(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
auxoamylase
axiomatizes
axiomatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of axiomatize
axisymmetry
axisymmetry
noun
symmetry about an axis; rotational symmetry
axospermous
bisexualism
bisexualism
noun
Bisexuality.
buxomnesses
chemiotaxis
chemiotaxis
noun
Dated form of chemotaxis.
chilomastix
commixtures
commixtures
noun
plural of commixture
complexions
complexions
noun
plural of complexion
complexness
complexness
noun
The state or quality of being complex.
coxcombries
coxcombries
noun
plural of coxcombry
cystomyxoma
decimosexto
decimosexto
adj
having sixteen leaves to a sheet
noun
a book consisting of sheets, each of which is folded into sixteen leaves
desmoscolex
disclimaxes
disclimaxes
noun
plural of disclimax
endomixises
exampleless
exampleless
adj
Without an example.
exampleship
excitements
excitements
noun
plural of excitement
exclusivism
exclusivism
noun
(religion) The doctrine that one religion is the only true religion, or that one religious sect is the only true version of a larger religion.
The practice of being exclusive; a mentality or policy that excludes others.
exemplarism
exemplifies
exemplifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exemplify
exhumations
exhumations
noun
plural of exhumation
exobasidium
exodermises
exometritis
exomorphism
exomorphism
noun
(geology) A change in a rock that happens when igneous material intrudes upon it.
exomphalous
exomphalous
adj
Relating to or exhibiting exomphalos.
exostracism
exotericism
exotericism
noun
The quality of being widely known or exoteric.
exothermous
experiments
experiments
noun
plural of experiment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of experiment
expromissor
expromissor
noun
(law) The new debtor introduced by expromission.
exquisitism
exstemporal
exstimulate
extemporise
extemporise
verb
(intransitive) To do something in a makeshift way.
(intransitive) To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
(transitive) To make or create ex tempore.
(transitive, music) To compose extemporaneously or improvise.
exterminist
externalism
externalism
noun
Excessive regard to outward acts or appearances, especially in religion.
The act of judging by outward appearance or acts.
The belief that only things that can be observed by senses are real.
extracampus
extracosmic
extremeless
extremeless
adj
Having no extremes or limits; infinite.
extremeness
extremeness
noun
The degree or property of being extreme.
extremistic
extremities
extremities
noun
plural of extremity.
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
hematopexis
hemosalpinx
hexagrammos
hexametrist
hexametrist
noun
One who writes in hexameter.
hexosaminic
hexosaminic
adj
Of or relating to hexosamine.
homosexuals
homosexuals
noun
plural of homosexual
homotaxeous
loxodromics
loxodromics
noun
The art or method of sailing on the loxodrome.
loxodromism
loxodromism
noun
The act or process of tracing a loxodromic curve; movement in a loxodromic curve.
loxosomidae
lymphotaxis
lymphotaxis
noun
The attraction to, or repulsion from lymphocytes
mastopexies
mastopexies
noun
plural of mastopexy
maxillaries
maxillaries
noun
plural of maxillary
maxillipeds
maxillipeds
noun
plural of maxilliped
maximalists
maximalists
noun
plural of maximalist
mediatrixes
mesosalpinx
mesosalpinx
noun
(anatomy) Part of the lining of the abdominal cavity in higher vertebrates, specifically the portion of the broad ligament that stretches from the ovary to the level of the uterine tube.
metroplexes
metroplexes
noun
plural of metroplex
metrostaxis
minxishness
minxishness
noun
Quality of being minxish.
mixableness
mixologists
mixologists
noun
plural of mixologist
moxibustion
moxibustion
noun
(folk medicine) The burning of moxa against the skin to treat pain or illness.
multiplexes
multiplexes
noun
plural of multiplex
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of multiplex
myeloplaxes
myeloplaxes
noun
plural of myeloplax
myxadenitis
myxasthenia
myxasthenia
noun
A reduced secretion of mucus
myxocystoma
myxogastres
myxogastric
myxomatoses
myxomatosis
myxomatosis
noun
A usually fatal viral disease of rabbits, causing skin tumors.
In general, a condition characterized by the growth of many myxomata (tumors of primitive connective tissue).
myxomycetes
myxomycetes
noun
plural of myxomycete
myxopoiesis
myxosarcoma
myxosarcoma
noun
A rare malignant tumor of the heart.
myxosporium
myxosporous
myxoviruses
myxoviruses
noun
plural of myxovirus
orthodoxism
orthodoxism
noun
(religion) Strict orthodoxy.
paroxysmist
peroxisomal
peroxisomal
adj
Of or pertaining to the peroxisome
peroxisomes
peroxisomes
noun
plural of peroxisome
postmaximal
postmaximal
adj
(mathematics) After a maximum.
preexamines
preexamines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preexamine
premaxillas
protoxylems
protoxylems
noun
plural of protoxylem
proxenetism
proxenetism
noun
(formal) The negotiation or facilitation of a transaction between a sex worker and a customer.
proximities
proximities
noun
plural of proximity
semiexposed
semiexposed
adj
Somewhat or partly exposed.
semiextinct
semiextinct
adj
Almost extinct; nearing extinction.
semiflexion
semiflexion
noun
(medicine) A posture halfway between flexion and extension.
semiflexure
semihexagon
semisextile
semisextile
noun
(astrology) An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other the twelfth part of a circle, or thirty degrees.
sexadecimal
sexadecimal
adj
(dated) hexadecimal
pertaining to sixteen
sexagesimal
sexagesimal
adj
(mathematics) Of, related to, or based on the number sixty.
noun
(mathematics) A base-60 number.
(mathematics) A fraction involving division by 60; a sixtieth part of something.
sexdigitism
sexdigitism
noun
The state of having six fingers on a hand, or six toes on a foot.
sextodecimo
sextodecimo
noun
(paper, printing) A size of a sheet of paper resulting from folding and cutting a sheet of paper into sixteenths (3.25"-5" x 5"-6.25").
(printing) A book consisting of pages of that size.
spasmotoxin
spasmotoxin
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) An alkaloid, found in cultures of the tetanus bacillus, that induces violent convulsions.
spermatoxin
spermotoxin
spermotoxin
noun
Alternative form of spermatotoxin
stimulatrix
stimulatrix
noun
(rare) A female who stimulates.
subclimaxes
subclimaxes
noun
plural of subclimax
subexaminer
subexaminer
noun
A lesser or subsidiary examiner.
submatrixes
submaxillae
submaxillae
noun
plural of submaxilla
submaxillas
taxidermies
taxidermies
noun
plural of taxidermy
taxidermist
taxidermist
noun
One who practices taxidermy, the stuffing of animals.
taxonomists
taxonomists
noun
plural of taxonomist
thermotaxes
thermotaxes
noun
plural of thermotaxis
thermotaxis
thermotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement in response to temperature
thigmotaxes
thigmotaxes
noun
plural of thigmotaxis
thigmotaxis
thigmotaxis
noun
(biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from the stimulus of physical contact.
toxalbumose
toxophilism
toxoplasmas
toxoplasmic
toxoplasmic
adj
Pertaining to toxoplasmas
unbuxomness
unbuxomness
noun
The quality of being unbuxom.
unmixedness
unmixedness
noun
The condition of being unmixed; purity.
xanthelasma
xanthelasma
noun
A deposit of cholesterol on the eyelid.
xanthomonas
xenophilism
xenophilism
noun
xenophilia (attraction to foreign people, manners or culture)
xenophobism
xenophobism
noun
xenophobia
xerophytism
xerophytism
noun
(botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.