| ALDOXIMES | • aldoximes n. Plural of aldoxime. • ALDOXIME n. an oxime formed by reaction between hydroxylamine and an aldehyde. |
| ALKOXIDES | • alkoxides n. Plural of alkoxide. • ALKOXIDE n. a basic salt derived from an alcohol by the replacement of a hydroxyl hydrogen with a metal. |
| CACOMIXLE | • cacomixle n. Alternative spelling of cacomixl. • CACOMIXLE n. (Nahuatl) a North American carnivore, about the size of a cat, related to the raccoons, also CACOMISTLE, CACOMIXL. |
| CLINOAXES | • clinoaxes n. Plural of clinoaxis. • CLINOAXIS n. in crystallography, the clinodiagonal. |
| COXALGIES | • coxalgies n. Plural of coxalgy. • COXALGY n. pain in the hip, also COXALGIA. |
| EXFOLIANT | • exfoliant n. An agent or substance used for the process of exfoliation. • EXFOLIANT n. a cosmetic for removing dead skin. |
| EXFOLIATE | • exfoliate v. To remove the leaves from a plant. • exfoliate v. To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation. • exfoliate v. (Mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition. |
| FLEXIONAL | • flexional adj. Dated form of flectional. • FLEXIONAL adj. relating to flexion, a bend, a fold. |
| HEXAFOILS | • hexafoils n. Plural of hexafoil. • HEXAFOIL n. a pattern with six leaflike lobes. |
| HEXAPLOID | • hexaploid adj. Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell. • hexaploid n. A cell or organism that has six complete sets of chromosomes. • HEXAPLOID n. a cell having six times the ordinary number of chromosomes. |
| MAILBOXES | • mailboxes n. Plural of mailbox. • mail-boxes n. Plural of mail-box. • mail␣boxes n. Plural of mail box; Alternative form of mailboxes. |
| MELOXICAM | • meloxicam n. (Pharmacology) A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the oxicam class (trademark Mobic), used to… • MELOXICAM n. a drug used to treat osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. |
| PLEIOTAXY | • PLEIOTAXY n. an increase in the whorls of a flower. |
| PLEONEXIA | • pleonexia n. Excessive or insatiable greed, avarice, covetousness, the desire to have more, a greedy desire for certain goods. • PLEONEXIA n. excessive or insatiable covetousness. |
| POLEAXING | • poleaxing v. Present participle of poleaxe. • POLEAX v. to strike with an axlike weapon, also POLEAXE. |
| SEXAHOLIC | • sexaholic n. One who is addicted to sex. • SEXAHOLIC n. someone addicted to sex. |
| SILOXANES | • siloxanes n. Plural of siloxane. • SILOXANE n. any of various polymers containing silicon and oxygen. |
| TELOTAXIS | • telotaxis n. (Biology) movement of an organism either toward or away from a stimulus. • TELOTAXIS n. a taxis by which an organism orients itself in respect to a stimulus. |
| TEXTORIAL | • textorial adj. Of or pertaining to weaving. • TEXTORIAL adj. (archaic) of or pertaining to weaving. |