(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.
amoxycillin
amoxycillin
noun
(pharmacology) UK spelling of amoxicillin.
amplexation
amplexation
Noun
An embrace.
anilidoxime
anteflexion
anteflexion
noun
(anatomy) A forward bending or an organ, especially that of the uterus near the cervix
anticomplex
anxiolytics
anxiolytics
noun
plural of anxiolytic
apophylaxis
apoplexious
auxiliation
auxiliatory
auxiliatory
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary; helping.
axiological
axiological
adj
Of or relating to value theory, the philosophical field of axiology.
Of or relating to values themselves.
axiomatical
axiomatical
adj
Of or pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of an axiom; characterized by axioms.
axonolipous
axonolipous
adj
Belonging to the Axonolipa.
bandboxical
bandboxical
adj
(archaic) Small and flimsy; poky.
cacodoxical
cacodoxical
adj
heretical
chilomastix
cloxacillin
cloxacillin
noun
(pharmacology) A semisynthetic antibiotic C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S in the same class as penicillin, effective especially against staphylococci which secrete beta-lactamase.
colitoxemia
connexional
connexional
adj
Dated form of connectional.
consolatrix
coxcombical
coxcombical
adj
Like, or in the style of, a coxcomb.
dihexagonal
dihexagonal
adj
Consisting of two hexagonal parts united.
Having twelve similar faces.
doxological
doxological
adj
Of or pertaining to doxology.
exaltations
exaltations
noun
plural of exaltation
exantlation
exantlation
noun
(obsolete) The action of drawing something out, as though from a well.
exceptional
exceptional
adj
(geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
noun
An exception, or something having an exceptional value
exclamation
exclamation
noun
(linguistics) A clause type used to make an exclamatory statement: What a mess they made!; How stupid I was!
A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
A word expressing outcry; an interjection
The sign "!" by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked.
excogitable
excogitable
adj
imaginable; able to be thought or conceived of
exculpation
exculpation
noun
That which exculpates; an excuse.
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.
excursional
excursional
adj
Of or relating to excursions.
executional
executional
adj
(business) Relating to the execution of an idea; putting something into practice.
executorial
executorial
adj
Of or relating to an executive (branch of government etc.).
Of or relating to an executor.
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.
exfoliative
exfoliative
adj
That causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
exhalations
exhalations
noun
plural of exhalation
exhilarator
exhilarator
noun
One who, or that which, causes exhilaration.
exoccipital
exoccipital
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to a bone or region on each side of the great foramen of the skull.
noun
(anatomy) Such a bone.
exoculating
exoculating
verb
present participle of exoculate
exoculation
exocycloida
exorability
exorability
noun
The quality or state of being exorable.
expansional
expansional
adj
Relating to expansion.
expiational
expiational
adj
Synonym of expiatory
explanation
explanation
noun
A resolution of disputed points pursuant to discussion; a mutual clarification of disputed points; reconciliation.
Something that explains, makes understandable.
The act or process of explaining.
explanitory
explication
explication
noun
(dated or formal) The act of explaining; an explanation.
The act of opening or unfolding.
The sense given by an expositor.
explicators
explicators
noun
plural of explicator
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
exploitable
exploitable
adj
Able to be exploited, especially commercially.
Easily fooled; credulous.
noun
A person or thing that can be exploited.
exploration
exploration
noun
(medicine) A physical examination of a patient.
The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
The process of exploring.
The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
explorative
explorative
adj
exploratory
exponential
exponential
adj
(loosely) Characterised by a very rapid rate of change, especially increase.
(mathematics) Characterised by a rate of change that is proportional to the value of the varying quantity, or, equivalently, by a doubling or halving over successive fixed intervals of time or other parameter.
(mathematics) Expressed in terms of a power of e.
Relating to an exponent.
noun
(mathematics) Any function that has an exponent as an independent variable.
extensional
extensional
adj
Having great extent.
