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calpoxA variety of the cowpox virus found in some New World monkeyscambox(mechanical engineering) A metal "box" that houses cams, in the same manner that a gearbox houses gears.caranxAny member of the fish genus Caranx; jacks, trevallies, or kingfishes.cardexAlternative form of Kardex.carfaxA junction of four roads.carnixAlternative spelling of carnyx.carnyx(music, historical) A bronze wind instrument used by Iron Age Celts (c. 200 B.C.E. – 200 C.E.) as a type of battle trumpet; held vertically when played, it was shaped like an elongated S with a mouthpiece at the lower end and a bell (often resembling an animal with an open mouth) at the upper end.catboxAlternative spelling of cat box.caudex(botany) An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.cervix(anatomy) The neck.chaouxObsolete spelling of chiaus .chelexA resin used in ion exchange chromatographychenixAlternative form of choenix.chiauxObsolete spelling of chiaus .cholixA toxic ADP-ribosyltransferase isolated from the bacterium Vibrio choleraeclimax(originally rhetoric) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.coccyx(medicine, formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.commix(transitive) To mix separate things together.confix(linguistics) An affix consisting of a prefix and suffix attached simultaneously to the root.connex(algebra) A correspondence between a projective space and its dual.contex(obsolete, transitive) To weave together; to form by interweaving.convexCurved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.cordax(historical) A lascivious dance featuring in Ancient Greek comedy.cortex(countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.cowpoxA pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by a virus of species Orthopoxvirus cowpox, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.