| AFFLUXION | • affluxion n. The act of flowing towards; afflux. • AFFLUXION n. a flowing towards or together, also AFFLUX. |
| AFLATOXIN | • aflatoxin n. (Toxicology) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be… • AFLATOXIN n. a toxin produced in foodstuffs by the action of the mould aspergillus. |
| DEFLEXION | • deflexion n. UK spelling of deflection. • DEFLEXION n. an act of bending or turning away, also DEFLECTION. |
| DEFLUXION | • defluxion n. (Obsolete) A flowing down; a running down. • defluxion n. (Medicine) A discharge or flowing of fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh. • DEFLUXION n. (obsolete) a discharge or flowing of humors or fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh. |
| DORSIFLEX | • dorsiflex v. To flex a limb in a dorsal direction. • DORSIFLEX v. to bend towards the back or dorsal. |
| EFFLUXION | • effluxion n. The process of flowing out. • effluxion n. That which has flowed out. • EFFLUXION n. the act of flowing out. |
| EXFOLIANT | • exfoliant n. An agent or substance used for the process of exfoliation. • EXFOLIANT n. a cosmetic for removing dead skin. |
| EXFOLIATE | • exfoliate v. To remove the leaves from a plant. • exfoliate v. To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation. • exfoliate v. (Mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition. |
| FLEXIONAL | • flexional adj. Dated form of flectional. • FLEXIONAL adj. relating to flexion, a bend, a fold. |
| FLUXIONAL | • fluxional adj. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fluxion or fluxions; variable; inconstant. • fluxional adj. (Chemistry, of a compound) That undergoes rapid intramolecular rearrangements, component atoms being… • FLUXIONAL adj. (archaic) variable; inconstant. |
| HEXAFOILS | • hexafoils n. Plural of hexafoil. • HEXAFOIL n. a pattern with six leaflike lobes. |
| INFLEXION | • inflexion n. Alternative spelling of inflection. • INFLEXION n. a change in the form of a word, usually modification or affixation, signalling change in such grammatical functions as tense, voice, mood, person, also INFLECTION. |
| INFLUXION | • influxion n. A flowing in; infusion. • INFLUXION n. a flowing in, also INFLUX. |
| PLEXIFORM | • plexiform adj. (Medicine, pathology) Having the form of a plexus. • plexiform n. (Medicine, pathology) plexiform neurofibroma. • PLEXIFORM adj. in the form of a network. |
| POSTFIXAL | • postfixal adj. (Linguistics) Relating to, or taking the form of, a postfix. • POSTFIXAL adj. added or appended to the end of something. |
| REFLEXION | • reflexion n. Dated spelling of reflection. • REFLEXION n. the act of reflexing, bending back. |
| SIXTYFOLD | • sixtyfold adj. By a multiple of sixty; by sixty times as much or as many. • sixtyfold adv. By a factor of sixty. • SIXTYFOLD adj. multiplied by sixty. |
| SULFOXIDE | • sulfoxide n. (Organic chemistry) Any compound of general formula R2S=O. • SULFOXIDE n. any of a class of carbon compounds featuring sulphur, also SULPHOXIDE. |