(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species
antikenotoxin
axbreaker
axebreaker
axlike
axlike
adj
Resembling an ax.
axmaker
boxkeeper
boxkeeper
noun
(now historical) A theatre attendant in charge of the boxes.
boxlike
boxlike
adj
similar to a box
boxmaker
boxmaker
noun
A manufacturer of boxes.
breakax
breakaxe
cakebox
cakebox
noun
A box for keeping cake.
A cylindrical container for recordable compact discs.
chickenpox
chickenpox
noun
Alternative form of chicken pox
coxankylometer
coxsackie
coxsackie
noun
Any of several viruses of the genus Enterovirus similar to poliovirus
ektexine
ektexines
ektexines
noun
plural of ektexine
exoskeletal
exoskeletal
adj
(engineering, of a turbine) Having rotor blades extending inwards from the inner surface of a rotating drum, rather than outwards from a central shaft.
Pertaining to the exoskeleton.
exoskeleton
exoskeleton
noun
(anatomy) A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.
exoskeletons
exoskeletons
noun
plural of exoskeleton
extbook
flaxlike
flaxlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of flax.
foxlike
foxlike
adj
Like a fox.
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
glykopexic
hexakisoctahedron
hexakisoctahedron
noun
A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes.
hexakistetrahedron
hexakistetrahedron
noun
A polyhedron with 24 faces.
hexokinase
hexokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose
hexokinases
hexokinases
noun
plural of hexokinase
hydroxyketone
hydroxyketone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of a ketone; a ketone with hydroxy group bonded to it.
jukebox
jukebox
noun
(computing) An automated carousel for the storage and retrieval of tapes, CD-ROMs, etc.
(computing, by extension) A software application capable of replaying tracks from a digital music collection.
A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music; it has push-buttons to make selections.
verb
(by extension) To play or repeat as if on a jukebox.
(transitive) To play (music or digital content) on a jukebox
To format or set up for playing by a jukebox.
To play and listen to music from a jukebox.
jukeboxes
jukeboxes
noun
plural of jukebox
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jukebox
karyorrhexis
karyorrhexis
noun
The destructive fragmentation of the nucleus of a dying cell whereby its chromatin is distributed irregularly throughout the cytoplasm.
kataplexy
kataplexy
noun
Alternative form of cataplexy
kenotoxin
kenotoxin
noun
(biochemistry, obsolete) A supposed toxin thought to be generated by exertion and to cause fatigue.
keratonyxis
keratonyxis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.
keratorrhexis
keratorrhexis
noun
rupture of the cornea
kerflummox
kerflummox
verb
(transitive, informal) To flummox; to perplex or baffle.
keryx
ketohexose
ketohexose
noun
(biochemistry) Any hexose containing a ketone group.
ketoxime
ketoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an ketone; general formula R₂C=NOH
kex
kex
noun
(obsolete or dialectal) The dried stem of certain large herbaceous plants.
(obsolete, botany) A plant having such a stem; a weed, a kecksy.
(rare) A dry husk or covering.
kexes
kexes
noun
plural of kex
kexy
kinepox
kinepox
noun
Alternative form of kine-pox
kleenex
kleenex
noun
(Canada, US) A disposable tissue.
kluxer
knisteneaux
knoxdale
knoxville
knoxville
Proper noun
The name of a number of places in the United States of America:
An unincorporated community in Alabama.
A town in Arkansas.
An unincorporated community in California.
An unincorporated community and CDP in Georgia
A city in Illinois.
A city in Iowa
An unincorporated community in Maryland.
An unincorporated community in Missouri.
An unincorporated community in Nebraska.
An unincorporated community in Ohio.
A small borough in Pennsylvania.
A neighbourhood in Pennsylvania.
A large city in Tennessee
An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
knoxvillite
knoxvillite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous sulphate of chromium, iron and aluminium.
lackawaxen
leukotaxin
leukotaxine
lockboxes
lockboxes
noun
plural of lockbox
lynxlike
lynxlike
adj
Resembling a lynx.
muskoxen
muskoxen
noun
plural of muskox
nonsexlinked
octakishexahedron
octakishexahedron
noun
(geometry, rare) A polyhedron with 48 faces.
oxbrake
oxcheek
oxlike
oxlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an ox: strong, foolish, etc.
oxpecker
oxpecker
noun
Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Buphagus, in the monotypic family Buphagidae, endemic to sub-Saharan African savannah.
oxpeckers
oxpeckers
noun
plural of oxpecker
oxyketone
packwaxes
phoenixlike
phoenixlike
adj
Resembling a phoenix, especially in being (figuratively) reborn after destruction.
pickaxe
pickaxe
noun
A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.
verb
To use a pickaxe.
pickaxed
pickaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pickax
pickaxes
pickaxes
noun
plural of pickaxe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pickax
rickettsialpox
rickettsialpox
noun
An illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus.
sexlike
sexlike
adj
Resembling sex or some aspect of it.
skeezix
skeptophylaxia
skeptophylaxis
smokebox
smokebox
noun
A chamber in which smoke passes from a boiler before being vented through a chimney.
sneakbox
sneakbox
noun
A small boat that can be sailed, rowed, poled or sculled, predominantly associated with Barnegat Bay in New Jersey.
sphinxlike
sphinxlike
adj
Like a sphinx, or like that of a sphinx. Especially, not showing emotion
Mysterious; scheming; having a deceptive outward appearance
tektronix
tetrakishexahedron
texarkana
texarkana
Proper noun
A metropolitan area comprising of twin cities in Arkansas, and Texas, which spans the Texas-Arkansas border and is technically considered to be two municipalities. The city in Arkansas is the county seat of
textbook
textbook
adj
Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook.
Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike.
noun
A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.
textbookish
textbookish
adj
Characteristic of a textbook
textbookless
textbookless
adj
Without a textbook.
textbooks
textbooks
noun
plural of textbook
unsexlike
unsexlike
adj
(archaic) Not befitting a person's sex; unmanly (for a man) or unwomanly (for a woman).