(biology) Movement of an organism either towards or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
aldohexose
aldohexose
noun
(biochemistry) Any hexose containing an aldehyde group.
alexanderson
alexandropolis
alexandros
alexandros
Proper noun
A transliteration of the Greek male given name
alexandroupolis
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
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.
ambosexous
ambosexous
adj
(obsolete) ambisexual; hermaphroditic
ambosexual
amidohexose
amphioxides
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
anemotaxis
anemotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement of an organism in response to air currents.
angiorrhexis
angiorrhexis
noun
(pathology) rupture of a blood vessel
anisaldoxime
annexationism
annexationism
noun
The tendency or policy of annexing (appropriating) additional territories.
annexationist
annexationist
noun
An advocate of annexation
annexations
annexations
noun
plural of annexation
annexionist
annexionist
noun
An annexationist.
anorexias
anorexias
noun
plural of anorexia
anorexics
anorexics
noun
plural of anorexic
anorexies
anorexies
noun
plural of anorexy
anoxemias
anoxemias
noun
plural of anoxemia
anoxyscope
antiannexationist
antiannexationist
adj
Opposed to annexationism
noun
One who is opposed to annexationism
antiexpansion
antiexpansion
adj
Acting to prevent the expansion of a physical substance.
Opposing expansion (as of a state or corporation).
antiexpansionism
antiexpansionism
noun
Opposition to expansionism.
antiexpansionist
antiexpansionist
noun
One who opposes expansionism.
antiexpressionism
antiexpressionist
antiexpressionist
adj
(art) Opposing expressionism.
antiexpressionistic
antiglyoxalase
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antioxidase
antioxidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces the effects of an oxidase and counters oxidative stress
antispermotoxin
anxiousness
anxiousness
noun
A feeling of anxiety.
The state of being anxious.
apodeixis
apodeixis
noun
Alternative form of apodixis
apomixes
apomixes
noun
plural of apomixis
apoplexies
apoplexies
noun
plural of apoplexy
apoplexious
apoxesis
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.
approximates
approximates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approximate
approximativeness
approximativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approximative.
aprosexia
aprosexia
noun
(psychology) Inability to concentrate.
archexorcist
arsenoxide
arsenoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) The functional group -As=O; any organic compound containing this group
arteriorrhexis
arthroxerosis
asexualisation
asexualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of asexualization
asexualization
asexualization
noun
The act or process of asexualizing.
asteroxylaceae
asteroxylon
autexousy
autocomplexes
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
auxoamylase
auxospore
auxospore
noun
(biology) A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells
auxosubstance
auxotrophies
auxotrophies
noun
plural of auxotrophy
axiferous
axiologies
axiologies
noun
plural of axiology
axiomatizes
axiomatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of axiomatize
axiopoenus
axonemes
axonemes
noun
plural of axoneme
axones
axones
noun
plural of axone
axospermous
axostyle
axostyle
noun
A sheet of microtubules found in certain microbial eukaryotes, arising from the bases of the flagella.
axstone
axstone
noun
A variety of jade, used by the natives of the South Sea Islands for making axes or hatchets.
azoxyanisole
bandboxes
bandboxes
noun
plural of bandbox
biconvexities
biconvexities
noun
plural of biconvexity
bisexuous
bisexuous
adj
(archaic, sciences) bisexual
bisglyoxaline
bixaceous
bixaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bixaceae.
bobbysoxer
bobbysoxer
noun
Alternative form of bobby soxer
bobbysoxers
bobbysoxers
noun
plural of bobbysoxer
boisseaux
bollixes
bollixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bollix
bolloxes
bolloxes
noun
plural of bollox
bombyxes
bombyxes
noun
plural of bombyx
boomboxes
boomboxes
noun
plural of boombox
boraxes
boraxes
noun
plural of borax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of borax
boxberries
boxberries
noun
plural of boxberry
boxerism
boxers
boxers
noun
(informal) Boxer shorts.
plural of boxer
boxes
boxes
noun
plural of box
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of box
boxfishes
boxfishes
noun
plural of boxfish
boxiest
boxiest
adj
superlative form of boxy: most boxy
boxiness
boxiness
noun
The condition of being boxy
boxinesses
breadboxes
breadboxes
noun
plural of breadbox
broadaxes
broadaxes
noun
plural of broadaxe
buxaceous
buxaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Buxaceae of the box trees and close relatives.
buxeous
buxomest
buxomest
adj
superlative form of buxom: most buxom
buxomness
buxomness
noun
(now rare) Happiness, gaiety.
(obsolete) Obedience.
Voluptuousness.
buxomnesses
carboxylase
carboxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction.
carboxylases
carboxylases
noun
plural of carboxylase
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
cardiorrhexis
cardiorrhexis
noun
(medicine) Rupture of the heart wall.
cardiotoxicities
cardiotoxicities
noun
plural of cardiotoxicity
casebox
casebox
noun
A box or shoe from which playing cards are dealt in the game of faro
cashboxes
cashboxes
noun
plural of cashbox
cephalotaxus
cephalothoraxes
cephalothoraxes
noun
plural of cephalothorax
chartophylaxes
chartophylaxes
noun
plural of chartophylax
chatterboxes
chatterboxes
noun
plural of chatterbox
cheesebox
cheesebox
noun
A box for holding cheese
chemiotaxis
chemiotaxis
noun
Dated form of chemotaxis.
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chemotaxis
chemotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant.
chemotaxonomist
chemotaxonomist
noun
One who studies chemotaxonomy.
cholecystopexy
chronaxies
chronaxies
noun
plural of chronaxie
cleidorrhexis
coalboxes
coalboxes
noun
plural of coalbox
coannexes
coaxers
coaxers
noun
plural of coaxer
coaxes
coaxes
noun
plural of coaxis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coax
cocarboxylase
cocarboxylase
noun
A compound, related to vitamin B, that can be prepared from aneurine.
coccyxes
coexclusive
coexecutors
coexecutors
noun
plural of coexecutor
coexecutrices
coexerts
coexerts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coexert
coexist
coexist
verb
(intransitive, stative, of two or more things, people, concepts, etc.) To exist contemporaneously or in the same area.
coexisted
coexisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coexist
coexistence
coexistence
noun
The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.
coexistences
coexistences
noun
plural of coexistence
coexistency
coexistency
noun
Alternative form of coexistence
coexistent
coexistent
adj
existing at the same time as something else
noun
That which coexists with another.
coexisting
coexisting
verb
present participle of coexist
coexists
coexists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coexist
coexplosion
coextends
coextends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coextend
coextension
coextension
noun
The act of extending equally, or the state of being equally extended.
coextensive
coextensive
adj
(logic) Having the same extension—the object or set of objects to which a term refers.
Having the same spatial limits or boundaries; sharing the same area.
Occurring over the same period of time; contemporaneous.
coextensively
coextensively
adv
To the same extent.
coextensiveness
coextensiveness
noun
The property of being coextensive.
colporrhexis
colporrhexis
noun
vaginal laceration
commixes
commixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commix