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.
axometer
axometry
axoneure
barotaxy
bloxberg
bordeaux
bordeaux
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bordeaux (“fungicide; wine”)
boxberry
boxberry
noun
The teaberry, Gaultheria procumbens.
boxboard
boxboard
noun
Paperboard used for the manufacture of folding cartons and rigid boxes.
boxelder
boxelder
noun
Alternative form of box elder
boxerism
boxmaker
boxmaker
noun
A manufacturer of boxes.
boxthorn
boxthorn
noun
Any plant of the genus Lycium.
breadbox
breadbox
noun
a container for storing bread or other baked goods to keep them fresh
broadaxe
broadaxe
noun
A large axe, with a broad blade, once used as a weapon and also used for hewing timber.
bronxite
carboxyl
carboxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.
ceroxyle
chronaxy
chronaxy
noun
Alternative form of chronaxie
coexerts
coexerts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coexert
coexpire
cortexes
coturnix
cresoxid
dextrose
dextrose
noun
The naturally-occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.
dextrous
dextrous
adj
(chiefly UK) Alternative spelling of dexterous.
dysorexy
exactors
exactors
noun
plural of exactor
exceptor
exceptor
noun
Someone who makes exceptions.
excitors
excitors
noun
plural of excitor
excitory
excitory
adj
Misspelling of excitatory.
excitron
excitron
Noun
A kind of mercury pool tube.
executor
executor
noun
(computing) A component of a system that executes or runs something.
(law) Someone appointed by a testator to administer a will; an administrator.
(obsolete) An executioner.
A person who carries out some task.
exertion
exertion
noun
An expenditure of physical or mental effort.
exhorted
exhorted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhort
exhorter
exhorter
noun
(Protestantism) A lay preacher.
(rare) A person who exhorts.
exocarps
exocarps
noun
plural of exocarp
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.
exoderms
exoderms
noun
plural of exoderm
exodromy
exoergic
exoergic
adj
(physics, chemistry) Occurring with the release of energy.
exograph
exorable
exorable
adj
Capable of being moved or persuaded.
exorcise
exorcise
verb
(transitive) To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
(transitive) To rid (a person, place or thing) of an evil spirit.
exorcism
exorcism
noun
The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.
exorcist
exorcist
noun
A person, especially a priest, who practices exorcism.
exorcize
exorcize
verb
(transitive) To drive out supposed evil spirits from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
(transitive) To rid a person, place or thing of an evil spirit.
exordial
exordial
adj
of or relating to an exordium, beginning or introduction
exordium
exordium
noun
(formal) A beginning.
The introduction to an essay or discourse.
exordize
exornate
exortion
exosperm
exospore
exospore
noun
The outer layer of a spore, especially in some algae and fungi.
exostrae
exoteric
exoteric
adj
(by extension) Accessible; capable of being readily or fully comprehended; or, having an obvious application
(obsolete) External
(rare) Public or popular; having wide currency
Suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reserves
expandor
expandor
noun
Dated form of expander.
expiator
expiator
noun
One who makes expiation or atonement.
exploder
exploder
noun
(archaic) One who rejects an opinion or scheme with open contempt.
(military, nautical) A device to trigger explosions in torpedoes.
(psychology) A person who directs their anger outward.
A device to trigger explosive detonators such as a plunger or crank operated electrical generator.
Someone or something that explodes.
explored
explored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of explore
explorer
explorer
noun
(computing, graphical user interface) A visual representation of a file system etc. through which the user can navigate.
A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.
Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.
One who explores something
explores
explores
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explore
exported
exported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of export
exporter
exporter
noun
One who, or that which, exports: especially a person who or organization that exports or sells goods made in one country for delivery in another country.
exposers
exposers
noun
plural of exposer
exposure
exposure
noun
(countable, uncountable) That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.
(horticulture) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.
(photography) An instance of taking a photograph.
(photography) Details of the time and f-number used.
(photography) The piece of film exposed to light.
(uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.
(uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.
The act of exposing something, such as a scandal.
The act or condition of being at risk of financial losses.
expresso
expresso
noun
(proscribed) Alternative form of espresso
exsector
extensor
extensor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.
exterior
exterior
adj
Being from outside a country; foreign.
Outdoor.
Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
noun
Foreign lands.
