HEXACHORDS | • hexachords n. Plural of hexachord. • HEXACHORD n. a series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and fourth, the other intervals being whole tones. |
HEXARCHIES | • hexarchies n. Plural of hexarchy. • HEXARCHY n. a group of six separate states. |
HEXAHEDRONS | • hexahedrons n. Plural of hexahedron. • HEXAHEDRON n. a solid body of six sides or faces. |
AXEROPHTHOLS | • AXEROPHTHOL n. vitamin A, a pale yellow crystalline substance, deficiency of which causes xerophthalmia. |
HEXAHEMERONS | • HEXAHEMERON n. the (biblical) six days of creation, also HEXAEMERON. |
HEXAHYDRATES | • hexahydrates n. Plural of hexahydrate. • HEXAHYDRATE n. a chemical compound with six molecules of water. |
HEXACHLORIDES | • hexachlorides n. Plural of hexachloride. • HEXACHLORIDE n. a chloride containing six atoms of chlorine. |
HIERACOSPHINX | • hieracosphinx n. A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon. • HIERACOSPHINX n. in ancient Egyptian art, a hawk-headed sphinx. |
HYDROTHORAXES | • hydrothoraxes n. Plural of hydrothorax. • HYDROTHORAX n. water liquid in the pleural cavity. |
HYPOPHARYNXES | • hypopharynxes n. Plural of hypopharynx. • HYPOPHARYNX n. an appendage or thickened fold on the floor of the mouth of many insects that resembles a tongue. |
METHOXYCHLORS | • METHOXYCHLOR n. a relatively nontoxic organochlorine insecticide. |
OXYRHYNCHUSES | • OXYRHYNCHUS n. an Egyptian fish, sacred to the goddess Hathor, represented on coins and sculptures. |
THOROUGHWAXES | • THOROUGHWAX n. the plant hare's-ear, from the stem seeming to 'wax' (i.e. grow) through the leaves. |
CHLORHEXIDINES | • CHLORHEXIDINE n. an antiseptic compound used in skin cleansers, mouthwashes, etc. |
XEROPHTHALMIAS | • xerophthalmias n. Plural of xerophthalmia. • XEROPHTHALMIA n. extreme dryness of the conjunctive, thought to stem from a vitamin A deficiency, also XEROMA. |
XIPHIHUMERALIS | • xiphihumeralis n. A long, flat strip of pectoral muscle comprising a band of parallel fibres, found in felines. • XIPHIHUMERALIS n. in vertebrates, a muscle leading from the xiphoid cartilage to the humerus. |
CEPHALOTHORAXES | • cephalothoraxes n. Plural of cephalothorax. • CEPHALOTHORAX n. the body, or head with thorax, of spiders, crustaceans, etc. |
HIERACOSPHINXES | • hieracosphinxes n. Plural of hieracosphinx. • HIERACOSPHINX n. in ancient Egyptian art, a hawk-headed sphinx. |