(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
achrodextrinase
achroodextrin
achroodextrin
noun
Alternative form of achrodextrin
achroodextrinase
actinomyxidia
actinomyxidiida
adaxial
adaxial
adj
(botany) On the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side.
(developmental biology) adjacent to the axis, or in vertebrates the notochord.
adenemphraxis
adfix
adfix
noun
(linguistics) A type of affix that is attached to the outside of a stem (an existing word), to form a new word. The adfix category branches into prefixes (ones which appear before the stem) and suffixes (ones which appear after the stem).
adfluxion
adfluxion
noun
Alternative form of affluxion
adieux
adieux
noun
plural of adieu
adipopexia
adipopexia
noun
Alternative form of adipopexis
adipopexic
adipopexis
adipopexis
noun
(physiology) The storage of fat in tissue.
adjutrix
adjutrix
noun
A female adjutor.
admaxillary
admaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Near to the maxilla or jawbone.
administratrix
administratrix
noun
A female administrator.
admix
admix
noun
The act of admixing.
The mixture that results from admixing, especially an alloy.
verb
(transitive) To mingle with something else; to mix.
admixed
admixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admix
admixes
admixes
noun
plural of admix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admix
admixing
admixing
verb
present participle of admix
admixt
admixt
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admix; alternative spelling of admixed
admixtion
admixtion
noun
(archaic) A mingling of different things; an admixture.
admixture
admixture
noun
(epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
A mixture, in some contexts
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
admonitrix
admonitrix
noun
(archaic) A female admonitor.
adnexitis
adnexitis
noun
(medicine) inflammation of the adnexa of the uterus, i.e. the Fallopian tubes or ovaries.
adoxies
advocatrix
affixed
affixed
adj
(linguistics) With an affix.
Enduringly stuck to, or attached to, something.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affix
aldoxime
aldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NOH
aleixandre
alexandreid
alexandria
alexandria
Proper noun
A city and port in Egypt.
A census-designated place in Alabama, USA
A city in Monroe Township, Indiana, USA
A city in Kentucky, USA
A city and the parish seat of Louisiana, USA
A city in Minnesota, USA
A city in Missouri, USA
A village in Nebraska, USA
A town in New Hampshire, USA
A town in New York, USA
A village in Ohio, USA
An unincorporated community in Ohio, USA
A borough in Pennsylvania, USA
A town in Tennessee, USA
An independent city in Virginia, USA
A city in South Dakota, USA
A former town in United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; now a part of the township of North Glengarry
A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada
A town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
A town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
alexandrian
alexandrian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt.
Applied to a kind of heroic verse.
Of or pertaining to Alexander the Great, or his reign, era etc.
Noun
Someone from Alexandria
alexandrianism
alexandrianism
Noun
The culture (of literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences) that developed in Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Alexandrian Wicca.
alexandrina
alexandrine
alexandrine
noun
(poetry) A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.
An Alexandrine parrot or parakeet, Psittacula eupatria.
alexandrines
alexandrines
noun
plural of alexandrine
alexandrinus
alexandrite
alexandrite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism.
alexandrites
alexandrites
noun
plural of alexandrite
alexandropolis
alexandroupolis
alkoxid
alkoxide
alkoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species
allantoxaidin
ambidexter
ambidexter
adj
Ambidextrous.
noun
(archaic) A lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant.
(by extension) Someone who is two-faced; a double-dealer, such as a cheat or a crook.
Someone who is ambidextrous.
ambidexterities
ambidexterities
noun
plural of ambidexterity
ambidexterity
ambidexterity
noun
Superior cleverness or adaptability.
The property of being equally skillful with each hand.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambidextral
ambidextral
adj
Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.
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.
amidohexose
amidoxime
amidoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime in which one of the substituents (R') is an amino group
amidoxy
amidoxyl
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphioxididae
amplexicaudate
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
anaximander
anaximander
Proper noun
(c. 610 546 A pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus; pupil of Thales and teacher of Anaximenes.
anaximandrian
andromedotoxin
andromedotoxin
noun
One of the grayanotoxins; grayanotoxin I.
