(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.
ambodexter
ambodexter
noun
Obsolete spelling of ambidexter.
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
axbreaker
axebreaker
bacteriotoxic
bacteriotoxic
adj
toxic to bacteria
bacteriotoxin
bacteriotoxin
noun
Any material that is toxic to bacteria
Any toxin produced by a bacterium
baxter
baxter
noun
(obsolete, UK, Scotland) A baker; originally, a female baker.
baxterian
baxterian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1615–1691), English Puritan church leader, poet, and theologian.
Noun
A follower of Richard Baxter.
baxterianism
beatrix
beatrix
Proper noun
a main belt asteroid; named the beloved of
belatrix
bellatrix
benefactrix
benefactrix
Noun
A female benefactor.
benefactrixes
benzdioxtriazine
benzhydroxamic
benzofuroquinoxaline
benzoperoxide
benzoxycamphor
benzoxyphenanthrene
benztrioxazine
beryx
bexar
bisectrix
bisectrix
noun
The line bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a biaxial crystal.
bixler
blennothorax
bloxberg
bobbysoxer
bobbysoxer
noun
Alternative form of bobby soxer
bobbysoxers
bobbysoxers
noun
plural of bobbysoxer
boraxes
boraxes
noun
plural of borax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of borax
bordeaux
bordeaux
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bordeaux (“fungicide; wine”)
bordereaux
bordereaux
noun
plural of bordereau
boudreaux
boudreaux
Proper noun
that comes from the French word for farmer. A family surname that means leader of the group. This is a common last name for Cajun people.
boxberries
boxberries
noun
plural of boxberry
boxberry
boxberry
noun
The teaberry, Gaultheria procumbens.
boxelder
boxelder
noun
Alternative form of box elder
boxer
boxer
noun
A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle.
A letterboxer.
A participant (fighter) in a boxing match.
A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft.
One who packs boxes.
The person running a game of two-up.
boxerism
boxers
boxers
noun
(informal) Boxer shorts.
plural of boxer
boxholder
boxholder
noun
A renter of a post office box.
An owner of a box in a theatre/theater, stadium, etc.
boxier
boxier
adj
comparative form of boxy: more boxy
boxkeeper
boxkeeper
noun
(now historical) A theatre attendant in charge of the boxes.
boxmaker
boxmaker
noun
A manufacturer of boxes.
boxtree
boxtree
noun
Alternative form of box tree
bradyauxesis
bradyauxetic
bradyauxetically
bradylexia
bradylexia
noun
An unusual slowness in reading
braxies
braxies
noun
plural of braxy
breadbox
breadbox
noun
a container for storing bread or other baked goods to keep them fresh
breadboxes
breadboxes
noun
plural of breadbox
breakax
breakaxe
brieux
brixey
broadaxe
broadaxe
noun
A large axe, with a broad blade, once used as a weapon and also used for hewing timber.
broadaxes
broadaxes
noun
plural of broadaxe
bromodeoxyuridine
bromodeoxyuridine
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic nucleoside which is an analogue of thymidine; it is commonly used in the detection of proliferating cells in living tissues, where it competes with uridine
bronxite
bronxville
bruxelles
bureaux
bureaux
noun
plural of bureau
butterbox
butterbox
noun
(US, regional) The bufflehead duck.
A wooden box in which butter is contained.
buxerries
buxerry
buxomer
buxomer
adj
comparative form of buxom: more buxom
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
carbethoxyl
carbethoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of carbethoxy
carbomethoxy
carbomethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A methyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₃
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
carbonnieux
carboxide
carboxide
noun
(organic chemistry) A compound of carbon and oxygen, such as carbonyl, with some element or radical.
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
carboxylase
carboxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction.
carboxylases
carboxylases
noun
plural of carboxylase
carboxylate
carboxylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
verb
(organic chemistry) To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide
(organic chemistry) To react with a carboxylic acid
carboxylated
carboxylated
adj
(chemistry) Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate
carboxylates
carboxylates
noun
plural of carboxylate
carboxypeptidase
carboxypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group
cerebellocortex
chatterbox
chatterbox
noun
(computing) Synonym of chatterbot
(informal) One who chats or talks to excess.
