(physiology) A reflex in response to a chemical stimulus
circumflex
circumflex
adj
Curving around.
Having a circumflex mark.
noun
A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.
verb
To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.
circumflexes
circumflexes
noun
plural of circumflex
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
conflexure
contraflexure
coreflexed
counterflux
coxofemoral
coxofemoral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the hip and the femur
deflexure
deflexure
noun
A bending or turning aside; deflection.
dihdroxycholecalciferol
dorsiflex
dorsiflex
verb
To flex a limb in a dorsal direction.
dorsiflexion
dorsiflexion
noun
(medicine) Flexion in the dorsal direction
dorsiflexor
dorsiflexor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that causes dorsiflexion when it contracts
excipuliform
exemplificator
exemplifier
exemplifier
noun
One who, or that which, exemplifies.
exemplifiers
exemplifiers
noun
plural of exemplifier
exfiltrate
exfiltrate
noun
that which is exfiltrated, the removed substance or item
verb
(computing) To covertly extract data.
(military) To withdraw troops surreptitiously from a dangerous position
exfiltration
exfiltration
noun
(biology) A gradual movement of a substance to exterior (as through cell membrane to extracellular fluid or medium).
(civil engineering) A method for managing storm water runoff.
(computing) Covert extraction of data.
(military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
(sciences) A filtering out (usually movement of a substance through a barrier).
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
expressionful
expressionful
adj
Full of expression; expressive.
extraboldface
extrafamilial
extrafamilial
adj
Outside a family
extrafascicular
extrafascicular
adj
Outside of a fascicle
extrafloral
extrafloral
adj
(botany) Describing a nectary that is situated on a leaf or stem rather than in a flower
extrafocal
extrafocal
adj
Outside of a focus.
extrafoliaceous
extrafoliaceous
adj
(botany) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
extraformal
extraofficial
extraofficial
adj
Beyond what is official; not prescribed by official duty.
extraprofessional
extraprofessional
adj
Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.
fellatrix
fellatrix
noun
A woman who performs fellatio.
fellatrixes
fixtureless
fixtureless
adj
Without fixtures.
flaxier
flexner
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
flexor
flexor
noun
A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb.
flexors
flexors
noun
plural of flexor
flexowriter
flexura
flexural
flexural
adj
of, or relating to, flexure
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.
flexured
flexured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flexure
flexures
flexures
noun
plural of flexure
fluidacetextract
fluidextract
fluidextract
noun
Dated form of fluid extract.
fluxer
fluxmeter
fluxure
fluxure
noun
(obsolete) Fluid matter.
(obsolete) The quality of being fluid; fluidity.
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
formaldoxime
formaldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with the formula H2C=NOH; the oxime of formaldehyde, used as a reagent in organic synthesis.
fourplex
fourplex
noun
quadplex
fraxinella
fraxinella
noun
A fragrant herb in the rue family, Dictamnus albus
fraxinellas
fraxinellas
noun
plural of fraxinella
hexafluoride
hexafluoride
noun
(chemistry) any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule
hyperflexibility
hyperflexibility
noun
The condition of being hyperflexible
hyperflexible
hyperflexible
adj
Extremely flexible.
hyperflexibleness
hyperflexibly
hyperflexion
hyperflexion
noun
Excessive flexion of a joint.
idioreflex
inflexure
inflexure
noun
An inflection; a bend or fold.
interflux
introflex
introflexion
introflexion
noun
(medicine) A bending inward.
irreflexive
irreflexive
adj
(set theory) Of a binary relation R on X: such that no element of X is R-related to itself.
kerflummox
kerflummox
verb
(transitive, informal) To flummox; to perplex or baffle.
lateriflexion
lateroflexion
lateroflexion
noun
lateral flexion (bending to one side)
liferentrix
liferentrix
noun
(Scotland, law) A female liferenter.
loomfixer
maxilliferous
maxilliferous
adj
Bearing a maxilla.
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
multireflex
nonexemplificatior
overflexion
overflexion
noun
Excessive flexion
oxyfluoride
oxyfluoride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A ternary compound of oxygen and fluorine.
oxyluciferin
oxyluciferin
noun
(biochemistry) The luminescent product of the oxidation of luciferin by luciferase
paxilliferous
paxilliferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing a paxilla.
plexiform
plexiform
adj
(medicine, pathology) Having the form of a plexus
noun
(medicine, pathology) plexiform neurofibroma
prefixable
prefixable
adj
Capable of being added as a prefix.
prefixal
prefixal
adj
(of a term) Taking the role of a prefix.
(of a word) That may be modified by the addition of a prefix.
prefixally
prefixally
adv
In a prefixal manner.
prefixedly
prefixedly
adv
(rare) With a prefix applied.
preflexion
preflexion
adj
(zoology) Before the flexion stage of larval development
pronatoflexor
psychoreflex
reflex
reflex
adj
(geometry, of an angle) Having greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees.
(painting) Illuminated by light reflected from another part of the same picture.
Bent, turned back or reflected.
Produced automatically by a stimulus.
noun
(chiefly photography) Reflection or an image produced by reflection. The light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.
(linguistics) The descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language.
(linguistics, rare) The ancestor word corresponding to a descendant.
An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
The descendant of anything from an earlier time, such as a cultural myth.
verb
(transitive) To bend back or turn back over itself.
(transitive, obsolete) To cast (beams of light) on something.
(transitive, obsolete) To reflect (light, sight, etc.).
(transitive, obsolete) To reflect or mirror (an object), to show the image of.
(grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
(mathematics) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).
Of or resulting from a reflex.
Synonym of reflective
noun
(grammar) A reflexive pronoun.
(grammar) A reflexive verb.
reflexively
reflexively
adv
By reflex, automatically, without conscious thought.
In a reflexive manner.
reflexiveness
reflexiveness
noun
The state or quality of being reflexive.
reflexivenesses
reflexives
reflexives
noun
plural of reflexive
reflexivity
reflexivity
noun
The condition or state of being reflexive.
reflexly
reflexly
adv
In a reflex manner.
reflexness
reflexness
noun
The quality of being reflex.
reflexogenous
reflexological
reflexological
adj
Of or pertaining to reflexology.
reflexologically
reflexologies
reflexologies
noun
plural of reflexology
reflexologist
reflexologist
noun
a practitioner of reflexology
reflexology
reflexology
noun
(alternative medicine) A form of complementary medicine involving the stimulation of points on the feet, hands, or ears, in the belief that it will have a beneficial effect on some other parts of the body or to improve general health.
(medicine) The study and interpretation of behavior in terms of simple and complex reflexes.
reflux
reflux
noun
(chemistry) A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period.
(pathology) The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus.
The backwards flow of any fluid.
verb
To boil a liquid in a vessel having a reflux condenser
To flow back or return.
refluxed
refluxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reflux
refluxes
refluxes
noun
plural of reflux
refluxing
refluxing
noun
An act of boiling with a reflux condenser.
verb
present participle of reflux
retroflex
retroflex
adj
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.
(phonetics, general sense) Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations.
Bent or curved backwards.
noun
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.
(phonetics, general sense) Any of the aforementioned consonants.
retroflexed
retroflexed
adj
(phonetics) Being retroflex.
Bent in a posterior (backwards) direction, as the uterus
retroflexes
retroflexes
noun
plural of retroflex
retroflexion
retroflexion
noun
The act of retroflexing; the state of being retroflexed.
retroflux
semiflexure
semireflex
semireflex
adj
Of an action: performed involuntarily, but not entirely independent of the will.