(pathology) An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.
The human disease that can occur in humans through contact with infected herbivores, tissue from infected animals, or high concentrations of anthrax spores, but is not usually spread between humans, with symptoms including lesions on the skin or in the lungs, often fatal.
asphyxy
asphyxy
noun
(medicine, obsolete) asphyxiation, typically resulting in death; asphyxia
verb
Rare form of asphyxiate.
axfetch
boxbush
boxfish
boxfish
noun
Any of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes.
Certain species in Ostraciidae, principally in genus Ostracion.
boxhaul
boxhaul
verb
(nautical, transitive, intransitive) To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round.
boxhead
boxhead
noun
(UK, military, slang, dated) A German person.
boxholm
cachexy
cachexy
noun
(medicine, archaic) Cachexia.
cashbox
cashbox
noun
(slang) A toll booth.
A box for holding cash.
chamoix
chevaux
chevaux
noun
plural of cheval
choenix
choenix
noun
(historical) An ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.
ethoxyl
ethoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The radical CH₃-CH₂-O- derived from ethanol
exarchs
exarchs
noun
plural of exarch
exarchy
exarchy
noun
(botany) A vascular system in which development starts in the regions farthest from the axis and spreads inward.
The jurisdiction of an exarch (any definition); an exarchate.
excheat
excheat
noun
Obsolete form of escheat.
exhaled
exhaled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhale
exhales
exhales
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhale
exhance
exhaust
exhaust
adj
(obsolete) Exhausted; used up.
noun
A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.
An exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle.
The dirty air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.
The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.
exhaust gas.
verb
(transitive) To bring out or develop completely
(transitive) To discuss thoroughly or completely
(transitive) To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely (:liquid)
(transitive) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents
(transitive) to tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy
(transitive, chemistry) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives
(transitive, literally, figuratively) To use up; to deplete, drain or expend wholly, or until the supply comes to an end
exhedra
exhedra
noun
Alternative form of exedra
exhibit
exhibit
noun
(law) An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.
A public showing; an exhibition.
An instance of exhibiting.
That which is exhibited.
verb
(intransitive) To put on a public display.
(medicine) To administer as a remedy.
(transitive) To demonstrate.
(transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
(transitive, law) To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence.
exhorts
exhorts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhort
exhumed
exhumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exhume
exhumer
exhumer
noun
One who exhumes.
exhumes
exhumes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhume
foxchop
foxfish
foxfish
noun
An Australian fish, Bodianus frenchii, and related species.
Certain species in the genus Siganus with distinctive black stripes on the face.
The common dragonet (Callionymus lyra), of European waters.
The fox shark or sea fox.
foxhall
foxhole
foxhole
noun
(military) A small pit dug into the ground as a shelter for protection against enemy fire.
The burrow in the ground where a fox lives.
verb
(transitive) To dig a military foxhole into, or convert into a foxhole by digging.
(transitive) To drive into a military foxhole.
foxholm
foxship
foxship
noun
(Used as a mock title) The fox.
The character or qualities of a fox; foxiness; craftiness; cunning.
halifax
halifax
Proper noun
an industrial town in Yorkshire, England, 20km south-east of Leeds.
the capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada.
a small town in North Carolina, USA
a town in Virginia, USA
hapaxes
hapaxes
noun
plural of hapax
headbox
headbox
noun
A device for distributing a suspension of solids in water to a machine at a constant rate, or for retarding the rate of flow, as to a top-feed filter, or for eliminating by overflow some of the finest particles.
Synonym of headrail
The topmost square of a USPSA target holding the B and A scoring zones.
helixes
helixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of helix
helixin
hellbox
hellbox
noun
(military, slang) A blasting machine producing an electrical charge for a detonation.
(printing, historical) A receptacle where cast metal sorts were thrown after printing.
hendrix
hexacid
hexacid
adj
(chemistry) Having six atoms or radicals capable of being replaced by acids; hexatomic; hexavalent.
hexades
hexades
noun
plural of hexade
hexadic
hexadic
adj
(rare) Pertaining to a hexad; hexagonal.
hexagon
hexagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with six sides and six angles.
hexagyn
hexamer
hexamer
noun
A subunit of a viral capsid
An oligomer having six subunits
hexanal
hexanal
noun
(organic chemistry) Any saturated aliphatic aldehyde having six carbon atoms, but especially n-hexanal
hexanes
hexanes
noun
plural of hexane
hexaped
hexaped
noun
A hexapod.
hexapla
hexapla
noun
A text presented in six parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Old Testament presented in such a fashion by Origen.
hexapod
hexapod
adj
Having six feet, six-footed; belonging to the subphylum Hexapoda; hexapodous.
noun
(dated) An insect.
