(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
axbreaker
axebreaker
axlike
axlike
adj
Resembling an ax.
axmaker
axmaking
boxmaker
boxmaker
noun
A manufacturer of boxes.
boxmaking
boxmaking
noun
The manufacture of boxes.
breakax
breakaxe
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.
flaxlike
flaxlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of flax.
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
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.
kataplexy
kataplexy
noun
Alternative form of cataplexy
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
kickxia
kilmarx
kitkahaxki
klaxon
klaxon
noun
A loud electric alarm or horn.
verb
(intransitive) To produce a loud, siren-like wail.
klaxons
klaxons
noun
plural of klaxon
knisteneaux
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
kristinaux
lackawaxen
leukotaxin
leukotaxine
maxiskirt
maxiskirt
noun
A skirt whose hemline descends to the ankles.
octakishexahedron
octakishexahedron
noun
(geometry, rare) A polyhedron with 48 faces.
oxbrake
packwax
packwax
noun
Alternative form of paxwax
packwaxes
pickax
pickax
noun
Alternative spelling of pickaxe
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
pickaxing
pickaxing
verb
present participle of pickax
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
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
waxlike
waxlike
adj
Resembling wax.
waxmaker
waxmaker
noun
A manufacturer of wax, or of items from wax.
waxmaking
waxmaking
noun
The manufacture of wax, or of items from wax.
waxwork
waxwork
noun
(countable) A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.