12-letter words containing a, u, x
- fauxmosexual — (slang) A heterosexual person who affects homosexual characteristics.
- fluidextract — a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.
- flux linkage — the product of the magnetic flux and the number of turns in a given coil.
- folie a deux — the sharing of delusional ideas by two people who are closely associated.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- heterauxesis — an unequal or asymmetrical growth of cells, parts of plants or animals
- heterosexual — of, relating to, or exhibiting heterosexuality.
- hexafluoride — a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.
- homosexually — In a homosexual way.
- hypertextual — Of or relating to hypertext.
- inexactitude — the quality or state of being inexact or inaccurate; inexactness.
- inexcuseable — Alternative form of inexcusable.
- inexecutable — That cannot be executed or carried out.
- inexhaustive — not exhaustive; not thorough
- inexpugnable — incapable of being taken by force; impregnable; unconquerable.
- intertextual — the interrelationship between texts, especially works of literature; the way that similar or related texts influence, reflect, or differ from each other: the intertextuality between two novels with the same setting.
- ixtaccihuatl — an extinct volcano in S central Mexico, SE of Mexico City. 17,342 feet (5286 meters).
- ku klux klan — U.S. History. a secret hate group in the southern U.S., active for several years after the Civil War, which aimed to suppress the newly acquired rights of black people and to oppose carpetbaggers from the North, and which was responsible for many lawless and violent proceedings.
- lascaux cave — a cave in Lascaux, France, discovered in 1940 and containing exceptionally fine Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings thought to date to Magdalenian times (c13,000–8500 b.c.).
- latex rubber — rubber used to make many products such as gloves, condoms, etc, and which is made from latex, a whitish milky fluid containing protein, starch, alkaloids, etc, that is produced by many plants
- leakage-flux — an act of leaking; leak.
- lean mixture — A lean mixture is a fuel/air mixture containing a relatively low proportion of fuel.
- linux loader — (operating system) (LILO) A boot loader for Linux. LILO does not depend on a specific file system, it can boot Linux kernel images from floppy disks and hard disks and can even boot other operating systems. One of up to sixteen differernt images can be selected at boot time. Various parameters, such as the root device, can be set independently for each kernel. LILO can even be used as the master boot record.
- lumbersexual — a man whose style of dress and appearance is reminiscent of the ruggedly masculine stereotype of the lumberjack, as in wearing plaid shirts and having a beard.
- mantoux test — a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection.
- maximum card — a picture postcard to which a stamp can be affixed on the picture side, after which it can be cancelled by the appropriate postal service.
- metro-sexual — a heterosexual, usually urban male who pays much attention to his personal appearance and cultivates an upscale lifestyle.
- metrosexuals — Plural form of metrosexual.
- myxedematous — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
- neutral axis — an imaginary line in the cross section of a beam, shaft, or the like, along which no stresses occur.
- nontextually — In a nontextual manner.
- nonvexatious — Not vexatious.
- nuisance tax — a tax paid in small but frequent amounts, usually by consumers.
- over-anxious — excessively anxious.
- 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.
- paradoxurine — relating to the palm civet
- pax vobiscum — peace be with you
- pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- punxsutawney — a town in central Pennsylvania: Groundhog Day celebration.
- purchase tax — a sales tax on nonessential and luxury goods.
- quadruplexes — Plural form of quadruplex.
- quixotically — In a quixotic manner.
- radiant flux — the time rate of flow of radiant energy.
- rubber latex — the milky sap of any of several trees of the genus Hevea, especially H. brasiliensis, from which natural rubber is derived.
- saint sixtus — Saint, pope a.d. 432–440.
- saint xystus — Saint, pope a.d. 432–440.
- sextuplicate — a group, series, or set of six identical copies: The application is to be submitted in sextuplicate.