An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda.
Any organism, being or robot with six legs.
hexarch
hexarch
noun
The ruler of one of the parts of a hexarchy.
hexaxon
hexerei
hexerei
noun
(historical, nautical) A galley with six banks of oars.
hexeris
hexitol
hexitol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any polyol derived from a hexose
hexogen
hexogen
noun
The explosive RDX.
hexones
hexones
noun
plural of hexone
hexonic
hexosan
hexosan
noun
(biochemistry) Any polysaccharide composed of hexoses.
hexoses
hexoses
noun
plural of hexose
hexylic
hexylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Derived from a hexane
hoaxers
hoaxers
noun
plural of hoaxer
hoaxing
hoaxing
noun
The perpetration of a hoax.
verb
present participle of hoax
homodox
homodox
adj
Conforming to accepted standards or beliefs.
Having the same opinion as another.
homosex
homosex
noun
(sexuality) Homosexual sexual intercourse.
huxford
hydroxy
hydroxy
adj
(chemistry) Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.
noun
(informal, pharmacology) Clipping of hydroxychloroquine.
hypoxia
hypoxia
noun
(pathology) A condition in which tissues (especially the blood) are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen; anoxia
A reduced concentration of dissolved oxygen in an aquatic environment.
hypoxic
hypoxic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.
Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21% oxygen.
hypoxis
hyraxes
hystrix
hystrix
noun
(pathology) ichthyosis hystrix
jouhaux
methoxy
methoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical CH₃-O- derived from methanol
michaux
minxish
minxish
adj
Like a minx.
mixhill
mixhill
noun
A mixen or dunghill.
narthex
narthex
noun
(architecture) A western vestibule leading to the nave in some Christian churches.
oxcheek
oxheart
oxheart
noun
A large heart-shaped cherry.
oxhouse
oxhuvud
oxphony
oxyphil
panchax
panchax
noun
Any of various tropical fish in the cyprinodontiform families Aplocheilidae and Nothobranchiidae which were formerly classified in the genus Panchax.
pemphix
phalanx
phalanx
noun
(anatomy, plural phalanges) One of the bones of the finger or toe.
(historical sociology) A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery.
(historical, plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.
(plural phalanxes) A large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common purpose.
pharynx
pharynx
noun
(anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
(zootomy) The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.
phenoxy
phenoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical C₆H₅O- derived from phenol by loss of a hydrogen atom
philcox
phloxes
phloxes
noun
plural of phlox
phloxin
phoenix
phoenix
noun
(Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.
(figuratively) Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed.
(historical) A Greek silver coin used briefly from 1828 to 1832, divided into 100 lepta.
(mythology) A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
(obsolete) A marvelous person or thing.
verb
(Australia) To transfer assets from one company to another to dodge liability
phrixus
phyxius
pixyish
pixyish
adj
Like a pixy or pixie.
rexroth
saxhorn
saxhorn
noun
(music) Any of a group of similar brass instruments, resembling a bugle in shape, but with valves
sexhood
sexhood
noun
The state or condition of one's sex or gender; sexuality.
sixthet
sixthly
sixthly
adv
In the sixth place; sixth in a row.
soxhlet
soxhlet
Noun
A Soxhlet extractor
texhoma
thaxter
thaxton
thrinax
waxbush
wrexham
wrexham
Proper noun
A town in north-east Wales, United Kingdom.
A county borough in north-east Wales, named after the town, formerly belonging to Denbighshire and Clwyd
xanthan
xanthan
noun
(biochemistry) A polysaccharide, consisting of galactose and mannose residues, produced by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris
xanthic
xanthic
adj
Of a yellowish colour.
xanthid
xanthid
noun
(zoology) Any crab in the Xanthidae.
A compound of xanthogen.
xanthin
xanthin
noun
Alternative spelling of xanthine
xanthus
xanthyl
xanthyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from xanthine.
xerarch
xerarch
adj
Growing in dry places.
Of or pertaining to xerosere.
xiphias
xiphias
noun
Synonym of swordfish
xiphiid
xiphiid
noun
(zoology) A fish in the family Xiphiidae; a swordfish.