The mixture that results from admixing, especially an alloy.
verb
(transitive) To mingle with something else; to mix.
admixed
admixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admix
admixes
admixes
noun
plural of admix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admix
admixing
admixing
verb
present participle of admix
admixt
admixt
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admix; alternative spelling of admixed
admixtion
admixtion
noun
(archaic) A mingling of different things; an admixture.
admixture
admixture
noun
(epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
A mixture, in some contexts
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
admonitrix
admonitrix
noun
(archaic) A female admonitor.
admrx
affixment
affixment
noun
Property of being affixed; attachment; connection.
aldoxime
aldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NOH
alexandrianism
alexandrianism
Noun
The culture (of literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences) that developed in Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Alexandrian Wicca.
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alexipharmic
alexipharmic
adj
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) Synonym of alexipharmac (“of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom”)
noun
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical, also figuratively) Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
alexipharmical
alexipharmical
adj
Alternative form of alexipharmic
alloxuraemia
alloxuremia
amaxomania
ambidexter
ambidexter
adj
Ambidextrous.
noun
(archaic) A lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant.
(by extension) Someone who is two-faced; a double-dealer, such as a cheat or a crook.
Someone who is ambidextrous.
ambidexterities
ambidexterities
noun
plural of ambidexterity
ambidexterity
ambidexterity
noun
Superior cleverness or adaptability.
The property of being equally skillful with each hand.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambidextral
ambidextral
adj
Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
ambisexual
ambisexual
adj
(slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
(zoology) Hermaphroditic.
Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
Unisex: fit for persons of either sex.
noun
An ambisexual person.
ambisexualities
ambisexualities
noun
plural of ambisexuality
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ambisexuals
ambisexuals
noun
plural of ambisexual
ambodexter
ambodexter
noun
Obsolete spelling of ambidexter.
ambosexous
ambosexous
adj
(obsolete) ambisexual; hermaphroditic
ambosexual
amex
amidohexose
amidoxime
amidoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime in which one of the substituents (R') is an amino group
amidoxy
amidoxyl
aminoxylol
amixia
amoreuxia
amoxicillin
amoxicillin
noun
(pharmacology) A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S closely related to ampicillin and with similar properties, but more readily absorbed when taken orally. It is used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.
amoxicillins
amoxicillins
noun
plural of amoxicillin
amoxycillin
amoxycillin
noun
(pharmacology) UK spelling of amoxicillin.
amoxycillins
amoxycillins
noun
plural of amoxycillin
ampex
ampheclexis
amphimixes
amphimixes
noun
plural of amphimixis
amphimixis
amphimixis
noun
(countable) The union of a male and female gamete
(uncountable) sexual reproduction
amphioxi
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphioxididae
amphioxis
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amplex
amplex
verb
(biology) To engage in amplexus.
amplexation
amplexation
Noun
An embrace.
amplexicaudate
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
amplexicauline
amplexifoliate
amplexus
amplexus
noun
A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
amplexuses
ampyx
ampyx
noun
A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair in Ancient Greece.
ampyxes
amueixa
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
amyotaxia
amyxorrhea
amyxorrhea
noun
(medicine) Absence of the normal mucous secretion.
amyxorrhoea
anaximander
anaximander
Proper noun
(c. 610 546 A pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus; pupil of Thales and teacher of Anaximenes.
anaximandrian
anaximenes
andromedotoxin
andromedotoxin
noun
One of the grayanotoxins; grayanotoxin I.
anemotaxis
anemotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement of an organism in response to air currents.
angiemphraxis
anhydroxime
anilidoxime
anisaldoxime
annexationism
annexationism
noun
The tendency or policy of annexing (appropriating) additional territories.
annexment
annexment
noun
The act of annexing.
The thing annexed.
anomalopteryx
anoxaemia
anoxaemia
noun
(medicine) Critical lack of oxygen in blood; severe hypoxaemia.
anoxaemic
anoxaemic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, anoxaemia.
anoxemia
anoxemia
noun
Alternative spelling of anoxaemia
anoxemias
anoxemias
noun
plural of anoxemia
anoxemic
anoxemic
adj
Alternative form of anoxaemic
antheximeter
anthoxanthum
antialdoxime
antibenzaldoxime
anticlimax
anticlimax
noun
(narratology) An unsatisfying resolution to a narrative, usually owing to a deus ex machina or similarly trivial resolution of the main conflict.
(rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.
anticlimaxes
anticlimaxes
noun
plural of anticlimax
anticomplex
antiexpansionism
antiexpansionism
noun
Opposition to expansionism.
antiexpressionism
antiextreme
antiextreme
adj
Opposing extremism.
noun
An opposite extreme.
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antimixing
antimixing
adj
Preventing or opposing mixing.
antispermotoxin
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
aortomalaxis
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.
apoxyomenos
apoxyomenos
noun
(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
appomatox
appomattox
appomattox
Proper noun
A river in Virginia, USA.
A town in Virginia, USA.
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
approximal
approximal
adj
Contiguous
Near or adjacent
approximant
approximant
noun
(mathematics) An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.
approximants
approximants
noun
plural of approximant
approximate
approximate
adj
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
verb
(transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
(transitive) To come near to; to approach.
(transitive, intransitive) To estimate.
approximated
approximated
adj
Calculated by approximation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approximate
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximates
approximates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approximate
approximating
approximating
verb
present participle of approximate
approximation
approximation
noun
(mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
(medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
The act, process or result of approximating.
approximations
approximations
noun
plural of approximation
approximative
approximative
adj
Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
approximatively
approximatively
adv
In an approximative manner.
approximativeness
approximativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approximative.
approximator
approximator
noun
Something that approximates
ataxiagram
ataxiameter
ataxiameter
noun
Synonym of ataxiagraph
ataxinomic
ataxonomic
ataxophemia
ataxophemia
noun
Defective coordination of words in speech; atactic aphasia; incoherence.
autocomplexes
autotoxaemia
autotoxaemia
noun
autointoxication
autotoxemia
autotoxemia
noun
Alternative form of autotoxaemia
auxamylase
auxanogram
auxanogram
noun
A culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.
auxanometer
auxanometer
noun
An instrument to measure the growth of plants.
auxilium
auximone
auxoamylase
auxochrome
auxochrome
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum