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Definition calyx

Etymology

From Latin calyx, from Ancient Greek ????? (kálux, “case of a bud, husk”). Doublet of chalice.

Noun

calyx (plural calyces or calyxes)

  1. (botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
  2. (zoology, anatomy) Any of various cup-like structures.
    1. A chamber in the mammalian kidney through which urine passes.
    2. The crown containing the viscera of crinoids and similar echinoderms, entoprocts, and the polyps of some cnidarians.
    3. A funnel-shaped expansion of the vas deferens or oviduct of insects.
    4. A flattened cap of neuropil in the brain of insects.

Results 86 Words with the letters CALYX

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13 letter words with the letters CALYX ↑
AXIOLOGICALLY 30
AXIOMATICALLY 30
CARBOXYLATING 32
CARBOXYLATION 30
COCARBOXYLASE 32
CYCLOHEXANONE 33
DECARBOXYLASE 30
DECARBOXYLATE 30
EXCEPTIONABLY 33
EXCEPTIONALLY 31
EXCLUDABILITY 32
EXPLICATIVELY 34
EXTRINSICALLY 28
INTOXICATEDLY 28
PARADOXICALLY 31
TAXONOMICALLY 31
TRICARBOXYLIC 32
XYLOGRAPHICAL 34
12 letter words with the letters CALYX ↑
AMOXYCILLINS 30
CARBOXYLASES 28
CARBOXYLATED 29
CARBOXYLATES 28
CONTEXTUALLY 28
CYCLOHEXANES 31
DICARBOXYLIC 32
EXCITABILITY 28
EXCLUSIONARY 27
EXOTERICALLY 26
EXTRACTIVELY 29
INEXPLICABLY 33
INEXTRICABLY 29
LEXICOGRAPHY 32
OXYACETYLENE 28
PSYCHOSEXUAL 31
QUIXOTICALLY 36
11 letter words with the letters CALYX ↑
AMOXYCILLIN 29
ANXIOLYTICS 25
CARBOXYLASE 27
CARBOXYLATE 27
CYCLOHEXANE 30
EXCLAMATORY 27
EXCULPATORY 28
EXPECTANTLY 28
EXPLICATORY 27
INEXCUSABLY 29
XYLOGRAPHIC 31
10 letter words with the letters CALYX ↑
ANXIOLYTIC 24
AXENICALLY 25
CARBOXYLIC 29
EPICALYXES 26
EXACTINGLY 26
EXOTICALLY 24
EXPECTABLY 29
EXPLICABLY 30
LEXICALITY 24
9 letter words with the letters CALYX ↑
ACETOXYLS 22
CARBOXYLS 25
CATAPLEXY 25
COAXIALLY 23
EXCUSABLY 26
EXECRABLY 25
EXULTANCY 24
INEXACTLY 23
LEXICALLY 24
XYLOCARPS 25
8 letter words with the letters CALYX ↑
ACETOXYL 21
CARBOXYL 24
EPICALYX 24
XYLOCARP 24
7 letter words with the letters CALYX ↑
CALYXES 20
COXALGY 22
EXACTLY 20
5 letter words with the letters CALYX ↑
CALYX 18
4 letter words with the letters CALYX ↑
ACYL 10
CALX 15
CLAY 10
LACY 10
3 letter words with the letters CALYX ↑
CAY 8
LAC 7
LAX 11
LAY 6
2 letter words with the letters CALYX ↑
AL 3
AX 9
AY 4
LA 3
YA 4

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