| DEOXY | • deoxy adj. (Chemistry) Describing any compound formally derived from another by replacement of a hydroxy group… • deoxy- pref. (Chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom. • DEOXY adj. having less oxygen than the parent compound, also DESOXY. |
| EPOXY | • epoxy adj. (Chemistry) Derived from an epoxide. • epoxy n. A thermosetting polyepoxide resin used chiefly in strong adhesives, coatings and laminates; epoxy resin. • epoxy v. To glue with epoxy. |
| HEXYL | • hexyl n. (Organic chemistry) Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C6H13, formally derived from… • HEXYL n. a radical derived from a hexose. |
| OXEYE | • oxeye n. Several daisy-like flowers in various genera… • oxeye n. Any oxeye daisy. • oxeye n. The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis). |
| PREXY | • prexy n. (Slang) A president, especially of a college or university. • PREXY n. (US slang) the president of a college, also PREX, PREXIE. |
| PYREX | • pyrex n. A kind of heat-resistant borosilicate glass, made by mixing a high concentration of boron oxides into… • pyrex n. (By extension) Any borosilicate glass. • pyrex n. (By extension) Any glass capable of withstanding high temperatures, such as tempered glass suitable for cooking. |
| PYXED | • pyxed v. Simple past tense and past participle of pyx. • PYX v. to test newly minted coins. |
| PYXES | • pyxes n. Plural of pyx. • PYX v. to test newly minted coins. |
| PYXIE | • pyxie n. Archaic form of pixie (“magical creature”). • PYXIE n. a creeping evergreen shrub having small white or pinkish flowers, native to pine barrens of the eastern United States. |
| XYLEM | • xylem n. (Botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals… • XYLEM n. (Greek) a woody tissue in trees or plants, also XYLOGEN. |
| YEXED | • yexed v. Simple past tense and past participle of yex. • YEX v. to hiccup, also YESK. |
| YEXES | • yexes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yex. • YEX v. to hiccup, also YESK. |