| ANTHELIXES | • anthelixes n. Plural of anthelix. • ANTHELIX n. (Greek) the inner curved edge of the external ear. |
| ASPHYXIANT | • asphyxiant adj. That can cause asphyxiation. • asphyxiant n. Any substance that can cause asphyxia. • ASPHYXIANT n. an agent causing asphyxiation. |
| 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. |
| CHRONAXIES | • chronaxies n. Plural of chronaxie. • CHRONAXY n. a time constant in the excitation of a nerve or muscle, also CHRONAXIE. |
| EXANTHEMAS | • exanthemas n. Plural of exanthema. • EXANTHEMA n. a skin eruption, esp. accompanied by fever, also EXANTHEM. |
| 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. |
| EXHAUSTION | • exhaustion n. The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up. • exhaustion n. Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy. • exhaustion n. (Dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material. |
| HEXAGYNOUS | • hexagynous adj. (Botany) Having six styles. • HEXAGYNOUS adj. having six pistils, also HEXAGYNIAN. |
| HEXANDROUS | • hexandrous adj. Alternative form of hexandrian. • HEXANDROUS adj. having six stamens, also HEXANDRIAN. |
| HEXATHLONS | • HEXATHLON n. an athletic contest comprising six events. |
| HEXOKINASE | • hexokinase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose. • HEXOKINASE n. an enzyme. |
| SAXOPHONES | • saxophones n. Plural of saxophone. • SAXOPHONE n. a jazz and dance band instrument with a reed, an S-shaped (properly metal) tube, and about twenty finger-keys. |
| SAXOPHONIC | • saxophonic adj. Of or pertaining to the saxophone. • SAXOPHONIC adj. of or like a saxophone. |
| TOXAPHENES | • toxaphenes n. Plural of toxaphene. • TOXAPHENE n. chlorinated camphene used as an insecticide. |
| XANTHOPSIA | • xanthopsia n. A visual defect, a form of chromatopsia in which everything appears yellow. • XANTHOPSIA n. a visual condition where things appear yellow. |
| XANTHOXYLS | • XANTHOXYL n. a plant of a genus of the rue family found in Brazil, in particular the prickly-ash or Hercules club, also ZANTHOXYL, ZANTHOXYLUM. |
| XIPHOSURAN | • xiphosuran n. (Zoology) Any member of the order Xiphosura, including horseshoe crabs. • xiphosuran adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the order Xiphosura. • XIPHOSURAN adj. belonging to the Xiphosura, an order of Arthropoda of which the only survivors are the king crabs. |
| ZANTHOXYLS | • ZANTHOXYL n. a plant of a genus of the rue family found in Brazil, in particular the prickly-ash or Hercules club, also XANTHOXYL, ZANTHOXYLUM. |