A group of particularly brutal mercenaries who were active in Africa and Asia during the 1960s.
aftertax
aftertax
adj
Alternative spelling of after-tax.
anterofixation
anteroflexion
antireflexive
artifex
aurifex
auxoflore
axifera
axiferous
benefactrix
benefactrix
Noun
A female benefactor.
benefactrixes
benzofuroquinoxaline
carefox
carnifex
carnifex
noun
(now rare, historical) An executioner.
carnifexes
chemoreflex
chemoreflex
noun
(physiology) A reflex in response to a chemical stimulus
circumflex
circumflex
adj
Curving around.
Having a circumflex mark.
noun
A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.
verb
To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.
circumflexes
circumflexes
noun
plural of circumflex
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
conflexure
contraflexure
coreflexed
counterfix
counterflux
coxofemoral
coxofemoral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the hip and the femur
crucifixes
crucifixes
noun
plural of crucifix
deflexure
deflexure
noun
A bending or turning aside; deflection.
detoxifier
detoxifier
noun
Anything that serves to detoxify.
dihdroxycholecalciferol
dorsifixed
dorsifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament somewhere along their back.
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
excarnificate
excarnificate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To strip (something) of flesh; to excarnate.
excipuliform
exemplificator
exemplifier
exemplifier
noun
One who, or that which, exemplifies.
exemplifiers
exemplifiers
noun
plural of exemplifier
exfiguration
exfigure
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).
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
expergefacient
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
expressionful
expressionful
adj
Full of expression; expressive.
extraboldface
extractiform
extractiform
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Having the form, appearance, or nature of an extract.
extrafamilial
extrafamilial
adj
Outside a family
extrafascicular
extrafascicular
adj
Outside of a fascicle
extrafine
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.
extraforaneous
extraforaneous
adj
(nonce word, archaic) outdoor
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.
extrascientific
extrascientific
adj
Beyond the context of science.
fellatrix
fellatrix
noun
A woman who performs fellatio.
fellatrixes
ferox
ferredoxin
ferredoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of iron and sulfur-containing proteins, found in green plants, that function in electron transport and in photosynthesis.
ferredoxins
ferredoxins
noun
plural of ferredoxin
fiberfrax
firebox
firebox
noun
(rail transport) The chamber of a steam engine, or a steam locomotive, in which the fuel is burned.
(vulgar) A redheaded woman or her red pubic hair.
The part of a fireplace where the fuel is burned.
fireboxes
fireboxes
noun
plural of firebox
fixature
fixature
noun
(historical) A gummy preparation for fixing the hair in place.
fixer
fixer
noun
(criminal justice, law) A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit.
(journalism) A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.
(photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
(real estate, US) A fixer-upper.
A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper means.
Agent noun of fix; one who, or that which, fixes.
fixers
fixers
noun
plural of fixer
fixture
fixture
noun
(computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.
(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing.
(sports, chiefly Britain, Commonwealth, Ireland) A scheduled match.
A lighting unit; a luminaire.
A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.
A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.
verb
(transitive) To furnish with, as, or in a fixture.
(transitive, sports, Australia, New Zealand) To schedule (a match).
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
flexor
flexor
noun
A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb.
flexors
flexors
noun
plural of flexor
flexowriter
flexura
flexural
flexural
adj
of, or relating to, flexure
flexure
flexure
noun
(anatomy) A curve or bend in a tubular organ.
(astronomy) The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or subtracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.
(zoology) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
The act of bending or flexing; flexion.
verb
To introduce a flexure into; to bend or flex.
flexured
flexured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flexure
flexures
flexures
noun
plural of flexure
fluidacetextract
fluidextract
fluidextract
noun
Dated form of fluid extract.
fluxer
fluxmeter
fluxure
fluxure
noun
(obsolete) Fluid matter.
(obsolete) The quality of being fluid; fluidity.
forex
forex
noun
Short for foreign exchange.
forfex
forfex
noun
(obsolete) A pair of shears.
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.
formamidoxime
formamidoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) isuretin
formoxime
fortaxed
fourplex
fourplex
noun
quadplex
foxberries
foxberries
noun
plural of foxberry
foxberry
foxberry
noun
The plant cowberry or lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
foxer
foxer
noun
(military, historical) An acoustic decoy used to confuse acoustic homing torpedoes by mechanically generating a loud noise while being towed some distance behind a ship.
(mycology, chiefly US) Bioluminescence created by some types of fungus, particularly those growing on rotting wood.
foxfires
foxier
foxier
adj
comparative form of foxy: more foxy
fraxetin
fraxetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrolysis product of fraxin; 7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin.
fraxinella
fraxinella
noun
A fragrant herb in the rue family, Dictamnus albus
fraxinellas
fraxinellas
noun
plural of fraxinella
fricandeaux
frutex
frutex
noun
(botany) A plant with a woody, durable stem, but less than a tree; a shrub.
hexafluoride
hexafluoride
noun
(chemistry) any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule
hyperflexibility
hyperflexibility
noun
The condition of being hyperflexible
hyperflexible
hyperflexible
adj
Extremely flexible.
hyperflexibleness
hyperflexibly
hyperflexion
hyperflexion
noun
Excessive flexion of a joint.
idioreflex
inflexure
inflexure
noun
An inflection; a bend or fold.
interflux
introflex
introflexion
introflexion
noun
(medicine) A bending inward.
irreflexive
irreflexive
adj
(set theory) Of a binary relation R on X: such that no element of X is R-related to itself.
kerflummox
kerflummox
verb
(transitive, informal) To flummox; to perplex or baffle.
lateriflexion
lateroflexion
lateroflexion
noun
lateral flexion (bending to one side)
liferentrix
liferentrix
noun
(Scotland, law) A female liferenter.
loomfixer
maxilliferous
maxilliferous
adj
Bearing a maxilla.
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
multireflex
nonexemplificatior
overfix
overfix
verb
(transitive) To fix exceedingly or excessively; fix beyond what is required
overflexion
overflexion
noun
Excessive flexion
oxfordshire
oxfordshire
Proper noun
A midland county of England bordered by Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.
oxyfluoride
oxyfluoride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A ternary compound of oxygen and fluorine.
oxyluciferin
oxyluciferin
noun
(biochemistry) The luminescent product of the oxidation of luciferin by luciferase
paxilliferous
paxilliferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing a paxilla.
perfix
perfix
verb
(obsolete) To fix surely; to appoint.
plexiform
plexiform
adj
(medicine, pathology) Having the form of a plexus
noun
(medicine, pathology) plexiform neurofibroma
prefix
prefix
noun
(computing) An initial segment of a string of characters.
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.
(telecommunications) A set of digits placed before a telephone number, to indicate where the number is based, what type of phone number it is (landline, mobile, toll-free, premium rate etc.)
A title added to a person's name, such as Mr. or Dr.
verb
(transitive) To determine beforehand; to set in advance.
(transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start.
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.
prefixation
prefixation
noun
(anatomy, of a nerve) The state or condition of being prefixed.
(biology, cytology) Initial treatment of tissue with a fixative, as a preliminary to the application of another fixative or to the use of a different treatment.
(linguistics) The adding of a prefix to a word.
prefixed
prefixed
adj
Added as a prefix.
Having a (specified) prefix.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prefix
prefixedly
prefixedly
adv
(rare) With a prefix applied.
prefixes
prefixes
noun
plural of prefix
plural of prefixe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefix