| 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. |
| 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. |
| DUPLEXITY | • duplexity n. The state of being duplex. • DUPLEXITY n. the state of being duplex, double. |
| EXPIATORY | • expiatory adj. Of or pertaining to expiation. • EXPIATORY adj. having power, or intended, to make expiation. |
| EXPLETORY | • expletory adj. Serving to fill up; expletive; superfluous. • EXPLETORY adj. serving to fill up; supplementary; as, an expletory word. |
| EXSTROPHY | • exstrophy n. (Anatomy) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface. • EXSTROPHY n. congenital eversion of a hollow organ, esp. the bladder. |
| HYPERTEXT | • hypertext n. (Uncountable) Digital text in which the reader may navigate related information through embedded hyperlinks. • hypertext n. (Countable) A hypertext document. • 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. |
| HYPOTAXES | • hypotaxes n. Plural of hypotaxis. • HYPOTAXIS n. a dependent or subordinate relationship of clauses with conjunctions. |
| MASTOPEXY | • mastopexy n. (Surgery) Any operation designed to lift or reshape a woman’s breast. • MASTOPEXY n. cosmetic surgery of breasts. |
| OXYTROPES | • oxytropes n. Plural of oxytrope. • OXYTROPE n. a genus of plants in the legume family, including locoweed. |
| PLEIOTAXY | • PLEIOTAXY n. an increase in the whorls of a flower. |
| TAXPAYERS | • taxpayers n. Plural of taxpayer. • TAXPAYER n. one who pays taxes. |
| XEROPHYTE | • xerophyte n. (Botany) Any plant suited for life in a habitat where water is scarce, such as in a desert or chaparral… • xerophyte n. A desert plant. • XEROPHYTE n. a plant thriving in desert conditions. |