| ANOREXY | • anorexy n. Archaic form of anorexia. • ANOREXY n. lack of appetite, also ANOREXIA. |
| ANXIETY | • anxiety n. An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some… • anxiety n. An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). • anxiety n. (Pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression… |
| EXONYMS | • exonyms n. Plural of exonym. • EXONYM n. a name for a town in a foreign language. |
| INDOXYL | • indoxyl n. (Organic chemistry) A hydroxyl derivative of indole produced by bacterial degradation of indoleacetic acid. • INDOXYL n. a nitrogenous substance obtained as an oily liquid. |
| LOXYGEN | • loxygen n. Liquid oxygen. • LOXYGEN n. liquid oxygen, also LOX. |
| OXYGENS | • oxygens n. Plural of oxygen. • OXYGEN n. a gaseous element. |
| OXYNTIC | • oxyntic adj. (Immunology) Producing acid. • OXYNTIC adj. of stomach cells, secreting acid. |
| OXYTONE | • oxytone adj. (Linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable. • oxytone n. (Linguistics) A word with the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable. • OXYTONE n. (Greek) a word bearing an acute accent on the last syllable. |
| PHARYNX | • pharynx n. (Anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth… • pharynx n. (Zootomy) The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be… • PHARYNX n. (Greek) a section of the digestive tract. |
| PHENOXY | • phenoxy n. (Organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical C6H5O- derived from phenol by loss… • PHENOXY adj. containing a radical derived from phenol. |
| PLANXTY | • planxty n. An Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, sometimes of a mournful character. • PLANXTY n. an Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, sometimes of a mournful character. |
| SYNAXES | • synaxes n. Plural of synaxis. • SYNAXIS n. (Greek) in the early Church, meeting for worship, esp. the Eucharist. |
| SYNAXIS | • synaxis n. A congregation. • synaxis n. (Obsolete) The Lord’s Supper. • synaxis n. A day following a Great Feast in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches, on which a person… |
| TAXYING | • taxying v. Present participle of taxi. • taxying n. (Aviation) Alternative form of taxiing. • TAXI v. to travel in a taxicab. |
| VIXENLY | • vixenly adj. Like a vixen; vixenish. • VIXENLY adj. snarling. |
| XYLENES | • xylenes n. Plural of xylene. • XYLENE n. a flammable hydrocarbon, also XYLOL. |
| XYLENOL | • xylenol n. (Organic chemistry) An arene compound with two methyl groups and a hydroxyl group. • XYLENOL n. a synthetic resin derived from xylene. |
| XYLIDIN | • xylidin n. Dated form of xylidine. • XYLIDIN n. any one of six metameric hydrocarbons related to xylene, also XYLIDINE. |
| XYLOGEN | • xylogen n. Nascent wood; wood cells in a forming state. • XYLOGEN n. (Greek) a woody tissue in trees or plants, also XYLEM. |
| XYLONIC | • xylonic adj. Relating to xylonic acid or its derivatives. • XYLONIC adj. pertaining to an acid obtained by oxidizing xylose. |