Plurals: Latin -X → -CES (APEX → APICES)

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FRONT	WORD	BACK	DEFINITION
F	LUX	E	[n. LUXES or LUCES] · a unit of illumination
—	VOX	—	[n. VOCES] · voice
—	APEX	—	[n. APEXES or APICES] · the highest point
—	CALX	—	[n. -ES or CALCES] · a mineral residue
—	CRUX	—	[n. CRUXES or CRUCES] · a basic or decisive point
—	FALX	—	[n. FALCES] · a sickle-shaped~ structure
—	IBEX	—	[n. IBEXES or IBICES] · a wild goat
—	BORAX	—	[n. -RAXES or -RACES] · a white crystalline compound
—	CALIX	—	[n. -LICES or -LIXES] · a cup (=calixes)
—	CALYX	—	[n. -LYXES or -LYCES] · the outer protective covering of a flower
—	CAREX	—	[n. CARICES] · a marsh plant
—	CIMEX	—	[n. -MICES] · a bedbug
—	CODEX	—	[n. -DEXES or -DICES] · an ancient manuscript (=codexes)
—	CULEX	—	[n. CULEXES or CULICES] · a mosquito (=culexes)
—	CYLIX	—	[n. CYLICES] · kylix «a drinking vessel»
—	HELIX	—	[n. -LIXES or -LICES] · something spiral in form
—	HYRAX	—	[n. -RAXES or -RACES] · a small, harelike mammal
—	INDEX	—	[n. INDEXES or INDICES] · a type of reference guide at the end of a book / ----- [v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] · to provide with an index
—	LATEX	—	[n. LATICES or LATEXES] · a milky liquid of certain plants
—	MUREX	—	[n. -RICES or -REXES] · a marine mollusk
—	RADIX	—	[n. -DICES or -DIXES] · the root of a plant
—	VARIX	—	[n. VARICES] · a varicose vein
—	AUSPEX	—	[n. -PICES] · a soothsayer of ancient Rome~
—	CAUDEX	—	[n. -DICES or -DEXES] · the woody base of some plants
—	CERVIX	—	[n. -VICES or -VIXES] · the neck
—	CORTEX	—	[n. -TICES or -TEXES] · the outer layer of an organ - CORTICAL [a.]
—	FORNIX	—	[n. -NICES] · an arched anatomical structure - FORNICAL [a.]
—	HALLUX	—	[n. -LUCES] · the big toe - HALLUCAL [a.] (=hallucal)
—	MATRIX	—	[n. -TRICES or -TRIXES] · something within which something else originates or develops
—	POLLEX	—	[n. -LICES] · the innermost digit of the forelimb - POLLICAL [a.]
—	SCOLEX	—	[n. -LECES or -LICES] · the knoblike head of a tapeworm
—	SPADIX	—	[n. -DICES or -DIXES] · a flower cluster
—	THORAX	—	[n. -RACES or -RAXES] · the part of the body between the neck and the abdomen - THORACAL THORACIC [a.]
—	VERTEX	—	[n. -TEXES or -TICES] · the highest point of something
—	VORTEX	—	[n. -TEXES or -TICES] · a whirling mass of fluid - VORTICAL [a.]
