(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
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.
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.
nephropexy
nephropexy
noun
(surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney
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.
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
oxyterpene
palapteryx
paraxylene
paraxylene
noun
An aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene with two methyl substituents
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
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.
pleximetry
pleximetry
noun
The use of the pleximeter.
pneumopexy
pneumopexy
noun
(surgery) fixation of layers of the lung tissue
praxeology
praxeology
noun
The study of human action or conduct.
preaxially
preaxially
adv
(anatomy) In front of an axis.
prefixally
prefixally
adv
In a prefixal manner.
prefixedly
prefixedly
adv
(rare) With a prefix applied.
proteopexy
protoxylem
protoxylem
noun
The first xylem to form in a plant.
pseudodoxy
pseudodoxy
noun
False opinion or belief
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
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
triplexity
triplexity
noun
The state of being triplex
typhlopexy
unexpertly
vaginopexy
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
xylophones
xylophones
noun
plural of xylophone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of xylophone