| ASPHYXIATION | • asphyxiation n. Death due to lack of oxygen. • asphyxiation n. An acute lack of oxygen. • ASPHYXIATION n. the act of asphyxiation. |
| CHESSBOXINGS | • CHESSBOXING n. a hybrid sport which combines the sport of boxing with games of chess in alternating rounds. |
| CHICKENPOXES | • chickenpoxes n. Plural of chickenpox. • chicken␣poxes n. Plural of chicken pox. • CHICKENPOX n. a contagious febrile disease, chiefly affecting children, not unlike a mild form of smallpox. |
| EXHORTATIONS | • exhortations n. Plural of exhortation. • EXHORTATION n. an act or instance of exhorting. |
| FUCOXANTHINS | • fucoxanthins n. Plural of fucoxanthin. • FUCOXANTHIN n. a brown carotenoid pigment occurring esp. in the chloroplasts of brown algae. |
| HEMATOXYLINS | • hematoxylins n. Plural of hematoxylin. • HEMATOXYLIN n. a dye obtained from logwood, also HAEMATOXYLIN. |
| HETEROAUXINS | • heteroauxins n. Plural of heteroauxin. • HETEROAUXIN n. a natural plant hormone, used esp. for stimulating growth and root formation in plant cutting. |
| HEXACOSANOIC | • hexacosanoic adj. Of or pertaining to hexacosanoic acid or its derivatives; cerotic. • HEXACOSANOIC adj. as in hexacosanoic acid. |
| HEXASTICHONS | • HEXASTICHON n. a poem or stanza of six lines, also HEXASTICH. |
| HYDROXONIUMS | • hydroxoniums n. Plural of hydroxonium. • HYDROXONIUM n. the obsolete name for the cation H3O+ derived from protonation of water. |
| HYDROXYZINES | • hydroxyzines n. Plural of hydroxyzine. • HYDROXYZINE n. a compound used as an antihistamine and tranquilizer. |
| NEPHROPEXIES | • NEPHROPEXY n. the fixation of a floating kidney. |
| PHYTOALEXINS | • phytoalexins n. Plural of phytoalexin. • PHYTOALEXIN n. any substance produced by a plant as a defence against disease. |
| SAXOPHONISTS | • saxophonists n. Plural of saxophonist. • SAXOPHONIST n. one who plays the saxophone. |
| SEXTILLIONTH | • sextillionth adj. The ordinal form of the number one sextillion. • sextillionth n. The person or thing in the sextillionth position. • sextillionth n. One of a sextillion equal parts of a whole. |
| SHADOWBOXING | • shadowboxing n. A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent. • shadowboxing v. Present participle of shadowbox. • shadow-boxing v. Present participle of shadow-box. |
| SULPHADOXINE | • sulphadoxine n. Alternative spelling of sulfadoxine. • SULPHADOXINE n. an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, also SULFADOXINE. |
| XENODOCHIUMS | • xenodochiums n. Plural of xenodochium. • XENODOCHIUM n. a building for the reception of strangers, e.g. a guesthouse in a monastery. |
| XYLOPHONISTS | • xylophonists n. Plural of xylophonist. • XYLOPHONIST n. one who plays the xylophone. |