| AXIOLOGY | • axiology n. (Uncountable, philosophy) The study of value(s), as regards origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations;… • axiology n. (Countable) The particular value-theory of a philosopher, school of thought, etc. • AXIOLOGY n. the science of the ultimate nature of values. |
| BOBBYSOX | • bobbysox n. Alternative form of bobby socks. • BOBBYSOCK n. an ankle-sock, esp. as worn by teenage girls. |
| CACODOXY | • cacodoxy n. Incorrect doctrine or opinions. • CACODOXY n. incorrect doctrine, heresy. |
| DOXOLOGY | • doxology n. An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service. • DOXOLOGY n. a hymn or verse of praise to God. |
| MIXOLOGY | • mixology n. (Slang) The art of combining various ingredients to make cocktails. • mixology n. (Slang, rare) The work of a disc jockey. • MIXOLOGY n. the art of making mixed drinks. |
| MONEYBOX | • moneybox n. Alternative form of money box. • money␣box n. A tin, often with a slot in the top, for depositing coins, used by children to save. • MONEYBOX n. a box for keeping money in. |
| OXYANION | • oxyanion n. (Chemistry) Any anion derived from an oxyacid. • OXYANION n. an anion containing one or more oxygen atoms bonded to another element (as in the sulphate and carbonate ions). |
| OXYMORON | • oxymoron n. (Rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together… • oxymoron n. (Loosely, sometimes proscribed) A contradiction in terms. • OXYMORON n. (Greek) a self-contradictory expression. |
| OXYSOMES | • oxysomes n. Plural of oxysome. • OXYSOME n. a structural unit of cellular cristae. |
| OXYTOCIC | • oxytocic adj. (Medicine) Serving to promote uterine contractions, thus accelerating childbirth. • oxytocic n. An oxytocic drug. • OXYTOCIC n. a drug that hastens childbirth. |
| OXYTOCIN | • oxytocin n. (Biochemistry) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk;… • OXYTOCIN n. a pituitary hormone that stimulates uterine muscle contraction. |
| OXYTONES | • oxytones n. Plural of oxytone. • OXYTONE n. (Greek) a word bearing an acute accent on the last syllable. |
| OXYTONIC | • oxytonic adj. (Prosody) Having a stress on the last syllable. • OXYTONIC adj. like an oxytone. |
| OXYTROPE | • oxytrope n. (Botany) Synonym of locoweed. • OXYTROPE n. a genus of plants in the legume family, including locoweed. |
| POLYAXON | • polyaxon n. (Zoology) In a sponge, a spicule that has more than four centered axes. • POLYAXON n. a nerve cell with multiple branches. |
| SEXOLOGY | • sexology n. The study of sex and sexuality, usually from a psychological or clinical perspective. • SEXOLOGY n. the study of human sexual behaviour. |
| TAXONOMY | • taxonomy n. The science or the technique used to make a classification. • taxonomy n. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system. • taxonomy n. (Taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms. |
| TOYBOXES | • toyboxes n. Plural of toybox. • TOYBOX n. a box for toys. |
| XYLOLOGY | • xylology n. (Rare) The study of wood. • XYLOLOGY n. the study of the structure of wood. |
| XYLOTOMY | • xylotomy n. (Botany) The art of preparing sections of wood (as by means of a microtome) for microscopic examination. • XYLOTOMY n. the preparation of wood for microscopic examination. |