| AXEBIRDS | • AXEBIRD n. a kind of nightjar from Queensland, sounding like a chopping axe. |
| CAUDEXES | • caudexes n. Plural of caudex. • CAUDEX n. (Latin) the woody base of some plants. |
| DEXTRALS | • DEXTRAL n. a right-handed person. |
| DEXTRANS | • dextrans n. Plural of dextran. • DEXTRAN n. a substitute for blood plasma. |
| DIOXANES | • dioxanes n. Plural of dioxane. • DIOXANE n. a toxic flammable solvent, also DIOXAN. |
| DISANNEX | • disannex v. (Transitive) To relinquish (Land etc.) previously annexed. • DISANNEX v. to disunite; to undo or repeal the annexation of. |
| DYSLEXIA | • dyslexia n. (Neurology, pathology) A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties. • DYSLEXIA n. impairment of the ability to read. |
| EXTRADOS | • extrados n. (Architecture) The outer or upper curve of an arch. • EXTRADOS n. (French) the outer curve of an arch. |
| EXUDATES | • exudates n. Plural of exudate. • EXUDATE n. an exuded substance. |
| FLAXSEED | • flaxseed n. The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil. • flax␣seed n. Alternative form of flaxseed. • FLAXSEED n. the seed of flax. |
| HANDAXES | • handaxes n. Plural of handax. • handaxes n. Plural of handaxe. • hand␣axes n. Plural of hand ax. |
| HEXAPODS | • hexapods n. Plural of hexapod. • HEXAPOD n. an animal with six feet, an insect. |
| OXIDASES | • oxidases n. Plural of oxidase. • OXIDASE n. any of a group of enzymes that promote oxidation in plant and animal cells. |
| OXIDATES | • oxidates n. Plural of oxidate. • oxidates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxidate. • OXIDATE v. to combine with oxygen, also OXIDISE, OXIDIZE. |
| SPADIXES | • spadixes n. Plural of spadix. • SPADIX n. (Greek) a flower-spike covered by large leaf, as in the arum plant. |
| SURTAXED | • surtaxed v. Simple past tense and past participle of surtax. • SURTAX v. to assess with an extra tax. |
| WAXWEEDS | • waxweeds n. Plural of waxweed. • WAXWEED n. an annual herb. |