(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species
alkoxy
alkoxy
noun
(organic chemistry) any univalent radical R-O-, or anion R-O⁻, where R is an alkyl group
alkoxyl
alkoxyl
noun
The alkoxy radical
alkyloxy
alkyloxy
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of alkoxy
antikenotoxin
boxmaker
boxmaker
noun
A manufacturer of boxes.
boxmaking
boxmaking
noun
The manufacture of boxes.
cakebox
cakebox
noun
A box for keeping cake.
A cylindrical container for recordable compact discs.
coxankylometer
coxsackie
coxsackie
noun
Any of several viruses of the genus Enterovirus similar to poliovirus
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.
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
jackbox
jackbox
noun
A device for routing electrical signals by means of a number of jacks.
karyorrhexis
karyorrhexis
noun
The destructive fragmentation of the nucleus of a dying cell whereby its chromatin is distributed irregularly throughout the cytoplasm.
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
klaxon
klaxon
noun
A loud electric alarm or horn.
verb
(intransitive) To produce a loud, siren-like wail.
klaxons
klaxons
noun
plural of klaxon
knoxdale
knoxian
knoxian
Adjective
Of or relating to (c. 1514–1572), Scottish clergyman and a leader of the considered the founder of the Presbyterian denomination in Scotland.
kordax
leukotaxin
leukotaxine
octakishexahedron
octakishexahedron
noun
(geometry, rare) A polyhedron with 48 faces.
oxbrake
rickettsialpox
rickettsialpox
noun
An illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus.
skatoxyl
skeptophylaxia
skeptophylaxis
sneakbox
sneakbox
noun
A small boat that can be sailed, rowed, poled or sculled, predominantly associated with Barnegat Bay in New Jersey.
tetrakishexahedron
waxwork
waxwork
noun
(countable) A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.