(medicine) The absence or an intermission during a bout of fever.
axillary
axillary
adj
(botany) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; relating to an axil.
Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
noun
Alternative form of axillar
axometry
barotaxy
carboxyl
carboxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.
chronaxy
chronaxy
noun
Alternative form of chronaxie
hexandry
hexarchy
hexarchy
noun
A group of six states.
larynxes
larynxes
noun
plural of larynx
oxyaster
oxycrate
oxycrate
noun
(medicine, archaic) A mixture of water and vinegar.
paradoxy
paradoxy
noun
(countable) A paradoxical statement; a paradox.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being paradoxical.
paroxysm
paroxysm
noun
A random or sudden outburst (of activity).
A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit.
An explosive event during a volcanic eruption.
pyrexial
pyrexial
adj
(obsolete) of or relating to fevers; feverish
pyrexias
pyrexias
noun
plural of pyrexia
sardonyx
sardonyx
noun
(heraldry) A tincture of sanguine colour when the blazoning is done by precious stones.
A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.
sexenary
sexenary
adj
Proceeding by sixes or in a base of six; sextuple.
styraxes
styraxes
noun
plural of styrax
synaxary
taxpayer
taxpayer
noun
A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax as opposed to a nontaxpayer who is neither the subject nor the object of revenue laws.
All of the people, collectively, in a population who pay tax (especially used in the context of the government financing something using the tax revenue).