(pathology) Suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen.
Lacking oxygen.
ataxic
ataxic
adj
(geology) Not eutaxic
Pertaining to ataxia
noun
A person suffering from ataxia.
atoxic
atoxic
adj
Synonym of nontoxic
axenic
axenic
adj
(biology) Containing only a single species of microorganism. For example, an "axenic culture" is a pure grown sample of the organism in question.
(biology) Isolated from organisms of any other species.
axonic
axonic
adj
Relating to axons.
boxcar
boxcar
noun
(rail transport, US) An enclosed railway goods wagon, typically with a sliding door.
verb
(mathematics, transitive) To reduce to a boxcar function.
calxes
calxes
noun
plural of calx
caranx
caranx
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fish genus Caranx; a jacks, trevallies, or kingfishes.
carfax
carfax
noun
A junction of four roads.
The main intersection in a town.
caudex
caudex
noun
(botany) An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.
caxias
caxiri
caxiri
noun
An intoxicating drink prepared from grated manioc, consumed in some Native American cultures.
caxton
caxton
Noun
Any book printed by the first English printer.
cervix
cervix
noun
(anatomy) The neck
The lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.
The necklike portion of any part, as of the womb.
cixiid
cixiid
noun
(zoology) Any planthopper in the family Cixiidae.
claxon
claxon
noun
Alternative spelling of klaxon.
climax
climax
noun
(ecology) The culmination of ecological development, whereby species are in equilibrium with their environment.
(euphemistic) The culmination of sexual pleasure, an orgasm.
(narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
(now often) A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series
(obsolete) An instance of such an ascending series.
(originally rhetoric) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
(rhetoric, imprecise) The final term of a rhetorical climax.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To reach or bring to a climax (in any sense).
clorox
coaxal
coaxal
adj
(geometry) Alternative form of coaxial
coaxed
coaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coax
coaxer
coaxer
noun
A person who coaxes
coaxes
coaxes
noun
plural of coaxis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coax
coccyx
coccyx
noun
(medicine, formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.
colfax
colfax
Proper noun
a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada, named after Colfax, Iowa.
a city in California, USA
a village in Illinois, USA.
a small town in Indiana, USA.
a city in Iowa, USA.
a town in Louisiana, USA, and parish seat of
an unincorporated community in North Carolina, USA.
a small city in North Dakota, USA.
a small unincorporated community in Texas, USA.
a town in Washington, USA
a town and village in Wisconsin, USA.
colfox
comdex
commix
commix
verb
(intransitive) To become mixed; to amalgamate.
(transitive) To mix separate things together.
confix
confix
noun
(linguistics) An affix consisting of a prefix and suffix affixed simultaneously to the root
(linguistics, rare) An affix which is not divided, and which does not divide a root: thus, a prefix, suffix, or interfix
verb
(obsolete) To make firm; to fix in a particular place or state
connex
connex
adj
(set theory) Such that, for all x and y in X, and for a binary relation R, either or both of xRy and yRx hold(s).
noun
(algebra) A correspondence between a projective space and its dual.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To connect; to become joined or united.
(obsolete, transitive) To connect; to fasten together.
contex
contex
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To weave together; to form by interweaving.
convex
convex
adj
(functional analysis, not comparable, of a real-valued function on the reals) having an epigraph that is a convex set.
(geometry, not comparable, of a polygon) having no internal angles greater than 180 degrees.
(mathematics, not comparable, of a set in Euclidean space) arranged such that for any two points in the set, a straight line between the two points is contained within the set.
Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.
noun
(gambling) A playing card made convex for use in cheating.
(gambling) A small convex mirror used to cheat by observing other players' cards.
Any convex body or surface.
cordax
cordax
noun
(historical) A lascivious dance featuring in Ancient Greek comedy.
corixa
cornix
cortex
cortex
noun
(archaeology) The outer surface of a piece of flint.
(countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
(uncountable, botany) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.
cotoxo
couxia
couxio
cowpox
cowpox
noun
A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.
coxier
coxier
adj
comparative form of coxy: more coxy
coxing
coxing
verb
present participle of cox
coxite
coxite
noun
Either of a pair of lamellate structures on the underside of each abdominal segment in certain insects.
coxyde
cruxes
cunaxa
exacta
exacta
noun
A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.
exacts
exacts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exact
exacum
exarch
exarch
noun
(historical) In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province.
In the Eastern Christian Churches, the deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop who holds authority over other bishops without being a patriarch.
