(geology) The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust
astyanax
auxetics
auxetics
noun
plural of auxetic
axmaster
axolotls
axolotls
noun
plural of axolotl
axostyle
axostyle
noun
A sheet of microtubules found in certain microbial eukaryotes, arising from the bases of the flagella.
bauxites
bauxites
noun
plural of bauxite
buxomest
buxomest
adj
superlative form of buxom: most buxom
calixtus
cathexes
cathexes
noun
plural of cathexis
cathexis
cathexis
noun
(psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
coexerts
coexerts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coexert
coexists
coexists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coexist
contexts
contexts
noun
plural of context
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of context
cortexes
dextrans
dextrans
noun
plural of dextran
dextrins
dextrins
noun
plural of dextrin
dextrose
dextrose
noun
The naturally-occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.
dextrous
dextrous
adj
(chiefly UK) Alternative spelling of dexterous.
doxastic
doxastic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or depending on opinion; conjectural.
dystaxia
dystaxia
noun
(pathology, rare) a milder or weaker form of ataxia
epitaxis
essexite
essexite
noun
(petrology) A form of silica-undersaturated pyroxene gabbro, containing nepheline and orthoclase as essential constituents.
ethoxies
ethoxyls
ethoxyls
noun
plural of ethoxyl
eutaxies
exacters
exacters
noun
plural of exacter
exactest
exactest
adj
superlative form of exact: most exact
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of exact
exactors
exactors
noun
plural of exactor
exalters
exalters
noun
plural of exalter
excerpts
excerpts
noun
plural of excerpt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excerpt
exciters
exciters
noun
plural of exciter
excitons
excitons
noun
plural of exciton
excitors
excitors
noun
plural of excitor
excretes
excretes
noun
excreta; matters discharged from the animal body
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excrete
excysted
excysted
adj
Subjected to excystation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excyst
executes
executes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of execute
exegetes
exegetes
noun
plural of exegete
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exegete
exhausts
exhausts
noun
plural of exhaust
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhaust
exhibits
exhibits
noun
plural of exhibit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhibit
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.
exorcist
exorcist
noun
A person, especially a priest, who practices exorcism.
exossate
exostema
exostema
noun
(botany) Any of the flowering plant genus Exostema.
exostome
exostome
noun
(botany) The small aperture or foramen in the outer coat of the ovule of a plant.
exostrae
exotisms
exotisms
noun
plural of exotism
expiates
expiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expiate
explants
explants
noun
plural of explant
exploits
exploits
noun
plural of exploit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exploit
exposits
exposits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exposit
exscript
exscript
noun
(obsolete) A copy; a transcript.
exsecant
exsecant
noun
(trigonometry) The trigonometric function sec(x) − 1. Abbreviation: exsec
exsected
exsected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exsect
exsector
exserted
exserted
adj
(botany) protruding, projecting
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exsert
exsheath
exsheath
verb
To remove from a sheath
exstruct
exsudate
extasiie
extensor
extensor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.
extensum
externes
externes
noun
plural of externe
exterous
extincts
extincts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extinct
extispex
extispex
noun
(historical) Somebody who predicts the future using entrails
extracts
extracts
noun
plural of extract
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extract
extrados
extrados
noun
(architecture) The outer or upper curve of an arch.
extremes
extremes
noun
plural of extreme
extremis
extrorse
extrorse
adj
(botany) Said of anthers dehiscing outwards from the center of the flower.
extrudes
extrudes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extrude
extusion
exudates
exudates
noun
plural of exudate
fixatifs
fixatifs
noun
plural of fixatif
fixities
fixities
noun
plural of fixity
fixtures
fixtures
noun
plural of fixture
flaxiest
foxtails
foxtails
noun
plural of foxtail
foxtrots
foxtrots
noun
plural of foxtrot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foxtrot
geotaxes
geotaxes
noun
plural of geotaxis
geotaxis
geotaxis
noun
(biology) A downward movement.
