(pharmacology) A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S closely related to ampicillin and with similar properties, but more readily absorbed when taken orally. It is used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.
amoxycillin
amoxycillin
noun
(pharmacology) UK spelling of amoxicillin.
ampheclexis
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amplexation
amplexation
Noun
An embrace.
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
anaximander
anaximander
Proper noun
(c. 610 546 A pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus; pupil of Thales and teacher of Anaximenes.
anhydroxime
anilidoxime
anticomplex
antiextreme
antiextreme
adj
Opposing extremism.
noun
An opposite extreme.
approximant
approximant
noun
(mathematics) An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.
approximate
approximate
adj
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
verb
(transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
(transitive) To come near to; to approach.
(transitive, intransitive) To estimate.
ataxiameter
ataxiameter
noun
Synonym of ataxiagraph
ataxophemia
ataxophemia
noun
Defective coordination of words in speech; atactic aphasia; incoherence.
autotoxemia
autotoxemia
noun
Alternative form of autotoxaemia
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
axiomatical
axiomatical
adj
Of or pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of an axiom; characterized by axioms.
axiomatized
axiomatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of axiomatize
axiomatizes
axiomatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of axiomatize
axisymmetry
axisymmetry
noun
symmetry about an axis; rotational symmetry
axonometric
axonometric
adj
(technical drawing) Describing a projection in which the horizontal and vertical axes are to the same scale, but the third axis is reduced to allow for perspective
bimaxillary
bimaxillary
adj
Relating to both of the maxillae.
bisexualism
bisexualism
noun
Bisexuality.
chemiotaxic
chemiotaxis
chemiotaxis
noun
Dated form of chemotaxis.
chilomastix
circumaxial
circumaxile
colitoxemia
commixtures
commixtures
noun
plural of commixture
competitrix
competitrix
noun
(rare) A female competitor.
complexions
complexions
noun
plural of complexion
coxcombical
coxcombical
adj
Like, or in the style of, a coxcomb.
coxcombries
coxcombries
noun
plural of coxcombry
decimosexto
decimosexto
adj
having sixteen leaves to a sheet
noun
a book consisting of sheets, each of which is folded into sixteen leaves
demultiplex
demultiplex
verb
(electronics) To separate signals that were previously multiplexed (combined using a multiplexer)
disclimaxes
disclimaxes
noun
plural of disclimax
endomixises
examination
examination
noun
(education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.
Interrogation, particularly by a lawyer in court or during discovery.
Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
The act of examining.
examinative
examinatory
examiningly
examiningly
adv
So as to examine.
exampleship
exanimation
exanimation
noun
Deprivation of life or spirits.
excitements
excitements
noun
plural of excitement
excitomotor
excitomotor
adj
Alternative form of excitomotory
exclamation
exclamation
noun
(linguistics) A clause type used to make an exclamatory statement: What a mess they made!; How stupid I was!
A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
A word expressing outcry; an interjection
The sign "!" by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked.
exclamative
exclamative
adj
In the form of an exclamation; exclamatory.
exclusivism
exclusivism
noun
(religion) The doctrine that one religion is the only true religion, or that one religious sect is the only true version of a larger religion.
The practice of being exclusive; a mentality or policy that excludes others.
excommunion
excommunion
noun
(obsolete) A shutting out from communion; excommunication.
excriminate
exemplarily
exemplarily
adv
In an exemplary manner; ideally, admirably.
exemplarism
exemplarity
exemplarity
noun
The quality of being exemplary.
exemplified
exemplified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exemplify
exemplifier
exemplifier
noun
One who, or that which, exemplifies.
exemplifies
exemplifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exemplify
exhumations
exhumations
noun
plural of exhumation
exobasidium
exodermises
exometritis
exomorphism
exomorphism
noun
(geology) A change in a rock that happens when igneous material intrudes upon it.
exoperidium
exoperidium
noun
The outer layer of a two-layered peridium
exostracism
exotericism
exotericism
noun
The quality of being widely known or exoteric.
experiments
experiments
noun
plural of experiment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of experiment
explicandum
explicandum
noun
(logic) That which is to be explained or explicated
expromissor
expromissor
noun
(law) The new debtor introduced by expromission.
exquisitism
exstimulate
extemporise
extemporise
verb
(intransitive) To do something in a makeshift way.
(intransitive) To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
(transitive) To make or create ex tempore.
(transitive, music) To compose extemporaneously or improvise.
extemporize
extemporize
verb
(intransitive) To perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
(transitive) To adapt, improvise, or devise action or speech in an impromptu or spontaneous manner.
exterminate
exterminate
verb
(figuratively, transitive) To bring a definite end to; finish completely.
