(biology) Movement of an organism in response to air currents.
anoxyscope
anthotaxis
antitoxins
antitoxins
noun
plural of antitoxin
arsenoxide
arsenoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) The functional group -As=O; any organic compound containing this group
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
axiopoenus
boxinesses
chronaxies
chronaxies
noun
plural of chronaxie
coexistent
coexistent
adj
existing at the same time as something else
noun
That which coexists with another.
coexisting
coexisting
verb
present participle of coexist
convexness
convexness
noun
The state or quality of being convex.
coxswained
coxswained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coxswain
criosphinx
criosphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a ram.
dextrinous
doxasticon
esonarthex
esonarthex
noun
An inner narthex (in a church).
exceptions
exceptions
noun
plural of exception
exclusions
exclusions
noun
plural of exclusion
excression
excretions
excretions
noun
plural of excretion
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.
executions
executions
noun
plural of execution
executonis
exemptions
exemptions
noun
plural of exemption
exhaustion
exhaustion
noun
(dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
(dated, physics) The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
(mathematics) An exhaustive procedure
Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
exodontics
exodontics
noun
the extraction of teeth
exodontist
exodontist
noun
One who removes teeth.
exonerates
exonerates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exonerate
exorcising
exorcising
verb
present participle of exorcise
exoticness
exoticness
noun
The characteristic of being exotic; foreignness.
expansions
expansions
noun
plural of expansion
expiations
expiations
noun
plural of expiation
explosions
explosions
noun
plural of explosion
expositing
expositing
verb
present participle of exposit
exposition
exposition
noun
(authorship) An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail.
(authorship) An opening section in fiction, in which background information about the characters, events or setting is conveyed.
(authorship) The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe the setting, characters and other non-plot elements.
(music) The opening section of a movement in sonata form; the opening section of a fugue.
(obsolete) The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place.
An exhibition, especially of goods, artwork or cultural displays to the public.
The abandonment of an unwanted child.
The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
expounders
expounders
noun
plural of expounder
expression
expression
noun
(biology) (manufacturing) The act of pressing or squeezing out.
(biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
(mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
(mostly preceded by with) emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader
(music) The tone of voice or sound in music.
(programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
A colloquialism or idiom.
A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
A particular way of phrasing an idea.
A specific blend of whisky.
The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
expulsions
expulsions
noun
plural of expulsion
exsolution
exsolution
noun
(geology) The process in which a solution of molten rocks separates into its constituents upon cooling
exspuition
exspuition
noun
(obsolete) The act of spitting.
extensions
extensions
noun
plural of extension
extentions
extogenous
extortions
extortions
noun
plural of extortion
extraneous
extraneous
adj
Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign
Not essential or intrinsic
extrusions
extrusions
noun
plural of extrusion
exudations
exudations
noun
plural of exudation
fluxionist
fluxionist
noun
One skilled in fluxions.
foxinesses
hexacosane
hexacosane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 26 carbon atoms, but especially n-hexacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₄CH₃
hexagonous
hexagonous
adj
(botany) hexagonal in section
hexagynous
hexagynous
adj
(botany) Having six styles.
hexandrous
hexandrous
adj
Alternative form of hexandrian
hexokinase
hexokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose
hexosamine
hexosamine
noun
(biochemistry) Any amino sugar derived from a hexose.
inexposure
inexposure
noun
A state of not being exposed.
influxious
influxious
adj
(obsolete, rare) influential
lexiconist
lexiconist
noun
A writer of a lexicon.
lipoxenous
menostaxis
metoxenous
misexpound
misexpound
verb
To expound erroneously.
monoxenous
monoxenous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) Living on only one kind of host
monoxylous
monoxylous
adj
Made from a single piece of wood.
nassawadox
nonsexists
nonsexists
noun
plural of nonsexist
notiosorex
onychauxis
otosalpinx
oxidations
oxidations
noun
plural of oxidation
oxozonides
oxygenates
oxygenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxygenate
oxygenless
oxygenless
adj
(of mountain climbing) not assisted with oxygen
lacking oxygen
oxyrhinous
oxytonesis
oxytonesis
noun
(phonology) The shift of accent to the final syllable.
perionyxis
postfixing
postfixing
verb
present participle of postfix
prefixions
prefixions
noun
plural of prefixion
prolixness
prolixness
noun
prolixity
pyosalpinx
pyosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with pus.
reexposing
reexposing
verb
present participle of reexpose
sardonyxes
sardonyxes
noun
plural of sardonyx
saxicoline
saxicoline
adj
Synonym of saxicolous
saxigenous
saxigenous
adj
Growing on rocks.
saxophones
saxophones
noun
plural of saxophone
saxophonic
saxophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to the saxophone.
sextillion
sextillion
num
(US, Britain, Australia, short scale) A trillion billion: 1 followed by 21 zeros, 10²¹.
(dated Britain and Australia, long scale) A million quintillion: 1 followed by 36 zeros, 10³⁶.
sextonship
sextonship
noun
The office or position of a sexton.
sixteenmos
sixteenmos
noun
plural of sixteenmo
snuffboxer
snuffboxes
snuffboxes
noun
plural of snuffbox
soixantine
soundboxes
soundboxes
noun
plural of soundbox
splenopexy
splenopexy
noun
fixation of the spleen
swinepoxes
synaxarion
synaxarion
noun
(Christianity) A compilation of hagiographies corresponding roughly to the martyrology of the Roman Church.
taxinomist
taxonomies
taxonomies
noun
plural of taxonomy
taxonomist
taxonomist
noun
(taxonomy) Someone whose profession is taxonomy, or who performs taxonomy at a professional level.
theoxenius
undextrous
undextrous
adj
Alternative form of undexterous
unoxidised
unoxidised
adj
Alternative spelling of unoxidized
unuxorious
unuxorious
adj
Not uxorious.
xanthopsia
xanthopsia
noun
A visual defect, a form of chromatopsia in which everything appears yellow.
xanthopsin
xanthopsin
noun
visual yellow; any of a form of visual purple that has been bleached by exposure to light
xanthosoma
xenobiosis
xenobiosis
noun
(biology) A form of symbiosis where one species of ant lives with another and the two species raise their young separately.
xenocrates
xenocrates
Proper noun
(c. 396–314 An Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, and the second leader (scholarch) of the Platonic Academy from 339 to 314
xenogamies
xenogamous
xenogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting or relating to xenogamy.
xenogenies
xenogenous
xenogenous
adj
(pathology) Caused by a foreign body; originating outside the organism.
Of foreign origin; xenogenic.
xenophanes
xenophanes
Proper noun
A Greek given name.
The pre-Socratic philosopher Xenophanes of Colophon; by extension or reference, any profound or transformative religious thinker.
xenophobes
xenophobes
noun
plural of xenophobe
xenopsylla
xenosaurid
xenosaurid
noun
(zoology) Any lizard in the family Xenosauridae.
xenosaurus
xiphosuran
xiphosuran
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the order Xiphosura.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the order Xiphosura, including horseshoe crabs.
xylophones
xylophones
noun
plural of xylophone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of xylophone