(anatomy) The appendages of an organ, such as the Fallopian tubes of the uterus.
alexin
alexin
noun
(biochemistry, dated) A protective substance that exists in the serum or other bodily fluid and is capable of killing microorganisms; complement.
anatox
anaxon
annexa
annexe
annexe
noun
Alternative spelling of annex
anoxia
anoxia
noun
A condition in which a tissue or environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.
anoxic
anoxic
adj
(pathology) Suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen.
Lacking oxygen.
auxins
auxins
noun
plural of auxin
axeman
axeman
noun
(informal, music) A musician who plays a guitar or saxophone.
A man who wields an axe.
axemen
axemen
noun
plural of axeman
axenic
axenic
adj
(biology) Containing only a single species of microorganism. For example, an "axenic culture" is a pure grown sample of the organism in question.
(biology) Isolated from organisms of any other species.
axonal
axonal
adj
(cytology) Of or pertaining to an axon.
axones
axones
noun
plural of axone
axonia
axonic
axonic
adj
Relating to axons.
axunge
axunge
noun
(medicine) Lard prepared for medical use.
Fat or grease, especially of a pig or goose.
bendix
blixen
bonxie
bonxie
noun
(UK, chiefly Shetland) The great skua, Stercorarius skua.
boxing
boxing
noun
(construction) Casing.
(object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.
(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.
Material used for making boxes or casing.
verb
present participle of box
boxman
boxman
noun
A casino employee who supervises the craps table.
buxine
buxine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid obtained from the Buxus sempervirens, or common box tree, identical with bebeerine.
buxton
caranx
caranx
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fish genus Caranx; a jacks, trevallies, or kingfishes.
caxton
caxton
Noun
Any book printed by the first English printer.
claxon
claxon
noun
Alternative spelling of klaxon.
confix
confix
noun
(linguistics) An affix consisting of a prefix and suffix affixed simultaneously to the root
(linguistics, rare) An affix which is not divided, and which does not divide a root: thus, a prefix, suffix, or interfix
verb
(obsolete) To make firm; to fix in a particular place or state
connex
connex
adj
(set theory) Such that, for all x and y in X, and for a binary relation R, either or both of xRy and yRx hold(s).
noun
(algebra) A correspondence between a projective space and its dual.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To connect; to become joined or united.
(obsolete, transitive) To connect; to fasten together.
contex
contex
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To weave together; to form by interweaving.
convex
convex
adj
(functional analysis, not comparable, of a real-valued function on the reals) having an epigraph that is a convex set.
(geometry, not comparable, of a polygon) having no internal angles greater than 180 degrees.
(mathematics, not comparable, of a set in Euclidean space) arranged such that for any two points in the set, a straight line between the two points is contained within the set.
Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.
noun
(gambling) A playing card made convex for use in cheating.
(gambling) A small convex mirror used to cheat by observing other players' cards.
Any convex body or surface.
cornix
coxing
coxing
verb
present participle of cox
cunaxa
darnex
darnix
dentex
dentex
noun
(zoology) Any member of the genus Dentex of perciform fish.
diaxon
diaxon
noun
A diaxonal spicule of a sponge.
dioxan
dioxin
dioxin
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.
(countable, organic chemistry) The parent compound dibenzo-1,4-dioxin or dibenzo-p-dioxin (molecular formula C₁₂H₈O₂), in which two benzene rings are connected through two oxygen atoms; dibenzodioxin, oxanthrene.
(countable, organic chemistry) The unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, two oxygen atoms, and two double bonds (molecular formula C₄H₄O₂); 1,2-dioxin and 1,4-dioxin.
(uncountable, specifically, loosely) The compound 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD; molecular formula C₁₂H₄Cl₄O₂), a persistent organic pollutant of the environment which is generally produced as a byproduct of organic synthesis or when organic materials are burned.
dixain
euxine
euxine
Proper noun
Black Sea
examen
examen
noun
(obsolete) examination; inquiry
excern
excern
verb
(archaic) excrete; give off
exeunt
exeunt
noun
A stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage.
An act of one or more actors leaving the stage.
Coordinate term: (singular form) exeat
verb
(archaic) They leave the stage (a stage direction to two or more actors, the plural counterpart of exit).
exines
exines
noun
plural of exine
exline
exogen
exogen
noun
(botany) A plant characterized by wood, bark and pith, the wood forming a layer between the other two, and growth only occurring on the outside.
