The act of affixing; affixation, affixment, attachment.
affixment
affixment
noun
Property of being affixed; attachment; connection.
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.
alexishafen
antefix
antefix
noun
(architecture) Any decoration serving to cover the ends of roofing tiles.
(architecture) The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.
antefixa
antefixa
noun
(architecture) Alternative form of antefix
plural of antefixum
antefixal
antefixal
adj
Relating to an antefix.
antefixes
antefixes
noun
plural of 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
anterofixation
anteroflexion
antiflux
antireflexive
axiniform
axiniform
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Shaped like the head of an axe.
benefactrix
benefactrix
Noun
A female benefactor.
benefactrixes
benzofuroquinoxaline
bufotoxin
bufotoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a family of toxic substances found in toads, other amphibians, and some plants and mushrooms.
carnifex
carnifex
noun
(now rare, historical) An executioner.
carnifexes
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
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.
confix
confix
noun
(linguistics) An affix consisting of a prefix and suffix affixed simultaneously to the root
(linguistics, rare) An affix which is not divided, and which does not divide a root: thus, a prefix, suffix, or interfix
verb
(obsolete) To make firm; to fix in a particular place or state
confixed
confixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confix
confixing
confixing
verb
present participle of confix
conflexure
conflux
conflux
noun
A convergence or moving gathering of forces, people, or things.
A merger of rivers, or the place where rivers merge.
confluxes
confluxes
noun
plural of conflux
confluxibility
confluxible
confluxibleness
contraflexure
counterfix
counterflux
crucifixion
crucifixion
noun
(Christianity, often capitalized) The death on the Cross of Christ.
(figuratively) An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.
(military, historical, colloquial) The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
crucifixions
crucifixions
noun
plural of crucifixion
deflexing
deflexing
verb
present participle of deflex
deflexion
deflexion
noun
UK spelling of deflection
deflexionize
defluxion
defluxion
noun
(medicine) A discharge or flowing of fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh.
(obsolete) A flowing down; a running down.
detoxification
detoxification
noun
The process of removing toxins.
detoxifying
detoxifying
verb
present participle of detoxify
dorsiflexion
dorsiflexion
noun
(medicine) Flexion in the dorsal direction
effluxion
effluxion
Noun
The process of flowing out.
That which has flowed out.
ethoxycaffeine
excalfaction
excarnificate
excarnificate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To strip (something) of flesh; to excarnate.
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
exemplifying
exemplifying
verb
present participle of exemplify
exfetation
exfetation
noun
(medicine) imperfect fetation in some organ exterior to the uterus
exfiguration
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).
exflagellation
exflagellation
noun
The protrusion or formation of flagella by a protozoon.
exfodiation
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
expenseful
expenseful
adj
Full of expense; costly; chargeable.
expensefully
expensefully
adv
In an expenseful manner.
expensefulness
expensefulness
noun
The quality of being expenseful.
expergefacient
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
expressionful
expressionful
adj
Full of expression; expressive.
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.
extrafine
extraforaneous
extraforaneous
adj
(nonce word, archaic) outdoor
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.
fauxbourdon
faxan
faxen
faxing
faxing
verb
present participle of fax
faxon
faxun
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
fixating
fixating
verb
present participle of fixate
fixation
fixation
noun
(cytology, histology, pathology) preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction.
(genetics) The change in a gene pool from a situation where there exists at least two variants of a particular gene (allele) to a situation where only one of the alleles remains.
(law) Recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration, thereby satisfying the "fixation" requirement for the purposes of copyright law.
(ophthalmology) maintaining of the gaze on a single location.
(orthopaedics) process by which an injury is rendered immobile.
A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
The act of fixing.
The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
The state of being fixed or fixated.
fixations
fixations
noun
plural of fixation
fixedness
fixedness
noun
The state or condition of being fixed.
fixednesses
fixednesses
noun
plural of fixedness
fixin
fixing
fixing
noun
(UK, usually in the plural) Something to aid attachment during construction (screws, wall plugs, etc)
See fixings.
The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.
verb
(Southern US, slang, with infinitive) Going; preparing; ready. Only used in fixing to.
present participle of fix
fixings
fixings
noun
Side dishes or other appropriate accompaniments such as condiments; trimmings.
The necessary ingredients or components (for something, especially food or a social event).
plural of fixing
fixion
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.
flaxman
flaxton
flaxwench
flaxwoman
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.
flexibleness
flexibleness
noun
The state or quality of being flexible.
flexing
flexing
noun
The action of the verb flex; a bending of something, a tightening of the muscles.
verb
present participle of flex
flexion
flexion
noun
(grammar, dated) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.
Deviation from straightness.
The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
The state of being bent or flexed.
flexional
flexional
adj
Dated form of flectional.
flexionless
flexionless
adj
(grammar, dated) inflectionless
flexions
flexions
noun
plural of flexion
flexner
flexuoseness
flexuousness
flexuousness
noun
The state or condition of being flexuous.
flummoxing
flummoxing
adj
Confusing, flustering, flabbergasting.
verb
present participle of flummox
fluoxetines
fluxation
fluxation
noun
The act of fluxing; a flowing or passing away.
fluxibleness
fluxibleness
noun
The state or quality of being fluxible.
fluxing
fluxing
verb
present participle of flux
fluxion
fluxion
noun
(obsolete, mathematics) The derivative of a function.
(rare or archaic) A difference or variation.
(rare or archaic) The action of flowing.
verb
(geology) To be distributed in a flowing pattern.
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
fluxionist
fluxionist
noun
One skilled in fluxions.
fluxions
fluxions
noun
(obsolete, mathematics) differential calculus
plural of fluxion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluxion
fornax
fornaxid
fornicatrix
fornicatrix
noun
A female fornicator.
fornix
fornix
noun
(neuroanatomy) A triangular area of white matter in the mammalian brain beneath the corpus callosum and between the hippocampus and the hypothalamus.
The junction where the conjunctiva lining the eyelid meets the conjunctiva overlying the sclera.
The vaulted upper part of the vagina surrounding the uterine cervix.
foxbane
foxfinger
foxhound
foxhound
noun
A dog of a medium-sized breed developed for hunting.
foxhounds
foxhounds
noun
plural of foxhound
foxhuntings
foxiness
foxiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being foxy
foxinesses
foxing
foxing
noun
(printing) The discoloration of printed material with brown marks.
A band of material joining the upper of a shoe to the sole.
Crafty or wily behavior.
verb
present participle of fox
foxings
foxings
noun
plural of foxing
foxskin
foxskin
noun
The pelt of a fox.
foxskins
foxskins
noun
plural of foxskin
foxton
foxtongue
foxtown
foxtrotting
foxtrotting
verb
present participle of foxtrot
francaix
fraxetin
fraxetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrolysis product of fraxin; 7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin.
fraxin
fraxin
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) and along with esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut. It is faintly fluorescent in alkaline solutions.
fraxinella
fraxinella
noun
A fragrant herb in the rue family, Dictamnus albus
fraxinellas
fraxinellas
noun
plural of fraxinella
fraxinus
fricandeaux
frixion
frontomaxillary
frontomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) frontal and maxillary
fucoxanthin
fucoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae.
fucoxanthine
fucoxanthins
fucoxanthins
noun
plural of fucoxanthin
fundatrix
fundatrix
noun
(zoology) A female aphid hatched in the spring from an overwintering egg.