Words containing ax

abaxial means: facing away from the axis of an organ or organism

abaxially means: in an abaxial manner

abudefduf saxatilis means: large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide

acrocarpus fraxinifolius means: East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes

ad valorem tax means: a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production

adaxial means: nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism

adaxially means: in an adaxial manner

addax means: large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa

addax nasomaculatus means: large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa

ader wax means: a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles

burro means: small donkey used as a pack animal

chester nimitz means: United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966)

come in means: take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal

come in means: to insert between other elements

come in means: be received

come in means: to come or go into

come in means: come into fashion; become fashionable

european community means: an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members

family peronosporaceae means: parasitic fungi: downy mildews

genus bouteloua means: forage grasses

hurly burly means: a disorderly outburst or tumult

james bond means: British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming

kick off means: commence officially

lysenko means: Soviet geneticist whose adherence to Lamarck's theory of evolution was favored by Stalin (1898-1976)

nero claudius caesar drusus germanicus means: Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)

nonabsorptive means: not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids)

quadripartite means: involving four parties

requite means: make repayment for or return something

script means: a particular orthography or writing system

script means: something written by hand