(historical) An ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.
hexagon
hexagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with six sides and six angles.
hexaxon
hexogen
hexogen
noun
The explosive RDX.
hexones
hexones
noun
plural of hexone
hexonic
hexosan
hexosan
noun
(biochemistry) Any polysaccharide composed of hexoses.
hoaxing
hoaxing
noun
The perpetration of a hoax.
verb
present participle of hoax
oxphony
phenoxy
phenoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical C₆H₅O- derived from phenol by loss of a hydrogen atom
phloxin
phoenix
phoenix
noun
(Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.
(figuratively) Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed.
(historical) A Greek silver coin used briefly from 1828 to 1832, divided into 100 lepta.
(mythology) A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
(obsolete) A marvelous person or thing.
verb
(Australia) To transfer assets from one company to another to dodge liability
saxhorn
saxhorn
noun
(music) Any of a group of similar brass instruments, resembling a bugle in shape, but with valves