(organic chemistry) any univalent radical R-O-, or anion R-O⁻, where R is an alkyl group
alloxy
aroxyl
atoxyl
atoxyl
noun
arsanilic acid
axonal
axonal
adj
(cytology) Of or pertaining to an axon.
biloxi
biloxi
Proper noun
A city in Mississippi, USA.
An extinct language of the Biloxi Native Americans.
A village in southeastern Texas.
bloxom
bloxom
Proper noun
A town in Virginia.
bollix
bollix
noun
(Ireland, derogatory) fool, jerk
confusion
mess
verb
(transitive) To botch or bungle.
(transitive) To confuse.
bollox
bollox
noun
Alternative spelling of bollocks
boxful
boxful
noun
as much as a box will hold
claxon
claxon
noun
Alternative spelling of klaxon.
clorox
coaxal
coaxal
adj
(geometry) Alternative form of coaxial
colfax
colfax
Proper noun
a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada, named after Colfax, Iowa.
a city in California, USA
a village in Illinois, USA.
a small town in Indiana, USA.
a city in Iowa, USA.
a town in Louisiana, USA, and parish seat of
an unincorporated community in North Carolina, USA.
a small city in North Dakota, USA.
a small unincorporated community in Texas, USA.
a town in Washington, USA
a town and village in Wisconsin, USA.
colfox
exolve
exolve
verb
(geology) Alternative spelling of exsolve
(obsolete) To loose.
extoll
extoll
verb
(transitive) Alternative spelling of extol
extols
extols
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extol
flexor
flexor
noun
A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb.
foxily
foxily
adv
In a foxy manner.
isolex
isolex
noun
An isogloss indicating where a certain word is used.
klaxon
klaxon
noun
A loud electric alarm or horn.
verb
(intransitive) To produce a loud, siren-like wail.
latexo
ledoux
lennox
lennox
Proper noun
A city in South Dakota
loxias
loxias
noun
plural of loxia
loxing
loxley
lummox
lummox
noun
(informal) A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.
luxora
lyxose
lyxose
noun
(biochemistry) An aldopentose found in some bacteria.
maalox
noxial
ordlix
oxalan
oxalan
noun
(chemistry) A complex nitrogenous substance, C₃N₃H₅O₃, obtained from alloxan (or when urea is fused with ethyl oxamate).
oxalic
oxalic
adj
(medicine, rare) Of or pertaining to oxaluria.
Of or pertaining to oxalic acid or its derivatives.
oxalis
oxalis
noun
(horticulture) Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis
oxalyl
oxalyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Either the univalent or the divalent radicals derived from oxalic acid by removal of one or two hydrogen atoms
oxgall
oxheal
oxland
oxland
noun
An old land measure, equivalent to eight acres.
oxlike
oxlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an ox: strong, foolish, etc.
oxlips
oxlips
noun
plural of oxlip
oxtail
oxtail
noun
A cut of meat taken from the tail of a cow or calf; it requires long, slow braising, and is used to prepare oxtail soup.
The tail of an ox or cow.
oxylus
oxymel
oxymel
noun
(historical, medicine) A mixture of honey, water, and vinegar, boiled to a syrup, sometimes mixed with herbs or spices.
plexor
plexor
noun
(medicine, now rare) A hammer (or other instrument) used to test a person's reflexes.
poleax
poleax
noun
Alternative spelling of poleaxe
pollex
pollex
noun
The thumb; the first, or preaxial, digit of the forelimb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the alula or bastard wing.
pollux
pollux
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of petalite always found with castor.
polyxo
prolix
prolix
adj
(obsolete) Long; having great length.
Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
proulx
rollix
scolex
scolex
noun
(zoology) The structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host.
texola
volvox
volvox
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Volvox of chlorophytes.
wilcox
woxall
xyloid
xyloid
adj
Characteristic of wood; woody
xylols
xylols
noun
plural of xylol
xyloma
xyloma
noun
A tumour on the woody part of a plant
xylose
xylose
noun
(biochemistry) One of the pentoses, C₅H₁₀O₅, a white crystalline sugar, derived from wood.