(countable) A behaviour or manner that is characteristic of a coxcomb; a foppish behaviour.
(uncountable) Behaviour or airs characteristic of a coxcomb; foppishness.
dihydroxy
dihydroxy
adj
(chemistry) containing two hydroxy functional groups
dysorexia
dysorexia
noun
(pathology) An impaired or unnatural appetite.
exclusory
exclusory
adj
having the power or the function of excluding.
tending to exclude.
excretory
excretory
adj
Of, or relating to excretion.
noun
A duct that helps to receive and excrete matter.
excursory
executory
executory
adj
(law) Yet to be completed; not fully executed, performed or carried out; lacking in execution, unfulfilled; so, yet to take effect.
Of or pertaining to administration or execution.
expiatory
expiatory
adj
Of or pertaining to expiation.
expletory
expletory
adj
Serving to fill up; expletive; superfluous.
expulsory
expulsory
adj
Synonym of expulsive
exsputory
exstrophy
exstrophy
noun
(anatomy) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.
(especially) A congenital malformation of the bladder in which the normally internal mucosa of the organ lies exposed on the abdominal wall because of failure of union between the halves of the pubic symphysis and between the adjacent halves of the abdominal wall.
extempory
extensory
extrusory
extrusory
adj
Undergoing, or relating to, extrusion.
exudatory
exudatory
adj
Relating to exudation
hydroxide
hydroxide
noun
(chemistry) An univalent anion (OH⁻) based on the hydroxyl functional group.
Any substance containing such an anion.
hydroxyls
hydroxyls
noun
plural of hydroxyl
lophortyx
loxodromy
loxodromy
noun
The science of loxodromics.
myroxylon
myxorrhea
myxorrhea
noun
Excessive secretion of mucus
myxospore
myxospore
noun
Any of many microscopic parasites of the class Myxosporea
myxoviral
myxoviral
adj
Relating to myxoviruses.
myxovirus
myxovirus
noun
Any of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.
nonexpiry
nonexpiry
noun
Lack of expiry; failure to expire.
orthodoxy
orthodoxy
noun
Conformity to established and accepted beliefs (usually of religions).
Correctness in doctrine and belief.
overlaxly
oxyderces
oxyhydric
oxylabrax
oxymomora
oxyneurin
oxypicric
oxypurine
oxypurine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any oxidised form of a purine, such as hypoxanthine, xanthine or uric acid
oxyrhynch
oxytricha
oxytropis
oxyuridae
paroxysms
paroxysms
noun
plural of paroxysm
prolixity
prolixity
noun
Long-windedness, an excess of words.
proximity
proximity
noun
Closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship.
proxyship
proxyship
noun
The office or agency of a proxy.
pyothorax
pyothorax
noun
pleural empyema; an accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity
pyridoxal
pyridoxal
noun
(biochemistry) One of the three natural forms of vitamin B6
pyridoxin
pyridoxin
noun
Alternative form of pyridoxine
pyronyxis
pyrotoxin
pyrotoxin
noun
(toxicology) Any of several pyrogenic bacterial toxins.
Any toxic agent produced by combustion.
pyroxenes
pyroxenes
noun
plural of pyroxene
pyroxenic
pyroxenic
adj
of, relating to, or containing pyroxene
pyroxylic
pyroxylic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) Created by the destructive distillation of wood.
pyroxylin
pyroxylin
noun
(organic chemistry) A highly inflammable form of nitrocellulose; used in the manufacture of collodion and lacquers.
rectopexy
rectopexy
noun
(surgery) surgical fixation of the bowel
rhizotaxy
rhizotaxy
noun
Alternative form of rhizotaxis
thyroxine
thyroxine
noun
(biochemistry) A hormone (an iodine derivative of tyrosine), produced by the thyroid gland, that regulates cell metabolism and growth.
thyroxins
thyroxins
noun
plural of thyroxin
uteropexy
uxorially
uxorially
adv
In an uxorial fashion.
xenocryst
xenocryst
noun
(geology) An isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found; the mineralogical equivalent of a xenolith.
xeromyron
xeromyrum
xerophagy
xerophagy
noun
A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline.
xerophily
xerophily
noun
Quality of being xerophilic.
xerophyte
xerophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant suited for life in a habitat where water is scarce, such as in a desert or chaparral. Such plants may be succulent, have small or reduced leaves, or spines.
A desert plant
xyleborus
xylocarps
xylocarps
noun
plural of xylocarp
xylograph
xylograph
noun
A print taken from such an engraving.
An engraving in wood or woodcut, especially one used in printing predating the Western tradition (14th c.).
verb
(transitive) To make a print from an engraving in wood.
xylometer
xylometer
noun
An instrument used to determine the specific gravity of wood.