(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
achrodextrinase
achroodextrin
achroodextrin
noun
Alternative form of achrodextrin
achroodextrinase
acronyx
actinopraxis
adenemphraxis
adenomyxosarcoma
administratrix
administratrix
noun
A female administrator.
admonitrix
admonitrix
noun
(archaic) A female admonitor.
aleixandre
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
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
anaxagoras
anaxagorean
anaxagorean
Adjective
Of or relating to Anaxagoras, an ancient Greek natural philosopher noted for the cosmological concept of Nous (mind), as an ordering force.
anaxagorize
anaxarete
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
angiemphraxis
angiorrhexis
angiorrhexis
noun
(pathology) rupture of a blood vessel
anhydroxime
annexer
annexer
noun
One who annexes.
annexure
annexure
noun
(UK) Something annexed.
(UK) The process of annexing
(especially India and UK law, otherwise dated) An appendix or attachment to a document.
anomalopteryx
anorexia
anorexia
noun
Anorexia nervosa.
Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
anorexiant
anorexiant
noun
A thing, especially a medication, that promotes a decrease in body weight or a reduction in appetite.
anorexias
anorexias
noun
plural of anorexia
anorexic
anorexic
adj
(by extension) Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
Pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia nervosa.
noun
A medicine which suppresses appetite.
Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa.
anorexics
anorexics
noun
plural of anorexic
anorexies
anorexies
noun
plural of anorexy
anorexigenic
anorexigenic
adj
(medicine) creating or inducing a state of anorexia
noun
An anorexigenic agent.
anorexy
anorexy
noun
Archaic form of anorexia.
anteroexternal
anteroexternal
adj
(anatomy) anterior and external
anterofixation
anteroflexion
antheximeter
anthracoxen
anthrax
anthrax
noun
(pathology) An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.
The human disease that can occur in humans through contact with infected herbivores, tissue from infected animals, or high concentrations of anthrax spores, but is not usually spread between humans, with symptoms including lesions on the skin or in the lungs, often fatal.
anthraxolite
anthraxolite
noun
A carbonaceous substance resembling anthracite.
anthraxylon
anthropodeoxycholic
anthropotoxin
anthroxan
anthroxanic
antianthrax
antianthrax
adj
Preventing or countering anthrax.
noun
An animal-derived serum used as a vaccine to prevent anthrax.
antiexporting
antiexporting
adj
Synonym of antiexport (“opposing exports”)
antiexpressionism
antiexpressionist
antiexpressionist
adj
(art) Opposing expressionism.
antiexpressionistic
antiexpressive
antiexpressive
adj
(art) Opposing or avoiding expressiveness.
antiexpressively
antiexpressiveness
antiextreme
antiextreme
adj
Opposing extremism.
noun
An opposite extreme.
antineurotoxin
antineurotoxin
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody, that counters the effect of a neurotoxin
antiorthodox
antiorthodox
adj
Opposing what is orthodox.
antiorthodoxly
antiorthodoxy
antioxidizer
antioxygenator
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
antireflexive
antispermotoxin
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
aphanapteryx
approximant
approximant
noun
(mathematics) An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.
approximants
approximants
noun
plural of approximant
approximating
approximating
verb
present participle of approximate
approximation
approximation
noun
(mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
(medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
The act, process or result of approximating.
approximations
approximations
noun
plural of approximation
approximativeness
approximativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approximative.
araucarioxylon
archocystosyrinx
archosyrinx
arsenoxide
arsenoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) The functional group -As=O; any organic compound containing this group
arthrosyrinx
asteroxylon
autonephrotoxin
autoneurotoxin
auxanogram
auxanogram
noun
A culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.
auxanometer
auxanometer
noun
An instrument to measure the growth of plants.
auxohormone
axiniform
axiniform
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Shaped like the head of an axe.
axminster
axminster
Proper noun
A market town in Devon, England.
Noun
A carpet made in Axminster imitating the Turkey carpet, noted for its thick and soft pile.
axodendrite
axoneure
axoneuron
axonometric
axonometric
adj
(technical drawing) Describing a projection in which the horizontal and vertical axes are to the same scale, but the third axis is reduced to allow for perspective
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
axonophora
axonophorous
axonophorous
adj
Belonging to the Axonophora.
bacteriotoxin
bacteriotoxin
noun
Any material that is toxic to bacteria
Any toxin produced by a bacterium
banxring
banxring
noun
(zoology) An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia
baroxyton
batrachotoxin
batrachotoxin
noun
(neurotoxicology, uncountable) An extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in poison dart frogs.
(toxicology, countable) Any one of a group of extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloids found in poison dart frogs, Melyridae beetles, and certain birds.
baxterian
baxterian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1615–1691), English Puritan church leader, poet, and theologian.
Noun
A follower of Richard Baxter.
baxterianism
benefactrix
benefactrix
Noun
A female benefactor.
benefactrixes
benzdioxtriazine
benzhydroxamic
benzofuroquinoxaline
benzoperoxide
benzoxycamphor
benzoxyphenanthrene
benztrioxazine
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blennothorax
boxthorn
boxthorn
noun
Any plant of the genus Lycium.
boxthorns
boxthorns
noun
plural of boxthorn
braxton
braxton
Proper noun
possibly from Branxton in Northumberland.
name, modern transferred use of the surname.
brodnax
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
bronx
bronx
Proper noun
A borough of New York City.
Noun
A cocktail containing gin, vermouth and orange juice.
bronxite
bronxville
broxton
cacanthrax
caranx
caranx
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fish genus Caranx; a jacks, trevallies, or kingfishes.
carbonnieux
carboxydomonas
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
carboxylating
carboxylating
verb
present participle of carboxylate
carboxylation
carboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule
carnifex
carnifex
noun
(now rare, historical) An executioner.
carnifexes
centraxonia
centraxonial
centrex
centrex
Noun
A service similar to a private branch exchange, but providing switching at the central office instead of at the customer's premises.
ceroxylon
chlorhexidine
chlorhexidine
noun
(pharmacology) A particular chemical antiseptic and bacteriostatic.