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14-letter words containing a, n, x, i

  • internal exile — a state of comparative isolation imposed upon certain political dissidents within the former Soviet Union, in which the subject was forced to live in a remote and often unfamiliar place and in which freedom of movement and personal contact with family, friends, and associates were severely restricted.
  • intersexuality — Having the physical features of both sexes.
  • intertextually — In an intertextual way.
  • intoxicatingly — causing or capable of causing intoxication: intoxicating beverages.
  • juxtapositions — Plural form of juxtaposition.
  • larixinic acid — maltol.
  • lexicalisation — Alternative spelling of lexicalization.
  • lexicalization — The act or process of lexicalizing.
  • lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
  • logical syntax — syntactics.
  • macintosh iicx — (computer)   (Mac IIcx) A version of Apple's Macintosh II personal computer, introduced in 1989, with a Motorola 68030 processor running at 16 MHz and up to 128 MB of RAM (120 ns, 30-pin DRAM chips). The IIcx requires System 6.0.3 or later and requires "Mode 32" or "32-bit Enabler" to use more than 8MB of RAM. It was discontinued 1991, and in 1996 is still considered one of the best-designed Macs ever.
  • 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.
  • mental lexicon — the store of words in a person's mind
  • methylxanthine — a compound formed through the methylation of xanthine, such as caffeine or theophylline
  • mexican bamboo — a hardy plant, Polygonum cuspidatum, of the buckwheat family, native to Japan, having small, greenish-white flowers and tending to escape from cultivation.
  • mexican orange — an aromatic, evergreen citrus shrub, Choisya ternata, of Mexico, having fragrant, white flowers, grown as an ornamental.
  • mind-expanding — heightening perceptions in a hallucinatory way: mind-expanding drugs.
  • mixed language — any language containing items of vocabulary or other linguistic characteristics borrowed from two or more existing languages
  • monocarboxylic — containing one carboxyl group.
  • nalidixic acid — a substance, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , that has antibacterial activity against many susceptible Gram-negative organisms, especially used in the treatment of urinary tract infections.
  • no fixed abode — If someone has no fixed abode, they are homeless.
  • non-exhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
  • non-expiration — a coming to an end; termination; close: the expiration of a contract.
  • non-extractive — capable of being extracted, as from the earth: extractive fuels.
  • nonexistential — not existential
  • nonexportation — failure or refusal to export.
  • organosiloxane — a siloxane containing an organic group.
  • otitis externa — inflammation of the external ear.
  • overextraction — excessive extraction
  • oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
  • oxymoronically — in an oxymoronic way
  • pax britannica — a peace imposed by Great Britain upon hostile nations, especially in the 19th century.
  • peano's axioms — a collection of axioms concerning the properties of the set of all positive integers, including the principle of mathematical induction.
  • photooxidation — oxidation induced by light.
  • postfix syntax — postfix notation
  • principal axis — Optics. a line passing through the center of the surface of a lens or spherical mirror and through the centers of curvature of all segments of the lens or mirror.
  • processing tax — a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods.
  • re-exploration — an act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination.
  • relexification — to replace the vocabulary of (a language, especially a pidgin) with words drawn from another language, without changing the grammatical structure.
  • saxe-meiningen — a former duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.
  • scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
  • 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.
  • semiminor axis — Geometry. one half the minor axis of an ellipse.
  • sussex spaniel — one of an English breed of shortlegged spaniels having a golden liver-colored coat.
  • take exception — to make objections (to); demur (at)
  • tax concession — tax reduction
  • tax-collecting — the collection of taxes owed by individuals
  • tetanus toxoid — an inactivated form of tetanus toxin obtained from Clostridium tetani, used to produce an active immunity to the toxin.
  • text messaging — sending typed mobile phone messages
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