(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
colonopexy
complexify
complexify
verb
To make something more complex; to complicate.
complexity
complexity
noun
(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
doxography
doxography
noun
The work or works of classical historians describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
enteropexy
enteropexy
noun
(surgery) fixation of part of the intestine to the abdominal wall
epicalyxes
epipharynx
epipharynx
noun
(anatomy, rare) The nasopharynx.
(zoology) A structure that overlaps the mouth in certain insects.
epiplopexy
epiplopexy
noun
(surgery) suturing of the omentum to the abdominal wall
expandedly
expandedly
adv
In an expanded manner.
expansibly
expansibly
adv
In an expansible manner.
expectably
expectably
adv
In an expectable manner
expectancy
expectancy
noun
(law) Future interest as to possession or enjoyment
(obsolete) Something expected or awaited.
Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.
The state of being expected.
expectedly
expectedly
adv
In an expected way; as expected; predictably.
expediency
expediency
noun
(countable) An expedient.
(obsolete) Haste; dispatch.
(uncountable) Pursuit of the course of action that brings the desired effect even if it is unjust or unprincipled.
(uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.
expeditely
expeditely
adv
In an expedite manner; expeditiously.
expiratory
expiratory
adj
Of or pertaining to expiration
expiringly
expiringly
adv
While expiring or dying.
explicably
explicably
adv
(rare) In a way that can be explained.
explicitly
explicitly
adv
In an explicit manner.
expository
expository
adj
Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
expressway
expressway
noun
(Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore) A road built to freeway standards.
(UK, New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.
(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
glycopexia
glycopexis
glykopexic
hepatopexy
hepatopexy
noun
(surgery) Surgical anchoring of a displaced liver to the abdominal wall.
hexaploidy
hexaploidy
noun
The property of being hexaploid.
hyperlexis
hyperoxide
hyperoxide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any oxide that has a higher than normal ratio of oxygen to metal
hypertoxic
hypertoxic
adj
(rare, toxicology) Excessively toxic.
hypnotoxin
hypnotoxin
noun
A hypothetical waste product of the brain proposed by Henri Piéron that causes fatigue and is cleansed by sleep.
A venom found in the nematocysts of some cnidarians that acts as a central nervous system depressant leading to inactivity, numbness, paralysis, and coma.
hypopraxia
hypozeuxis
hypozeuxis
noun
(rhetoric) An expression whose every clause has its own independent subject and predicate.
inexpertly
inexpertly
adv
In an inexpert manner.
inexpiably
inexpiably
adv
In an inexpiable manner or degree; permitting no atonement.
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.
lipomyxoma
mixoploidy
mixoploidy
noun
(genetics) The state of being mixoploid.
myxolipoma
myxophobia
myxopodium
myxopodous
nephropexy
nephropexy
noun
(surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney
nomophylax
nomophylax
noun
(historical) A magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.
omentopexy
omentopexy
noun
(surgery) The operation of suturing the omentum to the abdominal wall, securing anastomotic communication between the portal system and that of the vena cava.
orchiopexy
orchiopexy
noun
(surgery) A procedure for fixation of a testis, often to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and keep it there.
oropharynx
oropharynx
noun
(anatomy) The oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone.
orthopraxy
orthopraxy
noun
Correct practice or action
Right belief combined with right practice, with the emphasis being on the latter, a term specially used in Latin American liberation theology, often in contrast with an orthodoxy seen as insufficiently interested in the practical and political content of faith.
oxyblepsia
oxycamphor
oxycamphor
noun
An oxidation product of camphor, used in treating dyspnea.
oxycaproic
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.
oxyophitic
oxyphilous
oxyproline
oxyproline
noun
(biochemistry) a lactam of glutamic acid
oxysulphid
oxyterpene
palapteryx
paraxially
paraxially
adv
In a paraxial manner.
paraxylene
paraxylene
noun
An aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene with two methyl substituents
paroxysmal
paroxysmal
adj
Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms.
paroxysmic
paroxysmic
adj
Relating to paroxysms.
paroxytone
paroxytone
adj
(linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the penultimate syllable.
noun
(linguistics) A paroxytone word.
perionyxis
periphraxy
peroxyacid
peroxyacid
noun
Synonym of peracid (“acid containing an acidic -OOH group”)
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.
phlebopexy
phoenixity
phylaxises
phyllotaxy
phyllotaxy
noun
phyllotaxis
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.
phytotoxic
phytotoxic
adj
(biochemistry) Characteristic of a phytotoxin.
phytotoxin
phytotoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any toxic substance produced by a plant.
pleximetry
pleximetry
noun
The use of the pleximeter.
pneumopexy
pneumopexy
noun
(surgery) fixation of layers of the lung tissue
polyaxonic
polymixiid
polymixiid
noun
(zoology) Any beardfish in the family Polymixiidae.
praxeology
praxeology
noun
The study of human action or conduct.
praxiology
praxiology
noun
Alternative form of praxeology
preaxially
preaxially
adv
(anatomy) In front of an axis.
prefixally
prefixally
adv
In a prefixal manner.
prefixedly
prefixedly
adv
(rare) With a prefix applied.
prophylaxy
prophylaxy
noun
Archaic form of prophylaxis.
proteopexy
protoxylem
protoxylem
noun
The first xylem to form in a plant.
proxically
proximally
proximally
adv
(medicine) In the proximal direction: reverse of distally
(of causation) Immediately; most directly
pseudodoxy
pseudodoxy
noun
False opinion or belief
pyosalpinx
pyosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with pus.
pyridoxine
pyridoxine
noun
(biochemistry) A derivative of pyridine, 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol, found in fish, liver, cereals and yeast, and essential for the metabolism of amino acids and starch.
pyroxenite
pyroxenite
noun
(geology) A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.
pyroxenoid
pyroxenoid
noun
(mineralogy) any of a large group of minerals physically resembling pyroxene
pyroxonium
pyroxylene
pyroxyline
pyroxyline
noun
Archaic form of pyroxylin.
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
sixtypenny
splenopexy
splenopexy
noun
fixation of the spleen
thixotropy
thixotropy
noun
(medicine) The property of certain gels whereby they become fluids when agitated and return to being solid or semi-solid when allowed to stand.
(physics) The reduction of viscosity with increased shear
triplexity
triplexity
noun
The state of being triplex
typhlopexy
unexpertly
vaginopexy
xanthophyl
xanthophyl
noun
Dated form of xanthophyll.
xenopsylla
xerography
xerography
noun
A photocopying process in which a negative image formed on an electrically charged plate is transferred as a positive to paper and thermally fixed.
xeromorphy
xeromorphy
noun
Quality of being xeromorphic.
xerophytic
xerophytic
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte
(ecology) Having a very dry environment
noun
xerophyte
xiphodynia
xiphodynia
noun
xiphoidalgia
xiphydriid
xiphydriid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Xiphydriidae of woodwasps.
xyloglyphy
xyloglyphy
noun
The art of carving in wood.
Work produced by this means.
xylography
xylography
noun
(rare) The art of making xylographs.
xylophagan
xylophagan
noun
Any wood-boring marine bivalve of the genus Xylophaga, which bores into wood.
xylophagid
xylophagid
noun
(zoology) Any fly in the family Xylophagidae.
xylophagus
xylophones
xylophones
noun
plural of xylophone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of xylophone