| ANOXIA | • anoxia n. A condition in which a tissue or environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia. • ANOXIA n. deficient supply of oxygen to the tissues. |
| ANOXIC | • anoxic adj. (Pathology) Suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen. • anoxic adj. Lacking oxygen. • ANOXIC adj. relation to a deficiency of oxygen to the tissues. |
| AXIOMS | • axioms n. Plural of axiom. • AXIOM n. a self-evident truth. |
| AXIONS | • axions n. Plural of axion. • AXION n. a hypothetical subatomic particle. |
| AXOIDS | • axoids n. Plural of axoid. • AXOID n. a curve generated by the revolution of a point round an advancing axis. |
| AXONIC | • axonic adj. Relating to axons. • AXONIC adj. relating to an axon, also AXONAL. |
| DIAXON | • diaxon n. A diaxonal spicule of a sponge. • DIAXON n. a bipolar nerve-cell. |
| DIOXAN | • DIOXAN n. a toxic flammable solvent, also DIOXANE. |
| IXORAS | • ixoras n. Plural of ixora. • IXORA n. a flowering plant, aka St Rita and Maltese Cross. |
| ORIXAS | • orixas n. Plural of orixa. • ORIXA n. (Yoruba) any of the minor gods or spirits of traditional Yoruba religion, also ORISHA. |
| OXALIC | • oxalic adj. Of or pertaining to oxalic acid or its derivatives. • oxalic adj. (Medicine, rare) Of or pertaining to oxaluria. • OXALIC adj. applied to an acid obtained from wood sorrel and other plants, used for cleaning metals and as a bleaching agent. |
| OXALIS | • oxalis n. (Horticulture) Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis. • Oxalis prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Oxalidaceae – including most of the wood sorrels. • OXALIS n. (Greek) a plant of the wood-sorrel genus. |
| OXTAIL | • oxtail n. The tail of an ox or cow. • oxtail n. A cut of meat taken from the tail of a cow or calf; it requires long, slow braising, and is used to… • OXTAIL n. the tail of an ox, esp. as used in soup. |