12-letter words containing a, m, o, x
- morphallaxis — Biology. the regeneration of a destroyed body part by the reorganization of its remaining cells.
- morphosyntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- myxedematous — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
- oxford comma — a comma between the final items in a list, often preceding the word 'and' or 'or', such as the final comma in the list newspapers, magazines, and books
- oxford frame — a frame for a picture, mirror, etc., consisting of four straight pieces whose ends project beyond the corners.
- oxidant smog — photochemical smog.
- pax vobiscum — peace be with you
- phlox family — the plant family Polemoniaceae, characterized by herbaceous or sometimes shrubby plants having simple or compound leaves, flowers with a five-lobed corolla, and capsular fruit, and including gilia, Jacob's-ladder, moss pink, and phlox.
- plagioclimax — the climax stage of a community, influenced by man or some other outside factor
- pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- serotaxonomy — the study of the taxonomy of proteins using serological methods
- vax document — A document preparation system from DEC.
- xanthomatous — of, relating to, or marked by xanthoma
- xylobalsamum — the dried, fragrant wood of the Balsamodendron gileadense that produces resin known as Balm of Gilead