(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
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.
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
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
alexian
alexias
alexias
noun
plural of alexia
alexina
alexine
alexine
noun
A defensive proteid
alexins
alexins
noun
plural of alexin
alexius
alkoxid
aloxite
aloxite
noun
Synonym of aluminium oxide
amidoxy
amueixa
anaxial
anoxias
anoxias
noun
plural of anoxia
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.
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
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.
artifex
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
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.
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.
axumite
azoxime
azoxine
bauxite
bauxite
noun
The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.
beatrix
beatrix
Proper noun
a main belt asteroid; named the beloved of
bemixed
bemixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemix
bemixes
bemixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemix
benedix
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.
boxfish
boxfish
noun
Any of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes.
Certain species in Ostraciidae, principally in genus Ostracion.
boxiana
boxiest
boxiest
adj
superlative form of boxy: most boxy
boxings
boxings
noun
plural of boxing
boxlike
boxlike
adj
similar to a box
braxies
braxies
noun
plural of braxy
bruxism
bruxism
noun
(dentistry) The habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs.
calixto
chamoix
choenix
choenix
noun
(historical) An ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.
ciseaux
coaxial
coaxial
adj
(geometry) Having a common central axis
noun
A coaxial cable
coaxing
coaxing
noun
The act of one who coaxes.
verb
present participle of coax
coexist
coexist
verb
(intransitive, stative, of two or more things, people, concepts, etc.) To exist contemporaneously or in the same area.
commixt
commixt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of commix
coxiest
coxiest
adj
superlative form of coxy: most coxy
coxitis
coxitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the hip joint.
coxwain
dextrin
dextrin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.
diaplex
diaxial
diaxial
adj
Having or relating to two axes; biaxial.
Referring to a situation in which two substituents on a cyclohexane ring are both in axial position
diaxone
dicebox
dicebox
noun
A box from which dice are thrown in gaming.
digoxin
digoxin
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A poisonous compound present in the foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac stimulant.
dimebox
dioxane
dioxane
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of six-membered, saturated heterocycles having four carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms in the ring.
dioxide
dioxide
noun
(chemistry) Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.
dioxids
dioxids
noun
plural of dioxid
dioxime
dioxins
dioxins
noun
plural of dioxin
direxit
distrix
distrix
noun
(medicine) The splitting of the distal ends of the hair.
dixiana
dixmont
dixmoor
doctrix
doctrix
noun
A female medical doctor, physician.
A female teacher.
dupleix
elixate
elixate
verb
(obsolete) To boil; to seethe.
(obsolete, by extension) To extract by boiling or seething.
elixirs
elixirs
noun
plural of elixir
epaxial
epaxial
adj
(anatomy) Located above and behind an axis (typically a midline)
noun
Such a muscle
epitaxy
epitaxy
noun
(crystallography) An overgrowth in which the overlying crystal is either induced into the same orientation, or otherwise grows under the influence of the underlying crystal into the same orientation.
epoxide
epoxide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics.
(organic chemistry) Any similar compound in which an ether linkage has been made across a larger ring.
epoxied
epoxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of epoxy
epoxies
epoxies
noun
plural of epoxy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of epoxy
equiaxe
equinox
equinox
noun
(also figuratively) The circumstance of a twenty-four hour time period having the day and night of equal length.
(astronomy) A celestial equator (“great circle on the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the Earth's equator (the equatorial plane)”); also, the Earth's equator.
(astronomy) One of the two points in space where the apparent path of the Sun intersects with the equatorial plane of the Earth.
(rare) A gale (“very strong wind”) once thought to occur more frequently around the time of an equinox (sense 1), now known to be a misconception; an equinoctial gale.
One of the two occasions in the year when the length of the day and night are equal, which occurs when the apparent path of the Sun (the ecliptic) intersects with the equatorial plane of the Earth; this happens on a day between March 19 and 21 (spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere), and on another day between September 21 and 24 (autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, and spring in the Southern Hemisphere); hence, the exact time when the intersection occurs.
esidrix
eudoxia
eutaxic
eutaxic
adj
(geology) That has stratified ore deposits
eutaxie
eutexia
eutexia
noun
The principle or process of forming from given components the eutectic alloy, or alloy of maximum fusibility.
examine
examine
verb
to check the health or condition of something or someone
to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination
to interrogate
to observe or inspect carefully or critically
excided
excided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excide
excides
excides
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excide
excimer
excimer
noun
(chemistry, physics) Any diatomic exciplex
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.
excised
excised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excise
excises
excises
noun
plural of excise
excisor
excisor
noun
One who excises, especially one who performs female genital cutting.
excited
excited
adj
(physics) Being in a state of higher energy.
Having an erection; erect.
Having great enthusiasm.
Sexually aroused.
verb
past participle of excite
exciter
exciter
noun
A person who excites.
The electronic oscillator that generates the carrier signal for a transmitter.
excites
excites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excite
exciton
exciton
noun
(physics) A bound state of an electron and an electron hole in an insulator or semiconductor
excitor
excitor
noun
Alternative form of exciter
exclaim
exclaim
noun
(obsolete) Exclamation; outcry, clamor.
verb
(intransitive) To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion.
(transitive) To say suddenly and with strong emotion.
excudit
exempli
exesion
exesion
noun
(obsolete) The act of eating out or through.
exhibit
exhibit
noun
(law) An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.
A public showing; an exhibition.
An instance of exhibiting.
That which is exhibited.
verb
(intransitive) To put on a public display.
(medicine) To administer as a remedy.
(transitive) To demonstrate.
(transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
(transitive, law) To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence.