Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
anorexic
anorexic
adj
(by extension) Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
Pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia nervosa.
noun
A medicine which suppresses appetite.
Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa.
apraxias
apraxias
noun
plural of apraxia
apyrexia
apyrexia
noun
(medicine) The absence or an intermission during a bout of fever.
ataraxia
ataraxia
noun
(literary, Greek philosophy) Tranquility of mind; absence of mental disturbance.
ataraxic
ataraxic
adj
(pharmacology) ataractic; tranquilizing
Of or pertaining to ataraxia or ataraxy
noun
(pharmaceutical) An ataractic or tranquilizing agent.
atriplex
auxiliar
auxiliar
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary
aviatrix
aviatrix
noun
(dated) A female aviator.
axillars
axillars
noun
plural of axillar
axillary
axillary
adj
(botany) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; relating to an axil.
Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
noun
Alternative form of axillar
banxring
banxring
noun
(zoology) An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia
belatrix
boxerism
bronxite
bruxisms
bruxisms
noun
plural of bruxism
carnifex
carnifex
noun
(now rare, historical) An executioner.
cervixes
cicatrix
cicatrix
noun
A scar that remains after the development of new tissue over a recovering wound or sore (also used figuratively).
coexpire
coturnix
creatrix
creatrix
noun
(rare) A female creator.
cresoxid
crucifix
crucifix
noun
(gymnastics) The iron cross, a position on the rings where the gymnast holds the rings straight out on either side of the body.
A wooden cross used for crucifixions, as by the Romans.
An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.
curatrix
curatrix
noun
(dated) A female curator, guardian, or custodian
(obsolete) A female who cures.
debitrix
dextrine
dextrine
noun
Dated form of dextrin.
dextrins
dextrins
noun
plural of dextrin
diplexer
diplexer
noun
(broadcasting) A passive device that implements frequency domain multiplexing.
dipteryx
eupraxia
eupraxia
noun
eupraxy
learning attributes of deaf people
examiner
examiner
noun
A person who investigates someone or something.
A person who marks an examination.
A person who sets an examination.
exarchic
excedrin
excimers
excimers
noun
plural of excimer
excircle
excircle
noun
(geometry) An escribed circle; a circle outside a polygon (especially a triangle, but also sometimes a quadrilateral) that is tangent to each of the lines on which the sides of the polygon lie.
exciters
exciters
noun
plural of exciter
excitors
excitors
noun
plural of excitor
excitory
excitory
adj
Misspelling of excitatory.
excitron
excitron
Noun
A kind of mercury pool tube.
exercise
exercise
noun
(countable) Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
(countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
(obsolete) That which gives practice; a trial; a test.
A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
verb
(intransitive) To perform physical activity for health or training.
(now often in passive) To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
(obsolete) To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.
(transitive) To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
exercite
exeresis
exeresis
noun
The surgical removal of any part or organ.
exerting
exerting
verb
present participle of exert
exertion
exertion
noun
An expenditure of physical or mental effort.
exertive
exertive
adj
Having power or a tendency to exert; using exertion.
exfigure
exilarch
exilarch
noun
The head of a community of Jews in the diaspora.
The leader of the Jews of the Babylonian exile.
exocrine
exocrine
adj
Pertaining to the exocrine glands or their secretions.
Producing external secretions that are released through a duct.
noun
An exocrine gland.
The secretion of an exocrine gland.
exoergic
exoergic
adj
(physics, chemistry) Occurring with the release of energy.
exorcise
exorcise
verb
(transitive) To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
(transitive) To rid (a person, place or thing) of an evil spirit.
exorcism
exorcism
noun
The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.
exorcist
exorcist
noun
A person, especially a priest, who practices exorcism.
exorcize
exorcize
verb
(transitive) To drive out supposed evil spirits from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
(transitive) To rid a person, place or thing of an evil spirit.
exordial
exordial
adj
of or relating to an exordium, beginning or introduction
exordium
exordium
noun
(formal) A beginning.
The introduction to an essay or discourse.
exordize
exortion
exoteric
exoteric
adj
(by extension) Accessible; capable of being readily or fully comprehended; or, having an obvious application
(obsolete) External
(rare) Public or popular; having wide currency
Suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reserves
expiator
expiator
noun
One who makes expiation or atonement.
expirant
expirant
noun
One who expires or is expiring.
expirate
expirers
expirers
noun
plural of expirer
expiries
expiries
noun
plural of expiry
expiring
expiring
adj
Ending, terminating, dying.
verb
present participle of expire
exradius
exradius
noun
(geometry) The radius of an excircle.
exscribe
exscribe
verb
(obsolete) To copy; to transcribe.
exscript
exscript
noun
(obsolete) A copy; a transcript.
exterior
exterior
adj
Being from outside a country; foreign.
Outdoor.
Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
noun
Foreign lands.
