| ANOREXY | • anorexy n. Archaic form of anorexia. • ANOREXY n. lack of appetite, also ANOREXIA. |
| 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. |
| ATARAXY | • ataraxy n. (Philosophy) Ataraxia; freedom from mental disturbance; imperturbability, dogged indifference. • ataraxy n. (Pharmacology, pharmacy) State of psychological calm and tranquility, absence of discomfort, or metabolical… • ATARAXY n. peace of mind, also ATARAXIA. |
| BOSTRYX | • bostryx n. (Botany) A helicoid cyme. • BOSTRYX n. (Greek) a type of inflorescence, a way in which flower stems are arranged. |
| EXARCHY | • exarchy n. The jurisdiction of an exarch (any definition); an exarchate. • exarchy n. (Botany) A vascular system in which development starts in the regions farthest from the axis and spreads inward. • EXARCHY n. the domain of an exarch. |
| EXTROPY | • extropy n. Negentropy. • EXTROPY n. the prediction that human intelligence will enable life to expand throughout the universe. |
| HYDROXY | • hydroxy adj. (Chemistry) Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical. • hydroxy n. (Informal, pharmacology) Clipping of hydroxychloroquine. • hydroxy- pref. (Chemistry) having, or derived from, a hydroxyl radical. |
| HYRAXES | • hyraxes n. Plural of hyrax. • HYRAX n. (Greek) a small, harelike mammal, also HYRACOID. |
| OXYMORA | • oxymora n. Plural of oxymoron. • OXYMORON n. (Greek) a self-contradictory expression. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| XYSTERS | • xysters n. Plural of xyster. • XYSTER n. (Greek) a surgeon's instrument for scraping bones. |