brachyaxis

noun

brachy·​axis

¦brakē +

: the shorter lateral axis of an orthorhombic or triclinic crystal

Word History

Etymology

brachy- + -axis

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Rhymes for brachyaxis

• chemotaxis
• epistaxis
• prophylaxis
• anaphylaxis
• axis
• praxis
• taxus
• chemoprophylaxis