The outside part, parts or surface of something.
extremis
extromit
exurbias
exurbias
noun
plural of exurbia
fixature
fixature
noun
(historical) A gummy preparation for fixing the hair in place.
fixtures
fixtures
noun
plural of fixture
flaxbird
fornaxid
foxfires
francaix
fraxetin
fraxetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrolysis product of fraxin; 7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin.
fraxinus
genetrix
genetrix
noun
Alternative form of genitrix
genitrix
genitrix
noun
The biological mother of a child.
heretrix
heretrix
noun
Alternative form of heritrix
heritrix
hexereis
hexereis
noun
plural of hexerei
hrimfaxi
indexers
indexers
noun
plural of indexer
inexpert
inexpert
adj
Inept or unskilled; not of expert ability or quality.
noun
An inept or unskilled person.
intermix
intermix
noun
An intermixture; the product of mixing together
verb
(transitive) To mix together; to intermingle or blend.
interrex
interrex
noun
(figuratively) A similar interim ruler, CEO, etc.
(history) An equivalent regent from the death of a Polish king till the election and enthronement of his successor.
(history) An official in Ancient Rome who acted as single head of state during the interregnum between two consulates.
intersex
intersex
adj
(fantasy) A person who can get pregnant and also impregnate someone else.
(of an individual) Having any of a variety of inherent conditions (in a species with distinct sexes) in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes.
noun
(biology, zoology) An individual with any of these conditions.
The condition of being intersex; intersexuality.
verb
(nonstandard) To make intersex.
intertex
intertex
verb
(obsolete) To intertwine; to weave or bind together.
janitrix
janitrix
noun
A female janitor.
liothrix
luxuries
luxuries
noun
plural of luxury
luxurist
luxurist
noun
(obsolete) One given to luxury.
luxurity
marivaux
marxists
matrixes
maxillar
maxillar
adj
Alternative form of maxillary.
meretrix
meretrix
noun
A prostitute in Ancient Rome.
microlux
microlux
noun
A unit of illuminance or illumination, one millionth of a lux.
microvax
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.
mixeress
mixtures
mixtures
noun
plural of mixture
monitrix
monitrix
noun
(archaic) A female monitor; a monitress.
moroxite
moroxite
noun
(mineralogy) A greenish-blue variety of apatite.
murexide
murexide
noun
(organic chemistry) Ammonium purpurate, the ammonium salt of purpuric acid, used as a complexometric indicator and a colorimetric reagent.
neuraxis
neuraxis
noun
(anatomy, embryology, medicine, sometimes) A subset of the central nervous system: i.e., the spinal cord, rhombencephalon, mesencephalon and diencephalon.
(anatomy, medicine, usually) Synonym of central nervous system.
nitroxyl
nitroxyl
noun
Aminoxyl.
novatrix
oxaluria
oxaluria
noun
The presence of oxalic acid (or oxalate) in the urine
oxaluric
oxbridge
oxbridge
Proper noun
The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge collectively, in contrast to redbrick universities.
oxidator
oxidator
noun
(obsolete) A device for causing a current of air to impinge on the flame of the Argand lamp.
(obsolete) An oxidizer.
oxidiser
oxidiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of oxidizer.
oxidizer
oxidizer
noun
(chemistry) An oxidizing agent, especially one used to oxidize the fuel of a rocket or a fuel cell.
oximeter
oximeter
noun
(chemistry) A device that measures the quantity of oxygen in something, particularly air in the atmosphere.
(medicine, specifically) A device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood.
oximetry
oximetry
noun
The measurement of the oxygen level in arterial blood
oxyrhine
paintrix
paraxial
paraxial
adj
(embryology) Lateral to the neural tube.
(mathematics) Parallel to one or more axes of the coordinate system.
(physics) Near an optical axis.
patrixes
paxillar
paxillar
adj
Relating to the paxillae
peixerey
perionyx
perionyx
noun
(anatomy) The epidermis bordering a nail.
permixed
permixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of permix
peroxide
peroxide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group which yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid.
(organic chemistry) Any compound containing the functional group R-O-O-R'.
Hydrogen peroxide, especially when in an aqueous solution used as a bleach.
verb
(transitive) To treat (something) with hydrogen peroxide, especially hair in order to bleach it.
peroxids
peroxids
noun
plural of peroxid
phorminx
phorminx
noun
A kind of lyre used by the Ancient Greeks.
poxvirus
poxvirus
noun
Any of a group of DNA viruses, of the family Poxviridae, that cause pox diseases in vertebrates
praxises
preaxiad
preaxial
preaxial
adj
Located in front of an axis
precieux
preexist
preexist
verb
To exist before something else.
prefixal
prefixal
adj
(of a term) Taking the role of a prefix.
(of a word) That may be modified by the addition of a prefix.
prefixed
prefixed
adj
Added as a prefix.
Having a (specified) prefix.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prefix
prefixes
prefixes
noun
plural of prefix
plural of prefixe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefix
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
prolixly
prolixly
adv
In a prolix manner
protaxis
protoxid
protoxid
noun
Archaic form of protoxide.
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.
proxying
proxying
verb
present participle of proxy
pyrexial
pyrexial
adj
(obsolete) of or relating to fevers; feverish
pyrexias
pyrexias
noun
plural of pyrexia
quixotry
quixotry
noun
A wild, visionary idea, an eccentric notion or act; a quixotism.