(geology) The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust
astyanax
axonemes
axonemes
noun
plural of axoneme
axonopus
boxiness
boxiness
noun
The condition of being boxy
connexes
connexes
noun
plural of connex
connexus
contexts
contexts
noun
plural of context
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of context
convexes
convexes
noun
plural of convex
coxbones
coxswain
coxswain
noun
(archaic) The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
(naval) A rank or position.
(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
verb
(transitive, intransative) To act as coxswain for.
coxwains
desexing
desexing
verb
present participle of desex
dextrans
dextrans
noun
plural of dextran
dextrins
dextrins
noun
plural of dextrin
digoxins
digoxins
noun
plural of digoxin
dioxanes
dioxanes
noun
plural of dioxane
disannex
disannex
verb
(transitive) To relinquish (land etc.) previously annexed.
examines
examines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of examine
excelsin
excelsin
noun
A quassinoid found in brazil nuts.
excising
excising
verb
present participle of excise
excision
excision
noun
(genetics) The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
(surgery) The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.
(topology) The fact that, under certain hypotheses, the homology of a space relative to a subspace is unchanged by the identification of a subspace of the latter to a point.
The removal of some text during editing.
excitons
excitons
noun
plural of exciton
excusing
excusing
noun
The act of making an excuse.
verb
present participle of excuse
existant
existant
adj
Misspelling of existent.
existent
existent
adj
existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
noun
(archaic) a being or entity that exists independently
existing
existing
adj
That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
verb
present participle of exist
exonship
exonship
noun
The role or status of an exon.
expanses
expanses
noun
plural of expanse
expansum
expensed
expensed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expense
expenses
expenses
noun
plural of expense
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expense
explains
explains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explain
explants
explants
noun
plural of explant
exposing
exposing
verb
present participle of expose
expounds
expounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expound
expunges
expunges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expunge
exscinds
exscinds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exscind
exsecant
exsecant
noun
(trigonometry) The trigonometric function sec(x) − 1. Abbreviation: exsec
extensor
extensor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.
extensum
externes
externes
noun
plural of externe
extincts
extincts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extinct
extusion
flexions
flexions
noun
plural of flexion
fluxions
fluxions
noun
(obsolete, mathematics) differential calculus
plural of fluxion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluxion
foxiness
foxiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being foxy
foxskins
foxskins
noun
plural of foxskin
fraxinus
hexagons
hexagons
noun
plural of hexagon
hexosans
hexosans
noun
plural of hexosan
indexers
indexers
noun
plural of indexer
indoxyls
indoxyls
noun
plural of indoxyl
influxes
influxes
noun
plural of influx
intersex
intersex
adj
(fantasy) A person who can get pregnant and also impregnate someone else.
(of an individual) Having any of a variety of inherent conditions (in a species with distinct sexes) in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes.
noun
(biology, zoology) An individual with any of these conditions.
The condition of being intersex; intersexuality.
verb
(nonstandard) To make intersex.
jasponyx
jasponyx
noun
A form of onyx, part or all of whose layers consist of jasper.
larynxes
larynxes
noun
plural of larynx
lexicons
lexicons
noun
plural of lexicon
maximins
maximins
noun
plural of maximin
mexicans
minxship
minxship
noun
(obsolete, humorous) A supposed title given to a woman thought to be acting like a minx (usually with possessive adjective).
misoxene
misoxeny
misoxeny
noun
Aversion to foreigners or strangers.
monaxons
monaxons
noun
plural of monaxon
muskoxen
muskoxen
noun
plural of muskox
neosorex
neuraxis
neuraxis
noun
(anatomy, embryology, medicine, sometimes) A subset of the central nervous system: i.e., the spinal cord, rhombencephalon, mesencephalon and diencephalon.
