(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
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.
adnexal
adnexal
adj
(anatomy) Of, or relating to the adnexa.
(botany) Having the property of being adnexed.
affixal
affixal
adj
As or like an affix.
agalaxy
agalaxy
noun
(dated) agalactia
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
anaxial
annexal
apoplex
apoplex
noun
Obsolete form of apoplexy.
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
axially
axially
adv
In relation to, or in a line with, an axis; in the axial (magnetic) line.
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
axolotl
axolotl
noun
A critically endangered salamander found in the elevated lakes of Mexico, Ambystoma mexicanum.
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.
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.
boxball
boxball
noun
Any of various informal ball games or sports played with boxes, or in a box-shaped court.
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.
boxholm
boxlike
boxlike
adj
similar to a box
butoxyl
buxomly
buxomly
adv
In a buxom way.
calixto
calyxes
celotex
celotex
Noun
A rough-textured fiberboard used on ceilings as acoustic paneling.
claxons
claxons
noun
plural of claxon
claxton
coalbox
coalbox
noun
A box for storing coal.
coaxial
coaxial
adj
(geometry) Having a common central axis
noun
A coaxial cable
colauxe
complex
complex
adj
(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.
conflux
conflux
noun
A convergence or moving gathering of forces, people, or things.
A merger of rivers, or the place where rivers merge.
coxalgy
coxalgy
noun
Dated form of coxalgia.
curtlax
dexamyl
dexamyl
noun
Drinamyl.
dextral
dextral
adj
Of or pertaining to the right side
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
drexler
dupleix
duplexs
elixate
elixate
verb
(obsolete) To boil; to seethe.
(obsolete, by extension) To extract by boiling or seething.
elixirs
elixirs
noun
plural of elixir
eluxate
epaxial
epaxial
adj
(anatomy) Located above and behind an axis (typically a midline)
noun
Such a muscle
esexual
esexual
adj
(biology, dated) sexless; asexual
ethoxyl
ethoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The radical CH₃-CH₂-O- derived from ethanol
exactly
exactly
adv
(focus) Precisely, used to provide emphasis.
(manner) Without approximation; precisely.
intj
Signifies agreement or recognition.
exalate
exalted
exalted
adj
Elated; blissful.
Noble, sublime; heavenly.
Praised, honored.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exalt
exaltee
exalter
exalter
noun
Someone who exalts.
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).
excello
excelse
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.
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.
exclave
exclave
noun
(medicine, rare) A detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid (accessory thyroids), or other gland.
A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part
exclude
exclude
verb
(transitive) To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
(transitive) To expel; to put out.
(transitive) To omit from consideration.
(transitive, law) To refuse to accept (evidence) as valid.
(transitive, medicine) To eliminate from diagnostic consideration.
excusal
excusal
noun
The act of excusing or of being excused.
exedral
exeland
exempla
exempla
noun
plural of exemplum
exempli
exflect
exhaled
exhaled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhale
exhales
exhales
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhale
exilian
exilian
adj
Having the characteristics of exile.
exiling
exiling
verb
present participle of exile
exility
exility
noun
Thinness, smallness; a shrunken or meagre condition.
exitial
exitial
adj
(obsolete) destructive; fatal
exolete
exolete
adj
(obsolete) (of flowers) Faded.
(obsolete) That has gone out of use; disused, obsolete.
(obsolete) That has lost its virtue; effete, insipid.
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
exsolve
exsolve
verb
(mineralogy, when referring to two or more minerals in a solid solution) To separate from one another at a critical point in temperature.
exstill
extoled
extolls
extolls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extoll
extypal
exulate
exulted
exulted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exult
exultet
exuvial
exuvial
adj
Related to something sloughed off or stripped away.
fixable
fixable
adj
Capable of being fixed, repairable.
attachable
fixedly
fixedly
adv
Firmly, resolutely.
In a fixed manner: steadily, without shifting one's gaze.
