(botany, zoology) Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf; or the back of an animal.
Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.
abaxile
abaxile
adj
Alternative form of abaxial
abrasax
abrasax
Proper noun
One of the Archons who follows Sabaoth when he leaves the ranks of the Demiurge to become an aeon alongside Sophia.
definition
Noun
A gem engraved with the word Abrasax or Abraxas.
abraxas
abraxas
noun
(Gnosticism, historical) A transcription of Abrasax.
acronyx
acyloxy
acyloxy
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical R-COO-, derived from a carboxylic acid
adaxial
adaxial
adj
(botany) On the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side.
(developmental biology) adjacent to the axis, or in vertebrates the notochord.
addaxes
addaxes
noun
plural of addax
admixed
admixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admix
admixes
admixes
noun
plural of admix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admix
adnexal
adnexal
adj
(anatomy) Of, or relating to the adnexa.
(botany) Having the property of being adnexed.
adnexed
adnexed
adj
(botany, mycology) Narrowly attached to a stem or stipe.
adoxies
affixal
affixal
adj
As or like an affix.
affixed
affixed
adj
(linguistics) With an affix.
Enduringly stuck to, or attached to, something.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affix
affixer
affixer
noun
A person or thing that affixes.
affixes
affixes
noun
plural of affix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affix
affreux
affreux
adj
(rare) Dreadful; disturbing or frightening.
noun
A group of particularly brutal mercenaries who were active in Africa and Asia during the 1960s.
agalaxy
agalaxy
noun
(dated) agalactia
agneaux
alexian
alexias
alexias
noun
plural of alexia
alexina
alexine
alexine
noun
A defensive proteid
alexins
alexins
noun
plural of alexin
alexius
alkoxid
alkoxyl
alkoxyl
noun
The alkoxy radical
alloxan
alloxan
noun
(biochemistry) An oxidation product of uric acid, 2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-pyrimidinetetrone, capable of inducing diabetes by destroying pancreatic tissue
aloxite
aloxite
noun
Synonym of aluminium oxide
amidoxy
ampyxes
amueixa
anaxial
anaxone
annexal
annexed
annexed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of annex
annexer
annexer
noun
One who annexes.
annexes
annexes
noun
plural of annex
plural of annexe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annex
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of annexe
anorexy
anorexy
noun
Archaic form of anorexia.
anoxias
anoxias
noun
plural of anoxia
antapex
antapex
noun
(astronomy) The point opposite the solar apex
antefix
antefix
noun
(architecture) Any decoration serving to cover the ends of roofing tiles.
(architecture) The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.
anthrax
anthrax
noun
(pathology) An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.
The human disease that can occur in humans through contact with infected herbivores, tissue from infected animals, or high concentrations of anthrax spores, but is not usually spread between humans, with symptoms including lesions on the skin or in the lungs, often fatal.
antisex
antisex
adj
Opposed to sexual activity
antitax
antitax
adj
(politics) Acting against or opposed to taxes.
anxiety
anxiety
noun
(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
anxious
anxious
adj
(of things) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying.
Earnestly desirous.
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
Nervous and worried.
apexing
apoplex
apoplex
noun
Obsolete form of apoplexy.
apraxia
apraxia
noun
(neurology) Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment; specifically, a disorder of motor planning.
apraxic
apraxic
adj
(neurology) Relating to or exhibiting apraxia.
apteryx
apteryx
noun
(dated) kiwi bird
apyrexy
apyrexy
noun
apyrexia
artifex
aruspex
asexual
asexual
adj
(biology) Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.
(biology) Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex.
(especially of a person) Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.
Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity.
noun
(biology) A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
(rare) Something which does not have a sex, or a word which refers to such a thing.
A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex.
aspalax
asphyxy
asphyxy
noun
(medicine, obsolete) asphyxiation, typically resulting in death; asphyxia
verb
Rare form of asphyxiate.
ataraxy
ataraxy
noun
(pharmacology, pharmacy) State of psychological calm and tranquility, absence of discomfort, or metabolical inactivity.
(philosophy) Ataraxia; freedom from mental disturbance; imperturbability, dogged indifference.
ataxias
ataxias
noun
plural of ataxia
ataxics
ataxics
noun
plural of ataxic
ataxies
ataxies
noun
plural of ataxy
ataxite
ataxite
noun
(mineralogy) A type of iron meteorite that has a high nickel content
aurifex
auxeses
auxeses
noun
plural of auxesis
auxesis
auxesis
noun
(biology) Biological growth, (now usually restricted to) expansion or growth of an organism apart from that due to cellular division.
(chemistry) The condition of being auxetic
(rhetoric) Overstatement, hyperbole.
(rhetoric, obsolete) Arrangement of a series in ascending order.
auxetic
auxetic
adj
(chemistry) Having the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched.