—	ANTHRAX	—	[n. -THRACES or -THRAXES] · an infectious disease (=anthraxes)
H	ARUSPEX	—	[n. -PICES] · haruspex «a soothsayer of ancient Rome~»
—	EDITRIX	—	[n. -TRIXES or -TRICES] · a female editor
—	ORATRIX	—	[n. -TRICES] · a female orator / [x] { oratress oratrix § oratresses oratrices }
—	RECTRIX	—	[n. -TRICES] · a feather of a bird's tail
—	SIMPLEX	—	[n. -PLEXES, -PLICES, or -PLICIA] · a simple word / [x] { simplex § simplexes simplices simplicia § simplex }
—	TECTRIX	—	[n. -TRICES] · a small feather of a bird's wing
—	TORTRIX	—	[n. -TRICES or -TRIXES] · a small moth (=tortrices)
—	ANTHELIX	—	[n. -LICES or -LIXES] · the inner curved ridge on the cartilage of the external ear
—	APPENDIX	—	[n. -DIXES or -DICES] · a collection of supplementary material at the end of a book
—	AVIATRIX	—	[n. -TRICES or -TRIXES] · a female aviator
—	CICATRIX	—	[n. -TRICES or -TRIXES] · scar tissue
—	EPICALYX	—	[n. -LYXES or -LYCES] · a set of bracts close to and resembling a calyx
—	HARUSPEX	—	[n. -PICES] · a soothsayer of ancient Rome~
—	HERETRIX	—	[n. -TRIXES or -TRICES] · heritrix «a female heritor»
—	HERITRIX	—	[n. -TRIXES or -TRICES] · a female heritor
—	MICROLUX	—	[n. -LUXES or -LUCES] · a unit of illumination
—	MILLILUX	—	[n. -LUXES or -LUCES] · a unit of illumination
—	PONTIFEX	—	[n. -FICES] · an ancient Roman priest
—	SUBINDEX	—	[n. -DEXES or -DICES] · a subfix «a distinguishing symbol or letter written below another character»
—	TRACTRIX	—	[n. -TRICES] · a mathematical curve
—	ANTIHELIX	—	[n. -LIXES or -LICES] · © the curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix
—	BISECTRIX	—	[n. -TRICES] · © the line bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a biaxial crystal
—	DIRECTRIX	—	[n. -TRIXES or -TRICES] · © a directress
—	EXECUTRIX	—	[n. -TRIXES or -TRICES] · © a woman exercising the functions of an executor
—	FELLATRIX	—	[n. -TRIXES or -TRICES] · derivative of fellatio
—	MEDIATRIX	—	[n. -TRIXES or -TRICES] · © a female mediator
—	NEOCORTEX	—	[n. -TEXES or -TICES] · (anatomy) the part of the cerebral cortex dealing with higher brain function
—	PROTHORAX	—	[n. -RAXES or -RACES] · © the first or anterior segment of the thorax in insects
—	SUBCORTEX	—	[n. -TEXES or -TICES] · (anatomy) the matter of the brain situated beneath the cerebral cortex
—	TESTATRIX	—	[n. -TRIXES or -TRICES] · © a woman who makes and leaves a will at death; a female testator (=testatrixes)
—	COADJUTRIX	—	[n. -TRICES] · © a female coadjutor or assistant
—	DOMINATRIX	—	[n. -TRICES] · a woman who is the dominant sexual partner in a sadomasochistic relationship
—	GENERATRIX	—	[n. -TRICES] · © that which generates; the point, or the mathematical magnitude, which, by its motion, generates another magnitude, as a line, surface, or solid; -- called also describent~
—	INHERITRIX	—	[n. -TRIXES or -TRICES] · inheritress «a female inheritor»
—	MESOTHORAX	—	[n. -RAXES or -RACES] · © the middle segment of the thorax in insects
—	METATHORAX	—	[n. -RAXES or -RACES] · © the last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects
—	SUPERHELIX	—	[n. -LIXES or -LICES] · (biochemistry) a molecular structure in which a helix is coiled into a higher-order~ helix
—	HYDROTHORAX	—	[n. -RAXES or -RACES] · © an accumulation of serous fluid in the cavity of the chest
—	PNEUMOTHORAX	—	[n. -RAXES or -RACES] · © a condition in which air or other gas is present in the cavity of the chest; -- called also pneumatothorax~
—	CEPHALOTHORAX	—	[n. -THORAXES or -THORACES] · © the anterior portion of any one of the Arachnida~ and higher Crustacea, consisting of the united head and thorax
—	ADMINISTRATRIX	—	[n. -TRICES] · © a woman who administers; esp~., one who administers the estate of an intestate, or to whom letters of administration have been granted; a female administrator

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