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35 Nouns That End With IX

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affix (noun) a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
antefix (noun) carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles
appendix (noun) a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch Synonyms: cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process
(noun) supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
aviatrix (noun) a woman aviator Synonyms: airwoman, aviatress
cervix (noun) the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body Synonyms: neck
(noun) necklike opening to the uterus Synonyms: cervix uteri, uterine cervix
cicatrix (noun) a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue Synonyms: cicatrice, scar
crucifix (noun) a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings when the gymnast supports himself with both arms extended horizontally
(noun) representation of the cross on which Jesus died Synonyms: rood-tree, rood
cylix (noun) a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece Synonyms: kylix
dominatrix (noun) a dominating woman (especially one who plays that role in a sadomasochistic sexual relationship)
executrix (noun) a woman executor
fix (noun) the act of putting something in working order again Synonyms: fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation
(noun) an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear
(noun) a determination of the place where something is Synonyms: localisation, localization, locating, location
(noun) something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
(noun) informal terms for a difficult situation Synonyms: hole, jam, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle
fornix (noun) an arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to the contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary bodies Synonyms: trigonum cerebrale
(noun) generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)
helix (noun) a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops Synonyms: coil, spiral, volute, whorl
(noun) a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle Synonyms: spiral
infix (noun) an affix that is inserted inside the word
inheritrix (noun) a female heir Synonyms: heiress, inheritress
kylix (noun) a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece Synonyms: cylix
matrix (noun) mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface
(noun) the formative tissue at the base of a nail
(noun) the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded Synonyms: ground substance, intercellular substance
(noun) (mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules
(noun) an enclosure within which something originates or develops
(noun) (geology) a mass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded
mediatrix (noun) a woman who is a mediator
mix (noun) the act of mixing together Synonyms: admixture, commixture, intermixture, mixing, mixture
(noun) an event that combines things in a mixture Synonyms: mixture
(noun) a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients Synonyms: premix
negotiatrix (noun) a woman negotiator Synonyms: negotiatress
nix (noun) a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential Synonyms: aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo
phoenix (noun) a legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years
(noun) a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa Synonyms: genus Phoenix
pix (noun) any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept Synonyms: pyx
(noun) a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay Synonyms: pix chest, pyx, pyx chest
postfix (noun) an affix that is added at the end of the word Synonyms: suffix
prefix (noun) an affix that is added in front of the word
premix (noun) a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients Synonyms: mix
radix (noun) (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place Synonyms: base
separatrix (noun) a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information Synonyms: diagonal, slash, solidus, stroke, virgule
six (noun) a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips Synonyms: six-spot
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one Synonyms: 6, Captain Hicks, half a dozen, hexad, sestet, sextet, sextuplet, sise, sixer, VI
spadix (noun) the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe
suffix (noun) an affix that is added at the end of the word Synonyms: postfix
testatrix (noun) a female testator
tortrix (noun) small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants Synonyms: Homona coffearia, tea tortrix
(noun) California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges Synonyms: Argyrotaenia citrana, orange tortrix
varix (noun) abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
vernix (noun) a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus Synonyms: vernix caseosa

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