(anatomy, zoology) Shaped like the head of an axe.
benzofuroquinoxaline
boxford
boxford
Proper noun
a town in Massachusetts.
carefox
chemoreflex
chemoreflex
noun
(physiology) A reflex in response to a chemical stimulus
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
conflexure
contraflexure
coreflexed
counterfix
counterflux
coxofemoral
coxofemoral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the hip and the femur
crucifixion
crucifixion
noun
(Christianity, often capitalized) The death on the Cross of Christ.
(figuratively) An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.
(military, historical, colloquial) The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
crucifixions
crucifixions
noun
plural of crucifixion
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
excipuliform
exemplificator
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).
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
expressionful
expressionful
adj
Full of expression; expressive.
extraboldface
extractiform
extractiform
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Having the form, appearance, or nature of an extract.
extrafloral
extrafloral
adj
(botany) Describing a nectary that is situated on a leaf or stem rather than in a flower
extrafocal
extrafocal
adj
Outside of a focus.
extrafoliaceous
extrafoliaceous
adj
(botany) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
extraforaneous
extraforaneous
adj
(nonce word, archaic) outdoor
extraformal
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.
fauxbourdon
ferox
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
fibromyxoma
fibromyxoma
noun
Alternative form of myxofibroma
fibromyxosarcoma
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
fixator
fixator
noun
(anatomy) Any muscle that fixes, or limits the movement, of a bone or joint
flaxboard
flaxdrop
flaxwort
flaxwort
noun
Any of the flax plants of genus Linum.
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
flexor
flexor
noun
A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb.
flexors
flexors
noun
plural of flexor
flexowriter
fluxionary
fluxionary
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to, or caused by, an increased flow of blood to a part; congestive.
fluxional
fluxroot
forex
forex
noun
Short for foreign exchange.
forfex
forfex
noun
(obsolete) A pair of shears.
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
formaldoxime
formaldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with the formula H2C=NOH; the oxime of formaldehyde, used as a reagent in organic synthesis.
formamidoxime
formamidoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) isuretin
formoxime
fornax
fornaxid
fornicatrix
fornicatrix
noun
A female fornicator.
fornix
fornix
noun
(neuroanatomy) A triangular area of white matter in the mammalian brain beneath the corpus callosum and between the hippocampus and the hypothalamus.
The junction where the conjunctiva lining the eyelid meets the conjunctiva overlying the sclera.
The vaulted upper part of the vagina surrounding the uterine cervix.
fortaxed
fourplex
fourplex
noun
quadplex
foxberries
foxberries
noun
plural of foxberry
foxberry
foxberry
noun
The plant cowberry or lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
foxboro
foxborough
foxburg
foxcroft
foxer
foxer
noun
(military, historical) An acoustic decoy used to confuse acoustic homing torpedoes by mechanically generating a loud noise while being towed some distance behind a ship.
(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
foxproof
foxproof
adj
Resistant to the predations of foxes.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the predations of foxes.
foxtrot
foxtrot
noun
(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Foxtrot from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.
A pace with short steps, as in changing from trotting to walking.
verb
To dance the foxtrot.
foxtrots
foxtrots
noun
plural of foxtrot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foxtrot
foxtrotting
foxtrotting
verb
present participle of foxtrot
foxworth
frixion
frontomaxillary
frontomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) frontal and maxillary
hexafluoride
hexafluoride
noun
(chemistry) any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule
hoaxproof
huxford
hyperflexion
hyperflexion
noun
Excessive flexion of a joint.
idioreflex
introflex
introflexion
introflexion
noun
(medicine) A bending inward.
kerflummox
kerflummox
verb
(transitive, informal) To flummox; to perplex or baffle.
lateriflexion
lateroflexion
lateroflexion
noun
lateral flexion (bending to one side)
laxiflorous
loomfixer
maxilliferous
maxilliferous
adj
Bearing a maxilla.
maxilliform
maxilliform
adj
Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
mixtiform
mixtiform
adj
Of a mixed character.
myxofibroma
myxofibroma
noun
(pathology) A neoplasm of the jaws
myxofibrosarcoma
myxofibrosarcoma
noun
A kind of malignant histiocytoma that is often myxoid and fibrous.
nonexemplificatior
overfix
overfix
verb
(transitive) To fix exceedingly or excessively; fix beyond what is required
overflexion
overflexion
noun
Excessive flexion
oxford
oxford
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (cloth)
Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (shoe)
oxfordian
oxfordian
Noun
A native or resident of Oxford.
One who believes that 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays traditionally attributed to
Proper noun
The age from 163.5±1.0 Ma to 157.3±1.0 Ma or the stage of rocks (chiefly coral-derived limestones) deposited during it.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oxford or its residents.
Relating to or denoting the theory that Edward de Vere (1550–1604), Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.
Relating to the Oxfordian age or stage.
oxfordism
oxfordist
oxfords
oxfords
noun
plural of oxford
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.
paxilliform
paxilliform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a paxilla.
plexiform
plexiform
adj
(medicine, pathology) Having the form of a plexus
noun
(medicine, pathology) plexiform neurofibroma
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.
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
pronatoflexor
psychoreflex
redfox
refixation
refixation
noun
The fixing in place of something that had previously been removed
reflexion
reflexion
noun
Dated spelling of reflection.
reflexional
reflexional
adj
Dated form of reflectional.
reflexogenous
reflexological
reflexological
adj
Of or pertaining to reflexology.
reflexologically
reflexologies
reflexologies
noun
plural of reflexology
reflexologist
reflexologist
noun
a practitioner of reflexology
reflexology
reflexology
noun
(alternative medicine) A form of complementary medicine involving the stimulation of points on the feet, hands, or ears, in the belief that it will have a beneficial effect on some other parts of the body or to improve general health.
(medicine) The study and interpretation of behavior in terms of simple and complex reflexes.
retroflex
retroflex
adj
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.
(phonetics, general sense) Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations.
Bent or curved backwards.
noun
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.
(phonetics, general sense) Any of the aforementioned consonants.
retroflexed
retroflexed
adj
(phonetics) Being retroflex.
Bent in a posterior (backwards) direction, as the uterus
retroflexes
retroflexes
noun
plural of retroflex
retroflexion
retroflexion
noun
The act of retroflexing; the state of being retroflexed.
retroflux
rexford
rexford
Proper noun
A city in Kansas.
A town in Montana.
A hamlet in New York.
rexfourd
rixford
saxifragaceous
saxifragaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to an order of plants (Saxifragaceae) of which saxifrage is the type.