of A star in the constellation Crux the Southern Cross
adfluxion
adfluxion
noun
Alternative form of affluxion
adieux
adieux
noun
plural of adieu
adjutrix
adjutrix
noun
A female adjutor.
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
adoxaceous
affixture
affixture
noun
The act of affixing
The condition of being affixed
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.
affreux
affreux
adj
(rare) Dreadful; disturbing or frightening.
noun
A group of particularly brutal mercenaries who were active in Africa and Asia during the 1960s.
agneaux
alexandrinus
alexandroupolis
alexicacus
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alexius
alloxuraemia
alloxuremia
alloxuric
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
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.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
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
ambosexous
ambosexous
adj
(obsolete) ambisexual; hermaphroditic
ambosexual
amoreuxia
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amplexicaudate
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
amplexicauline
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
amueixa
anauxite
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.
anthoxanthum
antiauxin
antiauxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any substance that inhibits auxin by competing for the same receptors.
antiflux
antihomosexual
antihomosexual
adj
Opposed to homosexuality.
noun
A person who opposes homosexuality.
antineurotoxin
antineurotoxin
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody, that counters the effect of a neurotoxin
antisexual
antisexual
adj
Opposing sexual intercourse.
noun
One who is opposed to sex or to (teaching, researching, expressing, etc) sexuality.
anxietude
anxietude
noun
The state or condition of being troubled, worried, or anxious; anxiety.
anxious
anxious
adj
(of things) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying.
Earnestly desirous.
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
Nervous and worried.
anxiously
anxiously
adv
In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
anxiousness
anxiousness
noun
A feeling of anxiety.
The state of being anxious.
apoplexious
araucarioxylon
archduxe
argyrotoxus
arquifoux
arquifoux
noun
Alternative form of alquifou
aruspex
asexual
asexual
adj
(biology) Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.
(biology) Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex.
(especially of a person) Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.
Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity.
noun
(biology) A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
(rare) Something which does not have a sex, or a word which refers to such a thing.
A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex.
asexualisation
asexualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of asexualization
asexualise
asexualise
verb
Alternative spelling of asexualize
asexualised
asexualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asexualise
asexualising
asexualising
verb
present participle of asexualise
asexualities
asexualities
noun
plural of asexuality
asexuality
asexuality
noun
The quality (of a species or organism) of reproducing asexually.
The state of not experiencing sexual attraction.
The state of not having a sex or sexual organs.
asexualization
asexualization
noun
The act or process of asexualizing.
asexualize
asexualize
verb
(transitive) To render asexual.
asexualized
asexualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asexualize
asexualizing
asexualizing
verb
present participle of asexualize
asexually
asexually
adv
In an asexual manner; without having sex.
asexuals
asexuals
noun
plural of asexual
audix
aurifex
auspex
autexousy
autoantitoxin
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
autocomplexes
autocratrix
autocratrix
noun
(in particular, historical) The enlightened despot Catherine II of Russia, who reigned from 1762 to 1796 as empress and autocratrix of all the Russias.
A female autocrat.
autoexcitation
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
autointoxicant
autointoxicant
noun
Any substance causing autointoxication.
autointoxication
autointoxication
noun
(medicine) Poisoning due to the faulty absorption of the waste products of metabolism or of the products of decomposition within the intestines.
autonephrotoxin
autoneurotoxin
autooxidation
autooxidation
noun
autoxidation
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
autotoxaemia
autotoxaemia
noun
autointoxication
autotoxemia
autotoxemia
noun
Alternative form of autotoxaemia
autotoxic
autotoxic
adj
toxic to itself; having the nature of an autotoxin
autotoxication
autotoxication
noun
Synonym of autointoxication
autotoxicity
autotoxicity
noun
Self-destruction of a species through the production of chemicals that escape into the environment and directly inhibit the growth of that species.
autotoxicosis
autotoxicosis
noun
(medicine) Synonym of autointoxication
autotoxin
autotoxin
noun
Any substance that is toxic to the organism in which it is generated
autotoxis
autotoxis
noun
(medicine, dated) autoimmunity
autoxeny
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
aux
aux
adj
Abbreviation of auxiliary.
auxamylase
auxanogram
auxanogram
noun
A culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.
auxanology
auxanology
noun
auxology
auxanometer
auxanometer
noun
An instrument to measure the growth of plants.
auxeses
auxeses
noun
plural of auxesis
auxesis
auxesis
noun
(biology) Biological growth, (now usually restricted to) expansion or growth of an organism apart from that due to cellular division.
(chemistry) The condition of being auxetic
(rhetoric) Overstatement, hyperbole.
(rhetoric, obsolete) Arrangement of a series in ascending order.
auxetic
auxetic
adj
(chemistry) Having the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched.
(pathology) Relating to auxesis
noun
An auxetic material.
auxetical
auxetically
auxetically
adv
By auxesis.
auxetics
auxetics
noun
plural of auxetic
auxf
auxier
auxil
auxiliar
auxiliar
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary
auxiliaries
auxiliaries
noun
plural of auxiliary
auxiliarly
auxiliarly
adv
By way of help.
auxiliary
auxiliary
adj
(grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb.
(nautical) Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
Helping; giving assistance or support.
Supplementary or subsidiary.
noun
(grammar) An auxiliary verb.
A marching band colorguard.
A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
auxiliate
auxiliation
auxiliator
auxiliatory
auxiliatory
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary; helping.
auxilium
auxillary
auxillary
adj
Misspelling of auxiliary.
auxilytic
auximone
auxin
auxin
noun
(botany) A class of plant growth substance (often called phytohormones or plant hormones) which play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle.
auxinic
auxinic
adj
Relating to, or composed of, auxins.
auxinically
auxins
auxins
noun
plural of auxin
auxo
auxoaction
auxoamylase
auxoblast
auxobody
auxocardia
auxochrome
auxochrome
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum