(geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
(mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
(mathematics, mathematical analysis, of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
(mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
noun
(chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination complexes in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
(informal, by extension) A vehement, often excessive psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.
(linguistics) A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.
(mathematics) A complex number.
(psychoanalysis) An abnormal mental condition caused by repressed emotions.
(taxonomy) A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.
A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.
A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
A network of interconnected systems.
A problem.
An assemblage of related things; a collection.
An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
verb
(chemistry, intransitive) To form a complex with another substance
(transitive) To complicate.
diaplex
dupleix
duplexs
epaxial
epaxial
adj
(anatomy) Located above and behind an axis (typically a midline)
noun
Such a muscle
example
example
noun
A parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or model.
A person punished as a warning to others.
An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.
Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example).
Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule.
verb
To be illustrated or exemplified (by).
exciple
exciple
noun
(lichenology & mycology) The outer part of an apothecium of those ascomycete fungi which have that sort of fructification. Most lichens come into that category.
exempla
exempla
noun
plural of exemplum
exempli
explain
explain
verb
(intransitive) To make something plain or intelligible.
(obsolete) To make flat, smooth out.
(obsolete) To unfold or make visible.
To give a valid excuse for past behavior.
To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
explait
explant
explant
noun
(biology) Any portion taken from a plant or an animal that will be used to initiate a culture. It can be a portion of the shoot, or of the leaves, or even just some cells.
verb
(medicine) To remove something, such as a medical device, that has been implanted.
explees
explete
explida
explode
explode
verb
(computing, programming, PHP) To break (a delimited string of text) into several smaller strings by removing the separators.
(figurative, intransitive) To increase suddenly.
(figuratively, intransitive) To make a violent or emotional outburst.
(intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
(intransitive, board gaming) Of a die, to produce the highest face result and consequently reroll.
(transitive) To create an exploded view of.
(transitive) To destroy violently or abruptly.
(transitive) To destroy with an explosion.
(transitive) To open all doors and hatches on an automobile.
(transitive, archaic) To disprove or debunk.
(transitive, computing) To decompress (data) that was previously imploded.
exploit
exploit
noun
(by extension, Internet, video games) An action or technique that takes advantage of the conditions of a video game to gain an advantage, or to disadvantage others.
(computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.
A heroic or extraordinary deed.
An achievement.
verb
(transitive) To forcibly deprive (someone) of something to which she or he has a natural right for one's own benefit.
(transitive) To use for one’s own advantage.
explore
explore
noun
(colloquial) An exploration; a tour of a place to see what it is like.
verb
(intransitive) To be engaged exploring in any of the above senses.
(intransitive) To wander without any particular aim or purpose.
(intransitive, medicine) To examine diagnostically.
(intransitive, obsolete) To seek for something or after someone.
(transitive) To (seek) experience first hand.
(transitive) To examine or investigate something systematically.
(transitive) To seek sexual variety, to sow one's wild oats.
(transitive) To travel somewhere in search of discovery.
exposal
exposal
noun
(archaic) exposure
expulse
exsculp
extypal
fowlpox
fowlpox
noun
A disease of poultry caused by viruses of the family Poxviridae and the genus Avipoxvirus.
hexapla
hexapla
noun
A text presented in six parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Old Testament presented in such a fashion by Origen.
oxyphil
paxilla
paxilla
noun
(zoology) An ossicle in the endoderm of the aboral surface of some starfish
paxilli
paxilli
noun
plural of paxillus
pegoxyl
peroxyl
peroxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical, R-O-O-, derived from a peroxide
perplex
perplex
adj
(obsolete) intricate; difficult
noun
(obsolete) A difficulty.
verb
(transitive) To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
(transitive) To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.
(transitive, obsolete) To plague; to vex; to torment.
phalanx
phalanx
noun
(anatomy, plural phalanges) One of the bones of the finger or toe.
(historical sociology) A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery.
(historical, plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.
(plural phalanxes) A large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common purpose.
philcox
phloxes
phloxes
noun
plural of phlox
phloxin
pillbox
pillbox
noun
(archaic, slang) A doctor's carriage.
A flat, concrete gun emplacement.
A small box in which pills are kept.
planxty
planxty
noun
An Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, sometimes of a mournful character.
playbox
playbox
noun
A box for storing playthings; a toybox.
plexors
plexors
noun
plural of plexor
plexure
plexure
noun
The act or process of weaving together, or interweaving; that which is woven together.
polaxis
poleaxe
poleaxe
noun
(historical) A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike.
An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.
verb
(transitive) To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe.
(transitive, figurative) To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly.
(transitive, figurative) To stymie, thwart, cripple, paralyze.
proplex
reexpel
reexpel
verb
(transitive) To expel again.
salpinx
salpinx
noun
(anatomy) A Eustachian tube.
(anatomy) A Fallopian tube.
simplex
simplex
adj
(telecommunications) Unidirectional.
Single, simple; not complex.
noun
(geometry, algebraic topology) An analogue in a space of arbitrary dimensionality of the triangle or tetrahedron; the convex hull of n+1 linearly independent points in n-dimensional space; in other words, the triangle, tetrahedron etc., generalized to an arbitrary number of dimensions.
(linguistics) A monomorphemic word, one without affixes.
triplex
triplex
adj
(architecture) Having three floors
(architecture) Having three units, divisions, suites, apartments
noun
(juggling) A throwing motion where three balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.