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
anhydroxime
anilidoxime
anisaldoxime
anoxidative
anthropodeoxycholic
antialdoxime
antibenzaldoxime
antiendotoxin
antiendotoxin
noun
(medicine) Any substance (especially an antibody) that counteracts the effect of an endotoxin
antiorthodox
antiorthodox
adj
Opposing what is orthodox.
antiorthodoxly
antiorthodoxy
antioxidant
antioxidant
adj
Acting or having agents that act against oxidation.
noun
(nutrition) One of a group of vitamins that act against the effects of free radicals.
Any substance that acts to slow or prevent the oxidation of another chemical.
antioxidants
antioxidants
noun
plural of antioxidant
antioxidase
antioxidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces the effects of an oxidase and counters oxidative stress
antioxidizer
antioxidizing
antioxidizing
verb
present participle of antioxidize
antispadix
anxietude
anxietude
noun
The state or condition of being troubled, worried, or anxious; anxiety.
apicifixed
apicifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the top and pointing back toward the filament like a hook.
apodeixis
apodeixis
noun
Alternative form of apodixis
apodioxis
apodioxis
noun
(rhetoric, obsolete) Emphatic rejection or dismissal of an opponent or an opposing proposition.
apodixis
apodixis
noun
(rhetoric) Supporting a proposition by reference to common knowledge.
appendix
appendix
noun
(anatomy) Any process, prolongation, or projection.
(anatomy) The vermiform appendix.
(obsolete in general sense) Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
A text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional information.
appendixed
appendixes
appendixing
approximated
approximated
adj
Calculated by approximation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approximate
archidoxis
arsenoxide
arsenoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) The functional group -As=O; any organic compound containing this group
asexualised
asexualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asexualise
asexualized
asexualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asexualize
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
atloaxoid
atloidoaxoid
audix
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autoindex
autoindexing
autoindexing
noun
(computing) The programmed retrieval of words from a document for use in building an index
automatic indexing
autooxidation
autooxidation
noun
autoxidation
autoxidation
autoxidation
noun
(chemistry) A spontaneous oxidation reaction that results in the slow, flameless combustion of a material.
autoxidator
autoxidator
noun
(rare, chemistry) A substance that initiates or undergoes autoxidation
autoxidizability
autoxidizability
noun
Alternative form of autoxidisability
autoxidizable
autoxidizable
adj
Alternative form of autoxidisable
autoxidize
autoxidize
verb
Alternative spelling of autoxidise
autoxidizer
auxocardia
axiomatized
axiomatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of axiomatize
axised
axised
adj
(in combination) Having the specified number or kind of axes.
axodendrite
axoid
axoid
adj
(anatomy, mathematics) Relating to an axis
Relating to an axe
noun
(anatomy) axis (bone)
(mathematics) A helix surrounding an axis
axoidean
axopodia
axopodia
noun
plural of axopodium
axopodium
axopodium
noun
axopod
azodicarboxylic
azoxytoluidine
bandboxical
bandboxical
adj
(archaic) Small and flimsy; poky.
basifixed
basifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the base and pointing away from the filament.
bemixed
bemixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemix
bendix
benedix
benzaldoxime
benzaldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) The aldoxime of benzaldehyde.
benzantialdoxime
benzdioxazine
benzdioxdiazine
benzdioxtriazine
benzhydroxamic
benzoperoxide
binoxide
binoxide
noun
Archaic form of dioxide.
bioxide
bisexed
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bollixed
bollixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bollix
bonadoxin
bradyauxesis
bradyauxetic
bradyauxetically
bradylexia
bradylexia
noun
An unusual slowness in reading
bromodeoxyuridine
bromodeoxyuridine
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic nucleoside which is an analogue of thymidine; it is commonly used in the detection of proliferating cells in living tissues, where it competes with uridine
cacodoxian
cacodoxical
cacodoxical
adj
heretical
carboxide
carboxide
noun
(organic chemistry) A compound of carbon and oxygen, such as carbonyl, with some element or radical.
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