(organic chemistry) The unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (8Z,11Z,14Z)-heptadeca-1,8,11,14-tetraene present in the roots of burdock
apoplexies
apoplexies
noun
plural of apoplexy
cephalexin
cephalexin
noun
Alternative form of cefalexin
colonopexy
complexest
complexest
adj
superlative form of complex: most complex
complexify
complexify
verb
To make something more complex; to complicate.
complexing
complexing
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a complex; complexation
verb
present participle of complex
complexion
complexion
noun
(figuratively) The outward appearance of something.
(loanword, especially in scientific works translated from German) An arrangement.
(obsolete, medicine) The combination of humours making up one's physiological "temperament", being either hot or cold, and moist or dry.
Outlook, attitude, or point of view.
The quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face.
verb
(transitive) To give a colour to.
complexity
complexity
noun
(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
complexive
contraplex
contraplex
adj
(telegraphy) Of message signals, passing in opposite directions at the same time.
epicalyxes
epiplopexy
epiplopexy
noun
(surgery) suturing of the omentum to the abdominal wall
exceptless
exceptless
adj
(obsolete) Not exceptional; usual.
exculpable
exculpable
adj
Capable of being exculpated; deserving exculpation.
exculpated
exculpated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exculpate
exculpates
exculpates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exculpate
exemplaric
exemplaric
adj
Relating to or characteristic of an exemplar
exemplupla
exemptible
exemptible
adj
That may be exempted.
exomphalos
exomphalos
noun
A defect in the development of the muscles of the abdominal wall.
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
expandable
expandable
adj
Having the capacity to be expanded.
noun
Anything that can be expanded.
expandedly
expandedly
adv
In an expanded manner.
expandible
expansible
expansible
adj
expandable
expansibly
expansibly
adv
In an expansible manner.
expectable
expectable
adj
Able to be expected or anticipated; not unusual.
Able to be expected or considered due or required (of someone), reasonable to expect (someone to do, have, etc).
expectably
expectably
adv
In an expectable manner
expectedly
expectedly
adv
In an expected way; as expected; predictably.
expeditely
expeditely
adv
In an expedite manner; expeditiously.
expellable
expellable
adj
Capable of being expelled or driven out.
worthy of receiving expulsion
expendable
expendable
adj
Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.
Designed for a single use; not reusable.
Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal.
Regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.
noun
An expendable person or object; usually used in the plural.
expendible
expendible
adj
Alternative form of expendable
expenseful
expenseful
adj
Full of expense; costly; chargeable.
expilation
expiringly
expiringly
adv
While expiring or dying.
explainers
explainers
noun
plural of explainer
explaining
explaining
noun
explanation
verb
present participle of explain
explanator
explanator
noun
(statistics) A variable that predicts or explains the variation in another variable; an explanatory variable.
One who explains.
explanting
explanting
verb
present participle of explant
expletives
expletives
noun
plural of expletive
explicable
explicable
adj
Able to be explained.
explicably
explicably
adv
(rare) In a way that can be explained.
explicanda
explicanda
noun
plural of explicandum
explicated
explicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of explicate
explicates
explicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explicate
explicator
explicator
noun
One who or that which explicates.
explicitly
explicitly
adv
In an explicit manner.
explodable
explodable
adj
That can be exploded.
exploitage
exploitage
noun
exploitation
exploiters
exploiters
noun
plural of exploiter
exploiting
exploiting
verb
present participle of exploit
exploitive
exploitive
adj
Exploitative: taking advantage of someone
exploiture
exploiture
noun
(obsolete) The act of exploiting or accomplishing; achievement.
(obsolete) exploitation
explorable
explorable
adj
Capable of being explored.
noun
(rare) That which can be explored; a subject for exploration.
explorator
explorator
noun
(dated) One who explores; one who examines closely; a searcher.
explosible
explosible
adj
explosive
explosions
explosions
noun
plural of explosion
explosives
explosives
noun
plural of explosive
exportable
exportable
adj
Able to be exported.
noun
Something that can be exported.
exprimable
expugnable
expugnable
adj
Capable of being taken by storm
expulsions
expulsions
noun
plural of expulsion
extemporal
extemporal
adj
(archaic) Extemporaneous.
extipulate
extrapolar
extrapolar
adj
From outside of a polar region
extropical
exuperable
glycopexia
glycopexis
glykopexic
googolplex
googolplex
num
(US, real estate, nonstandard, rare) An infinitesimally small portion of land, defined for legal purposes.
(figuratively) A countable number
The number 10^(10¹⁰⁰) or 10^( text )googol, ten to the power of a googol.
hexaplaric
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
holoplexia
hyperlexis
inexpertly
inexpertly
adv
In an inexpert manner.
inexpiable
inexpiable
adj
That cannot be expiated or atoned for; unforgivable.
inexpiably
inexpiably
adv
In an inexpiable manner or degree; permitting no atonement.
inexpleble
inexplicit
inexplicit
adj
Not explicit.
launchplex
leptothrix
lexigraphy
lexigraphy
noun
(countable) A system of writing in which there is a one-to-one correspondence between symbols and words.
(uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
lexiphanes
lexiphanes
noun
plural of lexiphane
lexiphanic
lexiphanic
adj
Using bombastic or pretentious wording or language.
lipoxenous
lipoxidase
lipoxidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids
maxilliped
maxilliped
noun
One of the appendages on the heads of centipedes and some crustaceans behind the maxillae, used for feeding. The maxillipeds, known as forcipules, give centipedes their scientific name, Chilopoda (lip-foot).
misexample
misexplain
misexplain
verb
(transitive) To explain incorrectly.
overprolix
overprolix
adj
Excessively prolix.
oxyblepsia
oxycephaly
oxycephaly
noun
A kind of cephalic disorder: sometimes the premature closure of the coronal suture plus any other suture, such as the lambdoid; sometimes the premature fusing of all sutures.
oxyproline
oxyproline
noun
(biochemistry) a lactam of glutamic acid
palapteryx
parallaxes
parallaxes
noun
plural of parallax
parasexual
parasexual
adj
(biology) Exhibiting parasexuality.
Both parasocial and sexual; being or relating to a one-sided sexual relationship.
paraxylene
paraxylene
noun
An aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene with two methyl substituents
periaxonal
periaxonal
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding an axon (of a nerve).
permixable
perplexing
perplexing
adj
Bewildering.
Confusing or puzzling.
verb
present participle of perplex
perplexity
perplexity
noun
In information theory, a measurement of how well a probability distribution or model predicts a sample.
Something that perplexes.
The state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused.
petrosilex
petrosilex
noun
(mineralogy) felsite
petroxolin
phantoplex
phantoplex
noun
(historical, chiefly attributive) A superposed circuit operated by alternating current over a simplex, duplex or quadruplex circuit operated from direct current sources.
philodoxer
philodoxer
noun
One who is interested in opinions or beliefs, rather than facts.
phlebopexy
phylaxises
phylloxera
phylloxera
noun
An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this insect.
plaintexts
plaintexts
noun
plural of plaintext
pleiotaxis
plexiglass
plexiglass
noun
polymethyl methacrylate (polymer of methyl methacrylate), a tough transparent plastic used sometimes in lieu of glass.
pleximeter
pleximeter
noun
(medicine) A small, hard, elastic plate, as of ivory, bone, or rubber, placed in contact with the body to receive the blow, in examination by mediate percussion.
pleximetry
pleximetry
noun
The use of the pleximeter.
plexometer
postexilic
postexilic
adj
After an exile, especially the Biblical exile of the Jews.
praehallux
praehallux
noun
Alternative form of prehallux
praxeology
praxeology
noun
The study of human action or conduct.
praxiteles
praxiteles
Proper noun
The most renowned of the sculptors of the 4th century BC, and the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue.
A on the planet measuring 182 in
A main-belt discovered in 1973.
preaxially
preaxially
adv
(anatomy) In front of an axis.
preexclude
preexilian
preexplain
preexplode
prefixable
prefixable
adj
Capable of being added as a prefix.
prefixally
prefixally
adv
In a prefixal manner.
prefixedly
prefixedly
adv
(rare) With a prefix applied.
preflexion
preflexion
adj
(zoology) Before the flexion stage of larval development
prelexical
prelexical
adj
(linguistics) Before the lexical stage.
premaxilla
premaxilla
noun
(anatomy) Either of a pair of bones in front of the maxillary bones in the upper vertebrate jaw
prolixness
prolixness
noun
prolixity
protoxylem
protoxylem
noun
The first xylem to form in a plant.
pyroxylene
pyroxyline
pyroxyline
noun
Archaic form of pyroxylin.
quadplexes
quadplexes
noun
plural of quadplex
quadruplex
quadruplex
adj
Having four components.
Of or relating to a system in telegraphy by which four messages (two in each direction) can be sent on one wire simultaneously.
Of or relating to an early videotape format with four magnetic record/reproduce heads mounted on a headwheel spinning transversely across the tape.
noun
A quadruplex system.
verb
(transitive) To make quadruplex.
reexpelled
reexpelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reexpel
reexplored
reexplored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reexplore
semiduplex
semiduplex
adj
(telecommunications) Providing communication in both directions, but only one direction at a time, not simultaneously.
sextipolar
sextipolar
adj
Having six poles.
sextuplets
sextuplets
noun
plural of sextuplet
sextupling
sextupling
verb
present participle of sextuple
simplexity
simplexity
noun
(chemistry) disorder
(mathematics) The number of simplexes into which a structure can be divided
The act of establishing a simple interface for something that is complex.
The tendency of a simple system to generate complex forms
smallpoxes
smallpoxes
noun
plural of smallpox
sphinxlike
sphinxlike
adj
Like a sphinx, or like that of a sphinx. Especially, not showing emotion
Mysterious; scheming; having a deceptive outward appearance
splenopexy
splenopexy
noun
fixation of the spleen
sulphoxide
sulphoxide
noun
Alternative form of sulfoxide
superexalt
superexalt
verb
(transitive) To exalt to a superior degree; to exalt above others.
superextol
superhelix
superhelix
noun
(molecular biology) The shape formed by a helix which in turn is twisted into a larger helix