12-letter words containing a, n, x, i
- match-fixing — the act of arranging the outcome of a sports match prior to its being played
- maximilian i — 1459–1519, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1493–1519.
- maximisation — Alternative spelling of maximization.
- maximization — to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
- mesoappendix — the mesentery of the vermiform appendix.
- mexican jade — Mexican onyx artificially colored green.
- mexican onyx — a translucent, banded variety of calcite, used for ornamental and decorative pieces.
- mexican wave — If a crowd of people do a Mexican wave, each person in the crowd stands up and puts their arms in the air after the person to one side of them, creating a continuous wave-like motion through the crowd.
- mixing ratio — the ratio of the mass of water vapor in the air to the mass of the dry air, a measure of atmospheric humidity.
- mixing valve — a valve receiving water from both a hot-water and a cold-water line and controlling the relative amount of water admitted from each.
- negative tax — a payment by the State to a person with a low income, the magnitude of the payment increasing as the income decreases. It is regarded as a form of social welfare
- neutral axis — an imaginary line in the cross section of a beam, shaft, or the like, along which no stresses occur.
- nonexpansile — Not expansile.
- nonvexatious — Not vexatious.
- nuisance tax — a tax paid in small but frequent amounts, usually by consumers.
- over-anxious — excessively anxious.
- over-explain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- overtaxation — to tax too heavily.
- oxidant smog — photochemical smog.
- pansexualism — the belief that a sexual instinct drives all human behaviour
- pansexualist — someone who is pansexual
- pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- paradoxidian — relating to the genus Paradoxides
- paradoxurine — relating to the palm civet
- paraffin wax — paraffin in its solid state.
- peroxidation — a type of reaction in which oxygen atoms are formed leading to the production of peroxides. It is stimulated in the body by certain toxins and infections
- phycoxanthin — a yellow pigment found in brown seaweeds and types of algae
- pick and mix — a selection of sweets from which the customer can choose, paid for by weight
- polysiloxane — a polymer composed of silicon and oxygen atoms
- praxinoscope — a toy in which a sequence of images, depicted on the inner surface of a cylinder and reflected in a series of mirrors, gives the illusion of motion as the cylinder rotates
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- radiant flux — the time rate of flow of radiant energy.
- reannexation — the act or process of reannexing something
- saint sixtus — Saint, pope a.d. 432–440.
- saint xystus — Saint, pope a.d. 432–440.
- sexagenarian — of the age of 60 years or between 60 and 70 years old.
- sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
- tax immunity — the fact of being immune from taxation
- tax increase — an increase in the amount of tax that people and companies are obliged to pay
- taxi dancing — a system, as in a dance hall or hotel, whereby a person pays for a partner (taxi dancer) for a dance, payment being required for each individual dance during an evening
- thioxanthene — any of a class of antipsychotics, as thiothixene, used to relieve symptoms of severe psychiatric disorders.
- tijuana taxi — any vehicle, especially a police car, with flashing lights and bright markings.
- twin paradox — a phenomenon predicted by relativity. One of a pair of identical twins is supposed to live normally in an inertial system whilst the other is accelerated to a high speed in a spaceship, travels for a long time, and finally returns to rest beside his twin. The travelled twin will be found to be younger than his brother
- unexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- unisexuality — of or relating to one sex only.
- uranic oxide — uranium dioxide.
- vox angelica — an organ stop with a soft tone, often similar to the voix céleste
- windfall tax — a tax levied on an organization considered to have made excessive profits, esp a privatized utility company that has exploited a monopoly
- x-ray binary — a binary star that is an intense source of X-rays and is composed of a normal star in close orbit with a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole
- xanthic acid — an unstable organic acid, C 3 H 6 S 2 O, the methyl and ethyl esters of which are colorless, oily liquids with a penetrating odor.