The culture (of literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences) that developed in Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Alexandrian Wicca.
alexandrines
alexandrines
noun
plural of alexandrine
alexandrinus
alexandrites
alexandrites
noun
plural of alexandrite
alexandropolis
alexandroupolis
alexiares
alexiares
Proper noun
One of the twin sons of Heracles and Hebe, guardian, along with his twin Anicetus and his father, of the gates of Mount Olympus.
alexias
alexias
noun
plural of alexia
alexicacus
alexines
alexines
noun
plural of alexine
alexins
alexins
noun
plural of alexin
alexis
alexis
Proper noun
name, transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s.
alexishafen
alexius
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
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
ampheclexis
anisaldoxime
anticlimaxes
anticlimaxes
noun
plural of anticlimax
antiexpressively
antiglyoxalase
antihelixes
antihelixes
noun
plural of antihelix
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antisexual
antisexual
adj
Opposing sexual intercourse.
noun
One who is opposed to sex or to (teaching, researching, expressing, etc) sexuality.
apoplexies
apoplexies
noun
plural of apoplexy
apoplexious
asexualisation
asexualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of asexualization
asexualise
asexualise
verb
Alternative spelling of asexualize
asexualised
asexualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asexualise
asexualising
asexualising
verb
present participle of asexualise
asexualities
asexualities
noun
plural of asexuality
asexuality
asexuality
noun
The quality (of a species or organism) of reproducing asexually.
The state of not experiencing sexual attraction.
The state of not having a sex or sexual organs.
asexualization
asexualization
noun
The act or process of asexualizing.
asexualize
asexualize
verb
(transitive) To render asexual.
asexualized
asexualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asexualize
asexualizing
asexualizing
verb
present participle of asexualize
auxiliaries
auxiliaries
noun
plural of auxiliary
axialities
axialities
noun
plural of axiality
axilemmas
axillaries
axillaries
noun
plural of axillary
axiologies
axiologies
noun
plural of axiology
axisymmetrical
axisymmetrical
adj
axisymmetric
axisymmetrically
axisymmetrically
adv
In axisymmetric fashion.
axlesmith
azoxyanisole
bisexual
bisexual
adj
(botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
(botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
(botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
(botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
(chiefly biology) Having two distinct sexes, male and female (as contrasted with unisexual or hermaphroditic).
(chiefly biology) Involving two sexes (particularly with regard to reproduction; contrast parthenogenetic or asexual).
(of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women (by a narrow definition) or to people of multiple or any genders (by a broad definition; compare pansexual).
(rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.
Androgynous.
noun
(botany, rare) A plant or fungus, or part thereof, which is bisexual.
(chiefly biology) An organism (that is, a species) which has male and female sexes.
A person who is bisexual.
bisexualism
bisexualism
noun
Bisexuality.
bisexuality
bisexuality
noun
(chiefly botany) The state of being bisexual (“having both male and female parts or roles”).
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted to members of either sex or gender.
bisexually
bisexually
adv
In a bisexual manner
bisexuals
bisexuals
noun
plural of bisexual
bisglyoxaline
bissextile
bissextile
adj
Having an intercalary day, particularly the quadrennial leap day of the Julian and Gregorian calendars traditionally placed as a "second sixth" day before March 1st.
noun
Synonym of leap year: a year with an intercalary day.
bollixes
bollixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bollix
catalexis
catalexis
noun
A shortened or incomplete last foot at the end of a verse.
Truncation at the close of a line of poetry by omission of one or two final syllables.
cataplexies
cataplexies
noun
plural of cataplexy
cephalexins
cephalexins
noun
plural of cephalexin
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
circumflexes
circumflexes
noun
plural of circumflex
clarenceuxship
cleidorrhexis
climaxes
climaxes
noun
plural of climax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of climax
coexclusive
coexplosion
coextensively
coextensively
adv
To the same extent.
colporrhexis
colporrhexis
noun
vaginal laceration
complexifies
complexifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complexify
complexionist
complexionless
complexionless
adj
colourless; pale
complexions
complexions
noun
plural of complexion
complexities
complexities
noun
plural of complexity
confluxibleness
connexionalism
connexionalism
noun
(theology) The theological understanding and foundation of Methodist polity, as practised in the British Methodist Church, the American United Methodist Church, and many of the countries where Methodism was established by their missionaries.
counterexpostulation
coxalgies
coxalgies
noun
plural of coxalgy
cupressinoxylon
demultiplexers
demultiplexers
noun
plural of demultiplexer
demultiplexes
demultiplexes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demultiplex
deoxyribonuclease
deoxyribonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.
desexualization
desexualization
noun
The act or process of desexualizing.
desexualize
desexualize
verb
(transitive) To divest of sexual attributes; to render conceptually asexual.
desexualized
desexualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desexualize
desexualizes
desexualizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desexualize
desexualizing
desexualizing
verb
present participle of desexualize
desoxalic
desoxalic
adj
(archaic) Made or derived from oxalic acid.
desoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonuclease
noun
Alternative form of deoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleic
adj
Alternative form of deoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleoprotein
dextrosinistral
dextrosinistral
adj
Moving or directed from the right to the left.
dextrosinistrally
dextrosinistrally
adv
In a dextrosinistral manner.
diaplexus
dicatalexis
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethyl sulfoxide
disclimaxes
disclimaxes
noun
plural of disclimax
discomplexion
discomplexion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To change the complexion or hue of.
disulfoxide
disulphoxide
dorsiflex
dorsiflex
verb
To flex a limb in a dorsal direction.
dorsiflexion
dorsiflexion
noun
(medicine) Flexion in the dorsal direction
dorsiflexor
dorsiflexor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that causes dorsiflexion when it contracts
doxologies
doxologies
noun
plural of doxology
doxycyclines
doxycyclines
noun
plural of doxycycline
duplexities
duplexities
noun
plural of duplexity
dyslexia
dyslexia
noun
(neurology, pathology) A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties.
dyslexias
dyslexias
noun
plural of dyslexia
dyslexic
dyslexic
adj
Having dyslexia.
Of or pertaining to dyslexia.
noun
A person who has dyslexia.
dyslexics
dyslexics
noun
plural of dyslexic
dysoxidizable
electrotaxis
electrotaxis
noun
(biology) movement of an organism or system of cells in an electric field
elixirs
elixirs
noun
plural of elixir
encephalomalaxis
epicalyxes
epiphylaxis
epiplexis
epiplexis
noun
(rhetoric) A rhetorical device where a sequence of rhetorical questions is used to criticise or blame, or more generally, to elicit an emotional response.
epixylous
epixylous
adj
(mycology) Relating to, growing or living on the surface of wood
erysipelothrix
essexville
essexville
Proper noun
A city in Michigan.
exalbuminose
exalbuminose
adj
Alternative form of exalbuminous
exalbuminous
exalbuminous
adj
(botany) Having no albumen about the embryo; said of certain seeds.
exaltations
exaltations
noun
plural of exaltation
exampleship
exasperatingly
exasperatingly
adv
In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
excellencies
excellencies
noun
plural of excellency
excelsin
excelsin
noun
A quassinoid found in brazil nuts.
excelsior
excelsior
adj
(archaic) Loftier, yet higher, more elevated; ever upward.
More surpassing, more excelling.
intj
A greeting, farewell or acclamation, especially associated with comic book fandom and famous comic book writer Stan Lee.
noun
(Canada, US) Stuffing material (as for furniture and mattresses) made of slender, curled woodshavings, as a substitute for hair.
(US printing, dated) The size of type between Norse and brilliant, standardized as 3-point.
excelsitude
exceptionableness
exceptionableness
noun
exceptionability
exceptionalness
exceptionalness
noun
The quality of being exceptional.
exceptionless
exceptionless
adj
(programming) Without the use of an exception-handling mechanism.
without exception
excessively
excessively
adj
in an excessive manner
adv
In excess.
To an excessive degree.
exciples
exciples
noun
plural of exciple
excisable
excisable
adj
Liable or subject to excise.
excitabilities
excitabilities
noun
plural of excitability
excitableness
excitableness
noun
The quality of being excitable, excitability.
excitomuscular
excitovascular
exclaimers
exclaimers
noun
plural of exclaimer
exclaims
exclaims
noun
plural of exclaim
exclamations
exclamations
noun
plural of exclamation
exclaustration
exclaustration
noun
The release of a monk (or nun) from their religious vows, and their subsequent return to the outside world.
exclusion
exclusion
noun
(obsolete) The act of pushing or forcing something out.
An item not covered by an insurance policy.
The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part.
exclusionary
exclusionary
adj
Acting to exclude something
exclusioner
exclusioner
Noun
A member of the political factions that sought to exclude from the throne of England in the 17th century.
exclusionism
exclusionism
noun
A policy or ideology that favors exclusion of some individuals or groups from a nation, sect, etc.
The quality of being exclusionist.
exclusionist
exclusionist
adj
Of or pertaining to an exclusionist, or to exclusionism
noun
A person who advocates the exclusion of someone or something
exclusions
exclusions
noun
plural of exclusion
exclusive
exclusive
adj
(figuratively) Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of celebrity, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
(linguistics) Of or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when excluding the person being addressed.
(literally) Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
(of two people in a romantic or sexual relationship) Having a romantic or sexual relationship with one another, to the exclusion of others.
Exclusionary.
Whole, undivided, entire.
noun
(grammar) A word or phrase that restricts something, such as only, solely, or simply.
A member of a group who exclude others from their society.
Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
exclusively
exclusively
adv
(focus) to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely
exclusiveness
exclusiveness
noun
The state of being exclusive; exclusivity.
exclusivenesses
exclusivenesses
noun
plural of exclusiveness
exclusivism
exclusivism
noun
(religion) The doctrine that one religion is the only true religion, or that one religious sect is the only true version of a larger religion.
The practice of being exclusive; a mentality or policy that excludes others.