(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.
boxhauls
boxhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boxhaul
cathexes
cathexes
noun
plural of cathexis
cathexis
cathexis
noun
(psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
ethoxies
ethoxyls
ethoxyls
noun
plural of ethoxyl
exhausts
exhausts
noun
plural of exhaust
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhaust
exhibits
exhibits
noun
plural of exhibit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhibit
exhumers
exhumers
noun
plural of exhumer
exonship
exonship
noun
The role or status of an exon.
expolish
expolish
verb
(obsolete, nonce word) To polish thoroughly.
exsheath
exsheath
verb
To remove from a sheath
flaxbush
flaxbush
noun
The bush (genus Phormium) bearing New Zealand flax.
foxholes
foxholes
noun
plural of foxhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foxhole
haruspex
haruspex
noun
A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced divination by inspecting entrails.
hatboxes
hatboxes
noun
plural of hatbox
hexagons
hexagons
noun
plural of hexagon
hexaplas
hexaplas
noun
plural of hexapla
hexapods
hexapods
noun
plural of hexapod
hexascha
hexaseme
hexaster
hexaster
noun
(zoology) A hexact with axes that branch into rays at the extremity.
hexereis
hexereis
noun
plural of hexerei
hexosans
hexosans
noun
plural of hexosan
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
hypoxias
hypoxias
noun
plural of hypoxia
isohexyl
minxship
minxship
noun
(obsolete, humorous) A supposed title given to a woman thought to be acting like a minx (usually with possessive adjective).
oxhearts
oxhearts
noun
plural of oxheart
oxyphils
paixhans
phenixes
phenixes
noun
plural of phenix
phylaxis
phylaxis
noun
(medicine) Protection against infectious disease.
pixieish
pixieish
adj
Alternative spelling of pixyish
saxhorns
saxhorns
noun
plural of saxhorn
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
thoraxes
thrsieux
vixenish
vixenish
adj
Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen.
xanthans
xanthans
noun
plural of xanthan
xanthins
xanthins
noun
plural of xanthin
xanthism
xanthism
noun
(biology, zoology) A yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc.
xanthous
xanthous
adj
(archaic, ethnology) Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.