(botany) The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exine.
exothecium
exothecium
noun
(botany) The outer coat of the anther.
exothermous
expansum
explicandum
explicandum
noun
(logic) That which is to be explained or explicated
expressionismus
expungement
expungement
noun
(US, Canada) The process by which the record of a criminal conviction is erased, destroyed or sealed.
The act of expunging.
exquisitism
exstemporaneous
exstimulate
extemporaneous
extemporaneous
adj
With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.
extemporaneously
extemporaneously
adv
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
extemporaneousness
extemporaneousness
noun
The degree or property of being extemporaneous.
extensum
externum
extimulate
extimulate
verb
(obsolete) To stimulate.
extinguishment
extinguishment
noun
(law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
extracampus
extracolumella
extracommunity
extracurriculum
extracurriculum
noun
The activities and groups, clubs, and societies that are sponsored or regulated by an educational institution but which are not part of the academic curriculum.
extraequilibrium
extrahuman
extrahuman
noun
Synonym of nonhuman
Synonym of parahuman
extramedullary
extramedullary
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Outside of the bone marrow, as with extramedullary hematopoiesis.
(anatomy, medicine) Outside of the medulla oblongata, as with extramedullary influences on control of ventilation.
(anatomy, medicine) Outside of the renal medulla, as with extramedullary electrolytes or renal tissue.
(anatomy, medicine) Outside of the spinal cord, as with intrameningeal but extramedullary tissues of the central nervous system.
extramolecular
extramolecular
adj
(chemistry, physics) Not relating to a molecule
extramundane
extramundane
adj
Beyond mundane, beyond ordinary.
Extraterrestrial; occurring or originating outside of the Earth.
extramural
extramural
adj
Describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution.
Taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university.
extramurally
extramurally
adv
In an extramural manner
extramusical
extramusical
adj
Apart from and in addition to music
extrapulmonary
extrapulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Beyond or outside the lungs.
extremadura
extremadura
Proper noun
An autonomous province of western Spain, capital Mérida
extremum
extremum
noun
(mathematics) A point, or value, which is a maximum or a minimum.
extremuma
extumescence
extumescence
noun
A swelling or rising.
exuma
exuma
Proper noun
A district of the Bahamas consisting of over 365 islands and cays, including Great and Little Exuma.
exumbral
exumbrella
exumbrella
noun
The outer surface of the umbrella of a jellyfish.
exumbrellar
exumbrellar
adj
(zoology) relating to the exumbrella
exuvium
exuvium
noun
(biology) Synonym of exuvia
flambeaux
flambeaux
noun
plural of flambeau
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
flummox
flummox
verb
(intransitive) To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
(intransitive, uncommon) To give in, to give up, to collapse.
flummoxed
flummoxed
adj
Confused, perplexed or flustered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flummox
flummoxes
flummoxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flummox
flummoxing
flummoxing
adj
Confusing, flustering, flabbergasting.
verb
present participle of flummox
fluxmeter
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
giambeux
giambeux
noun
Obsolete form of jambeaux, plural of jambeau
guaxima
guaxima
noun
Urena lobata, a Brazilian plant, or the useful fiber it yields.
hemiauxin
hemopneumothorax
hemopneumothorax
noun
(medicine) pneumothorax and hemothorax occurring together
herstmonceux
hexamerous
hexamerous
adj
(botany) In six parts; occurring in sixes.
hexamethonium
hexamethonium
noun
(pharmacology) Synonym of hexamethonium bromide.
hexaspermous
hexastemonous
homosexual
homosexual
adj
(dated) Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.
(of a person or animal, formal, distancing or dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
(of a romantic or sexual act or relationship, formal, distancing or dated) Between two people of the same sex; gay.
noun
(typically formal, distancing or dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.
homosexualism
homosexualism
noun
Homosexuality, the state of being homosexual.
homosexualist
homosexualist
noun
(rare, dated, often derogatory) Alternative form of homosexual
homosexuality
homosexuality
noun
Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males.
The state of being sexually attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex attraction between males.
homosexually
homosexually
adv
In a homosexual way.
homosexuals
homosexuals
noun
plural of homosexual
homotaxeous
hurstmonceux
huxham
hydropneumothorax
hydropneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The presence of both fluid and air in the pleural cavity
hyperoxymuriate
hyperoxymuriate
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Any perchlorate.
hyperoxymuriatic
hyperoxymuriatic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) perchloric
immixture
immixture
noun
The act, or the result of immixing
immunotoxin
immunotoxin
noun
Any compound that is toxic to the immune system
inexcommunicable
influxionism
inmixture
inspeximus
inspeximus
noun
(historical) A confirmation and reaffirmation of one or several royal grants made in the past, generally at the request of a putative beneficiary.
intermixture
intermixture
noun
A mass formed by mixture; a mass of ingredients mixed.
Admixture; an additional ingredient.
intermixtures
intermixtures
noun
plural of intermixture
intersexualism
intersexualism
noun
The state of being intersexual.
jambeaux
jambeaux
noun
plural of jambeau
juxtamarine
kerflummox
kerflummox
verb
(transitive, informal) To flummox; to perplex or baffle.
lamoureux
lamrouex
lemieux
lixivium
lixivium
noun
A solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes.
Any solution obtained by lixiviation.
lixiviums
lixiviums
noun
plural of lixivium
loxophthalmus
lummox
lummox
noun
(informal) A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.
lummoxes
lummoxes
noun
plural of lummox
luxembourg
luxembourg
Proper noun
country in Europe having borders with Belgium, France and Germany. Member state of the European Union. Official language: Letzeburgesh. Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
A province of Wallonia, Belgium.
The capital city of
One of the twelve cantons of Luxembourg (the country), that includes its capital city.
luxemburg
luxemburger
luxemburgian
malexecution
malexecution
noun
Bad execution.
malraux
mandibulomaxillary
mandibulomaxillary
adj
mandibular and maxillary
mantappeaux
manteaux
manteaux
noun
plural of manteau
marcoux
margaux
margeaux
marivaux
mastauxe
maux
maxilliferous
maxilliferous
adj
Bearing a maxilla.
maxillojugal
maxillojugal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the maxilla and the zygoma.
maxillomandibular
maxillomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the maxilla and mandible.
maxilloturbinal
maxilloturbinal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.
noun
The inferior turbinate bone
maximilianus
maximum
maximum
adj
To the highest degree.
noun
(colloquial, cricket) A scoring shot for 6 runs.
(colloquial, darts) A score of 180 with three darts.
(mathematical analysis) An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
(mathematics) The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.
(snooker) A 147 break; the highest possible break.
(statistics) The largest value of a batch or sample or the upper bound of a probability distribution.
The highest limit.
maximumly
maximumly
adv
In a maximum manner.
maximums
maximus
melaxuma
melaxuma
noun
A disease of walnut trees, characterized by cankers that exude a dark watery substance.
meraux
merveileux
merveilleux
merveilleux
noun
(historical) Contemporary names for an extravagantly dressed French fop or ‘fine lady’ of the period of the Directory (1795–1799), who affected a revival of the classical costume of Ancient Greece.
metavauxite
metavauxite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
metoxenous
michaux
microeutaxitic
microlux
microlux
noun
A unit of illuminance or illumination, one millionth of a lux.
microluxes
microluxes
noun
plural of microlux
milieux
milieux
noun
plural of milieu
millilux
millilux
noun
A unit of illuminance equal to one thousandth of a lux.
milliluxes
misexecute
misexecute
verb
(transitive) To execute or carry out improperly.
misexecution
misexecution
noun
Faulty or improper execution
misexpenditure
misexpenditure
noun
Bad or wrong expenditure.
misexpound
misexpound
verb
To expound erroneously.
mixosaurus
mixture
mixture
noun
(India) A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.
(music) A compound organ stop.
A cloth of variegated colouring.
A medicinal compound, typically a suspension of a solid in a solution
Something produced by mixing.
Something that consists of diverse elements.
The act of mixing.
mixtures
mixtures
noun
plural of mixture
mixup
mixup
noun
A case of confusion.
mixups
mixups
noun
plural of mixup
monosexualities
monosexualities
noun
plural of monosexuality
monosexuality
monosexuality
noun
(countable) A sexuality that involves attraction to only one sex: generally, homosexuality or heterosexuality.
The state of being monosexual.
monoxenous
monoxenous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) Living on only one kind of host
monoxylous
monoxylous
adj
Made from a single piece of wood.
monteux
montreux
morceaux
morceaux
noun
plural of morceau
mortreux
moureaux
mousepox
mousepox
noun
A skin disease of mice, similar to smallpox, caused by the poxvirus species Ectromelia virus.
mousseux
mousseux
adj
Of wine: sparkling.
moxibustion
moxibustion
noun
(folk medicine) The burning of moxa against the skin to treat pain or illness.
multiaxial
multiaxial
adj
Having more than one axis
multiaxially
multiaxially
adv
In a multiaxial manner.
multiexhaust
multiexhaust
adj
Having or relating to more than one exhaust.
multiplex
multiplex
adj
(botany) Having petals lying in folds over each other.
(medicine) Having multiple members with a particular condition.
Comprising several interleaved parts.
noun
(by extension) Ellipsis of cinema multiplex.; A large cinema complex comprising many (typically more than five, and often over ten) movie theatres or houses, showing rooms.
(juggling) throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time.
(television) a grouping of program services as interleaved data packets for broadcast over a network or modulated multiplexed medium
A building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or different times.
verb
(computing) To combine several signals into one.
(juggling) To make a multiplex throw.
(transitive) To convert (a cinema business) into a large complex, or multiplex.
To interleave several activities.
multiplexed
multiplexed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of multiplex
multiplexer
multiplexer
noun
(computing, telecommunications) A device that combines several input signals into a single output signal.
A device that interleaves several activities; a switching device.
multiplexers
multiplexers
noun
plural of multiplexer
multiplexes
multiplexes
noun
plural of multiplex
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of multiplex