(chiefly Canada, US) Various plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders.
Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.
plural of alexander
alexandria
alexandria
Proper noun
A city and port in Egypt.
A census-designated place in Alabama, USA
A city in Monroe Township, Indiana, USA
A city in Kentucky, USA
A city and the parish seat of Louisiana, USA
A city in Minnesota, USA
A city in Missouri, USA
A village in Nebraska, USA
A town in New Hampshire, USA
A town in New York, USA
A village in Ohio, USA
An unincorporated community in Ohio, USA
A borough in Pennsylvania, USA
A town in Tennessee, USA
An independent city in Virginia, USA
A city in South Dakota, USA
A former town in United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; now a part of the township of North Glengarry
A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada
A town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
A town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
alexandros
alexandros
Proper noun
A transliteration of the Greek male given name
ambidexter
ambidexter
adj
Ambidextrous.
noun
(archaic) A lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant.
(by extension) Someone who is two-faced; a double-dealer, such as a cheat or a crook.
Someone who is ambidextrous.
ambodexter
ambodexter
noun
Obsolete spelling of ambidexter.
archidoxis
arsenoxide
arsenoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) The functional group -As=O; any organic compound containing this group
auxocardia
axhammered
bordereaux
bordereaux
noun
plural of bordereau
bradylexia
bradylexia
noun
An unusual slowness in reading
breadboxes
breadboxes
noun
plural of breadbox
cladothrix
coadjutrix
coadjutrix
noun
A female coadjutor
An assistant (and eventual successor) to an abbess
coreflexed
deoxidator
deoxidiser
deoxidiser
noun
Alternative form of deoxidizer
deoxidizer
deoxidizer
noun
Any agent that reduces the oxygen content of a material; a deoxidant
dermatauxe
detoxifier
detoxifier
noun
Anything that serves to detoxify.
dexiotrope
dexterical
dextrality
dextrality
noun
The state of being dextral
dextranase
dextranase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the endohydrolysis of (1->6)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in dextran.
dextraural
dextraural
adj
(medicine, otorhinolaryngology) Hearing more distinctly with the right ear than with the left.
dextrinase
dextrinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a dextrin
dextrinate
dextrinize
dextrinize
verb
(transitive) To convert (starch molecules) to dextrin.
dextrinous
dextrogyre
dextrogyre
adj
(chemistry) Dextrorotatory.
dextrorsal
dextrorsal
adj
Synonym of dextrorse
dextrously
dextrously
adv
Alternative form of dexterously
dorsifixed
dorsifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament somewhere along their back.
doxography
doxography
noun
The work or works of classical historians describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
endocortex
endocortex
noun
(anatomy) The inside layer of a cortex
endothorax
endothorax
noun
(zoology) An internal process of the sternal plates in the thorax of insects.
exadversum
excoriated
excoriated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excoriate
excuderunt
excurvated
exheredate
exheredate
verb
To disinherit.
exmeridian
exocardiac
exocardiac
adj
Outside of the heart
exocardial
exocardial
adj
(anatomy) Situated or arising outside of the heart.
exonerated
exonerated
adj
Freed from any question of guilt, acquitted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exonerate
expediters
expediters
noun
plural of expediter
expenditor
expertised
expertised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expertise
expertized
expertized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expertize
expounders
expounders
noun
plural of expounder
expurgated
expurgated
adj
Having had erroneous, obscene, or other objectionable material removed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expurgate
extermined
extermined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extermine
extirpated
extirpated
adj
(of a species) Locally extinct (though alive elsewhere).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extirpate
extradited
extradited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extradite
extradites
extradites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extradite
extradosed
extradosed
adj
(architecture) Having an extrados
extradoses
extradoses
noun
plural of extrados
extradotal
extradotal
adj
(obsolete, law) Describing the part of a wife's property that does not form part of her dowry and is administered by her husband
extradural
extradural
adj
(anatomy) Outside of the dura mater
noun
Such an injection
extramodal
extramodal
adj
Outside of a mode or modes.
extranidal
extranidal
adj
(biology) Outside a nest.
extricated
extricated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extricate
extrudable
extrudable
adj
Capable of being extruded.
exuberated
exuberated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exuberate
ferredoxin
ferredoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of iron and sulfur-containing proteins, found in green plants, that function in electron transport and in photosynthesis.
gladiatrix
gladiatrix
noun
(rare) gladiator (female)
heterodoxy
heterodoxy
noun
A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.
