Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boxhaul
boxthorn
boxthorn
noun
Any plant of the genus Lycium.
chamonix
chamonix
Proper noun
A town in the département of Haute-Savoie.
chronaxy
chronaxy
noun
Alternative form of chronaxie
doxantha
ethoxide
ethoxide
noun
(chemistry) any salt of this anion
(chemistry) the anion CH₃CH₂O⁻ derived from ethanol by the loss of a proton
ethoxies
ethoxyls
ethoxyls
noun
plural of ethoxyl
exhorted
exhorted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhort
exhorter
exhorter
noun
(Protestantism) A lay preacher.
(rare) A person who exhorts.
exograph
exonship
exonship
noun
The role or status of an exon.
exophagy
exophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, of those outside a social group.
exotheca
exotheca
noun
(zoology) The tissue that fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.
expolish
expolish
verb
(obsolete, nonce word) To polish thoroughly.
foxholes
foxholes
noun
plural of foxhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foxhole
foxhound
foxhound
noun
A dog of a medium-sized breed developed for hunting.
foxworth
haloxene
hanotaux
hatboxes
hatboxes
noun
plural of hatbox
hexafoil
hexafoil
noun
A design with six round semicircular petals stemming from a central circle.
hexaglot
hexaglot
adj
(rare) In six languages.
hexagons
hexagons
noun
plural of hexagon
hexapoda
hexapods
hexapods
noun
plural of hexapod
hexapody
hexapody
noun
(poetry, countable) Six metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure.
(zoology, uncountable) The property of being a hexapod; six-leggedness.
hexosans
hexosans
noun
plural of hexosan
hoaxable
hoaxable
adj
Able to be hoaxed.
homaxial
homotaxy
homotaxy
noun
Alternative form of homotaxis
horsebox
horsebox
noun
(UK) A motor vehicle for transporting horses.
(UK, rail transport, obsolete) A van-type railway vehicle specially built for the carriage of horses.
A container for transporting horses in, whether by road, rail, or sea.
horsepox
horsepox
noun
A disease of horses caused by an orthopoxvirus.
hotboxes
hotboxes
noun
plural of hotbox
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hotbox
hydroxyl
hydroxyl
noun
(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.
hypoxias
hypoxias
noun
plural of hypoxia
isohexyl
liothrix
lithoxyl
lithoxyl
noun
(obsolete) Petrified wood.
loucheux
matchbox
matchbox
noun
A small cardboard box in which matches are kept.
Any small die-cast toy car, usually collectible.
methoxyl
methoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical, CH₃O-, derived from methanol
moxahala
orthodox
orthodox
adj
(botany) Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content.
Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted.
Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.
Of a branch of Judaism.
Of the eastern churches, Eastern Orthodox.
oxharrow
oxhearts
oxhearts
noun
plural of oxheart
oxyaphia
oxybapha
oxyether
oxyethyl
oxyphile
oxyphils
oxyphony
oxyphyte
oxyrhine
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.
rheopexy
rheopexy
noun
(physics) A rheological phenomenon in which certain colloids solidify more quickly when subjected to shear
roxburgh
roxburgh
Proper noun
a village in the Scottish Borders, Scotland
an ancient royal burgh near the village which was destroyed in 1460
a town in Central Otago, New Zealand.
saxhorns
saxhorns
noun
plural of saxhorn
saxonish
thioxene
thioxene
noun
(chemistry) Any of three possible metameric substances that are dimethyl derivatives of thiophene, like the xylenes from benzene.
thoraxes
thyroxin
thyroxin
noun
Alternative spelling of thyroxine
touchbox
touchbox
noun
A box containing lighted tinder, formerly carried by soldiers for kindling matchlocks.
toxophil
toxophil
adj
(biology) Having an affinity with an organic poison (toxin).
(biology) In harmony with a toxin.
ulothrix
unhoaxed
unhoaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unhoax
wheelbox
wheelbox
noun
(nautical) A box beneath a ship's wheel containing the steering gear.
xanthoma
xanthoma
noun
(medicine) A small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint
xanthone
xanthone
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic ketone, 9-oxo-xanthene, that is used as an insecticide.
xanthous
xanthous
adj
(archaic, ethnology) Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.
Yellow-brown; yolk-colored.
xenochia
xenolith
xenolith
noun
(geology) any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found
xenophon
xenophon
Proper noun
Athenian historian and philosopher born 427 and author of the Anabasis and Memorabilia. He was a pupil of Socrates and became a general during the Persian wars.
xenophya
xenophya
noun
(biology) foreign particles found within an organism, such as sand grains
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.
xiphodon
xiphodon
noun
An extinct camel-like animal of the genus Xiphodon.