| AXON | • axon n. (Cytology) A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve… • AXON n. (Greek) a nerve fibre, also AXONE. |
| EXON | • exon n. An officer of the Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard. • exon n. (Genetics) A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule. • Exon prop.n. A surname. |
| JINX | • jinx n. A hex; an evil spell. • jinx n. A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck. • jinx v. (Transitive) To cast a spell on. |
| JYNX | • jynx n. A bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla). • jynx n. (Transferred sense) A charm or spell. • jynx n. The name of an order of spiritual intelligences in ancient “Chaldaic” philosophy. |
| LANX | • lanx n. (Historical) A platter or dish for serving food in Ancient Rome. • LANX n. (archaic) a platter. |
| LYNX | • lynx n. Any of several medium-sized wild cats, mostly of the genus Lynx. • Lynx prop.n. (Astronomy) A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer. • Lynx prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – the lynxes. |
| MINX | • minx n. A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman. • minx n. (Derogatory, dated) A promiscuous woman; also, a mistress (“the other woman in an extramarital relationship”)… • minx n. (Obsolete) A pet dog. |
| NEXT | • next adj. Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining. • next adj. Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order. • next adj. (Chiefly law) Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.) |
| NIXE | • nixe n. Alternative spelling of nixie (“female water-elf”). • NIX n. a water sprite. |
| NIXY | • nixy n. Alternative spelling of nixie (“female water-elf”). • NIXY n. a female nix or malignant water-spirit, also NIXIE. |
| ONYX | • onyx n. (Mineralogy) A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz. • onyx n. A jet-black color, named after the gemstone. • onyx n. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Horaga. |
| OXEN | • oxen n. Plural of ox. • oxen adj. Of, relating to, or resembling an ox; oxlike. • OX n. a hoofed mammal. |
| YUNX | • Yunx prop.n. Obsolete spelling of Jynx (taxonomic genus). • YUNX n. (Latin) the wryneck, also JYNX. |