The act of affixing; affixation, affixment, attachment.
anatoxin
anatoxin
noun
A bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed
A powerful neurotoxin, one of many toxins produced by several species of cyanobacterium.
anaxonia
annexion
annexion
noun
(obsolete) annexation
anorexia
anorexia
noun
Anorexia nervosa.
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.
anoxemia
anoxemia
noun
Alternative spelling of anoxaemia
anoxemic
anoxemic
adj
Alternative form of anoxaemic
auximone
axiation
axiation
noun
(biology) The development of an axis (and subsequent polarity) in an embryo
axoidean
biconvex
biconvex
adj
Having both sides convex.
binoxide
binoxide
noun
Archaic form of dioxide.
biotoxin
biotoxin
noun
Any toxin produced by a living organism
boxiness
boxiness
noun
The condition of being boxy
bronxite
chamonix
chamonix
Proper noun
A town in the département of Haute-Savoie.
conaxial
confixed
confixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confix
coturnix
coxendix
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
detoxing
detoxing
noun
Synonym of detox (“detoxification, especially of the body from drugs”)
verb
present participle of detox
diaxonic
digoxins
digoxins
noun
plural of digoxin
dioxanes
dioxanes
noun
plural of dioxane
epoxying
epoxying
verb
present participle of epoxy
eudoxian
eudoxian
Noun
A follower of (died in 370), patriarch of Antioch and Constantinople, and a celebrated defender of the doctrines of Arius.
Adjective
Of or relating to (408–355 BC), Greek astronomer and mathematician.
exaction
exaction
noun
That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.
The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force
extortion.
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.
excitons
excitons
noun
plural of exciton
excitron
excitron
Noun
A kind of mercury pool tube.
exertion
exertion
noun
An expenditure of physical or mental effort.
exocline
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.
exogenic
exogenic
adj
(geology) Originating on or above the surface of the earth; exogenetic.
(medicine, dermatology) Relating to the exogen growth phase.
Existing or arising outside of a system.
exonship
exonship
noun
The role or status of an exon.
exonumia
exonumia
noun
Coinlike objects.
Study and/or collection of such.
exortion
exotoxin
exotoxin
noun
Any toxin secreted by a microorganism into the surrounding environment.
exposing
exposing
verb
present participle of expose
extoling
extusion
fixation
fixation
noun
(cytology, histology, pathology) preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction.
(genetics) The change in a gene pool from a situation where there exists at least two variants of a particular gene (allele) to a situation where only one of the alleles remains.
(law) Recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration, thereby satisfying the "fixation" requirement for the purposes of copyright law.
(ophthalmology) maintaining of the gaze on a single location.
(orthopaedics) process by which an injury is rendered immobile.
A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
The act of fixing.
The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
The state of being fixed or fixated.
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
fornaxid
foxiness
foxiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being foxy
foxskins
foxskins
noun
plural of foxskin
gloxinia
gloxinia
noun
Any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae.
Brazilian gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa), a plant species formerly classified in the genus Gloxinia, in the family Gesneriaceae.
Creeping gloxinia (Lophospermum erubescens), in the family Plantaginaceae.
Hardy gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi), in the family Bignoniaceae.
indoxyls
indoxyls
noun
plural of indoxyl
infixion
infixion
noun
(linguistics) The addition of an infix.
ixionian
laxation
laxation
noun
Defecation.
The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
lexicons
lexicons
noun
plural of lexicon
lipoxeny
loxiinae
luxation
luxation
noun
The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation.
mexicano
misoxene
misoxeny
misoxeny
noun
Aversion to foreigners or strangers.
monaxial
monaxial
adj
(biology) Having only one axis; developing along a single line or plane; uniaxial
monaxile
monitrix
monitrix
noun
(archaic) A female monitor; a monitress.
monoxide
monoxide
noun
(chemistry) any oxide containing a single oxygen atom in each molecule or formula unit
monoxime
monoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound having a single oxime group
myxinoid
myxinoid
adj
(zoology) pertaining to, the hagfish class Myxini.
noun
A hagfish.
nitroxyl
nitroxyl
noun
Aminoxyl.
nontoxic
nontoxic
adj
Not toxic; not poisonous.
noun
A substance that is not toxic.
notaulix
notaulix
noun
A furrow in the anterior part of the mesonotum of some insects
novatrix
onyxitis
onyxitis
noun
Alternative form of onychitis
oxamidin
oxanilic
oxanilic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to oxanilic acid or its derivatives
oxazines
oxazines
noun
plural of oxazine
oxidants
oxidants
noun
plural of oxidant
oxindole
oxindole
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound
(uncountable, organic chemistry) A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle containing a benzene ring fused with five-membered cyclic amide
oxyamine
oxygenic
oxygenic
adj
of, relating to, containing or producing oxygen
oxyrhine
oxytocin
oxytocin
noun
(biochemistry) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.
oxytonic
oxytonic
adj
(prosody) Having a stress on the last syllable.
paintbox
paintbox
noun
A box used to hold an artist's paints.
perionyx
perionyx
noun
(anatomy) The epidermis bordering a nail.
phenoxid
phenoxid
noun
Archaic form of phenoxide.
phorminx
phorminx
noun
A kind of lyre used by the Ancient Greeks.
pontifex
pontifex
noun
(historical) A pontiff, or high priest, in Ancient Rome.
proxying
proxying
verb
present participle of proxy
roxolani
saindoux
saxonian
saxonian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Saxony.
Noun
An inhabitant of Saxony.
saxonies
saxonish
saxonism
saxonism
Noun
An idiom of the Saxon or Anglo-Saxon language.
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.
saxonize
siloxane
siloxane
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring), typically with organic side chains
sixtowns
swinepox
swinepox
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A form of chickenpox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the waterpox.
A disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.
taxation
taxation
noun
A particular system of taxing people or companies
The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.
The revenue gained from taxes
taxicorn
taxinomy
texguino
thioxene
thioxene
noun
(chemistry) Any of three possible metameric substances that are dimethyl derivatives of thiophene, like the xylenes from benzene.
thyroxin
thyroxin
noun
Alternative spelling of thyroxine
toxicant
toxicant
adj
Capable of causing damage or dysfunction by toxicity; (broadly) poisonous.
noun
A toxic or poisonous substance.
unboxing
unboxing
noun
(object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of objects back to value types.
The removal of something from its box; an unpacking.
verb
present participle of unbox
unexotic
unexotic
adj
Not exotic; mundane, commonplace.
unprolix
unprolix
adj
Not prolix.
urotoxin
urotoxin
noun
(biochemistry) any toxic substance that can be found in urine
uroxanic
uroxanic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C₅H₈N₄O₆, which is obtained by the slow oxidation of uric acid in alkaline solution.
vexation
vexation
noun
Something that vexes or irritates.
The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.
The state of being vexed or irritated.
wilcoxon
xenochia
xenolite
xenolite
noun
(geology) xenolith
xenolith
xenolith
noun
(geology) any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found
xenotime
xenotime
noun
(mineralogy) A yellow-brown mineral, yttrium phosphate (YPO₄)
xeroxing
xeroxing
verb
present participle of xerox
xiphodon
xiphodon
noun
An extinct camel-like animal of the genus Xiphodon.
xylitone
xylitone
noun
(chemistry) A yellow oil that is a side product of making phorone.
xyloidin
xyloidin
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) An explosive compound resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of nitric acid on starch.
xylonite
xylonite
noun
(obsolete) Celluloid.
xylorcin
xylorcin
noun
(chemistry, dated) A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline substance that turns red on exposure to air.