ALKOXIDE | • alkoxide n. (Organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with… • ALKOXIDE n. a basic salt derived from an alcohol by the replacement of a hydroxyl hydrogen with a metal. |
CHECKBOX | • checkbox n. A space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark. • checkbox n. (Graphical user interface) An on-screen box that can be optionally filled with a check mark, to enable… • check␣box n. (Graphical user interface) Alternative form of checkbox. |
EKTEXINE | • ektexine n. (Biology) Synonym of sexine. • EKTEXINE n. an outer layer of the exine, the tough outer wall of a pollen grain. |
FLAXLIKE | • flaxlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of flax. • FLAXLIKE adj. like flax. |
KETOXIME | • ketoxime n. (Organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an ketone; general formula R2C=NOH. • KETOXIME n. an oxime product of a ketone reacting with hydroxylamine. |
KLAXONED | • klaxoned v. Simple past tense and past participle of klaxon. • KLAXON v. to sound a klaxon. |
LYNXLIKE | • lynxlike adj. Resembling a lynx. • LYNXLIKE adj. like a lynx. |
MUSKOXEN | • muskoxen n. Plural of muskox. • musk␣oxen n. Plural of musk ox. • MUSKOX n. a large bovid of arctic regions. |
OXPECKER | • oxpecker n. Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Buphagus, in the monotypic family Buphagidae, endemic… • OXPECKER n. an African bird, aka beefeater. |
PICKAXED | • pickaxed v. Simple past tense and past participle of pickax. • PICKAX v. to use a tool for breaking hard surfaces, also PICKAXE. |
PICKAXES | • pickaxes n. Plural of pickaxe. • pickaxes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pickax. • pick-axes n. Plural of pick-axe. |
SKYBOXES | • skyboxes n. Plural of skybox. • SKYBOX n. an enclosure of seats high in a stadium. |
SMOKEBOX | • smokebox n. A chamber in which smoke passes from a boiler before being vented through a chimney. • SMOKEBOX n. part of a steam boiler where the smoke is collected before passing out at the chimney. |
SNEAKBOX | • sneakbox n. A small boat that can be sailed, rowed, poled or sculled, predominantly associated with Barnegat Bay in New Jersey. • SNEAKBOX n. a small boat masked with brush and weeds that is used for wildfowl hunting. |
TEXTBOOK | • textbook n. A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges. • textbook adj. Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike. • textbook adj. Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example… |