APOPLEXING | • APOPLEX v. to affect with apoplexy. |
AUTOSEXING | • autosexing n. The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry. • AUTOSEXING n. the act of self-sexing. |
BEATBOXING | • beatboxing n. The practice of using one’s mouth, lips, tongue, voice, etc. as a percussive instrument to create beats… • beatboxing v. Present participle of beatbox. • beat-boxing n. Alternative form of beatboxing. |
BOXHAULING | • boxhauling v. Present participle of boxhaul. • BOXHAUL v. to put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel. |
CIGUATOXIN | • ciguatoxin n. (Toxicology) Any of several closely related toxins, having a complex structure including a row of thirteen… • CIGUATOXIN n. a toxin found in seafood. |
CLANGBOXES | • CLANGBOX n. a deflector fitted to a jet engine to divert gas flow. |
COANNEXING | • COANNEX v. to annex jointly. |
GLYOXALINE | • glyoxaline n. (Organic chemistry) An organic base, C3H4N2, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal. • glyoxaline n. (Organic chemistry) Any of the series of which glyoxaline is a type. • GLYOXALINE n. any of a group of heterocyclic compounds produced by substitution in a five-membered ring containing two nitrogen atoms on either side of a carbon atom. |
HEXAGYNOUS | • hexagynous adj. (Botany) Having six styles. • HEXAGYNOUS adj. having six pistils, also HEXAGYNIAN. |
OVERTAXING | • overtaxing v. Present participle of overtax. • OVERTAX v. to tax too heavily. |
OXYGENASES | • oxygenases n. Plural of oxygenase. • OXYGENASE n. an enzyme. |
OXYGENATED | • oxygenated v. Simple past tense and past participle of oxygenate. • oxygenated adj. (Chemistry) Containing oxygen, or oxygen-containing radicals, as substituents. • OXYGENATE v. to impregnate or treat with oxygen. |
OXYGENATES | • oxygenates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxygenate. • OXYGENATE v. to impregnate or treat with oxygen. |
OXYGENATOR | • oxygenator n. Any device that releases oxygen (or air) into water, especially one in an aquarium. • OXYGENATOR n. an oxidizer. |
SOAPBOXING | • soapboxing v. Present participle of soapbox. • SOAPBOX v. to give an opinion to the public. |
XENOGAMIES | • XENOGAMY n. cross-fertilization. |
XENOGAMOUS | • xenogamous adj. (Botany) Exhibiting or relating to xenogamy. • XENOGAMOUS adj. relating to xenogamy, cross-fertilization. |
XENOGRAFTS | • xenografts n. Plural of xenograft. • XENOGRAFT n. a graft of tissue between individuals of different species. |
XYLOPHAGAN | • xylophagan n. Any wood-boring marine bivalve of the genus Xylophaga, which bores into wood. • XYLOPHAGAN n. one of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood. |