9-letter words containing a, n, e, x
- expanding — Present participle of expand.
- expansile — Of, relating to, or capable of expansion.
- expansion — The action of becoming larger or more extensive.
- expansive — Covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive or wide-ranging.
- expectant — Having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something pleasant and interesting.
- expediant — Misspelling of expedient.
- expellant — forcing out or having the capacity to force out
- expiating — Present participle of expiate.
- expiation — The act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement.
- explained — Simple past tense and past participle of explain.
- explainer — Agent noun of explain; one who explains.
- explanans — A collection of propositions that, taken together, explain another proposition (the 'explanandum').
- explanted — Simple past tense and past participle of explant.
- exsiccant — Having the quality of drying up; causing a drying up.
- extendant — (in heraldry) with wings spread
- extenuate — Make (guilt or an offense) seem less serious or more forgivable.
- externals — Plural form of external.
- extranets — Plural form of extranet.
- extropian — Of, or relating to extropy.
- exuberant — Filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.
- exudation — The act of exuding.
- exultance — Exultation.
- exultancy — Exultance, exultation.
- fauxmance — a fake romance between two celebrities in order to gain press coverage
- flexatone — A modern percussion instrument consisting of a small flexible metal sheet suspended in a wire frame ending in a handle.
- flexional — Anatomy. the act of bending a limb. the position that a limb assumes when it is bent.
- fox snake — a brown-blotched nonvenomous snake, Elaphe vulpina, of north-central U.S., that vibrates its tail and emits a pungent odor when disturbed.
- green tax — any tax imposed with the aim of regulating activity in a way that benefits the environment
- hexacanth — (zoology) Having six larval hooks.
- hexagonal — of, relating to, or having the form of a hexagon.
- hexameron — hexaemeron.
- hexathlon — an athletic contest consisting of six different events
- indexable — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
- indexical — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
- inexactly — In a manner not exact or precise; inaccurately.
- laxnesses — Plural form of laxness.
- lexiphane — One who uses words pretentiously.
- narthexes — Plural form of narthex.
- nonextant — Not extant.
- nonsexual — of, relating to, or for sex: sexual matters; sexual aids.
- oxygenase — an oxidoreductase enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of molecular oxygen into an organic substance.
- oxygenate — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- pansexual — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- plain tex — (publication) Donald Knuth's original set of user-level macros for interaction with his TeX formatter. Dedicated TeX fans still prefer these over the more user-friendly LaTeX macros used by the majority of the TeX community.
- plaintext — the intelligible original message of a cryptogram, as opposed to the coded or enciphered version.
- pleonexia — excessive greed
- reexamine — to examine again.
- reexplain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- saxophone — a musical wind instrument consisting of a conical, usually brass tube with keys or valves and a mouthpiece with one reed.
- sexennial — of or for six years.