| APTERYX | • apteryx n. (Dated) kiwi bird. • Apteryx prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Apterygidae – the kiwis. • APTERYX n. (Greek) one of a genus of New Zealand birds that includes the kiwi. |
| ASPHYXY | • asphyxy n. (Medicine, obsolete) asphyxiation, typically resulting in death; asphyxia. • asphyxy v. Rare form of asphyxiate. • ASPHYXY v. to suffer defective aeration of the blood caused by failure of the oxygen supply, also ASPHYXIA. |
| EPITAXY | • epitaxy n. (Crystallography) An overgrowth in which the overlying crystal is either induced into the same orientation… • EPITAXY n. the growth of a thin layer of crystals on another crystal so that they have the same structure. |
| EPOXYED | • epoxyed v. Simple past tense and past participle of epoxy. • EPOXY v. to glue with a type of resin. |
| EXTROPY | • extropy n. Negentropy. • EXTROPY n. the prediction that human intelligence will enable life to expand throughout the universe. |
| HYPOXIA | • hypoxia n. (Pathology) A condition in which tissues (especially the blood) are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen; anoxia. • hypoxia n. A reduced concentration of dissolved oxygen in an aquatic environment. • HYPOXIA n. a deficiency of oxygen in the body tissues, also HYPOXAEMIA, HYPOXEMIA. |
| HYPOXIC | • hypoxic adj. (Pathology) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia. • hypoxic adj. Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21% oxygen. • HYPOXIC adj. relating to hypoxia, a deficiency of oxygen in the body tissues. |
| OXYPHIL | • OXYPHIL n. an organism that thrives on an acid environment, also OXYPHILE. |
| 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. |
| PIXYISH | • pixyish adj. Like a pixy or pixie. • PIXYISH adj. like a pixy. |
| 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. |
| PYREXES | • PYREX n. (tradename) a heat-resistant glassware. |
| PYREXIA | • pyrexia n. (Medicine) Fever. • pyrexia n. (Medicine) Trench fever. • PYREXIA n. (Greek) a fever. |
| PYREXIC | • pyrexic adj. (Rare) feverish, pyretic. • PYREXIC adj. of or like pyrexia, fever. |
| PYXIDES | • pyxides n. Plural of pyxis. • PYXIS n. (Latin) a little box for jewels. |
| PYXIDIA | • pyxidia n. Plural of pyxidium. • PYXIDIUM n. a capsule that opens by a transverse circular split. |