(medicine, dermatology) The last phase of the hair growth cycle that follows telogen, during which the hairshaft is released from the hair follicle and is shed from the body.
exoner
exonic
exonic
adj
Of or pertaining to an exon.
exonym
exonym
noun
An external name for a place, people or language used by foreigners instead of the native-language version.
expand
expand
verb
(intransitive) To change or grow from smaller to larger in form, number, or size.
(intransitive) To feel generous or optimistic.
(intransitive) To increase in extent, number, volume or scope.
(intransitive) To speak or write at length or in detail.
(intransitive, algebra, of an expression) To become, by rewriting, a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.
(transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
(transitive) To express (something) at length and/or in detail.
(transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
(transitive, algebra) To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.
(transitive, arithmetic) To multiply both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same natural number yielding a fraction of equal value
expend
expend
verb
(transitive) to consume, exhaust (some resource)
(transitive, rare, of money) to spend, disburse
expone
expone
verb
(obsolete, UK or Scotland) To expose; to imperil.
(obsolete, UK or Scotland) To expound; to explain.
expugn
expugn
verb
(obsolete) To take by storm; capture.
extant
extant
adj
(obsolete) Standing out, or above the rest.
Still alive; not extinct.
Still in existence; not having disappeared.
extend
extend
noun
Misspelling of extent.
verb
(UK, law) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.
(intransitive) To increase in extent.
(intransitive) To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.
(intransitive, US, military) To reenlist for a further period.
(object-oriented programming) Of a class: to be an extension or subtype of, or to be based on, a prototype or a more abstract class.
(transitive) To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.
(transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
(transitive) To cause to last for a longer period of time.
(transitive) To straighten (a limb).
To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions.
extent
extent
adj
(obsolete) Extended.
noun
(computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.
(law) A writ directing the sheriff to seize the property of a debtor, for the recovery of debts of record due to the Crown.
A former tent; something (or someone) that was a tent but no longer is
A range of values or locations.
The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.
The valuation of property.
extern
extern
adj
(obsolete, rare) External; outward; not inherent
noun
(programming) In the C and C++ programming languages, a variable that can be separately declared in many places, all of them referring to the same variable.
A day-scholar.
A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate.
Outward form or part; exterior.
extine
extine
noun
(botany) The outer membrane of the grains of pollen of flowering plants.
extund
faxing
faxing
verb
present participle of fax
fixing
fixing
noun
(UK, usually in the plural) Something to aid attachment during construction (screws, wall plugs, etc)
See fixings.
The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.
verb
(Southern US, slang, with infinitive) Going; preparing; ready. Only used in fixing to.
present participle of fix
fixion
flaxen
flaxen
adj
A pale yellow brown; the colour of dried flax stalks and of the fiber obtained therefrom.
Made of or resembling flax fibers.
fornax
fornix
fornix
noun
(neuroanatomy) A triangular area of white matter in the mammalian brain beneath the corpus callosum and between the hippocampus and the hypothalamus.
The junction where the conjunctiva lining the eyelid meets the conjunctiva overlying the sclera.
The vaulted upper part of the vagina surrounding the uterine cervix.
foxing
foxing
noun
(printing) The discoloration of printed material with brown marks.
A band of material joining the upper of a shoe to the sole.
Crafty or wily behavior.
verb
present participle of fox
foxton
fraxin
fraxin
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) and along with esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut. It is faintly fluorescent in alkaline solutions.
haxtun
hexane
hexane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, C₆H₁₄. They are colorless, volatile liquids.
hexene
hexene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomers of the alkene having six carbon atoms and one double bond
hexine
hexine
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon, C₆H₁₀, of the acetylene series; hexoylene.
hexing
hexing
noun
The act of casting a hex or curse.
verb
present participle of hex
hexone
hexone
noun
(organic chemistry) A liquid hydrocarbon, C₆H₈, of the valylene series, obtained from distillation products of certain fats and gums.
hexyne
hexyne
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aliphatic hydrocarbon having six triple bonds.
hixson
hixton
inaxon
inflex
inflex
verb
To bend; to cause to become curved; to make crooked; to deflect.
influx
influx
noun
(obsolete) influence; power.
A flow inward or into something; a coming in.
That which flows or comes in.
intext
intext
noun
(archaic) The text of a book.
A text that makes up part of a larger text.
ixonia
jinxed
jinxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jinx
jinxes
jinxes
noun
plural of jinx
klaxon
klaxon
noun
A loud electric alarm or horn.
verb
(intransitive) To produce a loud, siren-like wail.
lanexa
larnax
larnax
noun
(archaeology, historical) A small closed coffin, box or cinerary urn often used as a container for human remains in Ancient Greece.
larnyx
larynx
larynx
noun
(anatomy, zootomy) A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, because it houses the vocal cords, sound production.