The quality of being heterodox.
hexabromid
hexahedral
hexahedral
adj
Having six plane surfaces.
hexahedron
hexahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron with six faces. The regular hexahedron is the cube, and is one of the Platonic solids.
hexahydric
hexahydric
adj
(organic chemistry) That has six hydroxyl groups
hexandrous
hexandrous
adj
Alternative form of hexandrian
hexaradial
hexaradial
adj
Having hexagonal radial symmetry
hydrotaxis
hydrotaxis
noun
(biology) movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water
hydroxamic
hydroxamic
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any of several classes of compounds derived from oxoacids by replacing -OH by -NHOH; the N-hydroxy amides
hydroxides
hydroxides
noun
plural of hydroxide
hydroximic
hydroximic
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any of several classes of oxoacids in which a double-bonded oxygen atom is replaced by a =N-OH or =N-OR
hydroxylic
hydroxylic
adj
(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups
hyperoxide
hyperoxide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any oxide that has a higher than normal ratio of oxygen to metal
idioreflex
indicatrix
indicatrix
noun
(mathematics, crystallography) An ellipsoid whose three axes represent the refractive indices of an anisotropic crystal for light following different directions with respect to the crystal axes
intermixed
intermixed
adj
mixed together
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intermix
loxodromic
loxodromic
adj
(nautical) Pertaining to motion at a constant angle to the meridians; on a set compass bearing.
luxuriated
luxuriated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of luxuriate
medithorax
moderatrix
moderatrix
noun
A female moderator.
orthodoxal
orthodoxal
adj
Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox.
orthodoxes
orthodoxly
orthodoxly
adv
In a correct or proper way; conventionally; correctly.
In a religiously orthodox way; in accordance with accepted religious doctrine.
overexpand
overexpand
verb
To expand to an excessive or unwise degree
overexpend
overextend
overextend
verb
(chess, transitive) To push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks.
(linguistics, transitive) To apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension.
To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit.
oxaluramid
oxaluramid
noun
Archaic form of oxaluramide.
oxidimetry
oxidimetry
noun
(chemistry) Any form of volumetric analysis using an oxidizing agent such as potassium permanganate.
oxybromide
oxychlorid
oxydendrum
oxyhydrate
oxyhydrate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A hydrated oxide
oxyuricide
oxyuricide
noun
Any anthelmintic that is destructive to worms of the genus Oxyuris, or pinworms.
paradoxial
paradoxial
adj
Archaic form of paradoxical.
paradoxism
paradoxism
noun
An avant-garde movement in the arts etc, based on heavy use of contradictions and paradoxes, founded by F. Smarandache in the 1980s.
paradoxist
paradoxist
noun
(dated, derogatory) One who holds incorrect or eccentric beliefs; a bad scientist; a crank.
A participant in the art movement of paradoxism.
paradoxure
paradoxure
noun
Any member of the species of genus Paradoxurus, Asiatic viverrine mammals allied to the civet.
peroxidase
peroxidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that act on substrates such as hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides such as lipid peroxides.
peroxidate
peroxiding
peroxiding
verb
present participle of peroxide
peroxidize
peroxidize
verb
(intransitive) To be converted into a peroxide.
(transitive) To convert into a peroxide.
(transitive) To treat (especially hair) with a peroxide.
peroxyacid
peroxyacid
noun
Synonym of peracid (“acid containing an acidic -OOH group”)
philodoxer
philodoxer
noun
One who is interested in opinions or beliefs, rather than facts.
preexcited
preexcited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preexcite
preexclude
preexcused
preexisted
preexisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preexist
preexplode
preexposed
preexposed
adj
exposed (to light, chemicals etc) prior to another process
preexpound
prefixedly
prefixedly
adv
(rare) With a prefix applied.
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.
pyroxenoid
pyroxenoid
noun
(mineralogy) any of a large group of minerals physically resembling pyroxene
quadratrix
quadratrix
noun
(mathematics) A curve having ordinates which are a measure of the area (or quadrature) of another curve.
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.
radiotoxic
radiotoxic
adj
toxic because of its radioactivity
reexamined
reexamined
adj
examined again
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reexamine
reexecuted
reexpelled
reexpelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reexpel
reexplored
reexplored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reexplore
reexported
reexported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reexport
reindexing
reindexing
verb
present participle of reindex
reoxidised
reoxidised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reoxidise
reoxidized
reoxidized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reoxidize
sardonyxes
sardonyxes
noun
plural of sardonyx
sexradiate
sexradiate
adj
(zoology) Having six rays.
superoxide
superoxide
noun
(chemistry) A peroxide
(chemistry) The univalent anion, O₂⁻, obtained from molecular oxygen by adding an electron; any compound containing this anion
taxidermal
taxidermal
adj
Of, or pertaining to, taxidermy.
taxidermic
taxidermic
adj
Pertaining to taxidermy.
taxidriver
tetraxonid
thunderbox
thunderbox
noun
(by extension, chiefly Australia, Britain, slang) Any lavatory or toilet, especially a rudimentary outdoor latrine or toilet, or an outhouse.
(military, obsolete) A blunderbuss; also, a cannon.
(slang) A chamber pot enclosed in a box; a portable commode.
(theater) A box of metal balls which is shaken to create a thunder sound effect.
toxidermic
transfixed
transfixed
adj
Rendered motionless by completely focused attention, rapt, entranced, mesmerized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of transfix
trihydroxy
trihydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Three hydroxy groups in a molecule
undersexed
undersexed
adj
Lacking sufficient sexual desire or activity; sexually unfulfilled; sexually frustrated.
undertaxed
undertaxed
adj
Taxed at less than an appropriate level
undertaxes
undertaxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of undertax