The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
autoxidize
autoxidize
verb
Alternative spelling of autoxidise
auxanogram
auxanogram
noun
A culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.
auxanology
auxanology
noun
auxology
auxiliator
auxoaction
auxocardia
auxochrome
auxochrome
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum
auxotrophy
auxotrophy
noun
(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
axiopoenus
bordereaux
bordereaux
noun
plural of bordereau
boxhauling
boxhauling
verb
present participle of boxhaul
caulotaxis
chteauroux
coadjutrix
coadjutrix
noun
A female coadjutor
An assistant (and eventual successor) to an abbess
coexecutor
coexecutor
noun
A joint executor.
commixture
commixture
noun
The act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents; commixtion.
conflexure
connexivum
connexivum
noun
The banded or spotted border of the abdomen of various insects
contextual
contextual
adj
Of, pertaining to, or depending on the context of information; relating to the situation or location in which the information was found.
contexture
contexture
noun
A body or structure made by interweaving or assembling parts.
A weaving together of parts.
Context.
The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing.
The structural character of a thing.
counterfix
dextrinous
dextrously
dextrously
adv
Alternative form of dexterously
disquixote
disulfoxid
equiconvex
equiconvex
adj
(optics, of a lens) Having surfaces with the same radius of curvature.
euxanthone
euxanthone
noun
(organic chemistry) A naturally occurring xanthonoid with the molecular formula C₁₃H₈O₄.
exceptious
exceptious
adj
(obsolete) Apt to take exception, or to object; captious, complaining.
exclusions
exclusions
noun
plural of exclusion
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.
excusatory
excusatory
adj
serving to make an excuse
executions
executions
noun
plural of execution
executonis
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.
exhumation
exhumation
noun
The act of digging up that which has been buried.
exhumatory
exhumatory
adj
Relating to exhumation or disinterment.
exiguously
exiguously
adv
In an exiguous way.
eximiously
eximiously
adv
In an eximious way; with distinction, outstandingly.
exoculated
exoculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exoculate
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
exoneretur
exophagous
exophagous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to exophagy.
exosporium
exosporium
noun
(botany) The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exine.
exosporous
exosporous
adj
Relating to an exospore.
exothecium
exothecium
noun
(botany) The outer coat of the anther.
exploiture
exploiture
noun
(obsolete) The act of exploiting or accomplishing; achievement.
(obsolete) exploitation
expounders
expounders
noun
plural of expounder
expounding
expounding
noun
The act by which something is expounded.
verb
present participle of expound
expulsions
expulsions
noun
plural of expulsion
expunction
expunction
noun
The act of expunging or erasing.
The condition of being expunged.
expurgator
expurgator
noun
One who expurgates.
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.
extenuator
extenuator
noun
One who extenuates.
extogenous
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
extubation
extubation
noun
(medicine) The removal of a tube inserted by intubation.
exucontian
exudations
exudations
noun
plural of exudation
exultation
exultation
noun
The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight
exundation
exundation
noun
An overflow, or overflowing abundance.
exuviation
exuviation
noun
The act of exuviating.
The exuviated coverings; exuviae.
flexuosely
flexuosity
flexuosity
noun
A flexuous point; a sinuous curve.
Quality of being flexuous.
flexuously
flexuously
adv
In a flexuous way.
flummoxing
flummoxing
adj
Confusing, flustering, flabbergasting.
verb
present participle of flummox
fluxionary
fluxionary
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to, or caused by, an increased flow of blood to a part; congestive.
fluxional
fluxionist
fluxionist
noun
One skilled in fluxions.
foxborough
fungitoxic
fungitoxic
adj
That is toxic to fungi.
hexagonous
hexagonous
adj
(botany) hexagonal in section
hexagynous
hexagynous
adj
(botany) Having six styles.
hexamerous
hexamerous
adj
(botany) In six parts; occurring in sixes.
hexandrous
hexandrous
adj
Alternative form of hexandrian
hexapodous
hexapodous
adj
(zoology) Having six feet; belonging to the Hexapoda.
homosexual
homosexual
adj
(dated) Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.
(of a person or animal, formal, distancing or dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
(of a romantic or sexual act or relationship, formal, distancing or dated) Between two people of the same sex; gay.
noun
(typically formal, distancing or dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.
hypozeuxis
hypozeuxis
noun
(rhetoric) An expression whose every clause has its own independent subject and predicate.
inexposure
inexposure
noun
A state of not being exposed.
influxious
influxious
adj
(obsolete, rare) influential
juxtaposed
juxtaposed
adj
Placed side by side often for comparison or contrast.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of juxtapose
juxtaposes
juxtaposes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of juxtapose
juxtaposit
juxtaposit
verb
To place in close connection or contiguity; to juxtapose.
kerflummox
kerflummox
verb
(transitive, informal) To flummox; to perplex or baffle.
leucotaxin
leucotoxic
leucotoxic
adj
Alternative form of leukotoxic
leukotaxin
lipoxenous
luxembourg
luxembourg
Proper noun
country in Europe having borders with Belgium, France and Germany. Member state of the European Union. Official language: Letzeburgesh. Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
A province of Wallonia, Belgium.
The capital city of
One of the twelve cantons of Luxembourg (the country), that includes its capital city.
metoxenous
microluxes
microluxes
noun
plural of microlux
misexpound
misexpound
verb
To expound erroneously.
mixosaurus
monoxenous
monoxenous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) Living on only one kind of host
monoxylous
monoxylous
adj
Made from a single piece of wood.
myxococcus
myxomatous
myxomatous
adj
Of or relating to myxomata.
myxopodium
myxopodous
neurotoxia
neurotoxic
neurotoxic
adj
(toxicology, neuroscience, pharmacology) Having a toxic effect on nerve tissue.
neurotoxin
neurotoxin
noun
(neuroscience, toxicology, pharmacology) A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.
nonexuding
nonexuding
adj
That does not exude.
nontextual
nontextual
adj
Not textual.
onychauxis
oophorauxe
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.
outjinxing
oxaluramid
oxaluramid
noun
Archaic form of oxaluramide.
oxalylurea
oxidulated
oxidulated
adj
(chemistry) Existing in the state of a protoxide; said of an oxide.
oxybutyria
oxybutyric
oxybutyric
adj
(organic chemistry) hydroxybutyric
oxycalcium
oxycalcium
adj
(dated) Of, pertaining to, or produced by a combination of calcium (or lime) and oxygen
oxydendrum
oxymuriate
oxymuriate
noun
(obsolete) chlorate
oxyneurine
oxyneurine
noun
betaine
oxyphilous
oxyquinone
oxyrhinous
oxysulfide
oxysulfide
noun
A mixed oxide and sulfide.
oxysulphid
oxytoluene
oxytoluene
noun
(chemistry) Any of three hydroxy derivatives of toluene.
oxyuriasis
oxyuriasis
noun
pinworm infection; enterobiasis
oxyuricide
oxyuricide
noun
Any anthelmintic that is destructive to worms of the genus Oxyuris, or pinworms.
paradoxure
paradoxure
noun
Any member of the species of genus Paradoxurus, Asiatic viverrine mammals allied to the civet.
pneumopexy
pneumopexy
noun
(surgery) fixation of layers of the lung tissue
poxviruses
poxviruses
noun
plural of poxvirus
preexpound
prolixious
prolixious
adj
(obsolete) dilatory; tedious; superfluous
promaximum
pseudodoxy
pseudodoxy
noun
False opinion or belief
pyroxonium
quinatoxin
quinoxalin
quinoxalyl
quixotical
quixotical
adj
quixotic
quixotries
quixotries
noun
plural of quixotry
reexposure
reexposure
noun
A second or subsequent exposure.
sauceboxes
sauceboxes
noun
plural of saucebox
saxicavous
saxicavous
adj
(zoology) Boring or hollowing out rocks.
saxicolous
saxicolous
adj
(biology) Growing on, or living among rocks or stones
saxigenous
saxigenous
adj
Growing on rocks.
sexfarious
sexlocular
sexlocular
adj
(botany) Having six cells for seeds.
sexuparous
sexuparous
adj
(biology) Describing a generation of aphids that produces sexual offspring