| AMPHIOXUS | • amphioxus n. The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma. • AMPHIOXUS n. (Greek) a fishlike creature, two or three inches long, found in temperate seas, aka lancelet. |
| EXOPHORIC | • exophoric adj. Relating to, or afflicted with, exophoria. • exophoric adj. (Linguistics) Relating to, or exhibiting, exophora. • exophoric n. A person who has exophoria. |
| HEXAPLOID | • hexaploid adj. Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell. • hexaploid n. A cell or organism that has six complete sets of chromosomes. • HEXAPLOID n. a cell having six times the ordinary number of chromosomes. |
| HEXAPODIC | • HEXAPODIC adj. of a line or verse, having six feet. |
| HYPOTAXIS | • hypotaxis n. (Grammar) Syntactic subordination of one clause or construction to another. • HYPOTAXIS n. a dependent or subordinate relationship of clauses with conjunctions. |
| HYPOXEMIA | • hypoxemia n. (Medicine) An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, be it the partial pressure… • HYPOXEMIA n. deficiency of oxygenation of the blood, also HYPOXAEMIA, HYPOXIA. |
| HYPOXEMIC | • hypoxemic adj. Relating to, or afflicted with, hypoxemia. • HYPOXEMIC adj. suffering from hypoxemia, deficiency of oxygenation of the blood. |
| OXYPHILES | • OXYPHILE n. an organism that thrives on an acid environment, also OXYPHIL. |
| OXYPHILIC | • oxyphilic adj. Having an affinity for oxygen. • OXYPHILIC adj. thriving in an acid environment. |
| PHENOXIDE | • phenoxide n. (Chemistry) any metallic salt of a phenol. • PHENOXIDE n. a salt of a phenol, esp. in its capacity as a weak acid. |
| PHOENIXES | • phoenixes n. Plural of phoenix. • phoenixes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phoenix. • phœnixes n. Plural of phœnix. |
| TOXOPHILY | • toxophily n. The love of, or an addiction to, archery. • TOXOPHILY n. the sport of archery. |
| XENOPHILE | • xenophile n. A person who has a love of foreign people and culture. • xenophile n. A person with an interest in celebrating people’s differences. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • XENOPHILE n. one who loves foreigners. |
| XEROPHILE | • xerophile n. Any xerophilic organism. • XEROPHILE n. a plant adapted to dry conditions. |
| XEROPHILY | • xerophily n. Quality of being xerophilic. • XEROPHILY n. adaptation to very dry conditions. |
| XIPHOIDAL | • xiphoidal adj. Xiphoid; sword-shaped. • XIPHOIDAL adj. swordlike, also XIPHOID. |
| XIPHOPAGI | • xiphopagi n. Plural of xiphopagus. • XIPHOPAGUS n. a set of Siamese twins joined in the region of the xiphoid cartilage. |