| ASPHYXYING | • asphyxying v. Present participle of asphyxy. • ASPHYXY v. to suffer defective aeration of the blood caused by failure of the oxygen supply, also ASPHYXIA. |
| DOXOGRAPHY | • doxography n. The work or works of classical historians describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists. • DOXOGRAPHY n. the compilation of opinions on philosophers. |
| EXACTINGLY | • exactingly adv. In an exacting manner. • EXACTING adv. EXACT, to demand. |
| GLYOXALINE | • glyoxaline n. (Organic chemistry) An organic base, C3H4N2, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal. • glyoxaline n. (Organic chemistry) Any of the series of which glyoxaline is a type. • GLYOXALINE n. any of a group of heterocyclic compounds produced by substitution in a five-membered ring containing two nitrogen atoms on either side of a carbon atom. |
| HEXAGYNIAN | • HEXAGYNIAN adj. having six pistils, also HEXAGYNOUS. |
| HEXAGYNOUS | • hexagynous adj. (Botany) Having six styles. • HEXAGYNOUS adj. having six pistils, also HEXAGYNIAN. |
| LEXIGRAPHY | • lexigraphy n. (Uncountable) The representation of words in writing. • lexigraphy n. (Countable) A system of writing in which there is a one-to-one correspondence between symbols and words. • LEXIGRAPHY n. the art of the definition of words. |
| METAGALAXY | • metagalaxy n. (Astronomy) Any very large-scale organized collection of galaxies. • METAGALAXY n. the whole universe considered as a system of galaxies; any system of galaxies. |
| OXYGENASES | • oxygenases n. Plural of oxygenase. • OXYGENASE n. an enzyme. |
| OXYGENATED | • oxygenated v. Simple past tense and past participle of oxygenate. • oxygenated adj. (Chemistry) Containing oxygen, or oxygen-containing radicals, as substituents. • OXYGENATE v. to impregnate or treat with oxygen. |
| OXYGENATES | • oxygenates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxygenate. • OXYGENATE v. to impregnate or treat with oxygen. |
| OXYGENATOR | • oxygenator n. Any device that releases oxygen (or air) into water, especially one in an aquarium. • OXYGENATOR n. an oxidizer. |
| PRAXEOLOGY | • praxeology n. The study of human action or conduct. • PRAXEOLOGY n. the study of human action and conduct. |
| SEXAGENARY | • sexagenary adj. Of or related to the number sixty, particularly… • sexagenary n. (Mathematics, astronomy, now rare) Synonym of sexagesimal: base-60 numeration. • sexagenary n. (Now rare) Synonym of sexagenarian: a sixty-year-old. |
| TAXPAYINGS | • TAXPAYING n. the paying of taxes. |
| XEROGRAPHY | • xerography n. A photocopying process in which a negative image formed on an electrically charged plate is transferred… • XEROGRAPHY n. a nonchemical photographic process in which the plate is sensitized electrically and developed by dusting with electrically-charged fine powder. |
| XYLOGRAPHS | • xylographs n. Plural of xylograph. • XYLOGRAPH n. an engraving on wood, or the impression from such an engraving; a print by xylography. |
| XYLOGRAPHY | • xylography n. (Rare) The art of making xylographs. • XYLOGRAPHY n. the art of making engravings on wood, esp. for printing. |
| XYLOPHAGAN | • xylophagan n. Any wood-boring marine bivalve of the genus Xylophaga, which bores into wood. • XYLOPHAGAN n. one of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood. |
| XYLOPHAGES | • xylophages n. Plural of xylophage. • XYLOPHAGE n. an insect larva, mollusc etc. that eats or bores into wood. |