(botany, zoology) Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf; or the back of an animal.
Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.
abaxile
abaxile
adj
Alternative form of abaxial
acetoxyl
acetoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The acetate group, CH₃COO-, when viewed as a substituent
acetoxyls
acetoxyls
noun
plural of acetoxyl
acetoxyphthalide
acetylperoxide
acxoyatl
acyloxy
acyloxy
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical R-COO-, derived from a carboxylic acid
acyloxymethane
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.
adfluxion
adfluxion
noun
Alternative form of affluxion
admaxillary
admaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Near to the maxilla or jawbone.
adnexal
adnexal
adj
(anatomy) Of, or relating to the adnexa.
(botany) Having the property of being adnexed.
affixable
affixable
adj
Capable of being affixed.
affixal
affixal
adj
As or like an affix.
affixial
affixial
adj
Being or relating to an affix.
afflux
afflux
noun
(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
agalaxia
agalaxia
noun
Alternative form of agalactia
agalaxy
agalaxy
noun
(dated) agalactia
aldohexose
aldohexose
noun
(biochemistry) Any hexose containing an aldehyde group.
aldoxime
aldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NOH
aleixandre
alex
alexa
alexander
alexander
noun
A cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream.
alexanders
alexanders
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) Various plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders.
Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.
plural of alexander
alexanderson
alexandr
alexandra
alexandre
alexandreid
alexandretta
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
alexandro
alexandropolis
alexandros
alexandros
Proper noun
A transliteration of the Greek male given name
alexandroupolis
alexas
alexei
alexi
alexia
alexia
noun
(psychiatry) Word blindness, the inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writing.
alexian
alexiares
alexiares
Proper noun
One of the twin sons of Heracles and Hebe, guardian, along with his twin Anicetus and his father, of the gates of Mount Olympus.
alexias
alexias
noun
plural of alexia
alexic
alexic
adj
Related to, or afflicted with alexia
alexicacus
alexin
alexin
noun
(biochemistry, dated) A protective substance that exists in the serum or other bodily fluid and is capable of killing microorganisms; complement.
alexina
alexine
alexine
noun
A defensive proteid
alexines
alexines
noun
plural of alexine
alexinic
alexins
alexins
noun
plural of alexin
alexio
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alexipharmic
alexipharmic
adj
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) Synonym of alexipharmac (“of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom”)
noun
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical, also figuratively) Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
alexipharmical
alexipharmical
adj
Alternative form of alexipharmic
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
alexis
alexis
Proper noun
name, transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s.
alexishafen
alexiteric
alexiteric
adj
Resisting poison or venom.
noun
(medicine) A preservative against infectious diseases.
A preservative against the effects of poison.
alexiterical
alexiterical
adj
alexiteric
alexius
alix
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
alkoxy
alkoxy
noun
(organic chemistry) any univalent radical R-O-, or anion R-O⁻, where R is an alkyl group
alkoxyl
alkoxyl
noun
The alkoxy radical
alkyloxy
alkyloxy
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of alkoxy
allantoxaidin
allix
alloxan
alloxan
noun
(biochemistry) An oxidation product of uric acid, 2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-pyrimidinetetrone, capable of inducing diabetes by destroying pancreatic tissue
alloxanate
alloxanate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of alloxanic acid.
alloxanic
alloxanic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to alloxanic acid or its derivatives
alloxans
alloxans
noun
plural of alloxan
alloxantin
alloxantin
noun
(organic chemistry) A hemiacetal formed by alloxan with its reduced reaction product dialuric acid.
alloxuraemia
alloxuremia
alloxuric
alloxy
alloxyproteic
allx
aloxite
aloxite
noun
Synonym of aluminium oxide
alpax
ambidextral
ambidextral
adj
Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambisexual
ambisexual
adj
(slang) Of ambiguous sexual orientation.
(zoology) Hermaphroditic.
Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex.
Unisex: fit for persons of either sex.
noun
An ambisexual person.
ambisexualities
ambisexualities
noun
plural of ambisexuality
ambisexuality
ambisexuality
noun
(countable) An instance of ambisexual behaviour.
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.
ambisexuals
ambisexuals
noun
plural of ambisexual
ambosexual
amidoxyl
aminoxylol
amoxicillin
amoxicillin
noun
(pharmacology) A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S closely related to ampicillin and with similar properties, but more readily absorbed when taken orally. It is used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.
amoxicillins
amoxicillins
noun
plural of amoxicillin
amoxycillin
amoxycillin
noun
(pharmacology) UK spelling of amoxicillin.
amoxycillins
amoxycillins
noun
plural of amoxycillin
ampheclexis
amplex
amplex
verb
(biology) To engage in amplexus.
amplexation
amplexation
Noun
An embrace.
amplexicaudate
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
amplexicauline
amplexifoliate
amplexus
amplexus
noun
A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
amplexuses
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
anaphylatoxin
anaphylatoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several toxic substances that trigger anaphylaxis
anaphylaxes
anaphylaxes
noun
plural of anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
noun
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.
Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
anaxial
anilidoxime
anisaldoxime
annexable
annexable
adj
Able to be annexed.
annexal
annexational
annexational
adj
Of or pertaining to annexation
anomalopteryx
antecoxal
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
anteroexternal
anteroexternal
adj
(anatomy) anterior and external
anteroflexion
anthelix
anthelix
noun
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of antihelix.
anthraxolite
anthraxolite
noun
A carbonaceous substance resembling anthracite.
anthraxylon
anthropodeoxycholic
antialdoxime
antialexin
antialexin
noun
(biochemistry) Any material that counteracts the action of an alexin
antianaphylaxis
antianaphylaxis
noun
(immunology) desensitization to antigens
antibenzaldoxime
anticlimax
anticlimax
noun
(narratology) An unsatisfying resolution to a narrative, usually owing to a deus ex machina or similarly trivial resolution of the main conflict.
(rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.
anticlimaxes
anticlimaxes
noun
plural of anticlimax
anticomplex
antiexpressively
antiflux
antiglyoxalase
antihelix
antihelix
noun
(anatomy) The curved prominence of cartilage of the external ear, within or in front of the helix.
antihelixes
antihelixes
noun
plural of antihelix
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antiorthodoxly
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
antireflexive
antisexual
antisexual
adj
Opposing sexual intercourse.
noun
One who is opposed to sex or to (teaching, researching, expressing, etc) sexuality.