| BOXHAULING | • boxhauling v. Present participle of boxhaul. • BOXHAUL v. to put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel. |
| EXHALATION | • exhalation n. The act or process of exhaling; breathing out. • exhalation n. That which is exhaled, or which rises in the form of vapor, fume, or steam. • exhalation n. A bright phenomenon; a meteor. |
| FLEXIHOURS | • flexihours n. Flexitime. • FLEXIHOURS n. flexible working time. |
| HELIOTAXES | • HELIOTAXIS n. the response of an organism to the sun's rays. |
| HELIOTAXIS | • heliotaxis n. (Biology) Phototaxis related to the sun. • HELIOTAXIS n. the response of an organism to the sun's rays. |
| HEXAPLOIDS | • hexaploids n. Plural of hexaploid. • HEXAPLOID n. a cell having six times the ordinary number of chromosomes. |
| HEXAPLOIDY | • hexaploidy n. The property of being hexaploid. • HEXAPLOIDY n. the state of having six times the normal number of chromosomes. |
| HOMOTAXIAL | • homotaxial adj. (Biology) Relating to homotaxis. • HOMOTAXIAL adj. showing homotaxis, also HOMOTAXIC. |
| HYDROXYLIC | • hydroxylic adj. (Chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups. • HYDROXYLIC adj. pertaining to a hydroxyl. |
| PHILOXENIA | • philoxenia n. Love of strangers; eagerness to show hospitality. • PHILOXENIA n. hospitality. |
| SEXAHOLICS | • sexaholics n. Plural of sexaholic. • SEXAHOLIC n. someone addicted to sex. |
| SULPHOXIDE | • sulphoxide n. Alternative form of sulfoxide. • SULPHOXIDE n. any compound containing a sulphinyl group and a hydrocarbon radical, also SULFOXIDE. |
| XENOLITHIC | • xenolithic adj. Being or pertaining to a xenolith. • XENOLITHIC adj. of or like a xenolith, a rock fragment foreign to the igneous mass in which it occurs. |
| XENOPHILES | • xenophiles n. Plural of xenophile. • XENOPHILE n. one who loves foreigners. |
| XEROPHILES | • xerophiles n. Plural of xerophile. • XEROPHILE n. a plant adapted to dry conditions. |
| XYLOPHONIC | • xylophonic adj. Of or pertaining to a xylophone. • XYLOPHONIC adj. relating to a xylophone. |