(organic chemistry) The acetate group, CH₃COO-, when viewed as a substituent
affixers
affixers
noun
plural of affixer
affluxes
affluxes
noun
plural of afflux
aftertax
aftertax
adj
Alternative spelling of after-tax.
aldoxime
aldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an aldehyde; general formula RCH=NOH
alexandr
alexines
alexines
noun
plural of alexine
alexinic
alkoxide
alkoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species
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.
anatexes
anatexis
anatexis
noun
(geology) The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust
anauxite
annexing
annexing
noun
An annexation.
verb
present participle of annex
annexion
annexion
noun
(obsolete) annexation
annexive
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.
anorexia
anorexia
noun
Anorexia nervosa.
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
antefixa
antefixa
noun
(architecture) Alternative form of antefix
plural of antefixum
anthelix
anthelix
noun
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of antihelix.
apomixes
apomixes
noun
plural of apomixis
apoplexy
apoplexy
noun
(informal) A state of intense and almost uncontrollable anger.
(medicine) Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.
(medicine, dated) Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
apoxesis
appendix
appendix
noun
(anatomy) Any process, prolongation, or projection.
(anatomy) The vermiform appendix.
(obsolete in general sense) Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
A text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional information.
apyrexia
apyrexia
noun
(medicine) The absence or an intermission during a bout of fever.
archduxe
asexuals
asexuals
noun
plural of asexual
atriplex
autoxeny
auxetics
auxetics
noun
plural of auxetic
auximone
auxocyte
auxvasse
axhammer
axilemma
axiolite
axletree
axletree
noun
A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
A spindle or axle of a wheel.
A stimulus or driving force.
axmaster
axoidean
axolemma
axolemma
noun
The surface membrane of an axon
axometer
axometry
axonemal
axonemal
adj
Of or pertaining to an axoneme
axonemes
axonemes
noun
plural of axoneme
axoneure
axopetal
axopetal
adj
(physiology, dated) Seeking the axon.
axophyte
axophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant with an axis or stem
axostyle
axostyle
noun
A sheet of microtubules found in certain microbial eukaryotes, arising from the bases of the flagella.
bandeaux
bandeaux
noun
A bandeau, a single band (or a set of such bands) for a woman’s hair.
plural of bandeau
batteaux
batteaux
noun
plural of batteau
bauxites
bauxites
noun
plural of bauxite
beauxite
beauxite
noun
Archaic form of bauxite.
belatrix
bemixing
bemixing
verb
present participle of bemix
betwixen
betwixen
prep
(obsolete) Betwixt; between.
biconvex
biconvex
adj
Having both sides convex.
binoxide
binoxide
noun
Archaic form of dioxide.
bisexual
bisexual
adj
(botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
(botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
(botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
(botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
(chiefly biology) Having two distinct sexes, male and female (as contrasted with unisexual or hermaphroditic).
(chiefly biology) Involving two sexes (particularly with regard to reproduction; contrast parthenogenetic or asexual).
(of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women (by a narrow definition) or to people of multiple or any genders (by a broad definition; compare pansexual).
(rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.
Androgynous.
noun
(botany, rare) A plant or fungus, or part thereof, which is bisexual.
(chiefly biology) An organism (that is, a species) which has male and female sexes.
A person who is bisexual.
bixaceae
bixbyite
bixbyite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare manganese iron oxide mineral with a black metallic appearance.
bloxberg
bollixed
bollixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bollix
bollixes
bollixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bollix
bolloxed
bolloxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bollox
bolloxes
bolloxes
noun
plural of bollox
bombyxes
bombyxes
noun
plural of bombyx
bordeaux
bordeaux
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bordeaux (“fungicide; wine”)
boxberry
boxberry
noun
The teaberry, Gaultheria procumbens.
boxelder
boxelder
noun
Alternative form of box elder
boxerism
boxiness
boxiness
noun
The condition of being boxy
boxmaker
boxmaker
noun
A manufacturer of boxes.
breadbox
breadbox
noun
a container for storing bread or other baked goods to keep them fresh
breakaxe
broadaxe
broadaxe
noun
A large axe, with a broad blade, once used as a weapon and also used for hewing timber.
bronxite
buxaceae
buxomest
buxomest
adj
superlative form of buxom: most buxom
cachexia
cachexia
noun
(pathology) A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease.
cachexic
cachexic
adj
Relating to cachexia.
cacoxene
cacoxene
noun
cacoxenite
calexico
calexico
Proper noun
A city in southern California near the border with Mexico
carnifex
carnifex
noun
(now rare, historical) An executioner.
carpeaux
cathexes
cathexes
noun
plural of cathexis
cathexis
cathexis
noun
(psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
caudexes
cecopexy
ceroxyle
cervixes
chafewax
chafewax
noun
Alternative form of chaffwax
chapeaux
chapeaux
noun
plural of chapeau
chateaux
chateaux
noun
plural of chateau
chedreux
cheneaux
cixiidae
clervaux
clervaux
Proper noun
The northernmost canton of Luxembourg, in the former district of Diekirch.
A municipality and town in the canton of Clervaux.
climaxed
climaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of climax
climaxes
climaxes
noun
plural of climax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of climax
coccyxes
coexerts
coexerts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coexert
coexists
coexists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coexist
coexpand
coexpand
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To expand together; to (cause to) undergo coexpansion.
coexpire
coextend
coextend
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To extend along with another.
coextent
colopexy
colopexy
noun
(medicine) The attachment of a portion of the colon to the abdominal wall.
commixed
commixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commix
commixes
commixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commix
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.
cortexes
couteaux
couteaux
noun
plural of couteau
cowpoxes
cowpoxes
noun
plural of cowpox
coxbones
coxendix
coysevox
creatrix
creatrix
noun
(rare) A female creator.
cresoxid
cuxhaven
debitrix
deflexed
deflexed
adj
Bent downward, as branches, leaves, or hairs.
desexing
desexing
verb
present participle of desex
detoxify
detoxify
verb
To remove foreign and harmful substances from something.
detoxing
detoxing
noun
Synonym of detox (“detoxification, especially of the body from drugs”)
verb
present participle of detox
devereux
devexity
devexity
noun
A bending downward; declivity.
dewaxing
dewaxing
noun
A process in which wax is removed from a material or a surface.
verb
present participle of dewax
dextrane
dextrans
dextrans
noun
plural of dextran
dextrine
dextrine
noun
Dated form of dextrin.
dextrins
dextrins
noun
plural of dextrin
dextrose
dextrose
noun
The naturally-occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.
dextrous
dextrous
adj
(chiefly UK) Alternative spelling of dexterous.
dioxanes
dioxanes
noun
plural of dioxane
dioxides
dioxides
noun
plural of dioxide
diplexer
diplexer
noun
(broadcasting) A passive device that implements frequency domain multiplexing.
dipteryx
disannex
disannex
verb
(transitive) To relinquish (land etc.) previously annexed.
dixenite
dixenite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
dixfield
duplexed
duplexed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of duplex
duplexer
duplexer
noun
(electronics) A device that enables communication in two directions over a single path.
duplexes
duplexes
noun
plural of duplex
duxelles
duxelles
noun
(cooking) A finely chopped mixture of mushrooms, onions, shallots and herbs sautéed in butter and reduced to a paste, used in stuffings and sauces (as in beef Wellington) or as a garnish.
dyslexia
dyslexia
noun
(neurology, pathology) A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties.