| AXONEME | • axoneme n. (Biology) A bundle of nine microtubules forming the internal scaffolding of a cilium, with two extra… • AXONEME n. a central strand of a locomotor organelle such as a cilium or flagellum. |
| CHAMOIX | • chamoix n. Alternative form of chamois. • CHAMOIX n. a soft leather, also CHAMOIS. |
| EXOGAMY | • exogamy n. Marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one’s own as required by custom or law. • exogamy n. (Biology) the fusion of two unrelated gametes. • EXOGAMY n. marriage outside a particular group. |
| MAILBOX | • mailbox n. (Chiefly US) A box into which mail is put. • mailbox n. (Computing) A folder or account for the storage of email; an electronic inbox or mailstore. • mail-box n. Alternative form of mailbox. |
| MONAXON | • monaxon n. A monaxonal spicule of a sponge. • MONAXON n. a straight spicule in sponges. |
| MYXOMAS | • myxomas n. Plural of myxoma. • MYXOMA n. (Greek) a tumour composed of mucous tissue. |
| OXYMORA | • oxymora n. Plural of oxymoron. • OXYMORON n. (Greek) a self-contradictory expression. |
| TOXEMIA | • toxemia n. Blood poisoning; adverse reaction to toxic byproducts of systemic infection. • TOXEMIA n. blood poisoning due to toxins in blood, also TOXAEMIA. |
| WAXWORM | • waxworm n. A larva of a wax moth. • waxworm n. A larva of the Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella). • WAXWORM n. a moth that infests beehives. |
| XEROMAS | • xeromas n. Plural of xeroma. • XEROMA n. (Greek) a dry lustreless condition of the conjunctiva, also XEROPHTHALMIA. |
| XYLOMAS | • xylomas n. Plural of xyloma. • XYLOMA n. a body which forms spurs internally in fungi. |