(medicine) Absence of the normal mucous secretion.
anemotaxis
anemotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement of an organism in response to air currents.
appomattox
appomattox
Proper noun
A river in Virginia, USA.
A town in Virginia, USA.
approximal
approximal
adj
Contiguous
Near or adjacent
ataxinomic
ataxonomic
auxanogram
auxanogram
noun
A culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.
auxochrome
auxochrome
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum
axinomancy
axinomancy
noun
(rare) Divination by saws or axes.
axiomatize
axiomatize
verb
To establish a set of axioms that describe or govern certain phenomena
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
axoplasmic
axoplasmic
adj
Of or pertaining to axoplasm.
chemotaxis
chemotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant.
coxcomical
coxcomical
adj
Alternative form of coxcombical
daemonelix
desmopexia
entomotaxy
entomotaxy
noun
The preparation of insects for preservation.
examinator
examinator
noun
An examiner.
exhumation
exhumation
noun
The act of digging up that which has been buried.
exhumatory
exhumatory
adj
Relating to exhumation or disinterment.
exomphalos
exomphalos
noun
A defect in the development of the muscles of the abdominal wall.
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
exorcismal
exothermal
exothermal
adj
exothermic
extemporal
extemporal
adj
(archaic) Extemporaneous.
extramodal
extramodal
adj
Outside of a mode or modes.
extramoral
extramoral
adj
Outside of morality.
haemotoxic
haemotoxic
adj
Alternative form of hemotoxic
haemotoxin
haemotoxin
noun
Alternative form of hemotoxin
hemothorax
hemothorax
noun
(pathology) A condition resulting from accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity
hexabromid
hexaemeron
hexaemeron
noun
Alternative form of hexameron
hexamerous
hexamerous
adj
(botany) In six parts; occurring in sixes.
hexosamine
hexosamine
noun
(biochemistry) Any amino sugar derived from a hexose.
homaxonial
homodoxian
homosexual
homosexual
adj
(dated) Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.
(of a person or animal, formal, distancing or dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
(of a romantic or sexual act or relationship, formal, distancing or dated) Between two people of the same sex; gay.
noun
(typically formal, distancing or dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.
homotaxial
homotaxial
adj
(biology) Relating to homotaxis.
hydroxamic
hydroxamic
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any of several classes of compounds derived from oxoacids by replacing -OH by -NHOH; the N-hydroxy amides
lipomyxoma
malaxation
malaxation
noun
(agriculture) The process of slowly churning milled oil crops such as olives, allowing droplets of oil to aggregate for more effective separation.
(entomology) A kneading or softening, especially the chewing and squeezing by which certain species of hunting wasps prepare captured prey as food for their larvae.
(pharmacology) The kneading and squeezing of ingredients into a mass for making pills and plasters.
In massage, a kneading technique, particularly used for softening muscle in spasm.
The act of softening a mass by malaxating.
matchboxes
matchboxes
noun
plural of matchbox
maximation
medithorax
menostaxis
mesothorax
mesothorax
noun
(entomology) The middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect, carrying the second pair of legs, and the forewings when present.
mesoxalate
mesoxalate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of mesoxalic acid.
metathorax
metathorax
noun
(entomology) The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax of an insect, carrying the posterior pair of legs and the hindwings when present.
metoxazine
microvaxes
mixolydian
mixolydian
adj
Alternative form of Mixolydian
mixosaurus
moderatrix
moderatrix
noun
A female moderator.
monaxonial
monaxonida
mydatoxine
myxadenoma
myxogaster
myxoglioma
myxolipoma
myxomatous
myxomatous
adj
Of or relating to myxomata.
myxophobia
nominatrix
nominatrix
noun
A female nominator.
nomophylax
nomophylax
noun
(historical) A magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.
oxaluramid
oxaluramid
noun
Archaic form of oxaluramide.
oxamethane
oxamethane
noun
(chemistry) Ethyl oxamate, obtained as a white scaly crystalline powder.
oxycalcium
oxycalcium
adj
(dated) Of, pertaining to, or produced by a combination of calcium (or lime) and oxygen
oxycamphor
oxycamphor
noun
An oxidation product of camphor, used in treating dyspnea.
oxyhematin
oxymuriate
oxymuriate
noun
(obsolete) chlorate
oxystomata
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.
paroxysmal
paroxysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms.
paroxysmic
paroxysmic
adj
Relating to paroxysms.
postclimax
postclimax
adj
(ecology) After the point of climax.
promaximum
proximally
proximally
adv
(medicine) In the proximal direction: reverse of distally
(of causation) Immediately; most directly
saxotromba
saxotromba
noun
A valved brasswind instrument designed for the mounted bands of the French military.
smallpoxes
smallpoxes
noun
plural of smallpox
taxinomist
taxonomies
taxonomies
noun
plural of taxonomy
taxonomist
taxonomist
noun
(taxonomy) Someone whose profession is taxonomy, or who performs taxonomy at a professional level.
theomastix
toxalbumic
toxalbumin
toxalbumin
noun
A protein which is toxic (i.e. organic and poisonous)
toxanaemia
toxicaemia
toxicaemia
noun
Alternative form of toxicemia
toxihaemia
toxinaemia
toxoplasma
toxoplasma
noun
Any member of the genus Toxoplasma of parasitic sporozoans.
xanthoderm
xanthoderm
noun
One who is afflicted by xanthoderma.
xanthomata
xanthosoma
xenogamies
xenogamous
xenogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting or relating to xenogamy.
xenomaniac
xenomaniac
noun
A person who has xenomania.
xenomorpha
xerodermia
xerodermia
noun
(medicine, dated) xeroderma
xerostomia
xerostomia
noun
(medicine) Abnormal dryness of the mouth.
xylostroma
xylostroma
noun
(biology) the felted stroma of various wood-destroying fungi