| ANAPTYXES | • anaptyxes n. Plural of anaptyxis. • ANAPTYXIS n. (Greek) the insertion of a vowel between two consonants for ease of pronunciation. |
| APTERYXES | • apteryxes n. Plural of apteryx. • APTERYX n. (Greek) one of a genus of New Zealand birds that includes the kiwi. |
| APYREXIAS | • apyrexias n. Plural of apyrexia. • APYREXIA n. a period of intermission in a fever. |
| ASPHYXIED | • asphyxied v. Simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy. • ASPHYXY v. to suffer defective aeration of the blood caused by failure of the oxygen supply, also ASPHYXIA. |
| ASPHYXIES | • asphyxies n. Plural of asphyxy. • asphyxies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxy. • ASPHYXY v. to suffer defective aeration of the blood caused by failure of the oxygen supply, also ASPHYXIA. |
| CATAPLEXY | • cataplexy n. (Medicine) An abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy. • CATAPLEXY n. a condition feigning death, used by some animals to discourage predators. |
| EXEMPLARY | • exemplary adj. Deserving honour, respect and admiration. • exemplary adj. Of such high quality that it should serve as an example to be imitated; ideal, perfect. • exemplary adj. Serving as a warning; monitory. |
| EXPIATORY | • expiatory adj. Of or pertaining to expiation. • EXPIATORY adj. having power, or intended, to make expiation. |
| HYPOTAXES | • hypotaxes n. Plural of hypotaxis. • HYPOTAXIS n. a dependent or subordinate relationship of clauses with conjunctions. |
| HYPOXEMIA | • hypoxemia n. (Medicine) An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, be it the partial pressure… • HYPOXEMIA n. deficiency of oxygenation of the blood, also HYPOXAEMIA, HYPOXIA. |
| MASTOPEXY | • mastopexy n. (Surgery) Any operation designed to lift or reshape a woman’s breast. • MASTOPEXY n. cosmetic surgery of breasts. |
| PHARYNXES | • pharynxes n. Plural of pharynx. • PHARYNX n. (Greek) a section of the digestive tract. |
| PLEIOTAXY | • PLEIOTAXY n. an increase in the whorls of a flower. |
| TAXPAYERS | • taxpayers n. Plural of taxpayer. • TAXPAYER n. one who pays taxes. |
| XEROPHAGY | • xerophagy n. A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline. • XEROPHAGY n. the eating of dry food, esp. food cooked without oil. |
| XYLOPHAGE | • xylophage n. (Biology) Any living organism that feeds on wood. • XYLOPHAGE n. an insect larva, mollusc etc. that eats or bores into wood. |