simple past tense and past participle of admix; alternative spelling of admixed
amixia
axioms
axioms
noun
plural of axiom
climax
climax
noun
(ecology) The culmination of ecological development, whereby species are in equilibrium with their environment.
(euphemistic) The culmination of sexual pleasure, an orgasm.
(narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
(now often) A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series
(obsolete) An instance of such an ascending series.
(originally rhetoric) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
(rhetoric, imprecise) The final term of a rhetorical climax.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To reach or bring to a climax (in any sense).
diamox
extima
ixiama
laxism
laxism
noun
laxity (in interpreting or enforcing a rule)
mastix
matrix
matrix
noun
(analytical chemistry) The environment from which a given sample is taken.
(archaeology and paleontology) The sediment surrounding and including the artifacts, features, and other materials at a site.
(biology) An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants.
(biology) Part of the mitochondrion.
(biology) The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded.
(biology) The medium in which bacteria are cultured.
(computing) A two-dimensional array.
(dyeing) The five simple colours (black, white, blue, red, and yellow) from which all the others are formed.
(electronics) A grid-like arrangement of electronic components, especially one intended for information coding, decoding or storage.
(geology) A geological matrix.
(material science) A binding agent of composite materials, e.g. resin in fibreglass.
(mathematics) A rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms having various uses such as transforming coordinates in geometry, solving systems of linear equations in linear algebra and representing graphs in graph theory.
(now rare) The womb.
(printing, historical) In hot metal typesetting, a mold for casting a letter.
(printing, historical) In printmaking, the plate or block used, with ink, to hold the image that makes up the print.
(slang, figurative) a term describing a controlled environment or situation in which people act or behave in ways that conform to roles pre-determined by a powerful person(s) who decides how the world is supposed to function (as if the world is but virtual reality and people but brains in a vat).
A table of data.
The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
maxima
maxima
noun
(music) A music note equal to two (or sometimes three) longæ; in modern notation, this is typically equivalent to eight semibreves.
plural of maximum
maxime
maximo
maxims
maxims
noun
plural of maxim
maxine
maxixe
maxixe
noun
A Brazilian dance in a rapid 2/4 time, influenced by the tango and polka.
A deep blue variety of beryl.
mexica
oxamic
oxamic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to oxamic acid or its derivatives