A cootie catcher (children's fortune-telling device).
chatterboxes
chatterboxes
noun
plural of chatterbox
cocarboxylase
cocarboxylase
noun
A compound, related to vitamin B, that can be prepared from aneurine.
corebox
coxcombries
coxcombries
noun
plural of coxcombry
debitrix
decarboxylase
decarboxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon dioxide from a compound.
decarboxylate
decarboxylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
decarboxylated
decarboxylated
adj
Describing a product of decarboxylation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decarboxylate
decarboxylating
decarboxylating
verb
present participle of decarboxylate
decarboxylation
decarboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
decarboxylization
decarboxylize
decarboxylize
verb
Synonym of decarboxylate
deoxyribonuclease
deoxyribonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.
deoxyribonucleic
deoxyribonucleic
adj
(genetics) Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
deoxyribonucleotide
deoxyribonucleotide
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any nucleotide containing deoxyribose.
deoxyribose
deoxyribose
noun
(biochemistry) A derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which the 2' hydroxyl (-OH) is reduced to a hydrogen (H); it is a constituent of the nucleotides that constitute the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.
deoxyriboses
deoxyriboses
noun
plural of deoxyribose
desoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonuclease
noun
Alternative form of deoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleic
adj
Alternative form of deoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleoprotein
desoxyribose
desoxyribose
noun
(biochemistry) Alternative spelling of deoxyribose
dextrocerebral
dicarboxylate
dicarboxylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a dicarboxylic acid, but especially any of such compounds (such as glutamates) that have biological activity
exacerbate
exacerbate
verb
(transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.); aggravate; exasperate.
exacerbated
exacerbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exacerbate
exacerbates
exacerbates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exacerbate
exacerbating
exacerbating
adj
That exacerbates
verb
present participle of exacerbate
exacerbatingly
exacerbatingly
adv
In an exacerbating way; so as to aggravate or make worse.
exacerbation
exacerbation
noun
An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)
exacerbations
exacerbations
noun
plural of exacerbation
exacerbescence
exacerbescence
noun
(archaic) increase of irritation or violence, particularly of a fever or disease
exacerbescent
excalibur
excamber
excerebrate
excerebration
excerebration
noun
The act of removing or beating out the brains.
excerptible
excerptible
adj
Able to be excerpted.
excoriable
excoriable
adj
Capable of being excoriated.
excruciable
excruciable
adj
(archaic) Liable to torment.
excubitoria
excubitoria
noun
plural of excubitorium
excubitorium
excubitorium
noun
(historical) A gallery in a church, used for all-night vigils.
excubittoria
execrable
execrable
adj
Hateful.
Of the poorest quality.
execrableness
execrableness
noun
The quality of being execrable.
execrably
execrably
adv
In an execrable way.
exembryonate
exercisable
exercisable
adj
Capable of being exercised.
exhibiter
exhibiter
noun
One who exhibits; one who presents a petition, charge, or bill.
exhibiters
exhibiters
noun
plural of exhibiter
exhibitioner
exhibitioner
noun
(Britain) A student at secondary school or university who has been awarded an exhibition. The exhibition usually involves a financial prize and may include the right to wear a distinctive gown, especially at the University of Oxford.
exhibitor
exhibitor
noun
Someone who exhibits something.
Someone who organizes an exhibition.
exhibitorial
exhibitors
exhibitors
noun
plural of exhibitor
exhibitorship
exhibitorship
noun
The role or status of an exhibitor.
exhibitory
exhibitory
adj
exhibiting; publicly showing
exorability
exorability
noun
The quality or state of being exorable.
exorable
exorable
adj
Capable of being moved or persuaded.
exorableness
exorableness
noun
(uncommon) The quality or state of being exorable.
exorbital
exorbital
adj
(anatomy) protruding beyond the orbit (of the eye)
exorbitance
exorbitance
noun
A large excess.
The state or characteristic of being exorbitant.
exorbitances
exorbitances
noun
plural of exorbitance
exorbitancy
exorbitancy
noun
Alternative form of exorbitance
exorbitant
exorbitant
adj
Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.