In a fixed manner: unchangingly, without changing one's expression.
flaxier
flaxman
flaxton
flexile
flexile
adj
Flexible; capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking.
flexing
flexing
noun
The action of the verb flex; a bending of something, a tightening of the muscles.
verb
present participle of flex
flexion
flexion
noun
(grammar, dated) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.
Deviation from straightness.
The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
The state of being bent or flexed.
flexity
flexive
flexner
flexors
flexors
noun
plural of flexor
flexura
flexure
flexure
noun
(anatomy) A curve or bend in a tubular organ.
(astronomy) The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or subtracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.
(zoology) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
The act of bending or flexing; flexion.
verb
To introduce a flexure into; to bend or flex.
flummox
flummox
verb
(intransitive) To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
(intransitive, uncommon) To give in, to give up, to collapse.
fluxile
fluxile
adj
fluxible
fluxing
fluxing
verb
present participle of flux
fluxion
fluxion
noun
(obsolete, mathematics) The derivative of a function.
(rare or archaic) A difference or variation.
(rare or archaic) The action of flowing.
verb
(geology) To be distributed in a flowing pattern.
fluxive
fluxive
adj
flowing; lacking solidity
fluxure
fluxure
noun
(obsolete) Fluid matter.
(obsolete) The quality of being fluid; fluidity.
fowlpox
fowlpox
noun
A disease of poultry caused by viruses of the family Poxviridae and the genus Avipoxvirus.
foxhall
foxhole
foxhole
noun
(military) A small pit dug into the ground as a shelter for protection against enemy fire.
The burrow in the ground where a fox lives.
verb
(transitive) To dig a military foxhole into, or convert into a foxhole by digging.
(transitive) To drive into a military foxhole.
foxholm
foxlike
foxlike
adj
Like a fox.
foxtail
foxtail
noun
(metallurgy) The last cinders obtained in the fining process.
A dry spikelet or spikelet seed and flower cluster of some grasses
Acalypha hispida, chenille plant.
Any of various grasses having bushy seed spikelets that resemble the tail of a fox
Bromus madritensis, foxtail brome.
Hordeum jubatum, foxtail barley.
Lycopodiella alopecuroides, foxtail clubmoss.
The tail of a fox.
Wodyetia bifurcata, foxtail palm.
species of Setaria, foxtail millets.
species of genus Alopecurus, foxtail grasses.
galaxes
glommox
glyoxal
glyoxal
noun
(organic chemistry) The dialdehyde ethanedial derived from ethylene glycol; it is used in the preparation of modified starch for the paper industry.
glyoxim
glyoxim
noun
Archaic form of glyoxime.
glyoxyl
halifax
halifax
Proper noun
an industrial town in Yorkshire, England, 20km south-east of Leeds.
the capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada.
a small town in North Carolina, USA
a town in Virginia, USA
helixes
helixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of helix
helixin
hellbox
hellbox
noun
(military, slang) A blasting machine producing an electrical charge for a detonation.
(printing, historical) A receptacle where cast metal sorts were thrown after printing.
hexanal
hexanal
noun
(organic chemistry) Any saturated aliphatic aldehyde having six carbon atoms, but especially n-hexanal
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.
hexitol
hexitol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any polyol derived from a hexose
hexylic
hexylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Derived from a hexane
indoxyl
indoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydroxyl derivative of indole produced by bacterial degradation of indoleacetic acid
infixal
infixal
adj
(of a term) Taking the role of an infix.
(of a word) That may be modified by the addition of an infix.
ixelles
kilmarx
klaxons
klaxons
noun
plural of klaxon
kleenex
kleenex
noun
(Canada, US) A disposable tissue.
lacroix
larixin
larixin
noun
(organic chemistry) A crystallizable principle found in the bark of the larch.
lascaux
lascaux
Proper noun
A small region of Dordogne in France, famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings