| CARBOXYLS | • carboxyls n. Plural of carboxyl. • CARBOXYL n. a univalent acid radical. |
| EXCLUSORY | • exclusory adj. Having the power or the function of excluding. • exclusory adj. Tending to exclude. • EXCLUSORY adj. acting or tending to exclude. |
| EXPLETORY | • expletory adj. Serving to fill up; expletive; superfluous. • EXPLETORY adj. serving to fill up; supplementary; as, an expletory word. |
| HYDROXYLS | • hydroxyls n. Plural of hydroxyl. • HYDROXYL n. the group containing oxygen and hydrogen. |
| LOXODROMY | • loxodromy n. The science of loxodromics. • LOXODROMY n. the art of sailing along rhumb-lines. |
| MYXOVIRAL | • myxoviral adj. Relating to myxoviruses. • MYXOVIRAL adj. of or like a myxovirus, any of a group of related viruses causing influenza, mumps etc. |
| NITROXYLS | • nitroxyls n. Plural of nitroxyl. • NITROXYL n. the group NO2, usually called the nitro group, also NITRYL. |
| PROLIXITY | • prolixity n. Long-windedness, an excess of words. • PROLIXITY n. the state of being long-winded in speech or writing. |
| PYRIDOXAL | • pyridoxal n. (Biochemistry) One of the three natural forms of vitamin B6. • PYRIDOXAL n. a crystalline aldehyde of the vitamin B6 group. |
| PYROXYLES | • pyroxyles n. Plural of pyroxyle. • PYROXYLE n. a nitrocellulose. |
| PYROXYLIC | • pyroxylic adj. (Obsolete, chemistry) Created by the destructive distillation of wood. • PYROXYLIC adj. produced by the action of heat on wood, also PYROLIGNEOUS, PYROLIGNIC. |
| PYROXYLIN | • pyroxylin n. (Organic chemistry) A highly inflammable form of nitrocellulose; used in the manufacture of collodion and lacquers. • PYROXYLIN n. any of the nitrocelluloses, also PYROXYLE, PYROXYLINE. |
| UXORIALLY | • uxorially adv. In an uxorial fashion. • UXORIAL adv. of or relating to a wife. |
| XEROPHILY | • xerophily n. Quality of being xerophilic. • XEROPHILY n. adaptation to very dry conditions. |
| XYLOCARPS | • xylocarps n. Plural of xylocarp. • XYLOCARP n. a hard woody fruit. |
| XYLOGRAPH | • xylograph n. An engraving in wood or woodcut, especially one used in printing predating the Western tradition (14th c.). • xylograph n. A print taken from such an engraving. • xylograph v. (Transitive) To make a print from an engraving in wood. |
| XYLOMETER | • xylometer n. An instrument used to determine the specific gravity of wood. • XYLOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the specific gravity of wood. |
| XYLORIMBA | • xylorimba n. (Music) A pitched percussion instrument corresponding to a xylophone with an extended range. • XYLORIMBA n. a combination of xylophone and marimba. |