| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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 | - |
| biaxial | (adjective) having two axes | Synonyms: biaxal, biaxate |
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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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| chemotaxis | (noun) movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus | - |
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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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| epistaxis | (noun) bleeding from the nose | Synonyms: nosebleed |
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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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| inframaxillary | (adjective) relating to the lower jaw | Synonyms: mandibular |
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| 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 |
| 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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| maximisation | (noun) the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position | Synonyms: maximation, maximization |
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| maximise | (verb) make as big or large as possible | Synonyms: maximize |
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| (verb) make the most of | Synonyms: maximize |
| maximising | (adjective) making as great as possible | Synonyms: maximizing |
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| maximization | (noun) the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position | Synonyms: maximation, maximisation |
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| (noun) the mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a function | - |
| maximize | (verb) make as big or large as possible | Synonyms: maximise |
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| (verb) make the most of | Synonyms: maximise |
| maximizing | (adjective) making as great as possible | Synonyms: maximising |
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| maximum | (adjective) the greatest or most complete or best possible | Synonyms: maximal |
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| (noun) the greatest possible degree | Synonyms: level best, utmost, uttermost |
| (noun) the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right | - |
| (noun) the largest possible quantity | Synonyms: upper limit |
| morphallaxis | (noun) regeneration on a reduced scale of a body part; observed especially in invertebrates such as certain lobsters | - |
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| parapraxis | (noun) a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. | Synonyms: miscue, slip-up, slip |
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| praxis | (noun) translating an idea into action | Synonyms: practice |
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| prophylaxis | (noun) the prevention of disease | - |
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| relaxin | (noun) hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor | - |
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| relaxing | (adjective) affording physical or mental rest | Synonyms: reposeful, restful |
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| saxicoline | (adjective) growing on or living among rocks | Synonyms: saxatile, saxicolous |
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| saxicolous | (adjective) growing on or living among rocks | Synonyms: saxatile, saxicoline |
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| saxifrage | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga | Synonyms: breakstone, rockfoil |
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| saxist | (noun) a musician who plays the saxophone | Synonyms: saxophonist |
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| saxitoxin | (noun) a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans | - |
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| submaxilla | (noun) the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | Synonyms: jawbone, jowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone |
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| taxi | (noun) a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money | Synonyms: cab, hack, taxicab |
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| (verb) ride in a taxicab | Synonyms: cab |
| (verb) travel slowly | - |
| taxicab | (noun) a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money | Synonyms: cab, hack, taxi |
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| taxidermist | (noun) a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display | Synonyms: animal stuffer, stuffer |
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| taxidermy | (noun) the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance | - |
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| taxidriver | (noun) someone who drives a taxi for a living | Synonyms: cabby, cabdriver, cabman, hack-driver, hack driver, livery driver, taximan |
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| taximan | (noun) someone who drives a taxi for a living | Synonyms: cabby, cabdriver, cabman, hack-driver, hack driver, livery driver, taxidriver |
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| taximeter | (noun) a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride) | - |
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| taxing | (adjective) not easily borne; wearing | Synonyms: burdensome, onerous |
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| taxis | (noun) a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism | - |
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| (noun) the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part | - |
| taxistand | (noun) a place where taxis park while awaiting customers | Synonyms: cabstand, taxi rank |
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| taxiway | (noun) a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport | Synonyms: taxi strip |
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| waxiness | (noun) the quality of being made of wax or covered with wax | - |
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| waxing | (adjective) (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases | - |
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| (noun) the application of wax to a surface | - |
| (noun) a gradual increase in magnitude or extent | - |