(biology) A bundle of nine microtubules forming the internal scaffolding of a cilium, with two extra central microtubules connecting the others if the cilium is motile
axstone
axstone
noun
A variety of jade, used by the natives of the South Sea Islands for making axes or hatchets.
azoxime
azoxine
baxtone
boraxes
boraxes
noun
plural of borax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of borax
boxhead
boxhead
noun
(UK, military, slang, dated) A German person.
cakebox
cakebox
noun
A box for keeping cake.
A cylindrical container for recordable compact discs.
carefox
casebox
casebox
noun
A box or shoe from which playing cards are dealt in the game of faro
coannex
coaxers
coaxers
noun
plural of coaxer
colauxe
coteaux
coteaux
noun
plural of coteau
demonax
diaxone
dioxane
dioxane
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of six-membered, saturated heterocycles having four carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms in the ring.
eudoxia
exactor
exactor
noun
A person who collects taxes.
A person who makes illegal or unreasonable demands; an extortioner.
exocarp
exocarp
noun
(biology) The outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits; the skin or epicarp
exogamy
exogamy
noun
(biology) the fusion of two unrelated gametes
marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own as required by custom or law
exogyra
exonian
exonian
Noun
A student or graduate of the University of Exeter, England.
A student or graduate of Exeter College, Oxford, England.
A current or past student of Exeter School, England.
A current or past student of Phillips Exeter Academy, USA.
A native or inhabitant of the city of Exeter, England.
A native or inhabitant of the town of Exeter, New Hampshire, USA.
A native or inhabitant of the former Village of Exeter, in Green County, Wisconsin, USA.
exorate
exordia
exordia
noun
plural of exordium
exormia
exostra
exotica
exotica
noun
(music) A genre of American music from the 1950s, characterized by an evocative musical focus on the islands of the South Pacific.
curious, strange, unusual and exotic things.
plural of exotic
exposal
exposal
noun
(archaic) exposure
exradio
exradio
noun
(obsolete) Obsolete form of radon (“radon-222”).; an isotope of radon (element 86)
foxbane
gearbox
gearbox
noun
An enclosed gear train.
That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.
geotaxy
headbox
headbox
noun
A device for distributing a suspension of solids in water to a machine at a constant rate, or for retarding the rate of flow, as to a top-feed filter, or for eliminating by overflow some of the finest particles.
Synonym of headrail
The topmost square of a USPSA target holding the B and A scoring zones.
hexagon
hexagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with six sides and six angles.
hexapod
hexapod
adj
Having six feet, six-footed; belonging to the subphylum Hexapoda; hexapodous.
noun
(dated) An insect.
An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda.
Any organism, being or robot with six legs.
hexaxon
hexosan
hexosan
noun
(biochemistry) Any polysaccharide composed of hexoses.
hoaxers
hoaxers
noun
plural of hoaxer
overlax
overlax
adj
Excessively lax.
overtax
overtax
verb
To overburden.
To tax to an excessive degree.
oxalate
oxalate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of oxalic acid.
verb
To coat (steel, etc.) with an oxalate.
oxalite
oxalite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellow mineral, one of the oxalates of iron.
oxamate
oxamate
noun
(chemistry) A salt of oxamic acid.
oxamide
oxamide
noun
(organic chemistry) A white crystalline solid, the double amide of oxalic acid, used as a stabilizer for nitrocellulose preparations and as a substitute for urea in fertilizers.
oxanate
oxazine
oxazine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any unsaturated six-membered heterocycle containing four carbon atoms, one oxygen, one nitrogen atom and two double bonds
oxazole
oxazole
noun
(organic chemistry) A five-membered heterocycle having three carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one nitrogen atom and two double bonds; the 1,3- isomer is aromatic
oxbrake
oxheart
oxheart
noun
A large heart-shaped cherry.
oxidase
oxidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen.
oxidate
oxidate
noun
(dated, chemistry) An oxide.
verb
(dated, chemistry) To oxidize.
oximate
oximate
verb
(organic chemistry) To cause, or to undergo oximation
oxyaena
oxydase
poleaxe
poleaxe
noun
(historical) A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike.
An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.
verb
(transitive) To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe.
(transitive, figurative) To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly.
(transitive, figurative) To stymie, thwart, cripple, paralyze.
praecox
praecox
noun
dementia praecox
roxanne
roxanne
Proper noun
name; a spelling variant of Roxane, fairly popular since the 1930s.
texhoma
toxemia
toxemia
noun
Blood poisoning; adverse reaction to toxic byproducts of systemic infection.