(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.
cachexia
cachexia
noun
(pathology) A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease.
cachexic
cachexic
adj
Relating to cachexia.
caixinha
cathexis
cathexis
noun
(psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
chamonix
chamonix
Proper noun
A town in the département of Haute-Savoie.
ethoxide
ethoxide
noun
(chemistry) any salt of this anion
(chemistry) the anion CH₃CH₂O⁻ derived from ethanol by the loss of a proton
ethoxies
exarchic
exhaling
exhaling
noun
exhalation
verb
present participle of exhale
exhibits
exhibits
noun
plural of exhibit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhibit
exhuming
exhuming
verb
present participle of exhume
exilarch
exilarch
noun
The head of a community of Jews in the diaspora.
The leader of the Jews of the Babylonian exile.
exonship
exonship
noun
The role or status of an exon.
expolish
expolish
verb
(obsolete, nonce word) To polish thoroughly.
heretrix
heretrix
noun
Alternative form of heritrix
heritrix
hexafoil
hexafoil
noun
A design with six round semicircular petals stemming from a central circle.
hexamine
hexamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Contraction of hexamethylenetetramine.
hexamita
hexammin
hexereis
hexereis
noun
plural of hexerei
homaxial
hrimfaxi
huxleian
hypaxial
hypaxial
adj
(anatomy) Situated beneath an axis
noun
(anatomy) Such a muscle
hypoxias
hypoxias
noun
plural of hypoxia
isohexyl
liothrix
lithoxyl
lithoxyl
noun
(obsolete) Petrified wood.
minxship
minxship
noun
(obsolete, humorous) A supposed title given to a woman thought to be acting like a minx (usually with possessive adjective).
oxyaphia
oxyphile
oxyphils
oxyrhine
paixhans
phenixes
phenixes
noun
plural of phenix
phenoxid
phenoxid
noun
Archaic form of phenoxide.
philodox
philodox
noun
A person with an excessive interest in his/her own opinions.
phorminx
phorminx
noun
A kind of lyre used by the Ancient Greeks.
phylaxis
phylaxis
noun
(medicine) Protection against infectious disease.
pixieish
pixieish
adj
Alternative spelling of pixyish
saxonish
sixhaend
sixhynde
sixtieth
sixtieth
adj
The ordinal form of the number sixty.
noun
One of sixty equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the sixtieth position.
sphexide
sphexide
noun
Any wasp of the genus Sphex; the digger wasp
sphinxes
sphinxes
noun
plural of sphinx
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sphinx
taxiarch
taxiarch
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army.
thioxene
thioxene
noun
(chemistry) Any of three possible metameric substances that are dimethyl derivatives of thiophene, like the xylenes from benzene.
thrsieux
thyroxin
thyroxin
noun
Alternative spelling of thyroxine
toxophil
toxophil
adj
(biology) Having an affinity with an organic poison (toxin).
(biology) In harmony with a toxin.
ulothrix
vixenish
vixenish
adj
Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen.
xanthein
xanthein
noun
(chemistry) The water-soluble part of the yellow carotenoid pigment present in the cell sap of some plants.
xanthian
xanthian
Adjective
Of the city Xanthos (or Xanthus) in ancient Lycia.
Noun
A citizen of Xanthos.
xanthide
xanthide
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) Any derivative of xanthogen
xanthine
xanthine
noun
(chemistry) Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body.
xanthins
xanthins
noun
plural of xanthin
xanthism
xanthism
noun
(biology, zoology) A yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc.
xanthite
xanthite
noun
A variety of vesuvianite found in limestone near Amity, New York.
xanthium
xenarchi
xenochia
xenolith
xenolith
noun
(geology) any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found
xeraphin
xerophil
xerophil
noun
Dated form of xerophile.
xiphioid
xiphioid
adj
(zoology) resembling or related to the family Xiphiidae (a group of fish).
(zoology) resembling or related to the genus Xiphias (swordfish).
noun
(zoology) Any member of the genus Xiphias or family Xiphiidae.
xiphiura
xiphodon
xiphodon
noun
An extinct camel-like animal of the genus Xiphodon.