(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
alexandropolis
alexandroupolis
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
anthropodeoxycholic
approximated
approximated
adj
Calculated by approximation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approximate
carboxypeptidase
carboxypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group
cardiemphraxia
chlordiazepoxide
chlordiazepoxide
noun
A benzodiazepine derivative used as a sedative drug; trade name Librium among others.
counterparadox
dextroamphetamine
dextroamphetamine
noun
(pharmacology) One of the stereoisomers of amphetamine, with the chemical formula C₉H₁₃N, that is used to stimulate the central nervous system.
dextropedal
dispensatrix
dispensatrix
noun
(archaic) A female dispensator.
doxographer
doxographer
noun
A classical historian who describes the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
doxographical
doxographical
adj
relating to doxographers
doxography
doxography
noun
The work or works of classical historians describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
dropax
dyspraxia
dyspraxia
noun
(medicine) A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body for the planning of motor movements.
exasperated
exasperated
adj
Having one's patience greatly taxed; greatly annoyed; made furious.
Made worse or more intense.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exasperate
exasperatedly
exasperatedly
adv
In an exasperated manner.
expander
expander
noun
(dentistry) A device used to widen the upper jaw so that the bottom and upper teeth will fit together better; a palatal expander.
(graphical user interface) A control that expands to show more options or commands, keeping them hidden until needed.
One who expands; something that expands.
expanders
expanders
noun
plural of expander
expandor
expandor
noun
Dated form of expander.
expatriated
expatriated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expatriate
expectorated
expectorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expectorate
expeditionary
expeditionary
adj
(military) Intended for military operations abroad.
Of or pertaining to an expedition.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) One who goes on expeditions, especially one who is a member of an expeditionary military force.
expropriated
expropriated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expropriate
expurgated
expurgated
adj
Having had erroneous, obscene, or other objectionable material removed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expurgate
extirpated
extirpated
adj
(of a species) Locally extinct (though alive elsewhere).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extirpate
extradepartmental
extradepartmental
adj
Outside a department.
extraperiodic
extraperiodic
adj
Outside of a given period.
extrapolated
extrapolated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extrapolate
extrapyramidal
extrapyramidal
adj
Of or pertaining to the neural pathways that are independent of the pyramidal tract.
extrastapedial
extrastapedial
adj
(anatomy) Projecting beyond the stapes; applied to part of the columella of the ear.
flaxdrop
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
galloperdix
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
heptahexahedral
heptahexahedral
adj
Having seven ranges of faces one above another, each range containing six faces.
heptahydroxy
heptahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) seven hydroxy groups. (OH)₇
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hydropneumothorax
hydropneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The presence of both fluid and air in the pleural cavity
hydrosalpinx
hydrosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
hydroxyapatite
hydroxyapatite
noun
A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth.
hydroxytryptamine
hydroxytryptamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of tryptamine, but especially 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
hyperdiazeuxis
hypermixolydian
hyperoxidation
hyperoxidation
noun
Excessive oxidation
ideopraxist
ideopraxist
noun
A person who is compelled to carry out an idea.
loxodograph
loxodograph
noun
(nautical, obsolete) An apparatus that records the course that a ship has travelled
maxillipedary
maxillipedary
adj
Of, or pertaining to, the maxilliped.
myxosporidia
myxosporidian
myxosporidian
noun
Any member of the Myxosporidia.
myxosporidiida
nonparadoxical
nonparadoxical
adj
Not paradoxical.
nonparadoxically
nonparadoxicalness
overexpand
overexpand
verb
To expand to an excessive or unwise degree
overexpanded
overexpanded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overexpand
overexpanding
overexpanding
verb
present participle of overexpand
overexpands
overexpands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overexpand
overexplained
overexplained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overexplain
paradox
paradox
noun
(obsolete) A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.
(uncountable) The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
(uncountable, philosophy) A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
(uncountable, psychotherapy) The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.
A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.
A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.
A person or thing having contradictory properties.
