The act of affixing; affixation, affixment, attachment.
alexines
alexines
noun
plural of alexine
alexinic
anatexis
anatexis
noun
(geology) The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust
anatoxin
anatoxin
noun
A bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed
A powerful neurotoxin, one of many toxins produced by several species of cyanobacterium.
anauxite
anaxibia
anaxonia
annexing
annexing
noun
An annexation.
verb
present participle of annex
annexion
annexion
noun
(obsolete) annexation
annexive
anorexia
anorexia
noun
Anorexia nervosa.
Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
anorexic
anorexic
adj
(by extension) Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
Pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia nervosa.
noun
A medicine which suppresses appetite.
Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa.
anoxemia
anoxemia
noun
Alternative spelling of anoxaemia
anoxemic
anoxemic
adj
Alternative form of anoxaemic
antefixa
antefixa
noun
(architecture) Alternative form of antefix
plural of antefixum
anthelix
anthelix
noun
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of antihelix.
antiflux
appendix
appendix
noun
(anatomy) Any process, prolongation, or projection.
(anatomy) The vermiform appendix.
(obsolete in general sense) Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
A text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional information.
auximone
axiation
axiation
noun
(biology) The development of an axis (and subsequent polarity) in an embryo
axillant
axmaking
axoidean
banxring
banxring
noun
(zoology) An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia
bemixing
bemixing
verb
present participle of bemix
betwixen
betwixen
prep
(obsolete) Betwixt; between.
biconvex
biconvex
adj
Having both sides convex.
binoxide
binoxide
noun
Archaic form of dioxide.
biotoxin
biotoxin
noun
Any toxin produced by a living organism
boxiness
boxiness
noun
The condition of being boxy
bronxite
caixinha
calixtin
carnifex
carnifex
noun
(now rare, historical) An executioner.
chamonix
chamonix
Proper noun
A town in the département of Haute-Savoie.
conaxial
confixed
confixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confix
coturnix
coxendix
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
detoxing
detoxing
noun
Synonym of detox (“detoxification, especially of the body from drugs”)
verb
present participle of detox
dewaxing
dewaxing
noun
A process in which wax is removed from a material or a surface.
verb
present participle of dewax
dextrine
dextrine
noun
Dated form of dextrin.
dextrins
dextrins
noun
plural of dextrin
diaxonic
digoxins
digoxins
noun
plural of digoxin
dioxanes
dioxanes
noun
plural of dioxane
disannex
disannex
verb
(transitive) To relinquish (land etc.) previously annexed.
dixenite
dixenite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
ektexine
endexine
epoxying
epoxying
verb
present participle of epoxy
eudoxian
eudoxian
Noun
A follower of (died in 370), patriarch of Antioch and Constantinople, and a celebrated defender of the doctrines of Arius.
Adjective
Of or relating to (408–355 BC), Greek astronomer and mathematician.
euxenite
euxenite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown lustrous mineral that is a mixed oxide of cerium, erbium, titanium, uranium, yttrium and other more common metals, with the chemical formula (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)₂O₆.
exacting
exacting
adj
(of a person or organization) Characterized by exaction.
(of an action, task, etc) Requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention.
Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
verb
present participle and gerund of exact
exaction
exaction
noun
That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.
The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force
extortion.
exalting
exalting
adj
Of something that uplifts, that exalts.
verb
present participle of exalt
examined
examined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of examine
examinee
examinee
noun
One who is examined, e.g. for medical reasons.
One who sits an examination.
examiner
examiner
noun
A person who investigates someone or something.
A person who marks an examination.
A person who sets an examination.
examines
examines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of examine
exanguin
excedrin
excelsin
excelsin
noun
A quassinoid found in brazil nuts.
exciding
exciding
verb
present participle of excide
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.
excitant
excitant
adj
exciting; stimulating
noun
Something that excites or stimulates; a stimulant
exciting
exciting
adj
creating or producing excitement
noun
The process of something becoming excited; excitation.
verb
present participle of excite
excitons
excitons
noun
plural of exciton
excitron
excitron
Noun
A kind of mercury pool tube.
excusing
excusing
noun
The act of making an excuse.
verb
present participle of excuse
exerting
exerting
verb
present participle of exert
exertion
exertion
noun
An expenditure of physical or mental effort.
exhaling
exhaling
noun
exhalation
verb
present participle of exhale
exhuming
exhuming
verb
present participle of exhume
exigeant
exigeant
adj
exigent; demanding
exigence
exigence
noun
exigency
exigency
exigency
noun
(chiefly in the plural) The demands or requirements of a situation.
