A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.
verb
To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.
coadjutrix
coadjutrix
noun
A female coadjutor
An assistant (and eventual successor) to an abbess
commixture
commixture
noun
The act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents; commixtion.
connexivum
connexivum
noun
The banded or spotted border of the abdomen of various insects
counterfix
crucifixes
crucifixes
noun
plural of crucifix
equiconvex
equiconvex
adj
(optics, of a lens) Having surfaces with the same radius of curvature.
exactitude
exactitude
noun
Attention to small details; accuracy.
exceptious
exceptious
adj
(obsolete) Apt to take exception, or to object; captious, complaining.
excludible
excludible
adj
Alternative form of excludable
exclusions
exclusions
noun
plural of exclusion
excruciate
excruciate
adj
(obsolete) Excruciated; tortured.
verb
(transitive) To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
excursions
excursions
noun
plural of excursion
excusation
excusation
noun
(obsolete) The act of offering an excuse or apology, or the fact of being excused; an excuse, a defence.
excusative
excusingly
excusingly
adv
So as to excuse; by way of an excuse.
excusively
executions
executions
noun
plural of execution
executives
executives
noun
plural of executive
executonis
exothecium
exothecium
noun
(botany) The outer coat of the anther.
expunction
expunction
noun
The act of expunging or erasing.
The condition of being expunged.
extincteur
exucontian
exuscitate
exuscitate
verb
Obsolete form of exsuscitate.
fungitoxic
fungitoxic
adj
That is toxic to fungi.
leucotaxin
leucotoxic
leucotoxic
adj
Alternative form of leukotoxic
luxuriance
luxuriance
noun
The property of being luxuriant.
luxuriancy
luxuriancy
noun
Obsolete form of luxuriance.
microluxes
microluxes
noun
plural of microlux
misexecute
misexecute
verb
(transitive) To execute or carry out improperly.
neurotoxic
neurotoxic
adj
(toxicology, neuroscience, pharmacology) Having a toxic effect on nerve tissue.
onychauxis
osculatrix
osculatrix
noun
(geometry) A curve whose contact with a given curve at a given point is of a higher order (or involves the equality of a greater number of successive differential coefficients of the ordinates of the curves taken at that point) than that of any other curve of the same kind.
oxybutyric
oxybutyric
adj
(organic chemistry) hydroxybutyric
oxycalcium
oxycalcium
adj
(dated) Of, pertaining to, or produced by a combination of calcium (or lime) and oxygen
oxyuricide
oxyuricide
noun
Any anthelmintic that is destructive to worms of the genus Oxyuris, or pinworms.
quincunxes
quincunxes
noun
plural of quincunx
quixotical
quixotical
adj
quixotic
saxicavous
saxicavous
adj
(zoology) Boring or hollowing out rocks.
saxicolous
saxicolous
adj
(biology) Growing on, or living among rocks or stones
sulfoxylic
toxalbumic
trichauxis
trichauxis
noun
(medicine, rare) hypertrichosis
unclimaxed
unclimaxed
adj
Not having reached or undergone a climax.
uncommixed
uncommixed
adj
Not commixed.
unexacting
unexacting
adj
(of persons, feelings, states of mind, etc.) Not demanding; uncritical; not difficult to satisfy.