Of or pertaining to extension.
extollation
extollation
noun
Praise.
extrasocial
extraviolet
extraviolet
adj
(obsolete) ultraviolet
exultations
exultations
noun
plural of exultation
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
fluxionally
fluxionally
adv
In a fluxional manner.
galloperdix
hematoxylic
hematoxylin
hematoxylin
noun
(medicine, organic chemistry) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of the bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianum.
hemosalpinx
hexagonical
hexagonical
adj
(obsolete) hexagonal
hoaxability
inexposable
inflexional
inflexional
adj
Alternative spelling of inflectional
intoxicable
intoxicable
adj
That can become intoxicated
laxiflorous
laxifoliate
laxifolious
leucotaxine
leukotaxine
lexological
litholapaxy
litholapaxy
noun
(medicine) The removal of a vesical calculus by first crushing it and subsequently washing out the fragments.
lixiviation
lixiviation
noun
The process of lixiviating.
loxosomidae
luxuriation
luxuriation
noun
The act of enjoying or experiencing luxury.
lymphotaxis
lymphotaxis
noun
The attraction to, or repulsion from lymphocytes
maxilliform
maxilliform
adj
Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.
mesosalpinx
mesosalpinx
noun
(anatomy) Part of the lining of the abdominal cavity in higher vertebrates, specifically the portion of the broad ligament that stretches from the ovary to the level of the uterine tube.
nonexpiable
odontoloxia
overexplain
overexplain
verb
(transitive) To explain at unnecessary length or in too much detail.
oxalidaceae
oxaloacetic
oxaloacetic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to oxaloacetic acid and its derivatives
oxalonitril
oxaluramide
oxaluramide
noun
(organic chemistry) oxalan
oxidability
oxidability
noun
Capability of being converted into an oxide.
oxidational
oxidational
adj
Relating to oxidation.
oxidatively
oxidatively
adv
By means of oxidation.
oxycephalic
oxycephalic
adj
Of or relating to oxycephaly.
oxymandelic
oxyphthalic
paradoxical
paradoxical
adj
Having self-contradictory properties.
paxilliform
paxilliform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a paxilla.
paxtonville
peroxisomal
peroxisomal
adj
Of or pertaining to the peroxisome
philoxenian
phyllotaxic
phyllotaxis
phyllotaxis
noun
(botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.
phytoalexin
phytoalexin
noun
(medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms
pilotaxitic
pixilations
pixilations
noun
plural of pixilation
pleiotaxies
postaxially
postaxially
adv
In a postaxial manner or direction
postexilian
postexilian
Adjective
After an exile, especially the Biblical exile of the Jews.
postmaximal
postmaximal
adj
(mathematics) After a maximum.
prophylaxis
prophylaxis
noun
(chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.
(medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease.
proximately
proximately
adv
In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately.
pseudolarix
pyrrhuloxia
pyrrhuloxia
noun
Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal), a North American bird with grey and red plumage
quinoxaline
quinoxaline
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of pyrazine.
reflexional
reflexional
adj
Dated form of reflectional.
relaxations
relaxations
noun
plural of relaxation
saxicolidae
saxicolinae
saxonically
sexological
sexological
adj
Of or relating to sexology.
sialosyrinx
siphonoplax
sociosexual
sociosexual
adj
Of or pertaining to sexual behaviour as it relates to society
splenopexia
subluxation
subluxation
noun
(pathology) The partial dislocation of something, such as one of the bones of a joint, a tooth, or the lens of an eye.
taxonomical
taxonomical
adj
Of or pertaining to taxonomy.
thixolabile
toxoplasmic
toxoplasmic
adj
Pertaining to toxoplasmas
typhlolexia
typhlopexia
unanxiously
unanxiously
adv
In an unanxious way; without anxiety.
untoxically
urinosexual
urinosexual
adj
(anatomy) Having urinary and sexual functions, as for example the urethra.
ventroaxial
vexatiously
vexatiously
adv
In a vexatious manner; so as to give annoyance.
vexillation
vexillation
noun
A company of soldiers (especially in ancient Rome) grouped under the same flag.
xanthoxalis
xanthoxylin
xanthoxylin
noun
(organic chemistry, obsolete) The active principle of the prickly ash (formerly in genus Xanthoxylum, now Zanthoxylum).
xenoglossia
xenoglossia
Noun
Knowledge of a language one has never learned.
xenoplastic
xenoplastic
adj
Of or pertaining to xenoplasty.
xiphocostal
xiphocostal
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the xiphoid process and the ribs.
xylocopidae
xylographic
xylographic
adj
of or pertaining to xylographs
xyloplastic
xyloplastic
adj
(dated, engineering) Made from wood pulp shaped in a mould.