| EXPISCATORY | • expiscatory adj. (Archaic) Tending to fish out; searching. • EXPISCATORY adj. serving to expiscate. |
| EXPLOSIVELY | • explosively adv. In an explosive manner. • EXPLOSIVE adv. tending to explode. |
| HYPEROXIDES | • hyperoxides n. Plural of hyperoxide. • HYPEROXIDES n. HYPEROXIDE. |
| HYPOXAEMIAS | • hypoxaemias n. Plural of hypoxaemia. • HYPOXAEMIA n. a deficiency of oxygenation of the blood, also HYPOXEMIA, HYPOXIA. |
| MONKEYPOXES | • MONKEYPOX n. a rare virus disease especially of central and western Africa that is caused by a poxvirus. |
| OXYSULPHIDE | • oxysulphide n. Alternative form of oxysulfide. • OXYSULPHIDE n. a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur. |
| PAROXYTONES | • paroxytones n. Plural of paroxytone. • PAROXYTONE n. a word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable. |
| PHYLLOTAXES | • phyllotaxes n. Plural of phyllotaxis. • PHYLLOTAXIS n. the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another, also PHYLLOTAXY. |
| PHYLLOXERAS | • phylloxeras n. Plural of phylloxera. • PHYLLOXERA n. a kind of beetle, a pest of vineyards. |
| POMPHOLYXES | • POMPHOLYX n. (Greek) a vesicular eruption or eczema chiefly on the palms and soles. |
| PROPHYLAXES | • prophylaxes n. Plural of prophylaxis. • PROPHYLAXIS n. preventive treatment against diseases, etc. |
| PROTOXYLEMS | • protoxylems n. Plural of protoxylem. • PROTOXYLEM n. the first part of the xylem to be formed. |
| PYRIDOXINES | • pyridoxines n. Plural of pyridoxine. • PYRIDOXINE n. a pyridine derivative, a member of the vitamin B complex, also PYRIDOXIN. |
| PYROXENITES | • pyroxenites n. Plural of pyroxenite. • PYROXENITE n. a rock consisting essentially of pyroxene. |
| PYROXENOIDS | • pyroxenoids n. Plural of pyroxenoid. • PYROXENOID n. a mineral like pyroxene, a common mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals. |
| PYROXYLINES | • PYROXYLINE n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLIN. |
| SCEUOPHYLAX | • sceuophylax n. A sacristan or church treasurer. • SCEUOPHYLAX n. a sacristan. |
| XEROPHYTISM | • xerophytism n. (Botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce. • XEROPHYTISM n. being a xerophyte. |