(pathology) Relating to auxesis
noun
An auxetic material.
auxinic
auxinic
adj
Relating to, or composed of, auxins.
auxotox
axfetch
axially
axially
adv
In relation to, or in a line with, an axis; in the axial (magnetic) line.
axifera
axiform
axillae
axillae
noun
plural of axilla
axillar
axillar
adj
Alternative form of axillary
noun
Any of the feathers connecting the undersurface of the wing and the body, and concealed by the closed wing.
axillas
axinite
axinite
noun
(mineralogy) A borosilicate of aluminum, iron, and lime, commonly found in glassy, brown crystals with acute edges.
axmaker
axogamy
axolotl
axolotl
noun
A critically endangered salamander found in the elevated lakes of Mexico, Ambystoma mexicanum.
axoneme
axoneme
noun
(biology) A bundle of nine microtubules forming the internal scaffolding of a cilium, with two extra central microtubules connecting the others if the cilium is motile
axonost
axseeds
axstone
axstone
noun
A variety of jade, used by the natives of the South Sea Islands for making axes or hatchets.
axumite
azoxime
azoxine
bandbox
bandbox
noun
A box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items.
A small baseball park conducive to scoring home runs.
bateaux
bateaux
noun
plural of bateau
bauxite
bauxite
noun
The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.
baxtone
beatrix
beatrix
Proper noun
a main belt asteroid; named the beloved of
beeswax
beeswax
noun
(colloquial, mildly humorous) “Business”, as in such phrases as mind your own beeswax and none of your beeswax.
A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.
verb
(transitive) To polish with beeswax.
bemixed
bemixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemix
bemixes
bemixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemix
benedix
benelux
benelux
Proper noun
An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg; one of the precursors of the European Union; the countries which constitute(d) this union.
benzoxy
betaxed
betwixt
betwixt
prep
(literary or archaic) Between.
biaxial
biaxial
adj
(mathematics, astronomy) Having two axes of rotation and two planes of symmetry (e.g. having the shape of a spheroid)
Along two axes; e.g. in engineering, a shear or compression text of a material along two axes
Having a value in two perpendicular directions. (In solid mechanics, it generally means that normal stresses exist in two of the possible three directions, though not necessarily equal in sign or magnitude.)
Having two axes.
biotaxy
biotaxy
noun
(biology, dated) The classification of living organisms according to their structural character; taxonomy.
bioxide
bisexed
bissext
bissext
noun
The bissextile intercalary day.
boombox
boombox
noun
Alternative spelling of boom box
boraxes
boraxes
noun
plural of borax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of borax
bostryx
bostryx
noun
(botany) A helicoid cyme.
boxball
boxball
noun
Any of various informal ball games or sports played with boxes, or in a box-shaped court.
boxbush
boxcars
boxcars
noun
(slang, dice games) Double six in a dice game with two dice.
plural of boxcar
boxfish
boxfish
noun
Any of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes.
Certain species in Ostraciidae, principally in genus Ostracion.
boxford
boxford
Proper noun
a town in Massachusetts.
boxfuls
boxfuls
noun
plural of boxful
boxhaul
boxhaul
verb
(nautical, transitive, intransitive) To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round.
boxhead
boxhead
noun
(UK, military, slang, dated) A German person.
boxholm
boxiana
boxiest
boxiest
adj
superlative form of boxy: most boxy
boxings
boxings
noun
plural of boxing
boxlike
boxlike
adj
similar to a box
boxroom
boxroom
noun
A storeroom, usually upstairs, for boxes and other items.
boxtops
boxtops
noun
plural of boxtop
boxtree
boxtree
noun
Alternative form of box tree
boxwood
boxwood
noun
(countable, uncountable) Any tree of genus Buxus.
(countable, uncountable) The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.
(uncountable) The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.
boxwork
boxwork
noun
(geology) A form of weathering found in caves
braxies
braxies
noun
plural of braxy
braxton
braxton
Proper noun
possibly from Branxton in Northumberland.
name, modern transferred use of the surname.
breakax
broadax
broadax
noun
Alternative spelling of broadaxe
brodnax
broxton
bruxism
bruxism
noun
(dentistry) The habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs.
bureaux
bureaux
noun
plural of bureau
butoxyl
buxeous
buxerry
buxomer
buxomer
adj
comparative form of buxom: more buxom
buxomly
buxomly
adv
In a buxom way.
cacaxte
cachexy
cachexy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Cachexia.
cakebox
cakebox
noun
A box for keeping cake.
A cylindrical container for recordable compact discs.
calixto
calyxes
carapax
carapax
noun
(zoology) Alternative form of carapace
carboxy
carboxy
noun
(organic chemistry) The carboxyl group.
carefox
casebox
casebox
noun
A box or shoe from which playing cards are dealt in the game of faro
cashbox
cashbox
noun
(slang) A toll booth.
A box for holding cash.
celotex
celotex
Noun
A rough-textured fiberboard used on ceilings as acoustic paneling.
centrex
centrex
Noun
A service similar to a private branch exchange, but providing switching at the central office instead of at the customer's premises.
chamoix
chevaux
chevaux
noun
plural of cheval
choenix
choenix
noun
(historical) An ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.