| ASPHYXIA | • asphyxia n. Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia. • asphyxia n. Loss of consciousness due to the body’s inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing… • asphyxia n. (Medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the… |
| CHRONAXY | • chronaxy n. Alternative form of chronaxie. • CHRONAXY n. a time constant in the excitation of a nerve or muscle, also CHRONAXIE. |
| ETHOXYLS | • ethoxyls n. Plural of ethoxyl. • ETHOXYL n. a univalent chemical radical, also ETHOXY. |
| EXOPHAGY | • exophagy n. (Rare) Cannibalism, of those outside a social group. • EXOPHAGY n. a cannibal custom of eating other than one's kin. |
| HAYBOXES | • hayboxes n. Plural of haybox. • HAYBOX n. a box for keeping hay in, for animals to eat from. |
| HEXAPODY | • hexapody n. (Poetry, countable) Six metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure. • hexapody n. (Zoology, uncountable) The property of being a hexapod; six-leggedness. • HEXAPODY n. a line of verse with six feet. |
| HEXARCHY | • hexarchy n. A group of six states. • HEXARCHY n. a group of six separate states. |
| HEXYLENE | • hexylene n. (Chemistry) A colourless liquid hydrocarbon, C6H12, of the ethylene series, produced artificially, and… • hexylene n. (Chemistry) Any of several isomers of hexylene proper. • HEXYLENE n. a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the ethylene series, also HEXENE. |
| HYDROXYL | • hydroxyl n. (Chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols… • HYDROXYL n. the group containing oxygen and hydrogen. |
| HYPOXIAS | • hypoxias n. Plural of hypoxia. • HYPOXIA n. a deficiency of oxygen in the body tissues, also HYPOXAEMIA, HYPOXEMIA. |
| METHOXYL | • methoxyl n. (Organic chemistry) A univalent radical, CH3O-, derived from methanol. • METHOXYL n. a compound containing a certain chemical group, also METHOXY. |
| OXYPHILE | • OXYPHILE n. an organism that thrives on an acid environment, also OXYPHIL. |
| OXYPHILS | • OXYPHIL n. an organism that thrives on an acid environment, also OXYPHILE. |
| PHYLAXIS | • phylaxis n. (Medicine) Protection against infectious disease. • PHYLAXIS n. an inhibiting of infection by the body. |
| SIXTYISH | • sixtyish adj. (Informal) Of about sixty years of age. • SIXTYISH adj. being about sixty years old. |
| SPHYNXES | • sphynxes n. Plural of sphynx. • Sphynxes n. Plural of Sphynx. • SPHYNX n. a hairless breed of cats. |
| THYROXIN | • thyroxin n. Alternative spelling of thyroxine. • THYROXIN n. an iodine compound, a hormone forming the active principle of the thyroid gland, also THYROXINE. |
| XENOPHYA | • xenophya n. (Biology) foreign particles found within an organism, such as sand grains. • XENOPHYA n. (Greek) elements of a shell or skeleton not secreted by the organism itself. |