(botany, mycology) Narrowly attached to a stem or stipe.
agneaux
alexian
alexina
alexine
alexine
noun
A defensive proteid
alexins
alexins
noun
plural of alexin
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
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
auxinic
auxinic
adj
Relating to, or composed of, auxins.
axinite
axinite
noun
(mineralogy) A borosilicate of aluminum, iron, and lime, commonly found in glassy, brown crystals with acute edges.
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
axstone
axstone
noun
A variety of jade, used by the natives of the South Sea Islands for making axes or hatchets.
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.
baxtone
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
boxiana
boxings
boxings
noun
plural of boxing
braxton
braxton
Proper noun
possibly from Branxton in Northumberland.
name, modern transferred use of the surname.
brodnax
broxton
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.
choenix
choenix
noun
(historical) An ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.
claxons
claxons
noun
plural of claxon
claxton
coannex
coaxing
coaxing
noun
The act of one who coaxes.
verb
present participle of coax
conflux
conflux
noun
A convergence or moving gathering of forces, people, or things.
A merger of rivers, or the place where rivers merge.
context
context
adj
(obsolete) Knit or woven together; close; firm.
noun
(archaeology) The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.
(linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
(logic) For a formula: a finite set of variables, which set contains all the free variables in the given formula.
(mycology) The trama or flesh of a mushroom.
The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
verb
(obsolete) To knit or bind together; to unite closely.
convexo
coxwain
demonax
dextran
dextran
noun
(biochemistry) A biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography.
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.
diaxone
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.
dioxane
dioxane
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of six-membered, saturated heterocycles having four carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms in the ring.
dioxins
dioxins
noun
plural of dioxin
dixiana
dixmont
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.
examens
examens
noun
plural of examen
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
exciton
exciton
noun
(physics) A bound state of an electron and an electron hole in an insulator or semiconductor
(obsolete, Britain, law) A writ in proceedings before outlawry.
exilian
exilian
adj
Having the characteristics of exile.
exiling
exiling
verb
present participle of exile
exinite
exinite
noun
liptinite
exiting
exiting
noun
The act of one who exits; a departure.
verb
Misspelling of exciting.
present participle of exit
exition
exocone
exocone
noun
(entomology) An elongated crystallized cone made of transparent material from the cornea in an insect eye.
exogens
exogens
noun
plural of exogen
exogeny
exogeny
noun
(anatomy) A phase in the life cycle of a hair follicle in which a hair exits the follicle.
(anthropology) Exogamy.
(botany) A division of woody plants whose stem is formed by successive accretions to the outside of the wood under the bark
Growth on the outside or near the surface.
Influence by external forces.
exomion
exomion
noun
(rare) Synonym of exomis (“Ancient Greek tunic”)
exonian
exonian
Noun
A student or graduate of the University of Exeter, England.
A student or graduate of Exeter College, Oxford, England.
A current or past student of Exeter School, England.
A current or past student of Phillips Exeter Academy, USA.
A native or inhabitant of the city of Exeter, England.
A native or inhabitant of the town of Exeter, New Hampshire, USA.
A native or inhabitant of the former Village of Exeter, in Green County, Wisconsin, USA.
expands
expands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expand
expanse
expanse
noun
A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.
An amount of spread or stretch.
expends
expends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expend
expense
expense
noun
(obsolete) Loss.
A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
The elimination or consumption of something, sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to the thing eliminated.
verb
(transitive) To charge a cost against an expense account; to bill something to the company for which one works.
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.
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.
expound
expound
verb
(intransitive) To make a statement, especially at length.
(transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length
expunge
expunge
verb
(transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
(transitive) To erase or strike out.
(transitive, computing) To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.
exscind
exscind
verb
(medicine, surgery) To cut out.
extance
extance
noun
(obsolete, rare) Emergence.
extancy
extancy
noun
(obsolete) The state of being extant; existence.
