(rhetoric) Supporting a proposition by reference to common knowledge.
apomixes
apomixes
noun
plural of apomixis
apomixis
apomixis
noun
(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes.
(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization.
(zoology) Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization.
apoxesis
axolotls
axolotls
noun
plural of axolotl
axolysis
axolysis
noun
(physics) The degeneration or dissolution of an axon
axonemes
axonemes
noun
plural of axoneme
axonopus
axoplasm
axoplasm
noun
The cytoplasm of an axon
axostyle
axostyle
noun
A sheet of microtubules found in certain microbial eukaryotes, arising from the bases of the flagella.
boxhauls
boxhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boxhaul
colaxais
coxswain
coxswain
noun
(archaic) The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
(naval) A rank or position.
(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
verb
(transitive, intransative) To act as coxswain for.
coxwains
dioxanes
dioxanes
noun
plural of dioxane
doxastic
doxastic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or depending on opinion; conjectural.
exactors
exactors
noun
plural of exactor
exoascus
exoascus
noun
The outer functional layer of a fissitunicate ascus
exocarps
exocarps
noun
plural of exocarp
exoplasm
exoplasm
noun
Alternative form of ectoplasm
exossate
exostema
exostema
noun
(botany) Any of the flowering plant genus Exostema.
exostrae
exposals
exposals
noun
plural of exposal
extrados
extrados
noun
(architecture) The outer or upper curve of an arch.
foxtails
foxtails
noun
plural of foxtail
geotaxes
geotaxes
noun
plural of geotaxis
geotaxis
geotaxis
noun
(biology) A downward movement.
(biology) A living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces.
hatboxes
hatboxes
noun
plural of hatbox
hexagons
hexagons
noun
plural of hexagon
hexapods
hexapods
noun
plural of hexapod
hexosans
hexosans
noun
plural of hexosan
hypoxias
hypoxias
noun
plural of hypoxia
jasponyx
jasponyx
noun
A form of onyx, part or all of whose layers consist of jasper.
loxosoma
monaxons
monaxons
noun
plural of monaxon
nontaxes
nontaxes
noun
plural of nontax
nosotaxy
oxalates
oxalates
noun
plural of oxalate
oxalises
oxalises
noun
plural of oxalis
oxazines
oxazines
noun
plural of oxazine
oxhearts
oxhearts
noun
plural of oxheart
oxidants
oxidants
noun
plural of oxidant
oxidases
oxidases
noun
plural of oxidase
oxidasic
oxidasic
adj
Of or relating to oxidase.
oxidates
oxidates
noun
plural of oxidate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxidate
oxyacids
oxyacids
noun
plural of oxyacid
oxyaster
oxydasic
oxysalts
oxysalts
noun
plural of oxysalt
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.
poleaxes
poleaxes
noun
plural of poleax
protaxis
saindoux
sarcoxie
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.
saucebox
saucebox
noun
(colloquial) A saucy, impudent or impertinent person.
(colloquial) The mouth.
saxboard
saxboard
noun
(nautical) The top strake (edge of the side) of a rowing boat
saxhorns
saxhorns
noun
plural of saxhorn
saxicola
saxicole
saxondom
saxondom
Noun
The Saxon domain or race.
saxonian
saxonian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Saxony.
Noun
An inhabitant of Saxony.
saxonies
saxonish
saxonism
saxonism
Noun
An idiom of the Saxon or Anglo-Saxon language.
saxonist
saxonist
Noun
One versed in the Saxon language.
saxonite
saxonite
noun
(mineralogy) Harzburgite, a peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene.
Peridotite composed of olivine and enstatite.
saxonize
scolopax
siloxane
siloxane
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring), typically with organic side chains
skatoxyl
smallpox
smallpox
noun
(pathology) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
sneakbox
sneakbox
noun
A small boat that can be sailed, rowed, poled or sculled, predominantly associated with Barnegat Bay in New Jersey.
storaxes
storaxes
noun
plural of storax
subtaxon
subtaxon
noun
(taxonomy) One of the elements within a taxon.
sweatbox
sweatbox
noun
(UK, slang) A compartment in a police van to hold a prisoner being transported.
(US, slang) A jail cell.
(animation) The review process that takes place in a sweat box.
(animation) The room where a scene is reviewed.
(slang) A small nightclub packed to capacity where people get hot and sweaty.
A small overheated cell or room used for solitary confinement or torture.
Any box or boxlike structure used to induce sweating, such as of hides or tobacco
teaboxes
teaboxes
noun
plural of teabox
thoraxes
toxemias
toxemias
noun
plural of toxemia
waxworks
waxworks
noun
An exhibition of waxwork figures; a wax museum.
plural of waxwork
waxworms
waxworms
noun
plural of waxworm
xanthous
xanthous
adj
(archaic, ethnology) Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.