| 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. |
| AUTOSEXING | • autosexing n. The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry. • AUTOSEXING n. the act of self-sexing. |
| BEESWAXING | • beeswaxing v. Present participle of beeswax. • BEESWAX v. to polish with the wax of bees. |
| CLANGBOXES | • CLANGBOX n. a deflector fitted to a jet engine to divert gas flow. |
| EXCHANGERS | • exchangers n. Plural of exchanger. • EXCHANGER n. one who exchanges. |
| EXHAUSTING | • exhausting adj. Very tiring. • exhausting v. Present participle of exhaust. • EXHAUST v. to use the whole strength of. |
| EXSANGUINE | • exsanguine adj. Lacking blood; anemic. • EXSANGUINE adj. without blood, anaemic, also EXSANGUINED, EXSANGUINEOUS, EXSANGUINOUS. |
| HEXAGYNOUS | • hexagynous adj. (Botany) Having six styles. • HEXAGYNOUS adj. having six pistils, also HEXAGYNIAN. |
| MAXIMISING | • maximising v. Present participle of maximise. • MAXIMISE v. to make as great as possible, also MAXIMIZE. |
| OXYGENASES | • oxygenases n. Plural of oxygenase. • OXYGENASE n. an enzyme. |
| OXYGENATES | • oxygenates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxygenate. • OXYGENATE v. to impregnate or treat with oxygen. |
| 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. |
| SEXANGULAR | • sexangular adj. Having six angles; hexagonal. • SEXANGULAR adj. hexagonal. |
| SOAPBOXING | • soapboxing v. Present participle of soapbox. • SOAPBOX v. to give an opinion to the public. |
| TAXPAYINGS | • TAXPAYING n. the paying of taxes. |
| XENOGAMIES | • XENOGAMY n. cross-fertilization. |
| XENOGAMOUS | • xenogamous adj. (Botany) Exhibiting or relating to xenogamy. • XENOGAMOUS adj. relating to xenogamy, cross-fertilization. |
| XENOGRAFTS | • xenografts n. Plural of xenograft. • XENOGRAFT n. a graft of tissue between individuals of different species. |