A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth.
paradoxal
paradoxal
adj
(obsolete) paradoxical
paradoxer
paradoxer
noun
Person who comes up with a paradox.
paradoxes
paradoxes
noun
plural of paradox
paradoxial
paradoxial
adj
Archaic form of paradoxical.
paradoxic
paradoxic
adj
Alternative form of paradoxical
paradoxical
paradoxical
adj
Having self-contradictory properties.
paradoxicalism
paradoxicality
paradoxicality
noun
The quality of being paradoxical.
paradoxically
paradoxically
adv
In a paradoxical manner; so as to create a paradox.
paradoxicalness
paradoxicalness
noun
The state or quality of being paradoxical.
paradoxician
paradoxician
noun
A person who formulates or uses paradoxes.
paradoxides
paradoxidian
paradoxism
paradoxism
noun
An avant-garde movement in the arts etc, based on heavy use of contradictions and paradoxes, founded by F. Smarandache in the 1980s.
paradoxist
paradoxist
noun
(dated, derogatory) One who holds incorrect or eccentric beliefs; a bad scientist; a crank.
A participant in the art movement of paradoxism.
paradoxographer
paradoxographer
noun
A writer of paradoxography.
paradoxographical
paradoxographical
adj
Relating to paradoxography.
paradoxology
paradoxology
noun
(obsolete) The use of paradoxes.
paradoxure
paradoxure
noun
Any member of the species of genus Paradoxurus, Asiatic viverrine mammals allied to the civet.
paradoxurinae
paradoxurine
paradoxurine
adj
Of, or pertaining to, the genus Paradoxurus.
paradoxurus
paradoxy
paradoxy
noun
(countable) A paradoxical statement; a paradox.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being paradoxical.
pentahexahedral
pentahexahedron
pentahydroxy
pentahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Five hydroxy groups in a molecule.
peroxidase
peroxidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that act on substrates such as hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides such as lipid peroxides.
peroxidases
peroxidases
noun
plural of peroxidase
peroxidate
peroxidation
peroxidation
noun
(chemistry) Any oxidation reaction, especially of an oxide, that produces a peroxide
(organic chemistry) The reaction of a double bond with a peroxide
peroxyacid
peroxyacid
noun
Synonym of peracid (“acid containing an acidic -OOH group”)
phylloxeridae
pneumohydrothorax
preaxiad
preexamined
preexamined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preexamine
preexchanged
preexchanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preexchange
preexpand
preexpeditionary
propanedicarboxylic
proximad
proximad
adv
(anatomy) Toward a proximal part; on the proximal side of; proximally.
pseudoambidextrous
pseudoambidextrously
pseudoexperimental
pseudoexperimentally
pseudolarix
pyridoxal
pyridoxal
noun
(biochemistry) One of the three natural forms of vitamin B6
pyridoxamine
pyridoxamine
noun
(biochemistry) A constituent of vitamin B6, essential for the metabolism of starch and amino acids.
pyxidanthera
quadruplex
quadruplex
adj
Having four components.
Of or relating to a system in telegraphy by which four messages (two in each direction) can be sent on one wire simultaneously.
Of or relating to an early videotape format with four magnetic record/reproduce heads mounted on a headwheel spinning transversely across the tape.
noun
A quadruplex system.
verb
(transitive) To make quadruplex.
radioanaphylaxis
radiopraxis
reexpand
reexpand
verb
To expand again.
reexplained
reexplicated
spondylexarthrosis
superexpand
superoxygenated
superoxygenated
adj
enriched in oxygen
verb
simple past tense and past participle of superoxygenate
ultraexpeditious
unexasperated
unexasperated
adj
Not exasperated.
unexpectorated
unexpectorated
adj
Not expectorated.
unexpropriated
unexpropriated
adj
Not expropriated
unexpurgated
unexpurgated
adj
Not expurgated, not having had anything objectionable removed
unexpurgatedly
unexpurgatedly
adv
In an unexpurgated manner.
unexpurgatedness
unextirpated
unextirpated
adj
Not extirpated.
unparadox
unparadoxal
unparadoxical
unparadoxical
Adjective
Not paradoxical.
unparadoxically
unparadoxically
adv
In a way that is not paradoxical.
xanthopsydracia
xanthopsydracia
noun
(archaic, medicine) A condition characterized by the occurrence on the skin of small yellow pustules.
xenophoridae
xiphosuridae
xiphydria
xiphydriidae
xylographed
xylographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of xylograph