(hydrology) The rise in water level (above normal) on the upstream side of a bridge or obstruction caused when the effective flow area at the obstruction is less than the natural width of the stream immediately upstream of the obstruction.
An upward rush of fluid.
affluxes
affluxes
noun
plural of afflux
affluxion
affluxion
noun
The act of flowing towards; afflux.
aflatoxin
aflatoxin
noun
(toxicology) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.
aflex
alexishafen
amplexifoliate
antefixal
antefixal
adj
Relating to an antefix.
anteflexed
anteflexed
adj
Bent in an anterior (forward) direction, as the uterus.
anteflexion
anteflexion
noun
(anatomy) A forward bending or an organ, especially that of the uterus near the cervix
anteroflexion
antiflux
antireflexive
auxoflore
auxofluor
axifugal
axifugal
adj
(archaic) Centrifugal. [from 18th c.]
axofugal
benzofuroquinoxaline
colfax
colfax
Proper noun
a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada, named after Colfax, Iowa.
a city in California, USA
a village in Illinois, USA.
a small town in Indiana, USA.
a city in Iowa, USA.
a town in Louisiana, USA, and parish seat of
an unincorporated community in North Carolina, USA.
a small city in North Dakota, USA.
a small unincorporated community in Texas, USA.
a town in Washington, USA
a town and village in Wisconsin, USA.
complexification
complexification
noun
(countable, mathematics) An extension from a basis on real numbers to a basis on complex numbers.
(uncountable) The act or process of making something more complex.
contraflexure
coxofemoral
coxofemoral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the hip and the femur
dihdroxycholecalciferol
excalfaction
exemplifiable
exemplifiable
adj
That can be exemplified.
exemplification
exemplification
noun
(law) A copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original.
That which exemplifies; a case in point; example.
The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
exemplificational
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
exemplificative
exemplificative
adj
Serving as an example; illustrative.
exemplificator
exfiltrate
exfiltrate
noun
that which is exfiltrated, the removed substance or item
verb
(computing) To covertly extract data.
(military) To withdraw troops surreptitiously from a dangerous position
exfiltration
exfiltration
noun
(biology) A gradual movement of a substance to exterior (as through cell membrane to extracellular fluid or medium).
(civil engineering) A method for managing storm water runoff.
(computing) Covert extraction of data.
(military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
(sciences) A filtering out (usually movement of a substance through a barrier).
exflagellate
exflagellate
verb
To cause, or to undergo exflagellation
exflagellation
exflagellation
noun
The protrusion or formation of flagella by a protozoon.
exfoliate
exfoliate
verb
(mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition.
To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
To remove the leaves from a plant.
exfoliated
exfoliated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exfoliate
exfoliating
exfoliating
verb
present participle of exfoliate
exfoliation
exfoliation
noun
(cosmetics) The removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
The loss of leaves from a plant.
The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
exfoliations
exfoliations
noun
plural of exfoliation
exfoliative
exfoliative
adj
That causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
exsufflate
exsufflate
verb
(obsolete) To exorcise or renounce by blowing.
exsufflation
exsufflation
noun
(biology, obsolete) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.
(obsolete) A blast from beneath.
(obsolete) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
exsufflicate
exsufflicate
adj
empty, inflated, frivolous
extraboldface
extrafamilial
extrafamilial
adj
Outside a family
extrafascicular
extrafascicular
adj
Outside of a fascicle
extrafloral
extrafloral
adj
(botany) Describing a nectary that is situated on a leaf or stem rather than in a flower
extrafocal
extrafocal
adj
Outside of a focus.
extrafoliaceous
extrafoliaceous
adj
(botany) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
extraformal
extraofficial
extraofficial
adj
Beyond what is official; not prescribed by official duty.
extraprofessional
extraprofessional
adj
Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.
fabliaux
fabliaux
noun
plural of fabliau
falx
falx
noun
(anatomy) A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum, especially one of the partition-like folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain.
(anatomy) A rotula of a sea urchin.
(anatomy) A snake's poison fang.
(anatomy, dated) A chelicera.
(historical) A short Dacian sword resembling a sickle.
faulx
fellatrix
fellatrix
noun
A woman who performs fellatio.
fellatrixes
fixable
fixable
adj
Capable of being fixed, repairable.
attachable
flambeaux
flambeaux
noun
plural of flambeau
flax
flax
noun
A plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially when referring to the seeds.
The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.
The flax bush, a plant of the genus Phormium, native to New Zealand, with strap-like leaves up to 3 metres long that grow in clumps.
flaxbird
flaxboard
flaxbush
flaxbush
noun
The bush (genus Phormium) bearing New Zealand flax.
flaxdrop
flaxen
flaxen
adj
A pale yellow brown; the colour of dried flax stalks and of the fiber obtained therefrom.