(biology) A living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces.
hatboxes
hatboxes
noun
plural of hatbox
hexaster
hexaster
noun
(zoology) A hexact with axes that branch into rays at the extremity.
hotboxes
hotboxes
noun
plural of hotbox
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hotbox
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.
jaxartes
laxities
laxities
noun
plural of laxity
luxurist
luxurist
noun
(obsolete) One given to luxury.
marxists
mastauxe
mastixes
matrixes
maximist
mixtecos
mixtures
mixtures
noun
plural of mixture
nextness
nextness
noun
The fact or condition of immediate succession or proximity; the quality of being next.
nontaxes
nontaxes
noun
plural of nontax
nosotaxy
onyxitis
onyxitis
noun
Alternative form of onychitis
outboxes
outboxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbox
outfoxes
outfoxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outfox
oxalates
oxalates
noun
plural of oxalate
oxhearts
oxhearts
noun
plural of oxheart
oxidants
oxidants
noun
plural of oxidant
oxidates
oxidates
noun
plural of oxidate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxidate
oxyaster
oxysalts
oxysalts
noun
plural of oxysalt
oxystome
oxytones
oxytones
noun
plural of oxytone
patrixes
preexist
preexist
verb
To exist before something else.
pretexts
pretexts
noun
plural of pretext
protaxis
quixotes
salteaux
saxatile
saxatile
adj
Of or relating to rocks; living among rocks.
saxonist
saxonist
Noun
One versed in the Saxon language.
saxonite
saxonite
noun
(mineralogy) Harzburgite, a peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene.
Peridotite composed of olivine and enstatite.
saxtubas
saxtubas
noun
plural of saxtuba
senatrix
senatrix
noun
(rare) A female senator (a female member of a senate)
(rare) Traditionally used as a term of address for a female senator in parliamentary proceedings in some Senates like those of the United States, Canada and France .
(rare, dated) The wife of a senator.
sextains
sextains
noun
plural of sextain
sextants
sextants
noun
plural of sextant
sextarii
sextarii
noun
plural of sextarius
sextette
sextette
noun
Dated form of sextet.
sextiles
sextiles
noun
plural of sextile
sextilis
sextiply
sextolet
sextolet
noun
(music) A double triplet; a group of six equal notes played in the time of four.
sextuple
sextuple
adj
(music) Having six beats to the bar.
Being six times as great.
Having six parts.
noun
(sports, soccer) A team that wins 6 titles in the same year or season.
a sixfold amount
verb
To make, or to become, six times as much (or as many).
sextuply
sextuply
adv
In a sextuple fashion.
silexite
silexite
noun
Synonym of quartzolite
sixteens
sixteens
noun
plural of sixteen
sixtieth
sixtieth
adj
The ordinal form of the number sixty.
noun
One of sixty equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the sixtieth position.
sixtowns
skatoxyl
spintext
spintext
noun
(archaic) A long-winded preacher.
stomoxys
storaxes
storaxes
noun
plural of storax
styraxes
styraxes
noun
plural of styrax
subtaxer
subtaxon
subtaxon
noun
(taxonomy) One of the elements within a taxon.
subtexts
subtexts
noun
plural of subtext
supertax
supertax
noun
A higher rate of an existing tax.
An additional tax on something that has already been taxed.
surtaxed
surtaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of surtax
surtaxes
surtaxes
noun
plural of surtax
sweatbox
sweatbox
noun
(UK, slang) A compartment in a police van to hold a prisoner being transported.
(US, slang) A jail cell.
(animation) The review process that takes place in a sweat box.
(animation) The room where a scene is reviewed.
(slang) A small nightclub packed to capacity where people get hot and sweaty.
A small overheated cell or room used for solitary confinement or torture.
Any box or boxlike structure used to induce sweating, such as of hides or tobacco
syntaxes
syntaxes
noun
plural of syntax
plural of syntaxis
syntaxis
syntaxis
noun
(archaic, grammar) Syntax.
(crystallography) Syntaxy.
(geology) A convergence of mountain ranges, or geological folds, towards a single point.
syntexis
syntexis
noun
(geology) A change in the structure of magma by melting or the assimilation of a different type of rock.