| auxesis | (noun) growth from increase in cell size without cell division | - |
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| auxetic | (adjective) of or relating to growth by auxesis | - |
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| auxiliary | (adjective) functioning in a supporting capacity | Synonyms: subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary |
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| (adjective) furnishing added support | Synonyms: accessory, adjunct, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant |
| (noun) someone who acts as assistant | Synonyms: aide |
| auxin | (noun) a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth | - |
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| auxinic | (adjective) relating to or containing auxins | - |
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| bauxite | (noun) a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst | - |
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| bauxitic | (adjective) resembling or containing bauxite | - |
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| bruxism | (noun) involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep | - |
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| buxom | (adjective) (of a female body) healthily plump and vigorous | Synonyms: zaftig, zoftig |
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| (adjective) (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves | Synonyms: bosomy, busty, curvaceous, curvy, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, stacked, voluptuous, well-endowed |
| buxomly | (adverb) in a curvaceous way | Synonyms: curvaceously |
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| buxomness | (noun) the bodily property of being attractively plump and vigorous and (of women) full-bosomed | - |
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| conflux | (noun) a flowing together | Synonyms: confluence, merging |
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| crux | (noun) the most important point | Synonyms: crux of the matter |
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| deluxe | (adjective) elegant and sumptuous | Synonyms: de luxe, luxe |
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| (adjective) ostentatiously rich and superior in quality | Synonyms: gilded, grand, lush, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous |
| efflux | (noun) the process of flowing out | Synonyms: effluence, outflow |
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| ethosuximide | (noun) an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy | Synonyms: Emeside, Zarontin |
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| faux | (adjective) not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article | Synonyms: fake, false, imitation, simulated |
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| flux | (noun) in constant change | - |
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| (noun) (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area | Synonyms: flux density |
| (noun) a flow or discharge | Synonyms: fluxion |
| (noun) the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle | Synonyms: magnetic field, magnetic flux |
| (noun) excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea) | - |
| (noun) a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action | Synonyms: state of flux |
| (noun) a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed | - |
| (noun) the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface | - |
| (verb) mix together different elements | Synonyms: blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix |
| (verb) become liquid or fluid when heated | Synonyms: liquefy, liquify |
| (verb) move or progress freely as if in a stream | Synonyms: flow |
| fluxion | (noun) a flow or discharge | Synonyms: flux |
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| fluxmeter | (noun) meter that measures magnetic flux by the current it generates in a coil | - |
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| hallux | (noun) the first largest innermost toe | Synonyms: big toe, great toe |
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| hypozeuxis | (noun) use of a series of parallel clauses (as in `I came, I saw, I conquered') | - |
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| influx | (noun) the process of flowing in | Synonyms: inflow |
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| juxtapose | (verb) place side by side | - |
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| juxtaposed | (adjective) placed side by side often for comparison | - |
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| juxtaposition | (noun) the act of positioning close together (or side by side) | Synonyms: apposition, collocation |
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| (noun) a side-by-side position | - |
| lux | (noun) a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle | Synonyms: lx |
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| luxate | (verb) move out of position | Synonyms: dislocate, slip, splay |
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| luxation | (noun) displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ | - |
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| luxe | (adjective) elegant and sumptuous | Synonyms: de luxe, deluxe |
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| luxuria | (noun) self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: lust |
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| luxuriance | (noun) the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses | Synonyms: lushness, voluptuousness |
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| luxuriant | (adjective) produced or growing in extreme abundance | Synonyms: exuberant, lush, profuse, riotous |
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| (adjective) marked by complexity and richness of detail | Synonyms: elaborate |
| (adjective) displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses | Synonyms: epicurean, luxurious, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous |
| luxuriantly | (adverb) in a manner marked by complexity and richness of detail | - |
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| (adverb) extremely abundant in growth or production | - |
| luxuriate | (verb) thrive profusely or flourish extensively | - |
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| (verb) become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously | Synonyms: wanton |
| (verb) enjoy to excess | Synonyms: indulge |
| luxuriation | (noun) an activity that affords excessive pleasure and enjoyment | - |
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| luxurious | (adjective) displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses | Synonyms: epicurean, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous |
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| (adjective) ostentatiously rich and superior in quality | Synonyms: deluxe, gilded, grand, lush, opulent, princely, sumptuous |
| luxuriously | (adverb) in a rich manner | Synonyms: high, richly |
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| (adverb) in an indulgently luxurious manner | - |
| luxuriousness | (noun) wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living | Synonyms: luxury, opulence, sumptuousness |
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| luxury | (noun) something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity | - |
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| (noun) the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive | Synonyms: lavishness, sumptuosity, sumptuousness |
| (noun) wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living | Synonyms: luxuriousness, opulence, sumptuousness |
| phensuximide | (noun) anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal | Synonyms: Milontin |
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| redux | (adjective) brought back | - |
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| reflux | (noun) the outward flow of the tide | Synonyms: ebb |
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| (noun) an abnormal backward flow of body fluids | - |
| roux | (noun) a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces | - |
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| subluxate | (verb) sprain or dislocate slightly | - |
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| subluxation | (noun) partial displacement of a joint or organ | - |
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| tux | (noun) semiformal evening dress for men | Synonyms: black tie, dinner jacket, tuxedo |
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| tuxedo | (noun) semiformal evening dress for men | Synonyms: black tie, dinner jacket, tux |
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| tuxedoed | (adjective) dressed in a tuxedo | - |
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| uxor | (noun) (legal terminology) the Latin word for wife | Synonyms: ux. |
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| uxorial | (adjective) befitting or characteristic of a wife | Synonyms: wifelike, wifely |
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| uxoricide | (noun) the murder of a wife by her husband | - |
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| (noun) a husband who murders his wife | - |
| uxorious | (adjective) foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife | - |
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| uxoriously | (adverb) in a loving and uxorious manner | - |
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| uxoriousness | (noun) foolish fondness for or excessive submissiveness to one's wife | - |
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