ANATEXIS | • anatexis n. (Geology) The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust. • ANATEXIS n. the partial melting of rocks, esp. in the formation of metamorphic rocks. |
APRAXIAS | • apraxias n. Plural of apraxia. • APRAXIA n. an inability to perform voluntary bodily movements. |
ASPHYXIA | • asphyxia n. Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia. • asphyxia n. Loss of consciousness due to the body’s inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing… • asphyxia n. (Medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the… |
AXILLARS | • axillars n. Plural of axillar. • AXILLAR n. a feather on the undersurface of a bird's wing, also AXILLARY. |
DYSTAXIA | • dystaxia n. (Pathology, rare) a milder or weaker form of ataxia. • DYSTAXIA n. a form of muscular tremor. |
EUTAXIAS | • EUTAXIA n. the property of being easily melted, also EUTEXIA. |
GALAXIES | • galaxies n. Plural of galaxy. • GALAXY n. a large system of celestial bodies. |
MAXILLAS | • maxillas n. Plural of maxilla. • MAXILLA n. (Latin) the bone of either the upper or the under jaw. |
MAXIMALS | • maximals n. Plural of maximal. • MAXIMAL n. an element of a mathematical set that is followed by no other. |
PAXIUBAS | • paxiubas n. Plural of paxiuba. • PAXIUBA n. (Portuguese) a Brazilian palm with stilt-roots. |
SAXATILE | • saxatile adj. Of or relating to rocks; living among rocks. • SAXATILE adj. living or growing among rocks, also SAXICOLE. |
SPARAXIS | • sparaxis n. Any of several deciduous perennial flowering herbs, of the genus Sparaxis, from South Africa. • SPARAXIS n. a South African iridaceous plant with starlike flowers and lacerated spathes. |
SUBAXIAL | • subaxial adj. Below an axis. • SUBAXIAL adj. somewhat axial. |
TAXICABS | • taxicabs n. Plural of taxicab. • taxicabs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of taxicab. • TAXICAB n. automobile for hire. |
TAXIWAYS | • taxiways n. Plural of taxiway. • TAXIWAY n. at an airport, a specially prepared track used for the movement of aircraft. |
XERASIAS | • XERASIA n. abnormal dryness of the hair. |