An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.
exintine
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
exitance
exitance
noun
(physics) Flux (of radiation).
exocline
exocrine
exocrine
adj
Pertaining to the exocrine glands or their secretions.
Producing external secretions that are released through a duct.
noun
An exocrine gland.
The secretion of an exocrine gland.
exogenic
exogenic
adj
(geology) Originating on or above the surface of the earth; exogenetic.
(medicine, dermatology) Relating to the exogen growth phase.
Existing or arising outside of a system.
exonship
exonship
noun
The role or status of an exon.
exonumia
exonumia
noun
Coinlike objects.
Study and/or collection of such.
exortion
exotoxin
exotoxin
noun
Any toxin secreted by a microorganism into the surrounding environment.
expeding
expeding
verb
present participle of expede
expirant
expirant
noun
One who expires or is expiring.
expiring
expiring
adj
Ending, terminating, dying.
verb
present participle of expire
explains
explains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explain
exposing
exposing
verb
present participle of expose
exscinds
exscinds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exscind
extincts
extincts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extinct
extoling
extusion
exulding
exulting
exulting
adj
Showing exultation.
noun
exultation
verb
present participle of exult
fixating
fixating
verb
present participle of fixate
fixation
fixation
noun
(cytology, histology, pathology) preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction.
(genetics) The change in a gene pool from a situation where there exists at least two variants of a particular gene (allele) to a situation where only one of the alleles remains.
(law) Recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration, thereby satisfying the "fixation" requirement for the purposes of copyright law.
(ophthalmology) maintaining of the gaze on a single location.
(orthopaedics) process by which an injury is rendered immobile.
A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
The act of fixing.
The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
The state of being fixed or fixated.
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
fornaxid
foxiness
foxiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being foxy
foxskins
foxskins
noun
plural of foxskin
francaix
fraxetin
fraxetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrolysis product of fraxin; 7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin.
fraxinus
galaxian
galaxian
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to a galaxy
genetrix
genetrix
noun
Alternative form of genitrix
genitrix
genitrix
noun
The biological mother of a child.
geulincx
gloxinia
gloxinia
noun
Any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae.
Brazilian gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa), a plant species formerly classified in the genus Gloxinia, in the family Gesneriaceae.
Creeping gloxinia (Lophospermum erubescens), in the family Plantaginaceae.
Hardy gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi), in the family Bignoniaceae.
hexamine
hexamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Contraction of hexamethylenetetramine.
hexammin
huxleian
immixing
immixing
verb
present participle of immix
indexers
indexers
noun
plural of indexer
indexing
indexing
noun
A system used to assign indexes.
verb
present participle of index
indoxyls
indoxyls
noun
plural of indoxyl
inexpert
inexpert
adj
Inept or unskilled; not of expert ability or quality.
noun
An inept or unskilled person.
inextant
inextant
Adjective
Not extant.
infixing
infixing
verb
present participle of infix
infixion
infixion
noun
(linguistics) The addition of an infix.
inflexed
inflexed
adj
(botany) inflected
influxes
influxes
noun
plural of influx
intermix
intermix
noun
An intermixture; the product of mixing together
verb
(transitive) To mix together; to intermingle or blend.
interrex
interrex
noun
(figuratively) A similar interim ruler, CEO, etc.
(history) An equivalent regent from the death of a Polish king till the election and enthronement of his successor.
(history) An official in Ancient Rome who acted as single head of state during the interregnum between two consulates.
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.
intertex
intertex
verb
(obsolete) To intertwine; to weave or bind together.
intexine
ixionian
janitrix
janitrix
noun
A female janitor.
laxation
laxation
noun
Defecation.
The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
lexicons
lexicons
noun
plural of lexicon
lipoxeny
loxiinae
luxating
luxating
verb
present participle of luxate
luxation
luxation
noun
The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation.
lynxlike
lynxlike
adj
Resembling a lynx.
malaxing
malaxing
verb
present participle of malax
maxantia
maxentia
maximins
maximins
noun
plural of maximin
mexicano
mexicans
minxship
minxship
noun
(obsolete, humorous) A supposed title given to a woman thought to be acting like a minx (usually with possessive adjective).