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14-letter words containing a, l, e, x

  • lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
  • mail exchanger — (messaging)   A server running SMTP Message Transfer Agent software that accepts incoming electronic mail and either delivers it locally or forwards it to another server. The mail exchanger to use for a given domain can be discovered by querying DNS for Mail Exchange Records.
  • maxwell montes — a compact mountain range on Ishtar Terra, one of the regions of highest elevation on Venus.
  • mental lexicon — the store of words in a person's mind
  • metatextuality — A form of intertextual discourse in which one text makes critical commentary on another.
  • methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
  • methylxanthine — a compound formed through the methylation of xanthine, such as caffeine or theophylline
  • metrosexuality — The quality of being metrosexual.
  • mixed language — any language containing items of vocabulary or other linguistic characteristics borrowed from two or more existing languages
  • non-contextual — of, relating to, or depending on the context.
  • nonexistential — not existential
  • nonexplanatory — not explanatory
  • organosiloxane — a siloxane containing an organic group.
  • oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
  • par excellence — being an example of excellence; superior; preeminent (used postpositively): a chef par excellence.
  • parallel axiom — the axiom in Euclidean geometry that only one line can be drawn through a given point so that the line is parallel to a given line that does not contain the point.
  • peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
  • plantar reflex — a normal reflex flexion of the toes, especially in persons above one year of age, resulting from stroking the sole of the foot.
  • re-exploration — an act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination.
  • reflexological — of or relating to reflexology
  • relexification — to replace the vocabulary of (a language, especially a pidgin) with words drawn from another language, without changing the grammatical structure.
  • rievaulx abbey — a ruined Cistercian abbey near Helmsley in Yorkshire: built in the 12th century and abandoned at the dissolution of the monasteries; landscaped in the 18th century
  • saxe-altenburg — a former duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.
  • self-expanding — to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company.
  • selling climax — a brief, abrupt decline in stock prices that is succeeded by a rally.
  • set an example — If you set an example, you encourage or inspire people by your behaviour to behave or act in a similar way.
  • sexual assault — abuse or violence of a sexual nature
  • seyfert galaxy — one of a group of spiral galaxies with compact, bright nuclei having characteristically broad emission lines suggestive of very hot gases in violent motion at the center.
  • supersexuality — the quality of having a strong sexual appetite
  • sussex spaniel — one of an English breed of shortlegged spaniels having a golden liver-colored coat.
  • tax-collecting — the collection of taxes owed by individuals
  • tax-deductible — noting an item the value or cost of which is deductible from the gross amount on which a tax is calculated.
  • taxable amount — the portion of your income or profits that is subject to tax
  • telex operator — a person who sends messages by telex
  • texas hold 'em — a popular variety of poker in which each player can use any or all of five shared cards in combination with either or both of two private cards to form the best possible hand of five cards
  • texas longhorn — one of a breed of long-horned beef cattle of the southwestern U.S., developed from cattle introduced into North America from Spain and valued for disease resistance, fecundity, and a historical association with the old West: now rare.
  • transsexualism — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
  • transsexuality — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
  • trial examiner — a person appointed to hold hearings and report findings and recommendations to an administrative or quasi-judicial agency or tribunal.
  • ultraexclusive — extremely exclusive
  • vernal equinox — the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox)
  • vexillographer — a person who designs or makes flags.
  • waxleaf privet — an evergreen shrub, Ligustrum japonicum, native to Japan and Korea, having leathery leaves and large clusters of small white flowers.
  • wheel and axle — a simple machine consisting, in its typical form, of a cylindrical drum to which a wheel concentric with the drum is firmly fastened: ropes are so applied that as one unwinds from the wheel, another rope is wound on to the drum.
  • xanthomelanous — of or relating to olive-skinned and dark-haired peoples, belonging to the Xanthomelanoi division
  • xenobiological — Of or pertaining to xenobiology.
  • xenophobically — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
  • xenotransplant — xenograft.
  • xerophytically — As a xerophyte.
  • xiphihumeralis — a long pectoral muscle found only in felines
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