The outside part, parts or surface of something.
exterous
extoller
extoller
Noun
One who extols.
extorted
extorted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extort
extorter
extorter
noun
One who practices extortion.
extrados
extrados
noun
(architecture) The outer or upper curve of an arch.
extromit
extrorse
extrorse
adj
(botany) Said of anthers dehiscing outwards from the center of the flower.
flaxdrop
flaxwort
flaxwort
noun
Any of the flax plants of genus Linum.
fluxroot
fornaxid
fortaxed
fourplex
fourplex
noun
quadplex
foxberry
foxberry
noun
The plant cowberry or lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
foxcroft
foxfires
foxproof
foxproof
adj
Resistant to the predations of foxes.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the predations of foxes.
foxtrots
foxtrots
noun
plural of foxtrot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foxtrot
foxworth
horsebox
horsebox
noun
(UK) A motor vehicle for transporting horses.
(UK, rail transport, obsolete) A van-type railway vehicle specially built for the carriage of horses.
A container for transporting horses in, whether by road, rail, or sea.
horsepox
horsepox
noun
A disease of horses caused by an orthopoxvirus.
hydroxyl
hydroxyl
noun
(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.
knoxboro
lamrouex
leucoryx
liothrix
meroxene
meroxene
noun
A form of biotite in which the plane of the optic axis coincides with the plane of symmetry.
microlux
microlux
noun
A unit of illuminance or illumination, one millionth of a lux.
microvax
mirepoix
mirepoix
noun
(figurative) A mixture.
A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.
monitrix
monitrix
noun
(archaic) A female monitor; a monitress.
montreux
morceaux
morceaux
noun
plural of morceau
moroxite
moroxite
noun
(mineralogy) A greenish-blue variety of apatite.
mortreux
moureaux
neosorex
neuraxon
nextdoor
nextdoor
adj
(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of next-door
nitroxyl
nitroxyl
noun
Aminoxyl.
nontaxer
novatrix
oreodoxa
oreortyx
orthodox
orthodox
adj
(botany) Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content.
Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted.
Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.
Of a branch of Judaism.
Of the eastern churches, Eastern Orthodox.
oxaluria
oxaluria
noun
The presence of oxalic acid (or oxalate) in the urine
oxaluric
oxbridge
oxbridge
Proper noun
The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge collectively, in contrast to redbrick universities.
oxharrow
oxhearts
oxhearts
noun
plural of oxheart
oxidator
oxidator
noun
(obsolete) A device for causing a current of air to impinge on the flame of the Argand lamp.
(obsolete) An oxidizer.
oxidiser
oxidiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of oxidizer.
oxidizer
oxidizer
noun
(chemistry) An oxidizing agent, especially one used to oxidize the fuel of a rocket or a fuel cell.
oximeter
oximeter
noun
(chemistry) A device that measures the quantity of oxygen in something, particularly air in the atmosphere.
(medicine, specifically) A device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood.
oximetry
oximetry
noun
The measurement of the oxygen level in arterial blood
oxpecker
oxpecker
noun
Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Buphagus, in the monotypic family Buphagidae, endemic to sub-Saharan African savannah.
oxyaster
oxycrate
oxycrate
noun
(medicine, archaic) A mixture of water and vinegar.
oxyether
oxymoron
oxymoron
noun
(loosely, sometimes proscribed) A contradiction in terms.
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.
oxyrhine
oxyurous
paradoxy
paradoxy
noun
(countable) A paradoxical statement; a paradox.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being paradoxical.
paroxysm
paroxysm
noun
A random or sudden outburst (of activity).
A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit.
An explosive event during a volcanic eruption.
perborax
perionyx
perionyx
noun
(anatomy) The epidermis bordering a nail.
peroxide
peroxide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group which yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid.
(organic chemistry) Any compound containing the functional group R-O-O-R'.
Hydrogen peroxide, especially when in an aqueous solution used as a bleach.
verb
(transitive) To treat (something) with hydrogen peroxide, especially hair in order to bleach it.
peroxids
peroxids
noun
plural of peroxid
phorminx
phorminx
noun
A kind of lyre used by the Ancient Greeks.
poleaxer
poxvirus
poxvirus
noun
Any of a group of DNA viruses, of the family Poxviridae, that cause pox diseases in vertebrates
prolixly
prolixly
adv
In a prolix manner
protaxis
protoxid
protoxid
noun
Archaic form of protoxide.
proxemic
proxemic
adj
Of or relating to proxemics.
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
proximad
proximad
adv
(anatomy) Toward a proximal part; on the proximal side of; proximally.
proximal
proximal
adj
(anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation.
(dentistry) Facing toward another tooth. The proximal surfaces of a tooth are those that touch or are close to neighboring teeth.
(linguistics) Closer to the speaker.
proxying
proxying
verb
present participle of proxy
pyroxene
pyroxene
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
pyroxyle
quixotry
quixotry
noun
A wild, visionary idea, an eccentric notion or act; a quixotism.