| LEXIGRAPHY | • lexigraphy n. (Uncountable) The representation of words in writing. • lexigraphy n. (Countable) A system of writing in which there is a one-to-one correspondence between symbols and words. • LEXIGRAPHY n. the art of the definition of words. |
| PROPHYLAXIS | • prophylaxis n. (Medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease. • prophylaxis n. (Chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent’s plan or tactic. • PROPHYLAXIS n. preventive treatment against diseases, etc. |
| PYRRHULOXIA | • pyrrhuloxia n. Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal), a North American bird with grey and red plumage. • Pyrrhuloxia prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – certain birds similar to cardinals, notably… • PYRRHULOXIA n. a grey-and-pink crested bunting of Central and SW North America, with a short parrot-like bill. |
| XYLOGRAPHIC | • xylographic adj. Of or pertaining to xylographs. • XYLOGRAPHIC adj. relating to xylography, the art of making engravings on wood, also XYLOGRAPHICAL. |
| LEXICOGRAPHY | • lexicography n. (Uncountable) The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries. • lexicography n. (Uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic… • lexicography n. (Countable) A dictionary, a lexicon, a wordbook. |
| PYRRHULOXIAS | • pyrrhuloxias n. Plural of pyrrhuloxia. • PYRRHULOXIA n. a grey-and-pink crested bunting of Central and SW North America, with a short parrot-like bill. |
| XYLOGRAPHIES | • xylographies n. Plural of xylography. • XYLOGRAPHY n. the art of making engravings on wood, esp. for printing. |
| XYLOGRAPHING | • xylographing v. Present participle of xylograph. • XYLOGRAPH v. to copy by xylograph. |
| HYPERPYREXIAL | • hyperpyrexial adj. Exhibiting or relating to hyperpyrexia. • HYPERPYREXIAL adj. showing hyperpyrexia, an extremely high fever. |
| XYLOGRAPHICAL | • xylographical adj. Xylographic. • XYLOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to xylography, the art of making engravings on wood, also XYLOGRAPHIC. |
| HYPERCATALEXIS | • hypercatalexis n. (Poetry) The addition of one or two syllables to the last foot of a verse. • HYPERCATALEXIS n. the state of being hypercatalectic. |
| HYPEREXCITABLE | • hyperexcitable adj. Unusually or excessively excitable. • HYPEREXCITABLE adj. excessively excitable. |
| HYPERSEXUALITY | • hypersexuality n. The desire for sexual activity at levels high enough to be considered clinically significant. • HYPERSEXUALITY n. the state of being hypersexual. |
| XEROPHYTICALLY | • xerophytically adv. As a xerophyte. • XEROPHYTIC adv. able to withstand drought. |
| HYDROXYLAPATITE | • hydroxylapatite n. Alternative spelling of hydroxyapatite. • HYDROXYLAPATITE n. a mineral of the apatite group that is rare in the ground but is the principal inorganic constituent of tooth enamel and bone. |
| XENOMORPHICALLY | • XENOMORPHIC adv. having a form not its own. |
| XEROGRAPHICALLY | • xerographically adv. In a xerographic way; by xerography. • XEROGRAPHIC adv. relating to xerography. |
| XYLOTYPOGRAPHIC | • xylotypographic adj. Of or pertaining to xylotypography. • XYLOTYPOGRAPHIC adj. relating to, or printed from, wooden type. |