(medicine) The absence or an intermission during a bout of fever.
asphyxia
asphyxia
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.
Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
axiality
axiality
noun
The degree which something is axial
The state of being axial
axillary
axillary
adj
(botany) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; relating to an axil.
Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
noun
Alternative form of axillar
axiology
axiology
noun
(countable) The particular value-theory of a philosopher, school of thought, etc.
(uncountable, philosophy) The study of value(s), as regards origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations; value theory.
axolysis
axolysis
noun
(physics) The degeneration or dissolution of an axon
billywix
bixbyite
bixbyite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare manganese iron oxide mineral with a black metallic appearance.
coltpixy
coltpixy
noun
Alternative form of coltpixie
detoxify
detoxify
verb
To remove foreign and harmful substances from something.
devexity
devexity
noun
A bending downward; declivity.
dipteryx
dyslexia
dyslexia
noun
(neurology, pathology) A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties.
dyslexic
dyslexic
adj
Having dyslexia.
Of or pertaining to dyslexia.
noun
A person who has dyslexia.
dystaxia
dystaxia
noun
(pathology, rare) a milder or weaker form of ataxia
epicalyx
epicalyx
noun
(botany) A group of bracts resembling a calyx
epoxying
epoxying
verb
present participle of epoxy
excitory
excitory
adj
Misspelling of excitatory.
exigency
exigency
noun
(chiefly in the plural) The demands or requirements of a situation.
An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.
exiguity
exiguity
noun
The quality of being meagre or scanty.
fixidity
fixidity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being fixed.
flexibly
flexibly
adv
in a flexible manner
fluxibly
glyoxime
glyoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) The oxime HO-N=CH-CH=N-OH produced by the action of hydroxylamine on glyoxal
hypaxial
hypaxial
adj
(anatomy) Situated beneath an axis
noun
(anatomy) Such a muscle
hypoxias
hypoxias
noun
plural of hypoxia
indoxyls
indoxyls
noun
plural of indoxyl
isohexyl
lipoxeny
lithoxyl
lithoxyl
noun
(obsolete) Petrified wood.
luxurity
lynxlike
lynxlike
adj
Resembling a lynx.
meiotaxy
misoxeny
misoxeny
noun
Aversion to foreigners or strangers.
mixology
mixology
noun
(slang) The art of combining various ingredients to make cocktails.
(slang, rare) The work of a disc jockey.
myoxidae
myxaemia
myxinoid
myxinoid
adj
(zoology) pertaining to, the hagfish class Myxini.
noun
A hagfish.
nitroxyl
nitroxyl
noun
Aminoxyl.
onyxitis
onyxitis
noun
Alternative form of onychitis
oximetry
oximetry
noun
The measurement of the oxygen level in arterial blood
oxyacids
oxyacids
noun
plural of oxyacid
oxyamine
oxyaphia
oxydasic
oxydiact
oxygenic
oxygenic
adj
of, relating to, containing or producing oxygen
oxyphile
oxyphils
oxypolis
oxyrhine
oxytocia
oxytocia
noun
(medicine) An unusually rapid childbirth.
oxytocic
oxytocic
adj
(medicine) Serving to promote uterine contractions, thus accelerating childbirth.
noun
An oxytocic drug.
oxytocin
oxytocin
noun
(biochemistry) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.
oxytonic
oxytonic
adj
(prosody) Having a stress on the last syllable.
peixerey
perionyx
perionyx
noun
(anatomy) The epidermis bordering a nail.
phylaxis
phylaxis
noun
(medicine) Protection against infectious disease.
prolixly
prolixly
adv
In a prolix manner
proxying
proxying
verb
present participle of proxy
pyrexial
pyrexial
adj
(obsolete) of or relating to fevers; feverish
pyrexias
pyrexias
noun
plural of pyrexia
pyxidate
pyxidate
adj
Having a pyxidium.
pyxidium
pyxidium
noun
(botany) A seed capsule in the form of a box, the seeds being released when the top splits off.
quixotry
quixotry
noun
A wild, visionary idea, an eccentric notion or act; a quixotism.
sextiply
sixhynde
sixpenny
sixpenny
adj
(dated) Cheap; worthless.
Worth six pennies.
noun
A publication costing sixpence.
A stamp worth sixpence.
syntaxis
syntaxis
noun
(archaic, grammar) Syntax.
(crystallography) Syntaxy.
(geology) A convergence of mountain ranges, or geological folds, towards a single point.
syntexis
syntexis
noun
(geology) A change in the structure of magma by melting or the assimilation of a different type of rock.
(medicine) emaciation or wasting away
syrinxes
taxingly
taxingly
adv
In a taxing manner.
taxinomy
taxiways
taxiways
noun
plural of taxiway
thyroxin
thyroxin
noun
Alternative spelling of thyroxine
toxicity
toxicity
noun
The quality or degree of being toxic.
unfixity
unfixity
noun
Lack of fixity.
vexingly
vexingly
adv
In a vexing manner.
waxingly
xylidine
xylidine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric aromatic amines (CH₃)₂C₆H₃NH₂ derived from the xylenes
xylidins
xylidins
noun
plural of xylidin
xylitols
xylitols
noun
plural of xylitol
xylitone
xylitone
noun
(chemistry) A yellow oil that is a side product of making phorone.
xyloidin
xyloidin
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) An explosive compound resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of nitric acid on starch.
xylonite
xylonite
noun
(obsolete) Celluloid.
xylorcin
xylorcin
noun
(chemistry, dated) A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline substance that turns red on exposure to air.