| BEMBIX | • Bembix prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Crabronidae – certain sand wasps. • BEMBIX n. (Greek) a noisy sand-wasp, also BEMBEX. |
| BOLLIX | • bollix v. (Transitive) To confuse. • bollix v. (Transitive) To botch or bungle. • bollix n. Confusion. |
| CERVIX | • cervix n. (Anatomy) The neck. • cervix n. The necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. • cervix n. The lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina. |
| CHENIX | • chenix n. Alternative form of choenix. • CHENIX n. (Greek) an ancient Greek dry measure. |
| COMMIX | • commix v. (Transitive) To mix separate things together. • commix v. (Intransitive) To become mixed; to amalgamate. • COMMIX v. to mix together. |
| CONFIX | • confix n. (Linguistics) An affix consisting of a prefix and suffix affixed simultaneously to the root. • confix n. (Linguistics, rare) An affix which is not divided, and which does not divide a root: thus, a prefix… • confix v. (Obsolete) To make firm; to fix in a particular place or state. |
| FORNIX | • fornix n. (Anatomy) An archlike or vaulted structure or fold… • FORNIX n. (Latin) an arched anatomical structure. |
| MASTIX | • MASTIX n. (French) a pale yellow gum resin from certain Mediterranean trees, used for varnish, also MASTIC, MASTICH, MASTICHE. |
| MATRIX | • matrix n. A table of data. • matrix n. The cavity or mold in which anything is formed. • matrix n. (Biology) The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded. |
| PHENIX | • phenix n. Archaic spelling of phoenix. • PHENIX n. a bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes, also PHOENIX. |
| PREFIX | • prefix n. Something placed before another. • prefix v. (Transitive) To determine beforehand; to set in advance. • prefix v. (Transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. |
| PREMIX | • premix n. A blend of components that has been mixed in advance of use or of further processing. • premix n. (Australia, informal) A manufactured beverage consisting of alcohol and soft drink, milk or other non-alcoholic… • premix v. To blend in advance. |
| PROLIX | • prolix adj. Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details. • prolix adj. (Obsolete) Long; having great length. • PROLIX adj. tediously long and wordy. |
| SPADIX | • spadix n. (Botany) A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids. • spadix n. (Zoology) A male sexual organ of certain cephalopods and hydrozoans (especially the nautilus), used to transfer sperm. • SPADIX n. (Greek) a flower-spike covered by large leaf, as in the arum plant. |
| SUBFIX | • subfix n. One or more letters or sounds added at the bottom of a word to modify its meaning, found in Maya script. • subfix v. To add one or more letters or sounds to the bottom of a word to change its meaning. • SUBFIX n. a distinguishing symbol written below another character. |
| SUFFIX | • suffix n. (Grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word’s meaning. • suffix n. (Mathematics) A subscript. • suffix n. (Computing) A final segment of a string of characters. |
| TETTIX | • tettix n. A cicada, especially in Greece. • TETTIX n. (Greek) the cicada. |
| TRIMIX | • trimix n. (Underwater diving) A mixture of helium, nitrogen, and oxygen used in deep diving as a breathing gas instead of air. • TRIMIX n. a mixture of nitrogen, helium and oxygen, used by deep-sea divers. |
| TUTRIX | • tutrix n. (Obsolete) a female tutor. • tutrix n. (Quebec law) a female tutor (person other than a parent having charge of a child or other person requiring… • TUTRIX n. (obsolete) a female tutor, also TUTORESS, TUTRESS. |
| VERNIX | • vernix n. (Obstetrics, medicine) Vernix caseosa; a fatty deposit covering the skin of newborn babies. • VERNIX n. (Latin) a fatty substance covering the skin of a fetus. |