In these same churches, a bishop appointed over a group of the faithful not yet large enough or organized enough to constitute an eparchy or diocese.
excamb
excamb
verb
(Scotland, law, transitive) To exchange; used with reference to transfers of land.
excave
excave
verb
(obsolete) To excavate.
exceed
exceed
verb
(intransitive) To predominate.
(intransitive, obsolete) To go too far; to be excessive.
(transitive) To be better than (something).
(transitive) To be larger, greater than (something).
(transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
Your password cannot exceed eight characters.
excels
excels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excel
except
except
conj
(archaic) Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.
With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
prep
with the exception of; but.
verb
(intransitive) To take exception, to object (to or against).
(transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
excern
excern
verb
(archaic) excrete; give off
excerp
excerp
verb
(obsolete) To pick out.
excess
excess
adj
More than is normal, necessary or specified.
noun
(Britain, insurance) A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.
(geometry) Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
An act of eating or drinking more than enough.
The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
verb
(US, transitive) To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work.
excide
excide
Verb
To cut off.
excise
excise
noun
A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).
verb
To cut out; to remove.
To impose an excise tax on something.
excite
excite
verb
(transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
(transitive) To stir the emotions of.
(transitive, physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.
exclam
exclam
noun
(grammar) Abbreviation of exclamation.
excoct
excoct
verb
(transitive) To extract a material by boiling.
excuse
excuse
noun
(countable, uncountable) Explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
(law) A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.
(often with preceding negative adjective, especially sorry, poor, or lame) An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
verb
(transitive) To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
(transitive) To forgive; to pardon.
(transitive) To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.
To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
excuss
excuss
verb
(law) To proceed against a principal debtor where there are either joint debtors or debtors and sureties.
(obsolete) To shake off.
(obsolete, transitive) To decipher.
(obsolete, transitive) To examine (a document).
(transitive, law) To seize and detain by law.
excyst
excyst
verb
(biology, intransitive) To undergo excystation.
exerce
exilic
exilic
adj
Of or pertaining to exile.
exodic
exodic
adj
(biology) Conducting influences from the spinal cord outward; said of the motor or efferent nerves.
exonic
exonic
adj
Of or pertaining to an exon.
exotic
exotic
adj
(finance) Being or relating to an option with features that make it more complex than commonly traded options.
(gambling) Being or relating to various wagers, such as the trifecta, that involve betting on the finishing positions of multiple competitors across one or more races.
Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
Non-native to the ecosystem.
noun
(biology) An organism that is exotic to an environment.
(physics) Any exotic particle.
An exotic dancer; a stripteaser.
expect
expect
verb
(continuous aspect only, of a woman or couple) To be pregnant, to consider a baby due.
(obsolete, intransitive) To wait; to stay.
(obsolete, transitive) To wait for; to await.
(transitive, intransitive) To predict or believe that something will happen
To consider obligatory or required.
To consider reasonably due.
exsect
exsect
verb
(transitive) To cut out or away; to remove by exsection.
hexace
hexact
hexact
noun
A hexactinal structure, one with six rays.
hexoic
hexoic
adj
(organic chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, hexane.
icebox
icebox
adj
agreeable, awesome. (as a superlative of cool)
noun
(UK) A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.
(US, dated) A refrigerator.
(US, slang) A morgue.
(US, slang) A prison.
A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.
ixodic
ixodic
adj
Relating to or caused by hard ticks.
lexica
mexica
mexico
mixtec
mixtec
Noun
A member of a Mesoamerican people who lived in southern Mexico before the rise of the Aztecs.
A surviving descendant of this people.
Proper noun
The language of these people.
mscdex
oaxaca
oaxaca
noun
Alternative form of Oaxaca (the cheese)
oxacid
oxacid
noun
Archaic form of oxyacid.
oxalic
oxalic
adj
(medicine, rare) Of or pertaining to oxaluria.
Of or pertaining to oxalic acid or its derivatives.
oxamic
oxamic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to oxamic acid or its derivatives
oxanic
oxcart
oxcart
noun
A cart designed to be drawn by an ox or oxen.
oxidic
oxidic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Relating to an oxide
oxonic
paxico
pickax
pickax
noun
Alternative spelling of pickaxe
precox
precox
noun
Alternative form of praecox
puxico
scolex
scolex
noun
(zoology) The structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host.
sextic
sextic
adj
(mathematics) Of the sixth degree or order.
noun
(mathematics) An algebraic equation or function of the sixth degree, e.g. a polynomial of degree 6; a curve surface etc. describing such an equation or function, especially a quantic of the sixth degree.