| ASPHYXIATE | • asphyxiate v. (Transitive) To smother or suffocate someone. • asphyxiate v. (Intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated. • ASPHYXIATE v. to cause asphyxia in. |
| BRACHYAXES | • BRACHYAXIS n. in crystallography, the shorter lateral axis. |
| HEXADECYLS | • hexadecyls n. Plural of hexadecyl. • HEXADECYL n. another name for the radical cetyl. |
| HEXAGYNOUS | • hexagynous adj. (Botany) Having six styles. • HEXAGYNOUS adj. having six pistils, also HEXAGYNIAN. |
| HEXASTYLES | • hexastyles n. Plural of hexastyle. • HEXASTYLE n. a portico having six columns in front. |
| HYDROTAXES | • HYDROTAXIS n. movement towards or away from water. |
| HYDROXIDES | • hydroxides n. Plural of hydroxide. • HYDROXIDE n. any compound containing an -OH group. |
| HYPERTEXTS | • hypertexts n. Plural of hypertext. • HYPERTEXT n. computer software and hardware that allows users to create, store, and view text and move between related items easily and in a nonsequential way. |
| HYPOXEMIAS | • hypoxemias n. Plural of hypoxemia. • HYPOXEMIA n. deficiency of oxygenation of the blood, also HYPOXAEMIA, HYPOXIA. |
| PHYLAXISES | • PHYLAXIS n. an inhibiting of infection by the body. |
| THYROXINES | • thyroxines n. Plural of thyroxine. • THYROXINE n. an iodine compound, a hormone forming the active principle of the thyroid gland, also THYROXIN. |
| VIXENISHLY | • vixenishly adv. In a vixenish manner. • VIXENISH adv. bad-tempered, snarling. |
| XEROPHYTES | • xerophytes n. Plural of xerophyte. • XEROPHYTE n. a plant thriving in desert conditions. |
| XYLOPHAGES | • xylophages n. Plural of xylophage. • XYLOPHAGE n. an insect larva, mollusc etc. that eats or bores into wood. |
| XYLOPHONES | • xylophones n. Plural of xylophone. • xylophones v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of xylophone. • XYLOPHONE n. a musical percussion instrument consisting of a graduated series of wooden bars, usually played by striking with two small round-ended hammers. |