(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
asphyxiating
asphyxiating
verb
present participle of asphyxiate
chromoxylograph
chromoxylograph
noun
A woodcut produced in colour.
chromoxylography
chromoxylography
noun
The art or technique of producing chromoxylographs.
cryptoglaux
doxography
doxography
noun
The work or works of classical historians describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
epexegetically
epexegetically
adv
In an epexegetic manner.
epoxying
epoxying
verb
present participle of epoxy
exasperatingly
exasperatingly
adv
In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
exemplifying
exemplifying
verb
present participle of exemplify
exophagy
exophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, of those outside a social group.
exopterygota
exopterygote
exopterygote
noun
Any insect of the superorder Exopterygota
exopterygotic
exopterygotism
exopterygotous
expandingly
expandingly
adv
With expansion; so as to expand.
expatiatingly
expatiatingly
adv
So as to expatiate; speaking or writing at length.
expectingly
expectingly
adv
In a state of expectation.
expiringly
expiringly
adv
While expiring or dying.
explainingly
explainingly
adv
By way of explanation.
exploringly
exploringly
adv
So as to explore.
expostulatingly
expostulatingly
adv
With expostulations.
expurgatory
expurgatory
adj
Serving to expurgate.
extraphysiological
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.).
gastrohysteropexy
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
glycopexia
glycopexis
glykopexic
hygroexpansivity
hyperoxygenate
hyperoxygenate
verb
To oxygenate excessively
hyperoxygenating
hyperoxygenating
verb
present participle of hyperoxygenate
hyperoxygenation
hyperoxygenation
noun
(medicine) The administration of a higher than usual concentration of oxygen, or the condition of having such a concentration of oxygen.
hyperoxygenize
hyperoxygenized
hyperoxygenized
adj
Synonym of hyperoxygenated
hyperoxygenizing
inexpugnability
inexpugnability
noun
The quality of being inexpugnable.
inexpugnably
inexpugnably
adv
In an inexpugnable manner.
inexpungibility
laryngemphraxis
laryngemphraxis
noun
(medicine) The closure or obstruction of the larynx.
laryngopharynx
laryngopharynx
noun
(anatomy) The part of the pharynx below and behind the larynx
laryngopharynxes
lexicographically
lexicographically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of lexicography.
(manner) In a lexicographical way.
(sequence) In lexicographical order.
lexicography
lexicography
noun
(countable) A dictionary, a lexicon, a wordbook.
(uncountable) The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.
(uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.
lexigraphically
lexigraphically
adv
In terms of lexigraphy.
lexigraphy
lexigraphy
noun
(countable) A system of writing in which there is a one-to-one correspondence between symbols and words.
(uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
maxillopharyngeal
maxillopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the maxilla and the pharynx.
myxospongiae
myxospongian
myxospongida
paradoxology
paradoxology
noun
(obsolete) The use of paradoxes.
pegoxyl
perplexingly
perplexingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is perplexing.
pharyngemphraxis
pharyngomaxillary
pharyngomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pharynx and maxilla.
pharyngoxerosis
phenylglyoxylic
philoxygenous
photoxylography
photoxylography
noun
A process in which a photograph is printed on wood to use as a template for engraving
praxeology
praxeology
noun
The study of human action or conduct.
praxiology
praxiology
noun
Alternative form of praxeology
protogalaxy
protogalaxy
noun
A cloud of gas which is starting to form a galaxy.
proxying
proxying
verb
present participle of proxy
pseudohexagonally
pseudohexagonally
adv
In a pseudohexagonal way.
pterygomaxillary
pterygomaxillary
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.
pyroxmangite
pyroxmangite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
salpingopexy
sigmoidopexy
sigmoidopexy
noun
(surgery) surgery to fix the sigmoid colon in place
superexiguity
supergalaxy
supergalaxy
noun
A very large, extended cluster of galaxies.
superoxygenate
superoxygenate
verb
To increase the proportion of oxygen
superoxygenated
superoxygenated
adj
enriched in oxygen
verb
simple past tense and past participle of superoxygenate
superoxygenating
superoxygenation
superoxygenation
noun
enrichment in oxygen
taxpaying
taxpaying
adj
That pays taxes.
toxicophagy
unexpectingly
unexpectingly
adv
Without expecting; unexpectantly.
unexpurgatedly
unexpurgatedly
adv
In an unexpurgated manner.
unlexicographically
vaginopexy
xenopterygian
xenopterygii
xerographically
xerographically
adv
In a xerographic way; by xerography.
xerography
xerography
noun
A photocopying process in which a negative image formed on an electrically charged plate is transferred as a positive to paper and thermally fixed.
xerophagy
xerophagy
noun
A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline.
xyloglyphy
xyloglyphy
noun
The art of carving in wood.
Work produced by this means.
xylograph
xylograph
noun
A print taken from such an engraving.
An engraving in wood or woodcut, especially one used in printing predating the Western tradition (14th c.).
verb
(transitive) To make a print from an engraving in wood.
xylographed
xylographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of xylograph
xylographer
xylographer
noun
a person who makes xylographs
xylographers
xylographers
noun
plural of xylographer
xylographic
xylographic
adj
of or pertaining to xylographs
xylographical
xylographical
adj
xylographic
xylographically
xylographically
adv
By means of xylography.
xylographies
xylographies
noun
plural of xylography
xylographing
xylographing
verb
present participle of xylograph
xylography
xylography
noun
(rare) The art of making xylographs.
xylophaga
xylophagan
xylophagan
noun
Any wood-boring marine bivalve of the genus Xylophaga, which bores into wood.