A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
apomixes
apomixes
noun
plural of apomixis
apomixis
apomixis
noun
(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes.
(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization.
(zoology) Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization.
axoplasm
axoplasm
noun
The cytoplasm of an axon
examplar
exampled
exampled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of example
examples
examples
noun
plural of example
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of example
exemplar
exemplar
adj
(obsolete) Exemplary.
noun
A copy of a book or piece of writing.
A handwritten manuscript used by a scribe to make a handwritten copy; the original copy of what gets multiply reproduced in a copy machine.
A pattern after which others should be made; an archetype.
A well known usage of a scientific theory.
Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a model.
Something typical or representative of a class; an example that typifies.
exemplum
exemplum
noun
A story demonstrating a moral point; a parable.
An example.
exempted
exempted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exempt
exoplasm
exoplasm
noun
Alternative form of ectoplasm
exosperm
expansum
mazopexy
minxship
minxship
noun
(obsolete, humorous) A supposed title given to a woman thought to be acting like a minx (usually with possessive adjective).
mirepoix
mirepoix
noun
(figurative) A mixture.
A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.
mousepox
mousepox
noun
A skin disease of mice, similar to smallpox, caused by the poxvirus species Ectromelia virus.
myxopoda
oxazepam
oxazepam
noun
(pharmacology) A drug of the benzodiazepine group, used to treat anxiety states and insomnia; 7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-3-hydroxy-5-phenyl-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, C₁₅H₁₁ClN₂O₂.
panmixes
panmixia
panmixia
noun
(biology) The cessation of natural selection, as on a useless organ.
(ecology) A situation in which an individual is just as likely to mate with a randomly chosen individual as any other in the population.
panmixis
panmixis
Noun
Panmixia.
paroxysm
paroxysm
noun
A random or sudden outburst (of activity).
A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit.
An explosive event during a volcanic eruption.
pelomyxa
permixed
permixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of permix
phorminx
phorminx
noun
A kind of lyre used by the Ancient Greeks.
premixed
premixed
adj
Mixed prior to use or sale.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of premix
premixer
premixer
noun
A machine that premixes.
premixes
premixes
noun
plural of premix
proxemic
proxemic
adj
Of or relating to proxemics.
proximad
proximad
adv
(anatomy) Toward a proximal part; on the proximal side of; proximally.
proximal
proximal
adj
(anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation.
(dentistry) Facing toward another tooth. The proximal surfaces of a tooth are those that touch or are close to neighboring teeth.
(linguistics) Closer to the speaker.
pyxidium
pyxidium
noun
(botany) A seed capsule in the form of a box, the seeds being released when the top splits off.
smallpox
smallpox
noun
(pathology) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.