| abaxial | (adjective) facing away from the axis of an organ or organism | Synonyms: dorsal |
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| abaxially | (adverb) in an abaxial manner | - |
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| adaxial | (adjective) nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism | Synonyms: ventral |
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| adaxially | (adverb) in an adaxial manner | - |
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| addax | (noun) large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa | Synonyms: Addax nasomaculatus |
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| anaphylaxis | (noun) hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance | - |
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| anthrax | (noun) a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people | Synonyms: splenic fever |
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| (noun) a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia | - |
| anticlimax | (noun) a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one | Synonyms: bathos |
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| (noun) a disappointing decline after a previous rise | - |
| apraxia | (noun) inability to make purposeful movements | - |
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| apraxic | (adjective) having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder | Synonyms: apractic |
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| ataraxia | (noun) peace of mind | - |
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| ataraxic | (adjective) tending to soothe or tranquilize | Synonyms: ataractic, sedative, tranquilising, tranquilizing, tranquillising, tranquillizing |
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| ataraxis | (noun) the absence of mental stress or anxiety | Synonyms: heartsease, peace, peace of mind, peacefulness, repose, serenity |
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| ataxia | (noun) inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait | Synonyms: ataxy, dyssynergia, motor ataxia |
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| ataxic | (adjective) lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia | Synonyms: atactic |
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| ataxy | (noun) inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait | Synonyms: ataxia, dyssynergia, motor ataxia |
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| ax | (noun) an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle | Synonyms: axe |
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| (verb) terminate | Synonyms: axe |
| (verb) chop or split with an ax | Synonyms: axe |
| axe | (noun) an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle | Synonyms: ax |
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| (verb) terminate | Synonyms: ax |
| (verb) chop or split with an ax | Synonyms: ax |
| axenic | (adjective) (of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions | - |
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| (adjective) (used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms | - |
| axerophthol | (noun) any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes | Synonyms: A, antiophthalmic factor, vitamin A |
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| axial | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotation | - |
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| (adjective) relating to or attached to the axis | Synonyms: axile |
| (adjective) situated on or along or in the direction of an axis | - |
| axially | (adverb) with respect to an axis | - |
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| axil | (noun) the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk | - |
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| axile | (adjective) relating to or attached to the axis | Synonyms: axial |
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| axilla | (noun) the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder | Synonyms: armpit, axillary cavity, axillary fossa |
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| axillary | (adjective) of or relating to the armpit | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to the axil | Synonyms: alar |
| axiological | (adjective) of or relating to the study of values | - |
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| axiology | (noun) the study of values and value judgments | - |
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| axiom | (noun) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits | Synonyms: maxim |
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| (noun) (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident | - |
| axiomatic | (adjective) of or relating to or derived from axioms | Synonyms: axiomatical, postulational |
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| (adjective) containing aphorisms or maxims | Synonyms: aphoristic |
| (adjective) evident without proof or argument | Synonyms: self-evident, taken for granted |
| axiomatical | (adjective) of or relating to or derived from axioms | Synonyms: axiomatic, postulational |
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| axiomatically | (adverb) on the basis of axioms | - |
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| axis | (noun) the center around which something rotates | Synonyms: axis of rotation |
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| (noun) the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head | Synonyms: axis vertebra |
| (noun) a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions | - |
| (noun) a group of countries in special alliance | Synonyms: bloc |
| (noun) the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged | - |
| axle | (noun) a shaft on which a wheel rotates | - |
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| axletree | (noun) a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve | - |
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| axolemma | (noun) outer membrane covering an axon | - |
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| axolotl | (noun) larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing | Synonyms: Ambystoma mexicanum, mud puppy |
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| axon | (noun) long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron | Synonyms: axone |
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| axonal | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling an axon | - |
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| axone | (noun) long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron | Synonyms: axon |
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| axseed | (noun) European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods | Synonyms: Coronilla varia, crown vetch |
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| beeswax | (noun) a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs | - |
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| (verb) cover with beeswax | - |
| biaxal | (adjective) having two axes | Synonyms: biaxate, biaxial |
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| biaxate | (adjective) having two axes | Synonyms: biaxal, biaxial |
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| biaxial | (adjective) having two axes | Synonyms: biaxal, biaxate |
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| blaxploitation | (noun) the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies) | - |
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| borax | (noun) an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent | - |
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| breakax | (noun) West Indian timber tree having very hard wood | Synonyms: break-axe, breakaxe, Sloanea jamaicensis |
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| breakaxe | (noun) West Indian timber tree having very hard wood | Synonyms: break-axe, breakax, Sloanea jamaicensis |
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| broadax | (noun) a large ax with a broad cutting blade | Synonyms: broadaxe |
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| broadaxe | (noun) a large ax with a broad cutting blade | Synonyms: broadax |
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| cefotaxime | (noun) a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Claforan) used for severe infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract | Synonyms: Claforan |
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| ceftriaxone | (noun) a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract | Synonyms: Rocephin |
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| chemotaxis | (noun) movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus | - |
