(organic chemistry) The functional group -As=O; any organic compound containing this group
arteriorrhexis
arthrosyrinx
arthroxerosis
aruspex
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.
asexualisation
asexualisation
noun
Alternative spelling of asexualization
asexualise
asexualise
verb
Alternative spelling of asexualize
asexualised
asexualised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asexualise
asexualising
asexualising
verb
present participle of asexualise
asexualities
asexualities
noun
plural of asexuality
asexuality
asexuality
noun
The quality (of a species or organism) of reproducing asexually.
The state of not experiencing sexual attraction.
The state of not having a sex or sexual organs.
asexualization
asexualization
noun
The act or process of asexualizing.
asexualize
asexualize
verb
(transitive) To render asexual.
asexualized
asexualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asexualize
asexualizing
asexualizing
verb
present participle of asexualize
asexually
asexually
adv
In an asexual manner; without having sex.
asexuals
asexuals
noun
plural of asexual
aspalax
asphyxia
asphyxia
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.
Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
asphyxial
asphyxial
adj
Of or relating to asphyxia.
asphyxiant
asphyxiant
adj
That can cause asphyxiation
noun
Any substance that can cause asphyxia
asphyxias
asphyxias
noun
plural of asphyxia
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
verb
(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiates
asphyxiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate
asphyxiating
asphyxiating
verb
present participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiation
asphyxiation
noun
An acute lack of oxygen.
Death due to lack of oxygen.
asphyxiations
asphyxiations
noun
plural of asphyxiation
asphyxiative
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
asphyxies
asphyxies
noun
plural of asphyxy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxy
asphyxy
asphyxy
noun
(medicine, obsolete) asphyxiation, typically resulting in death; asphyxia
verb
Rare form of asphyxiate.
assertrix
assertrix
noun
A female assertor.
asterixis
asterixis
noun
(pathology) An abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands
asteroxylaceae
asteroxylon
astrix
astyanax
ataraxias
ataraxias
noun
plural of ataraxia
ataraxics
ataraxics
noun
plural of ataraxic
ataraxies
ataraxies
noun
plural of ataraxy
ataxaphasia
ataxaphasia
noun
Ataxic aphasia.
ataxiaphasia
ataxias
ataxias
noun
plural of ataxia
ataxics
ataxics
noun
plural of ataxic
ataxies
ataxies
noun
plural of ataxy
auspex
autexousy
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
autocomplexes
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
autotoxicosis
autotoxicosis
noun
(medicine) Synonym of autointoxication
autotoxis
autotoxis
noun
(medicine, dated) autoimmunity
auxamylase
auxeses
auxeses
noun
plural of auxesis
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.
auxetics
auxetics
noun
plural of auxetic
auxiliaries
auxiliaries
noun
plural of auxiliary
auxins
auxins
noun
plural of auxin
auxoamylase
auxoblast
auxochromism
auxochromous
auxospore
auxospore
noun
(biology) A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells
auxosubstance
auxotrophies
auxotrophies
noun
plural of auxotrophy
auxvasse
aviatrixes
axanthopsia
axanthopsia
noun
Inability to see the colours yellow and blue.
axels
axels
noun
plural of axel
axemaster
axers
axes
axes
noun
plural of ax
plural of axe
plural of axis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ax (all etymologies and senses)
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of axe (all etymologies and senses)
axialities
axialities
noun
plural of axiality
axiferous
axilemmas
axillaries
axillaries
noun
plural of axillary
axillars
axillars
noun
plural of axillar
axillas
axils
axils
noun
plural of axil
axiologies
axiologies
noun
plural of axiology
axiologist
axiologist
noun
A person, especially a philosopher, who studies theory of value.
axiomatizations
axiomatizations
noun
plural of axiomatization
axiomatizes
axiomatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of axiomatize
axioms
axioms
noun
plural of axiom
axiopisty
axiopisty
noun
Worthiness of being believed.
axiopoenus
axis
axis
noun
(anatomy) An imaginary, visualized plane separating two morphologically similar parts of an organism
(anatomy) The second cervical vertebra of the spine
(botany) The main stem or central part about which organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
(geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).
(mathematics) A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis)
(psychiatry) A form of classification and descriptions of mental disorders or disabilities used in manuals such as the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
A deer native to Asia, of species Axis axis.
axised
axised
adj
(in combination) Having the specified number or kind of axes.
axises
axises
noun
Misspelling of axes. Mistakenly used for the plural of axis (“line around which object rotates”).
plural of axis (type of deer)
axisymmetric
axisymmetric
adj
Exhibiting symmetry around an axis; exhibiting cylindrical symmetry.
axisymmetrical
axisymmetrical
adj
axisymmetric
axisymmetrically
axisymmetrically
adv
In axisymmetric fashion.
axisymmetry
axisymmetry
noun
symmetry about an axis; rotational symmetry
axites
axites
noun
plural of axite
axles
axles
noun
plural of axle
axlesmith
axletrees
axletrees
noun
plural of axletree
axmanship
axmanship
noun
Alternative form of axemanship
axmaster
axminster
axminster
Proper noun
A market town in Devon, England.
Noun
A carpet made in Axminster imitating the Turkey carpet, noted for its thick and soft pile.
axolotls
axolotls
noun
plural of axolotl
axolysis
axolysis
noun
(physics) The degeneration or dissolution of an axon
axonemes
axonemes
noun
plural of axoneme
axones
axones
noun
plural of axone
axonolipous
axonolipous
adj
Belonging to the Axonolipa.
axonophorous
axonophorous
adj
Belonging to the Axonophora.
axonopus
axonost
axons
axons
noun
plural of axon
axoplasm
axoplasm
noun
The cytoplasm of an axon
axoplasmic
axoplasmic
adj
Of or pertaining to axoplasm.
axoplasms
axoplasms
noun
plural of axoplasm
axospermous
axostyle
axostyle
noun
A sheet of microtubules found in certain microbial eukaryotes, arising from the bases of the flagella.
axotomous
axseed
axseeds
axson
axstone
axstone
noun
A variety of jade, used by the natives of the South Sea Islands for making axes or hatchets.
axwise
azoxyanisole
bandboxes
bandboxes
noun
plural of bandbox
barotaxis
barotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to pressure.
basifixed
basifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the base and pointing away from the filament.
bauxites
bauxites
noun
plural of bauxite
baxterianism
beeswax
beeswax
noun
(colloquial, mildly humorous) “Business”, as in such phrases as mind your own beeswax and none of your beeswax.
A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.
verb
(transitive) To polish with beeswax.
beeswaxes
beeswaxes
noun
plural of beeswax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beeswax
bemixes
bemixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemix
benefactrixes
biconvexities
biconvexities
noun
plural of biconvexity
biotoxins
biotoxins
noun
plural of biotoxin
bisaxillary
bisectrix
bisectrix
noun
The line bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a biaxial crystal.
bisexed
bisext
bisexual
bisexual
adj
(botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
(botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
(botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
(botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
(chiefly biology) Having two distinct sexes, male and female (as contrasted with unisexual or hermaphroditic).
(chiefly biology) Involving two sexes (particularly with regard to reproduction; contrast parthenogenetic or asexual).
(of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women (by a narrow definition) or to people of multiple or any genders (by a broad definition; compare pansexual).
(rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.
Androgynous.
noun
(botany, rare) A plant or fungus, or part thereof, which is bisexual.
(chiefly biology) An organism (that is, a species) which has male and female sexes.
A person who is bisexual.
bisexualism
bisexualism
noun
Bisexuality.
bisexuality
bisexuality
noun
(chiefly botany) The state of being bisexual (“having both male and female parts or roles”).
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted to members of either sex or gender.
bisexually
bisexually
adv
In a bisexual manner
bisexuals
bisexuals
noun
plural of bisexual
bisexuous
bisexuous
adj
(archaic, sciences) bisexual
bisglyoxaline
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bissext
bissext
noun
The bissextile intercalary day.
bissextile
bissextile
adj
Having an intercalary day, particularly the quadrennial leap day of the Julian and Gregorian calendars traditionally placed as a "second sixth" day before March 1st.
noun
Synonym of leap year: a year with an intercalary day.