AXON | • axon n. (Cytology) A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve… • AXON n. (Greek) a nerve fibre, also AXONE. |
CAXON | • caxon n. (Obsolete) A kind of wig. • CAXON n. (historical) a kind of wig. |
CLAXON | • claxon n. Alternative spelling of klaxon. • CLAXON n. a low-pitched horn. |
DIAXON | • diaxon n. A diaxonal spicule of a sponge. • DIAXON n. a bipolar nerve-cell. |
EXON | • exon n. An officer of the Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard. • exon n. (Genetics) A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule. • Exon prop.n. A surname. |
KLAXON | • klaxon n. A loud electric alarm or horn. • klaxon v. (Intransitive) To produce a loud, siren-like wail. • KLAXON n. a loud mechanical horn, also CLAXON. |
MONAXON | • monaxon n. A monaxonal spicule of a sponge. • MONAXON n. a straight spicule in sponges. |
NEURAXON | • NEURAXON n. a part of a neuron. |
POLYAXON | • polyaxon n. (Zoology) In a sponge, a spicule that has more than four centered axes. • POLYAXON n. a nerve cell with multiple branches. |
SUBTAXON | • subtaxon n. (Taxonomy) One of the elements within a taxon. • SUBTAXON n. a subdivision of a taxon. |
TAXON | • taxon n. (Taxonomy) A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. • TAXON n. a unit of scientific classification. |
TETRAXON | • tetraxon n. A tetraxonal spicule of a sponge. • TETRAXON n. a sponge spicule, also TETRACT. |
TRIAXON | • triaxon n. A triaxonal spicule of a sponge. • TRIAXON n. a sponge spicule with three axes, also TRIAXIAL. |