Meronyms: epilarynx, hypolarynx, orolarynx
lennox
lennox
Proper noun
A city in South Dakota
lexine
loxing
lynxes
lynxes
noun
plural of lynx
maxine
maxton
meninx
meninx
noun
(anatomy, usually in the plural) A membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.
minxes
minxes
noun
plural of minx
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of minx
mixing
mixing
adj
(statistics) Of a stochastic process, to be asymptotically independent (in a precise mathematical sense).
noun
The act, or the result of making a mixture.
verb
present participle of mix
myxine
myxine
noun
(zoology) Any member of the genus Myxine of hagfish.
natrix
naxera
nerinx
nexrad
nextly
nextly
adv
In the next place; next.
nixies
nixies
noun
plural of nixie
plural of nixy
nixing
nixing
verb
present participle of nix
nontax
nontax
noun
Any fee, assessment, etc. that is not a tax.
noxial
onyxes
onyxes
noun
plural of onyx
onyxis
orexin
orexin
noun
(biochemistry) Either of two neuropeptide hormones found in vertebrates; the hypocretins.
oxalan
oxalan
noun
(chemistry) A complex nitrogenous substance, C₃N₃H₅O₃, obtained from alloxan (or when urea is fused with ethyl oxamate).
oxanic
oxazin
oxbane
oxbane
noun
A poisonous bulbous plant, Buphane toxicaria.
oxgang
oxgang
noun
(historical) The area of land that could be plowed by an ox in a year, ¹⁄₈ hide or carucate and notionally 15 acres.
(historical, Scotland) The similar Scottish concept, ¹⁄₈ of a ploughgate and notionally 12+¹⁄₂ or 13 Scottish acres.
oxhorn
oxhorn
noun
The horn of an ox.
oxland
oxland
noun
An old land measure, equivalent to eight acres.
oxnard
oxnard
Proper noun
A city in southern California, United States.
oxonic
oxskin
oxskin
noun
The hide of an ox.
oxygen
oxygen
noun
(countable) An atom of this element.
(figurative) A condition or environment in which something can thrive.
(medicine) A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help them breathe.
Molecular oxygen (O₂), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, also called dioxygen.
The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas.
oxygon
oxygon
noun
(geometry) A triangle with three acute angles.
paxton
paxton
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
phenix
phenix
noun
Archaic spelling of phoenix.
pinxit
pinxit
noun
An inscription indicating the identity of the one who created a painting.
poxing
poxing
verb
present participle of pox
raxing
raxing
verb
present participle of rax
rexana
rexane
rexine
rexine
noun
A type of leather imitation, as used for things like book covers and upholstery.
roxana
roxana
Proper noun
The wife of Alexander the Great.
roxane
roxane
Proper noun
name borrowed from the form of Roxana.
roxine
roxton
sandix
sandix
noun
(obsolete) A kind of minium, or red lead, made by calcining carbonate of lead, but inferior to true minium.
sandyx
sandyx
noun
Alternative form of sandix
saxena
saxena
Proper noun
A surname used by the Kayastha caste of India and Pakistan.
saxons
saxony
saxony
Proper noun
A historic realm and modern state of Germany.
Noun
A fine soft woollen fabric.
Saxony yarn, or flannel made of it or similar yarn.
saxten
saxton
sexern
sexing
sexing
noun
The determination of the sex of a young bird (typically poultry)
verb
present participle of sex
sextan
sextan
adj
(obsolete, medicine) That recurs on the sixth day
noun
(obsolete, medicine) A fever that recurs every sixth day.
sexton
sexton
noun
A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell-ringer.
A sexton beetle.
sixain
sixgun
sixgun
noun
Alternative form of six-gun
sixing
sphinx
sphinx
noun
(dated) A mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx), formerly classified as a baboon, and called sphinx baboon.
(mythology) A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal (commonly a lion).
(rare) A sphincter.
A person who keeps his/her thoughts and intentions secret; an enigmatic or impassive person.
A sphinx moth.
verb
To adopt the posture of the Sphinx.
To be inscrutable, often through silence.
To behave in a manner characteristic of the Sphinx.
To decorate with sphinxes.
spninx
subnex
syntax
syntax
noun
(computing, countable) The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.
(linguistics) The study of the structure of phrases, sentences, and language.
A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.
syrinx
syrinx
noun
(medicine) Any of several tuboid structures, especially a rare, fluid-filled neuroglial cavity within the spinal cord or in the brain stem.
(ornithology, zootomy) The voice organ in birds.
A narrow channel cut in rock, especially in ancient Egyptian tombs.