(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
boxberry
boxberry
noun
The teaberry, Gaultheria procumbens.
carboxyl
carboxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.
ceroxyle
chronaxy
chronaxy
noun
Alternative form of chronaxie
dipteryx
dysorexy
excitory
excitory
adj
Misspelling of excitatory.
executry
executry
noun
(law) The role of executor.
exodromy
expertly
expertly
adv
In an expert manner; with great skill.
foxberry
foxberry
noun
The plant cowberry or lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
hexandry
hexarchy
hexarchy
noun
A group of six states.
hydroxyl
hydroxyl
noun
(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.
larynxes
larynxes
noun
plural of larynx
leucoryx
luxurity
nitroxyl
nitroxyl
noun
Aminoxyl.
oreortyx
oximetry
oximetry
noun
The measurement of the oxygen level in arterial blood
oxyaster
oxycrate
oxycrate
noun
(medicine, archaic) A mixture of water and vinegar.
oxyether
oxymoron
oxymoron
noun
(loosely, sometimes proscribed) A contradiction in terms.
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.
oxyrhine
oxyurous
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.
peixerey
perionyx
perionyx
noun
(anatomy) The epidermis bordering a nail.
prolixly
prolixly
adv
In a prolix manner
proxying
proxying
verb
present participle of proxy
pyrexial
pyrexial
adj
(obsolete) of or relating to fevers; feverish
pyrexias
pyrexias
noun
plural of pyrexia
pyroxene
pyroxene
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
pyroxyle
quixotry
quixotry
noun
A wild, visionary idea, an eccentric notion or act; a quixotism.
reflexly
reflexly
adv
In a reflex manner.
rheopexy
rheopexy
noun
(physics) A rheological phenomenon in which certain colloids solidify more quickly when subjected to shear
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
syrinxes
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).
textuary
textuary
adj
Contained in a text; textual.
Serving as a text; authoritative.
noun
One who adheres strictly or rigidly to a text.
One who is well versed in Scripture; a textman.
thyroxin
thyroxin
noun
Alternative spelling of thyroxine
vexatory
vexatory
adj
(archaic) vexatious
waxberry
waxberry
noun
The bayberry.
The snowberry.
The yangmei.
xylocarp
xylocarp
noun
(botany) A hard woody fruit.
xylorcin
xylorcin
noun
(chemistry, dated) A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline substance that turns red on exposure to air.