Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
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.
anoxemia
anoxemia
noun
Alternative spelling of anoxaemia
anoxemic
anoxemic
adj
Alternative form of anoxaemic
autoxeny
auximone
axoidean
axonemal
axonemal
adj
Of or pertaining to an axoneme
axonemes
axonemes
noun
plural of axoneme
axoneure
biconvex
biconvex
adj
Having both sides convex.
binoxide
binoxide
noun
Archaic form of dioxide.
boxiness
boxiness
noun
The condition of being boxy
bronxite
cacoxene
cacoxene
noun
cacoxenite
coexpand
coexpand
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To expand together; to (cause to) undergo coexpansion.
coextend
coextend
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To extend along with another.
coextent
confixed
confixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confix
connexes
connexes
noun
plural of connex
connexus
contexts
contexts
noun
plural of context
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of context
convexed
convexed
adj
Made convex; protuberant in a spherical form.
convexes
convexes
noun
plural of convex
convexly
convexly
adv
In a convex manner.
coxbones
coxendix
detoxing
detoxing
noun
Synonym of detox (“detoxification, especially of the body from drugs”)
verb
present participle of detox
dioxanes
dioxanes
noun
plural of dioxane
epoxying
epoxying
verb
present participle of epoxy
eudoxian
eudoxian
Noun
A follower of (died in 370), patriarch of Antioch and Constantinople, and a celebrated defender of the doctrines of Arius.
Adjective
Of or relating to (408–355 BC), Greek astronomer and mathematician.
exaction
exaction
noun
That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.
The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force
extortion.
excision
excision
noun
(genetics) The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
(surgery) The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.
(topology) The fact that, under certain hypotheses, the homology of a space relative to a subspace is unchanged by the identification of a subspace of the latter to a point.
The removal of some text during editing.
excitons
excitons
noun
plural of exciton
excitron
excitron
Noun
A kind of mercury pool tube.
exertion
exertion
noun
An expenditure of physical or mental effort.
exocline
exocrine
exocrine
adj
Pertaining to the exocrine glands or their secretions.
Producing external secretions that are released through a duct.
noun
An exocrine gland.
The secretion of an exocrine gland.
exogenae
exogenic
exogenic
adj
(geology) Originating on or above the surface of the earth; exogenetic.
(medicine, dermatology) Relating to the exogen growth phase.
Existing or arising outside of a system.
exonship
exonship
noun
The role or status of an exon.
exonumia
exonumia
noun
Coinlike objects.
Study and/or collection of such.
exornate
exortion
exotoxin
exotoxin
noun
Any toxin secreted by a microorganism into the surrounding environment.
expandor
expandor
noun
Dated form of expander.
exponent
exponent
noun
(computing) The part of a floating-point number that represents its exponent value.
(linguistics) A manifestation of a morphosyntactic property.
(mathematics) The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the 3 in 2³=8.
(mathematics, obsolete) The degree to which the root of a radicand is found, for example, the 2 in ^(2])√=b.
One who expounds, represents or advocates.
exposing
exposing
verb
present participle of expose
expounds
expounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expound
extensor
extensor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.
extoling
extusion
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.
flexions
flexions
noun
plural of flexion
foxiness
foxiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being foxy
haloxene
hexagons
hexagons
noun
plural of hexagon
hexosans
hexosans
noun
plural of hexosan
knoxdale
lexicons
lexicons
noun
plural of lexicon
lipoxeny
loxiinae
meroxene
meroxene
noun
A form of biotite in which the plane of the optic axis coincides with the plane of symmetry.
metoxeny
mexicano
misoxene
misoxeny
misoxeny
noun
Aversion to foreigners or strangers.
monaxile
monoxide
monoxide
noun
(chemistry) any oxide containing a single oxygen atom in each molecule or formula unit
monoxime
monoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound having a single oxime group
monoxyle
monoxyle
noun
A dugout canoe
a canoe or boat made from a single piece of timber
montreux
muskoxen
muskoxen
noun
plural of muskox
naloxone
naloxone
noun
(pharmacology) An opioid inverse agonist used to counter the effects of an overdose on opioids (such as heroin or morphine).
neosorex
neuraxon
nextdoor
nextdoor
adj
(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of next-door
nontaxer
nontaxes
nontaxes
noun
plural of nontax
nouveaux
oxazines
oxazines
noun
plural of oxazine
oxindole
oxindole
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound
(uncountable, organic chemistry) A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle containing a benzene ring fused with five-membered cyclic amide
oxtongue
oxtongue
noun
A flowering plant of the genus Anchusa, especially Anchusa officinalis (true alkanet).
A flowering plant of the genus Picris, especially Picris echioides (bristly oxtongue).
Beef tongue (a foodstuff).
oxyamine
oxygenic
oxygenic
adj
of, relating to, containing or producing oxygen
oxyrhine
oxytones
oxytones
noun
plural of oxytone
perionyx
perionyx
noun
(anatomy) The epidermis bordering a nail.
phenoxid
phenoxid
noun
Archaic form of phenoxide.
polyxena
pontifex
pontifex
noun
(historical) A pontiff, or high priest, in Ancient Rome.
proxenet
proxenet
noun
A negotiator; a factor.
proxenos
proxenos
noun
(Ancient Greece, historical) A citizen of a state appointed by another state to host its ambassadors and to represent and protect its interests there.
proxenus
proxenus
noun
Alternative spelling of proxenos
pyroxene
pyroxene
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
rondeaux
rondeaux
noun
plural of rondeau
saxonies
saxonite
saxonite
noun
(mineralogy) Harzburgite, a peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene.
Peridotite composed of olivine and enstatite.
saxonize
siloxane
siloxane
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring), typically with organic side chains
sneakbox
sneakbox
noun
A small boat that can be sailed, rowed, poled or sculled, predominantly associated with Barnegat Bay in New Jersey.
swinepox
swinepox
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A form of chickenpox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the waterpox.
A disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.
tetraxon
tetraxon
noun
A tetraxonal spicule of a sponge
texcocan
texguino
thioxene
thioxene
noun
(chemistry) Any of three possible metameric substances that are dimethyl derivatives of thiophene, like the xylenes from benzene.
tonneaux
tonneaux
noun
plural of tonneau
uncoaxed
uncoaxed
adj
Not coaxed.
underbox
unexotic
unexotic
adj
Not exotic; mundane, commonplace.
unhoaxed
unhoaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unhoax
vexation
vexation
noun
Something that vexes or irritates.
The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.
The state of being vexed or irritated.
xanthone
xanthone
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic ketone, 9-oxo-xanthene, that is used as an insecticide.
xenagogy
xenagogy
noun
(very rare) A guidebook.
xenochia
xenoclea
xenocyst
xenoderm
xenogamy
xenogamy
noun
(botany) The transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination
Cross-cultural marriage
xenogeny
xenogeny
noun
Xenogenesis.
xenolite
xenolite
noun
(geology) xenolith
xenolith
xenolith
noun
(geology) any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found
xenophon
xenophon
Proper noun
Athenian historian and philosopher born 427 and author of the Anabasis and Memorabilia. He was a pupil of Socrates and became a general during the Persian wars.
xenophya
xenophya
noun
(biology) foreign particles found within an organism, such as sand grains
xenotime
xenotime
noun
(mineralogy) A yellow-brown mineral, yttrium phosphate (YPO₄)
xeronate
xeronate
noun
(chemistry, dated) Any salt of xeronic acid.
xeroxing
xeroxing
verb
present participle of xerox
xylitone
xylitone
noun
(chemistry) A yellow oil that is a side product of making phorone.