(transitive) To kill all of (a population of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.
extermining
extermining
verb
present participle of extermine
exterminist
externalism
externalism
noun
Excessive regard to outward acts or appearances, especially in religion.
The act of judging by outward appearance or acts.
The belief that only things that can be observed by senses are real.
extracosmic
extremistic
extremities
extremities
noun
plural of extremity.
fibromyxoma
fibromyxoma
noun
Alternative form of myxofibroma
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
hematopexis
hematoxylic
hematoxylin
hematoxylin
noun
(medicine, organic chemistry) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of the bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianum.
hemiapraxia
hemosalpinx
hexabromide
hexabromide
noun
(chemistry) any bromide containing six bromine atoms in each molecule
hexadecimal
hexadecimal
adj
Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.
noun
(arithmetic, computing, uncountable) A number system with base sixteen, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F, most used in computing as a hexadecimal digit can represent four bits, half a standard byte, and thus a single byte can be represented conveniently with two digits.
(countable, computing) A number expressed in the hexadecimal system.
hexahemeric
hexametrist
hexametrist
noun
One who writes in hexameter.
hexametrize
hexametrize
verb
(transitive) To convert to hexameter.
hexosaminic
hexosaminic
adj
Of or relating to hexosamine.
hydroxamino
hyperclimax
hyperoxemia
hyperoxemia
noun
(pathology) A high level of oxygen in the blood, typically as a result of hyperoxia
immunotoxin
immunotoxin
noun
Any compound that is toxic to the immune system
intermixing
intermixing
noun
A process of intermixture.
verb
present participle of intermix
intermixtly
intermixtly
adv
Archaic form of intermixedly.
iridomyrmex
juxtamarine
leptomeninx
leptomeninx
noun
singular of leptomeninges
loxodromics
loxodromics
noun
The art or method of sailing on the loxodrome.
loxodromism
loxodromism
noun
The act or process of tracing a loxodromic curve; movement in a loxodromic curve.
loxosomidae
lymphotaxis
lymphotaxis
noun
The attraction to, or repulsion from lymphocytes
lymphotoxin
lymphotoxin
noun
Any of several lymphokines that are toxic to certain cells
mastopexies
mastopexies
noun
plural of mastopexy
maxillaries
maxillaries
noun
plural of maxillary
maxilliform
maxilliform
adj
Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.
maxillipede
maxillipede
noun
Alternative form of maxilliped
maxillipeds
maxillipeds
noun
plural of maxilliped
maximalists
maximalists
noun
plural of maximalist
mediatrixes
merveilleux
merveilleux
noun
(historical) Contemporary names for an extravagantly dressed French fop or ‘fine lady’ of the period of the Directory (1795–1799), who affected a revival of the classical costume of Ancient Greece.
mesosalpinx
mesosalpinx
noun
(anatomy) Part of the lining of the abdominal cavity in higher vertebrates, specifically the portion of the broad ligament that stretches from the ovary to the level of the uterine tube.
metavauxite
metavauxite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
methoxamine
methoxamine
noun
An α₁-adrenergic receptor agonist used as a vasoconstrictor.
metrostaxis
micropteryx
microthorax
midaxillary
midaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Describing a vertical line on the body downwards from the armpit
minxishness
minxishness
noun
Quality of being minxish.
mixableness
mixologists
mixologists
noun
plural of mixologist
mixotrophic
mixotrophic
adj
Of or pertaining to mixotrophy or mixotrophs
mixtilineal
mixtilineal
adj
Alternative form of mixtilinear
mixtilinear
mixtilinear
adj
(geometry) Containing, or consisting of, lines of different kinds (straight, curved, etc.).
monilethrix
monilethrix
noun
(medicine, dermatology) A rare autosomal-dominant hair disease that results in short, fragile, broken hair with a beaded appearance.
moxibustion
moxibustion
noun
(folk medicine) The burning of moxa against the skin to treat pain or illness.
multiplexed
multiplexed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of multiplex
multiplexer
multiplexer
noun
(computing, telecommunications) A device that combines several input signals into a single output signal.
A device that interleaves several activities; a switching device.
multiplexes
multiplexes
noun
plural of multiplex
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of multiplex
multiplexor
multiplexor
noun
Alternative spelling of multiplexer
multireflex
myxadenitis
myxasthenia
myxasthenia
noun
A reduced secretion of mucus
myxofibroma
myxofibroma
noun
(pathology) A neoplasm of the jaws
myxogastric
myxomatosis
myxomatosis
noun
A usually fatal viral disease of rabbits, causing skin tumors.
In general, a condition characterized by the growth of many myxomata (tumors of primitive connective tissue).