BOBBYSOXER | • bobbysoxer n. Alternative form of bobby soxer. • bobby-soxer n. Alternative form of bobby soxer. • bobby␣soxer n. (Dated) In the 1940s, a young woman or teenage girl who was a zealous fan of traditional pop, especially… |
BRACHYAXES | • BRACHYAXIS n. in crystallography, the shorter lateral axis. |
CYBERSEXES | • cybersexes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cybersex. • CYBERSEX n. sexual communication through computer networks. |
DEXTROUSLY | • dextrously adv. Alternative form of dexterously. • DEXTROUS adv. skillful and active with the hands, also DEXTEROUS. |
EXCUSATORY | • excusatory adj. Serving to make an excuse. • EXCUSATORY adj. making or containing excuse or apology. |
EXERCYCLES | • exercycles n. Plural of exercycle. • EXERCYCLE n. an exercise bike. |
EXPOSITORY | • expository adj. Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition. • EXPOSITORY adj. pertaining to, or containing, exposition. |
EXPRESSWAY | • expressway n. (US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties… • expressway n. (Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore) A road built to freeway standards. • expressway n. (UK, New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway. |
HYDROTAXES | • HYDROTAXIS n. movement towards or away from water. |
HYDROXIDES | • hydroxides n. Plural of hydroxide. • HYDROXIDE n. any compound containing an -OH group. |
HYPERTEXTS | • hypertexts n. Plural of hypertext. • HYPERTEXT n. computer software and hardware that allows users to create, store, and view text and move between related items easily and in a nonsequential way. |
OXYGENISER | • OXYGENISER n. an agent that oxygenises, also OXYGENIZER. |
OXYURIASES | • OXYURIASIS n. pinworm infestation. |
SARDONYXES | • sardonyxes n. Plural of sardonyx. • SARDONYX n. (Greek) an onyx with alternate layers of sard and other mineral. |
SEXAGENARY | • sexagenary adj. Of or related to the number sixty, particularly… • sexagenary n. (Mathematics, astronomy, now rare) Synonym of sexagesimal: base-60 numeration. • sexagenary n. (Now rare) Synonym of sexagenarian: a sixty-year-old. |
THYROXINES | • thyroxines n. Plural of thyroxine. • THYROXINE n. an iodine compound, a hormone forming the active principle of the thyroid gland, also THYROXIN. |
TRIOXYGENS | • TRIOXYGEN n. a technical name for oxygen. |
XENOCRYSTS | • xenocrysts n. Plural of xenocryst. • XENOCRYST n. a crystal or mineral grain which has been taken in by magma during its upward flow. |
XEROPHYTES | • xerophytes n. Plural of xerophyte. • XEROPHYTE n. a plant thriving in desert conditions. |
XYLOMETERS | • xylometers n. Plural of xylometer. • XYLOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the specific gravity of wood. |