| ALKOXY | • alkoxy n. (Organic chemistry) any univalent radical R-O-, or anion R-O-, where R is an alkyl group. • ALKOXY adj. containing a univalent radical of alkyl with oxygen. |
| BOYAUX | • boyaux n. Plural of boyau. • BOYAU n. (French) a communication trench. |
| CARNYX | • carnyx n. (Music, historical) A bronze wind instrument used by Iron Age Celts (C. 200 B.C.E. – 200 C.E.) as a… • CARNYX n. a long war trumpet used by the Celts. |
| EUTAXY | • eutaxy n. Good or established order or arrangement. • EUTAXY n. (Greek) good order. |
| EXTASY | • extasy n. Obsolete form of ecstasy. • EXTASY n. a state of rapture. |
| GALAXY | • galaxy n. (Now rare) The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth. • galaxy n. (Astronomy) Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes… • galaxy n. (Figuratively) An assemblage of things or people seen as luminous or brilliant. |
| HAYBOX | • haybox n. A chest insulated with a layer of hay or another insulant, formerly used to keep food hot. • HAYBOX n. a box for keeping hay in, for animals to eat from. |
| LARYNX | • larynx n. (Anatomy, zootomy) A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract… • LARYNX n. (Greek) an organ of the respiratory tract. |
| LAXITY | • laxity n. The state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension. • laxity n. Moral looseness; lack of rigorousness or strictness. • LAXITY n. the state of being lax, also LAXNESS. |
| MYXOMA | • myxoma n. A tumor consisting of primitive connective tissue and mucous elements. • MYXOMA n. (Greek) a tumour composed of mucous tissue. |
| NOYAUX | • NOYAU n. (French) a liqueur made from brandy flavoured with bitter almonds or peach-stones. |
| SAXONY | • Saxony prop.n. A historic realm and modern state of Germany. • Saxony n. A fine soft woollen fabric. • Saxony n. Saxony yarn, or flannel made of it or similar yarn. |
| STYRAX | • styrax n. Any member of the genus Styrax of about 130 species of large shrubs or small trees, mostly native to… • Styrax prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Styracaceae – species of which produce aromatic resins. • STYRAX n. (Greek) a fragrant resin, also STORAX. |
| SYNTAX | • syntax n. A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences. • syntax n. (Computing, countable) The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language. • syntax n. (Linguistics) The study of the structure of phrases, sentences, and language. |
| WAXEYE | • WAXEYE n. a small New Zealand bird with a white circle round its eye, aka tauhou. |
| WAXILY | • waxily adv. In a waxy way. • WAXY adv. like wax. |
| XYLANS | • xylans n. Plural of xylan. • XYLAN n. a substance found in cell walls of plants. |
| XYLOMA | • xyloma n. A tumour on the woody part of a plant. • XYLOMA n. a body which forms spurs internally in fungi. |