Made of or resembling flax fibers.
flaxes
flaxes
noun
plural of flax
flaxier
flaxiest
flaxlike
flaxlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of flax.
flaxman
flaxseed
flaxseed
noun
The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil.
flaxseeds
flaxseeds
noun
plural of flaxseed
flaxtail
flaxton
flaxville
flaxweed
flaxweed
noun
toadflax
flaxwench
flaxwife
flaxwoman
flaxwort
flaxwort
noun
Any of the flax plants of genus Linum.
flaxy
flaxy
adj
Like flax; flaxen.
flexagon
flexagon
noun
(geometry) A flat model made from folded strips of paper that can be folded, or flexed, to reveal a number of hidden faces.
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
flexional
flexional
adj
Dated form of flectional.
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
flexura
flexural
flexural
adj
of, or relating to, flexure
fluidacetextract
fluidextract
fluidextract
noun
Dated form of fluid extract.
fluxation
fluxation
noun
The act of fluxing; a flowing or passing away.
fluxgraph
fluxional
fluxional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) That undergoes rapid intramolecular rearrangements, component atoms being interchanged among equivalent structures.
Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fluxion or fluxions; variable; inconstant.
fluxionally
fluxionally
adv
In a fluxional manner.
fluxionary
fluxionary
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to, or caused by, an increased flow of blood to a part; congestive.
fluxional
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
formaldoxime
formaldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with the formula H2C=NOH; the oxime of formaldehyde, used as a reagent in organic synthesis.
foxhall
foxtail
foxtail
noun
(metallurgy) The last cinders obtained in the fining process.
A dry spikelet or spikelet seed and flower cluster of some grasses
Acalypha hispida, chenille plant.
Any of various grasses having bushy seed spikelets that resemble the tail of a fox
Bromus madritensis, foxtail brome.
Hordeum jubatum, foxtail barley.
Lycopodiella alopecuroides, foxtail clubmoss.
The tail of a fox.
Wodyetia bifurcata, foxtail palm.
species of Setaria, foxtail millets.
species of genus Alopecurus, foxtail grasses.
foxtailed
foxtails
foxtails
noun
plural of foxtail
fraxinella
fraxinella
noun
A fragrant herb in the rue family, Dictamnus albus
fraxinellas
fraxinellas
noun
plural of fraxinella
frontomaxillary
frontomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) frontal and maxillary
halifax
halifax
Proper noun
an industrial town in Yorkshire, England, 20km south-east of Leeds.
the capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada.
a small town in North Carolina, USA
a town in Virginia, USA
hexafluoride
hexafluoride
noun
(chemistry) any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule
hexafoil
hexafoil
noun
A design with six round semicircular petals stemming from a central circle.
infixal
infixal
adj
(of a term) Taking the role of an infix.
(of a word) That may be modified by the addition of an infix.
inflexional
inflexional
adj
Alternative spelling of inflectional
inflexionally
inflexionally
adv
Dated form of inflectionally.
influxable
inframaxillary
inframaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the lower jaw.
(anatomy) Under the lower jaw; submaxillary.
lafox
lateriflexion
lateroflexion
lateroflexion
noun
lateral flexion (bending to one side)
laxiflorous
laxifoliate
laxifolious
maxfield
maxilliferous
maxilliferous
adj
Bearing a maxilla.
maxilliform
maxilliform
adj
Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.
maxillofacial
maxillofacial
adj
Of or relating to the jaw and face.
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
myxoflagellate
myxoflagellate
noun
A swimming peritrichous organism of the Myxogastria that develops in moist environments and usually has two flagella.
nonexemplification
nonexemplification
noun
Lack of exemplification.
nonexemplificatior
paxilliferous
paxilliferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing a paxilla.
paxilliform
paxilliform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a paxilla.
pendaflex
postfixal
postfixal
adj
(linguistics) Relating to, or taking the form of, a postfix.
postfixial
prefixable
prefixable
adj
Capable of being added as a prefix.
prefixal
prefixal
adj
(of a term) Taking the role of a prefix.
(of a word) That may be modified by the addition of a prefix.
prefixally
prefixally
adv
In a prefixal manner.
pronatoflexor
reflexional
reflexional
adj
Dated form of reflectional.
reflexological
reflexological
adj
Of or pertaining to reflexology.
reflexologically
suffixal
suffixal
adj
(of a term) Taking the role of a suffix
(of a word) That may be modified by the addition of a suffix
sulfadimethoxine
sulfadimethoxine
noun
(pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibacterial derivative of sulfadiazine
sulfaquinoxaline
sulfaquinoxaline
noun
(pharmacology) A drug used in veterinary medicine to treat coccidiosis.
sulfasuxidine
sulfasuxidine
noun
succinylsulfathiazole
sulfisoxazole
sulfisoxazole
noun
sulfafurazole
sulfoxylate
sulfoxylate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) hyposulfite
(organic chemistry) sulfinate
toadflax
toadflax
noun
Any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers.
Any of several other plants in the family Plantaginaceae.
toadflaxes
toadflaxes
noun
plural of toadflax
transflux
transflux
noun
A flowing through, across, or beyond; a throughflow.