(geology) The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust
apodixis
apodixis
noun
(rhetoric) Supporting a proposition by reference to common knowledge.
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.
apoxesis
apraxias
apraxias
noun
plural of apraxia
asphyxia
asphyxia
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.
Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
auxetics
auxetics
noun
plural of auxetic
axillars
axillars
noun
plural of axillar
axolysis
axolysis
noun
(physics) The degeneration or dissolution of an axon
bauxites
bauxites
noun
plural of bauxite
bisexual
bisexual
adj
(botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
(botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
(botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
(botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
(chiefly biology) Having two distinct sexes, male and female (as contrasted with unisexual or hermaphroditic).
(chiefly biology) Involving two sexes (particularly with regard to reproduction; contrast parthenogenetic or asexual).
(of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women (by a narrow definition) or to people of multiple or any genders (by a broad definition; compare pansexual).
(rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.
Androgynous.
noun
(botany, rare) A plant or fungus, or part thereof, which is bisexual.
(chiefly biology) An organism (that is, a species) which has male and female sexes.
A person who is bisexual.
bollixes
bollixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bollix
boxerism
boxiness
boxiness
noun
The condition of being boxy
bruxisms
bruxisms
noun
plural of bruxism
calixtus
cathexis
cathexis
noun
(psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
cervixes
climaxes
climaxes
noun
plural of climax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of climax
coexists
coexists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coexist
colaxais
commixes
commixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commix
coxswain
coxswain
noun
(archaic) The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
(naval) A rank or position.
(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
verb
(transitive, intransative) To act as coxswain for.
coxwains
cresoxid
desexing
desexing
verb
present participle of desex
dextrins
dextrins
noun
plural of dextrin
digoxins
digoxins
noun
plural of digoxin
dioxanes
dioxanes
noun
plural of dioxane
dioxides
dioxides
noun
plural of dioxide
disannex
disannex
verb
(transitive) To relinquish (land etc.) previously annexed.
doxastic
doxastic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or depending on opinion; conjectural.
dyslexia
dyslexia
noun
(neurology, pathology) A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties.
dyslexic
dyslexic
adj
Having dyslexia.
Of or pertaining to dyslexia.
noun
A person who has dyslexia.
dystaxia
dystaxia
noun
(pathology, rare) a milder or weaker form of ataxia
epitaxis
epoxides
epoxides
noun
plural of epoxide
essexite
essexite
noun
(petrology) A form of silica-undersaturated pyroxene gabbro, containing nepheline and orthoclase as essential constituents.
ethoxies
eutaxies
examines
examines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of examine
excelsin
excelsin
noun
A quassinoid found in brazil nuts.
excimers
excimers
noun
plural of excimer
exciples
exciples
noun
plural of exciple
excising
excising
verb
present participle of excise
excision
excision
noun
(genetics) The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
(surgery) The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.
(topology) The fact that, under certain hypotheses, the homology of a space relative to a subspace is unchanged by the identification of a subspace of the latter to a point.
The removal of some text during editing.
exciters
exciters
noun
plural of exciter
excitons
excitons
noun
plural of exciton
excitors
excitors
noun
plural of excitor
exclaims
exclaims
noun
plural of exclaim
excusing
excusing
noun
The act of making an excuse.
verb
present participle of excuse
excusive
excusive
adj
Serving as an excuse; exculpatory.
excussio
exegesis
exegesis
noun
A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text.
An explanatory note; a gloss.
exequies
exequies
noun
(obsolete) plural of exequy (“funeral rites”)
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.
exeresis
exeresis
noun
The surgical removal of any part or organ.
exhibits
exhibits
noun
plural of exhibit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhibit
exiguous
exiguous
adj
scanty; meager
eximidus
eximious
eximious
adj
(archaic) Pre-eminent, outstanding.
existant
existant
adj
Misspelling of existent.
existent
existent
adj
existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
noun
(archaic) a being or entity that exists independently
existing
existing
adj
That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
verb
present participle of exist
exitious
exitious
adj
Harmful, destructive, deadly, pernicious.
exitless
exitless
adj
Having no exit.
exonship
exonship
noun
The role or status of an exon.
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.
exotisms
exotisms
noun
plural of exotism
expiates
expiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expiate
expirers
expirers
noun
plural of expirer
expiries
expiries
noun
plural of expiry
explains
explains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explain
exploits
exploits
noun
plural of exploit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exploit
expolish
expolish
verb
(obsolete, nonce word) To polish thoroughly.
exposing
exposing
verb
present participle of expose
exposits
exposits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exposit
exradius
exradius
noun
(geometry) The radius of an excircle.
exscinds
exscinds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exscind
exscribe
exscribe
verb
(obsolete) To copy; to transcribe.
exscript
exscript
noun
(obsolete) A copy; a transcript.
extasiie
extincts
extincts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extinct
extispex
extispex
noun
(historical) Somebody who predicts the future using entrails
extremis
extusion
exurbias
exurbias
noun
plural of exurbia
fixatifs
fixatifs
noun
plural of fixatif
fixities
fixities
noun
plural of fixity
fixtures
fixtures
noun
plural of fixture
flaxiest
flexions
flexions
noun
plural of flexion
fluxions
fluxions
noun
(obsolete, mathematics) differential calculus
plural of fluxion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluxion
foxfires
foxiness
foxiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being foxy
foxskins
foxskins
noun
plural of foxskin
foxtails
foxtails
noun
plural of foxtail
fraxinus
galaxias
galaxias
noun
Any of the fish of the genus Galaxias.
galaxies
galaxies
noun
plural of galaxy
geotaxis
geotaxis
noun
(biology) A downward movement.
(biology) A living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces.
gobiesox
hexereis
hexereis
noun
plural of hexerei
hypoxias
hypoxias
noun
plural of hypoxia
iceboxes
iceboxes
noun
plural of icebox
indexers
indexers
noun
plural of indexer
indoxyls
indoxyls
noun
plural of indoxyl
influxes
influxes
noun
plural of influx
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.
isohexyl
laxities
laxities
noun
plural of laxity
lexicons
lexicons
noun
plural of lexicon
luxuries
luxuries
noun
plural of luxury
luxurist
luxurist
noun
(obsolete) One given to luxury.
marxists
mastixes
matrixes
maxillas
maximals
maximals
noun
plural of maximal
maximins
maximins
noun
plural of maximin
maximise
maximise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of maximize
maximist
maximums
mexicans
minxship
minxship
noun
(obsolete, humorous) A supposed title given to a woman thought to be acting like a minx (usually with possessive adjective).
misoxene
misoxeny
misoxeny
noun
Aversion to foreigners or strangers.
mixeress
mixtecos
mixtures
mixtures
noun
plural of mixture
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.
onyxitis
onyxitis
noun
Alternative form of onychitis
oxalises
oxalises
noun
plural of oxalis
oxazines
oxazines
noun
plural of oxazine
oxidants
oxidants
noun
plural of oxidant
oxidases
oxidases
noun
plural of oxidase
oxidasic
oxidasic
adj
Of or relating to oxidase.
oxidates
oxidates
noun
plural of oxidate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxidate
oxidised
oxidised
adj
Alternative spelling of oxidized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oxidise
oxidiser
oxidiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of oxidizer.
oxidises
oxidises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxidise
oxidizes
oxidizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxidize
oxyacids
oxyacids
noun
plural of oxyacid
oxydasic
oxyphils
oxypolis
paixhans
panmixes
panmixis
panmixis
Noun
Panmixia.
patrixes
paxillus
paxillus
noun
(zoology) A kind of pillar-like spine with a flattened summit covered with minute spinules or granules, covering the surface of certain starfishes.