(hydrology) The rise in water level (above normal) on the upstream side of a bridge or obstruction caused when the effective flow area at the obstruction is less than the natural width of the stream immediately upstream of the obstruction.
An upward rush of fluid.
auspex
auxier
auxins
auxins
noun
plural of auxin
axunge
axunge
noun
(medicine) Lard prepared for medical use.
Fat or grease, especially of a pig or goose.
boyaux
boyaux
noun
plural of boyau
caudex
caudex
noun
(botany) An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.
couxia
cunaxa
dupaix
eutaxy
eutaxy
noun
Good or established order or arrangement.
exacum
exaudi
exuvia
exuvia
noun
(biology) The remains of the exoskeleton after any of the Ecdysozoa, such as Arthropoda, has sloughed, discarding its old integument and developing the new one.
plural of exuvium
hallux
hallux
noun
(anatomy) The big toe.
haxtun
huxham
luxate
luxate
adj
Dislocated.
verb
To dislocate.
luxora
meraux
paluxy
saxaul
saxaul
noun
Any of two species of the amaranth genus Haloxylon: Haloxylon ammodendron (syn. Haloxylon aphyllum; black saxaul) and Haloxylon persicum (white saxaul), found in sandy habitats from Egypt to Mongolia and China.
sexual
sexual
adj
(LGBT, of a person, rare) Experiencing sexual attraction; not asexual.
(biology) Capable of sexual reproduction; sexed, sexuate.
(obsolete) Pertaining to the female sex.
Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes.
Characterised by sexual feelings or behaviour; possessing sexuality.
Pertaining to sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact.
Pertaining to sexuality as a cultural phenomenon; relating to sexual behaviour or conduct.
noun
(LGBT) A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual).
(biology) A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
