgia
salpingopexy
saxifragaceous
saxifragaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to an order of plants (Saxifragaceae) of which saxifrage is the type.