(anatomy, medicine, usually) Synonym of central nervous system.
nextness
nextness
noun
The fact or condition of immediate succession or proximity; the quality of being next.
nontaxes
nontaxes
noun
plural of nontax
nosotaxy
onyxitis
onyxitis
noun
Alternative form of onychitis
oxazines
oxazines
noun
plural of oxazine
oxidants
oxidants
noun
plural of oxidant
oxytones
oxytones
noun
plural of oxytone
paixhans
panmixes
panmixis
panmixis
Noun
Panmixia.
phenixes
phenixes
noun
plural of phenix
pixiness
pixiness
noun
Quality of being pixyish.
proxenos
proxenos
noun
(Ancient Greece, historical) A citizen of a state appointed by another state to host its ambassadors and to represent and protect its interests there.
proxenus
proxenus
noun
Alternative spelling of proxenos
relaxins
relaxins
noun
plural of relaxin
saindoux
sardonyx
sardonyx
noun
(heraldry) A tincture of sanguine colour when the blazoning is done by precious stones.
A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.
saxhorns
saxhorns
noun
plural of saxhorn
saxondom
saxondom
Noun
The Saxon domain or race.
saxonian
saxonian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Saxony.
Noun
An inhabitant of Saxony.
saxonies
saxonish
saxonism
saxonism
Noun
An idiom of the Saxon or Anglo-Saxon language.
saxonist
saxonist
Noun
One versed in the Saxon language.
saxonite
saxonite
noun
(mineralogy) Harzburgite, a peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene.
Peridotite composed of olivine and enstatite.
saxonize
saxpence
senatrix
senatrix
noun
(rare) A female senator (a female member of a senate)
(rare) Traditionally used as a term of address for a female senator in parliamentary proceedings in some Senates like those of the United States, Canada and France .
(rare, dated) The wife of a senator.
sexagene
sexagene
noun
(obsolete) An arc or angle of 60 degrees.
sexangle
sexangle
noun
(geometry, obsolete) A hexagon
sexenary
sexenary
adj
Proceeding by sixes or in a base of six; sextuple.
sexiness
sexiness
noun
The state or quality of being sexy, of possessing the traits of sexual appeal.
sextains
sextains
noun
plural of sextain
sextants
sextants
noun
plural of sextant
siloxane
siloxane
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring), typically with organic side chains
sixhaend
sixhynde
sixpence
sixpence
noun
(historical) A former British coin worth sixpence, first minted in 1551.
(obsolete, Britain, uncountable) The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.
sixpenny
sixpenny
adj
(dated) Cheap; worthless.
Worth six pennies.
noun
A publication costing sixpence.
A stamp worth sixpence.
sixteens
sixteens
noun
plural of sixteen
sixtowns
sneakbox
sneakbox
noun
A small boat that can be sailed, rowed, poled or sculled, predominantly associated with Barnegat Bay in New Jersey.
snuffbox
snuffbox
noun
A small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco.
soundbox
soundbox
noun
Alternative form of sound box
sphinxes
sphinxes
noun
plural of sphinx
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sphinx
spinifex
spinifex
noun
(Australia) A coastal grass, either in genera Triodia or Spinifex.
An Australian coastal grass, in genus Spinifex
spintext
spintext
noun
(archaic) A long-winded preacher.
spninxes
subindex
subindex
noun
(mathematics) A subscript
A subsidiary index, or one that represents a sector of a larger one
subtaxon
subtaxon
noun
(taxonomy) One of the elements within a taxon.
swinepox
swinepox
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A form of chickenpox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the waterpox.
A disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.
synaxary
syntaxes
syntaxes
noun
plural of syntax
plural of syntaxis
syntaxis
syntaxis
noun
(archaic, grammar) Syntax.
(crystallography) Syntaxy.
(geology) A convergence of mountain ranges, or geological folds, towards a single point.
syntexis
syntexis
noun
(geology) A change in the structure of magma by melting or the assimilation of a different type of rock.
(medicine) emaciation or wasting away
syrinxes
transfix
transfix
noun
(linguistics) A discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word, typical of Semitic languages.
verb
(transitive) To fix or impale.
(transitive) To pierce with a sharp pointed weapon.
(transitive) To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe.
unaxised
unisexed
unisexes
unsexing
unsexing
verb
present participle of unsex
unsexual
unsexual
adj
Not sexual.
vernixes
vixenish
vixenish
adj
Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen.
waxiness
waxiness
noun
The quality of being waxy
waxwings
waxwings
noun
plural of waxwing
xanthans
xanthans
noun
plural of xanthan
xanthins
xanthins
noun
plural of xanthin
xanthism
xanthism
noun
(biology, zoology) A yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc.
xanthous
xanthous
adj
(archaic, ethnology) Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.