(obsolete) The state of rising above others; a projection.
extends
extends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extend
extense
extense
adj
(obsolete) Outreaching; expansive; extended, superficially or otherwise.
noun
(obsolete) extent; expanse
extents
extents
noun
plural of extent
externa
externe
externe
noun
A person affiliated with an institution who does not reside there, especially a doctor or medical student in attendance upon a hospital, but not residing in it.
externs
externs
noun
plural of extern
extinct
extinct
adj
(dated) Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)
(geology) No longer active.
(of a group of organisms, as a species) No longer in existence; having died out.
No longer used; obsolete, discontinued.
verb
(transitive) To make extinct; to extinguish or annihilate.
exuding
exuding
noun
The process by which something exudes.
verb
present participle of exude
exurban
exurban
adj
Of, pertaining to, or residing in an exurb
fixings
fixings
noun
Side dishes or other appropriate accompaniments such as condiments; trimmings.
The necessary ingredients or components (for something, especially food or a social event).
plural of fixing
flaxman
flaxton
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.
flexner
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.
foxbane
foxings
foxings
noun
plural of foxing
foxskin
foxskin
noun
The pelt of a fox.
foxtown
frixion
gitoxin
gitoxin
noun
A cardiac glycoside from the woolly foxglove (Digitalis lanata).
helixin
hendrix
hexagon
hexagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with six sides and six angles.
hexagyn
hexanal
hexanal
noun
(organic chemistry) Any saturated aliphatic aldehyde having six carbon atoms, but especially n-hexanal
hexanes
hexanes
noun
plural of hexane
hexaxon
hexogen
hexogen
noun
The explosive RDX.
hexones
hexones
noun
plural of hexone
hexonic
hexosan
hexosan
noun
(biochemistry) Any polysaccharide composed of hexoses.
hoaxing
hoaxing
noun
The perpetration of a hoax.
verb
present participle of hoax
ictonyx
indexed
indexed
adj
Having an index.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of index
indexer
indexer
noun
(computing, programming, .NET) A special property of a class allowing objects of the class to be accessed by index as though they were arrays or hash tables.
A person or program which creates indexes.
indexes
indexes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of index
indoxyl
indoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydroxyl derivative of indole produced by bacterial degradation of indoleacetic acid
inexact
inexact
adj
(physics, of a differential) having a path-dependent integral
Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
Imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated.
inexist
inexist
verb
(obsolete) To exist or dwell within.
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.
infixed
infixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of infix
infixes
infixes
noun
plural of infix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infix
ixodian
jinxing
jinxing
verb
present participle of jinx
kinepox
kinepox
noun
Alternative form of kine-pox
klaxons
klaxons
noun
plural of klaxon
kleenex
kleenex
noun
(Canada, US) A disposable tissue.
knoxian
knoxian
Adjective
Of or relating to (c. 1514–1572), Scottish clergyman and a leader of the considered the founder of the Presbyterian denomination in Scotland.
larixin
larixin
noun
(organic chemistry) A crystallizable principle found in the bark of the larch.
laxness
laxness
noun
The property of being lax, lacking strictness.
lexicon
lexicon
noun
(lexicography, linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
(programming) The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)
(rare) Any dictionary.
A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
A list thereof.
A set of vocabulary specific to a certain subject.
The vocabulary of a language.
The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge.)
linoxin
linoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resinous substance obtained as an oxidation product of linoleic acid.
linoxyn
linoxyn
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of linoxin
loxodon
manxman
manxman
Noun
A man from the Isle of Man
manxmen
marxian
marxian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the 19th century philosopher Karl Marx and his ideas.
Noun
A Marxist.
maximin
maximin
noun
In decision theory and game theory etc, a rule to identify the worst outcome of each possible option to find one's best (maximum payoff) play.
verb
To employ a maximin algorithm.
maximon
maximon
noun
(physics) A hypothetical elementary particle of maximum mass in the mass spectrum of elementary particles having mass of 5 × 10²⁸ eV.
mesonyx
mexican
minimax
minimax
noun
In decision theory, game theory, etc. a decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain.
verb
To find the optimum play, or decision, to achieve minimizing the maximum loss.