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| claxon | (noun) a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles | Synonyms: klaxon |
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| (verb) use the horn of a car | Synonyms: honk |
| (verb) make a strident noise | Synonyms: beep, blare, honk, toot |
| climax | (noun) the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse | Synonyms: coming, orgasm, sexual climax |
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| (noun) the decisive moment in a novel or play | Synonyms: culmination |
| (noun) arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness | - |
| (noun) the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding | Synonyms: flood tide |
| (noun) the most severe stage of a disease | - |
| (verb) end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage | Synonyms: culminate |
| coax | (noun) a transmission line for high-frequency signals | Synonyms: coax cable, coaxial cable |
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| (verb) influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | Synonyms: blarney, cajole, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle |
| coaxal | (adjective) having a common axis | Synonyms: coaxial |
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| coaxer | (noun) someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing | Synonyms: wheedler |
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| coaxial | (adjective) having a common axis | Synonyms: coaxal |
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| coaxing | (adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade | Synonyms: ingratiatory |
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| (noun) flattery designed to gain favor | Synonyms: blarney, soft soap, sweet talk |
| coaxingly | (adverb) in a cajoling manner | Synonyms: cajolingly |
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| earwax | (noun) a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal | Synonyms: cerumen |
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| epistaxis | (noun) bleeding from the nose | Synonyms: nosebleed |
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| epitaxy | (noun) growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is the same as that of the substrate | - |
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| fax | (noun) duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio | Synonyms: facsimile, facsimile machine |
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| (verb) send something via a facsimile machine | Synonyms: facsimile, telefax |
| flax | (noun) plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem | - |
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| (noun) fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric | - |
| flaxen | (adjective) of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown | Synonyms: sandy |
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| flaxseed | (noun) the seed of flax used as a source of oil | Synonyms: linseed |
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| fraxinella | (noun) Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather | Synonyms: burning bush, Dictamnus alba, dittany, gas plant |
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| galax | (noun) tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall | Synonyms: beetleweed, coltsfoot, Galax urceolata, galaxy, wandflower |
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| galaxy | (noun) (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust | Synonyms: extragalactic nebula |
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| (noun) a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people) | - |
| (noun) tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall | Synonyms: beetleweed, coltsfoot, galax, Galax urceolata, wandflower |
| haemothorax | (noun) accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) | Synonyms: hemothorax |
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| hemothorax | (noun) accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) | Synonyms: haemothorax |
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| heterotaxy | (noun) any abnormal position of the organs of the body | Synonyms: transposition |
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| hoax | (noun) something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage | Synonyms: dupery, fraud, fraudulence, humbug, put-on |
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| (verb) subject to a playful hoax or joke | Synonyms: play a joke on, pull someone's leg |
| hoaxer | (noun) someone who plays practical jokes on others | Synonyms: cut-up, practical joker, prankster, tricker, trickster |
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| hydrothorax | (noun) accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys | - |
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| hyrax | (noun) any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes | Synonyms: coney, cony, das, dassie |
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| inframaxillary | (adjective) relating to the lower jaw | Synonyms: mandibular |
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| klaxon | (noun) a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles | Synonyms: claxon |
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| lax | (adjective) lacking in firmness or tension; not taut | - |
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| (adjective) pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') | - |
| (adjective) lacking in rigor or strictness | Synonyms: slack |
| (adjective) emptying easily or excessively | Synonyms: loose |
| laxation | (noun) the act of making something less tight | Synonyms: loosening |
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| (noun) the elimination of fecal waste through the anus | Synonyms: defecation, shitting |
| laxative | (adjective) stimulating evacuation of feces | - |
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| (noun) a mild cathartic | - |
| laxity | (noun) the quality of being lax and neglectful | Synonyms: laxness, remissness, slackness |
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| (noun) the condition of being physiologically lax | Synonyms: laxness |
| laxly | (adverb) in a permissively lenient manner | Synonyms: leniently |
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| laxness | (noun) the quality of being lax and neglectful | Synonyms: laxity, remissness, slackness |
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| (noun) the condition of being physiologically lax | Synonyms: laxity |
| max | (noun) street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate | Synonyms: easy lay, Georgia home boy, goop, grievous bodily harm, liquid ecstasy, scoop, soap |
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| maxi | (adjective) used of women's clothing having a hemline at the ankle | - |
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| (noun) a long skirt ending below the calf | - |
| maxilla | (noun) the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium | Synonyms: maxillary, upper jaw, upper jawbone |
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| maxillaria | (noun) any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers | - |
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| maxillary | (adjective) of or relating to the upper jaw | - |
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| (noun) the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium | Synonyms: maxilla, upper jaw, upper jawbone |
| maxilliped | (noun) One of a set of three paired appendages on the thorax of a decapod crustacean, located just posterior to the maxillae and used in feeding. | Synonyms: gnathopod |
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| maxillodental | (adjective) of or relating to the upper jaw and its associated teeth | - |
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| maxillofacial | (adjective) of or relating to the upper jaw and face (particularly with reference to specialized surgery of the maxilla) | - |
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| maxillomandibular | (adjective) relating to the upper and lower jaws | - |
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| maxim | (noun) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits | Synonyms: axiom |
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| maximal | (adjective) the greatest or most complete or best possible | Synonyms: maximum |
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| maximally | (adverb) to a maximal degree | - |
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| maximation | (noun) the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position | Synonyms: maximisation, maximization |
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