| 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… |
| CATHEXIS | • cathexis n. (Psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea. • CATHEXIS n. (Greek) the investment of emotional energy in a thought or idea. |
| CHENIXES | • chenixes n. Plural of chenix. • CHENIX n. (Greek) an ancient Greek dry measure. |
| ETHOXIES | • ethoxies n. Plural of ethoxy. • ETHOXY n. a univalent chemical radical, also ETHOXYL. |
| EXHIBITS | • exhibits n. Plural of exhibit. • exhibits v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhibit. • EXHIBIT v. to display publicly. |
| FOXSHIPS | • FOXSHIP n. (Shakespeare) craftiness. |
| HEXEREIS | • hexereis n. Plural of hexerei. • HEXEREI n. (German) witchcraft. |
| HYPOXIAS | • hypoxias n. Plural of hypoxia. • HYPOXIA n. a deficiency of oxygen in the body tissues, also HYPOXAEMIA, HYPOXEMIA. |
| OXYPHILS | • OXYPHIL n. an organism that thrives on an acid environment, also OXYPHILE. |
| PHENIXES | • phenixes n. Plural of phenix. • PHENIX n. a bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes, also PHOENIX. |
| PHYLAXIS | • phylaxis n. (Medicine) Protection against infectious disease. • PHYLAXIS n. an inhibiting of infection by the body. |
| PIXIEISH | • pixieish adj. Alternative spelling of pixyish. • PIXIEISH adj. like a pixie. |
| RHEXISES | • RHEXIS n. (Greek) rupture of a blood vessel. |
| SIXTIETH | • sixtieth adj. The ordinal form of the number sixty. • sixtieth n. The person or thing in the sixtieth position. • sixtieth n. One of sixty equal parts of a whole. |
| SIXTYISH | • sixtyish adj. (Informal) Of about sixty years of age. • SIXTYISH adj. being about sixty years old. |
| SPHINXES | • sphinxes n. Plural of sphinx. • sphinxes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sphinx. • SPHINX n. (Greek) any of several Egyptian stone figures of a creature with a human or animal head and (occasionally) breast and a lion's body. |
| VIXENISH | • vixenish adj. Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen. • VIXENISH adj. bad-tempered, snarling. |
| XANTHINS | • xanthins n. Plural of xanthin. • XANTHIN n. a white substance, structurally related to uric acid, found in muscle tissue, the liver and other organs, also XANTHINE. |
| XANTHISM | • xanthism n. (Biology, zoology) A yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc. • XANTHISM n. a condition of skin, fur or feathers in which yellow coloration predominates. |
| XIPHOIDS | • xiphoids n. Plural of xiphoid. • XIPHOID n. the xiphoid process or xiphisternum. |