12-letter words containing a, x, h
- hexadecapole — (physics) Anything having sixteen poles or electrodes, or a combination of four quadrupoles.
- hexaflexagon — A hexagonal flexagon.
- hexafluoride — a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.
- hexahydrates — Plural form of hexahydrate.
- hexasiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any siloxane having six -Si-O- groups.
- hexasyllable — a word or line of verse of six syllables.
- hexobarbital — a barbiturate with hypnotic and sedative properties
- homosexually — In a homosexual way.
- hydrosalpinx — A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
- hydroxy acid — an organic acid containing both a carboxyl and a hydroxyl group.
- hydroxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate.
- hyperpyrexia — an abnormally high fever.
- hypertextual — Of or relating to hypertext.
- hypoxanthine — a white, crystalline, almost water-soluble, alkaloidal purine derivative, C 5 H 4 N 4 O, found in animal and vegetable tissues: used chiefly in biochemical research.
- inexhaustive — not exhaustive; not thorough
- ion exchange — the process of reciprocal transfer of ions between a solution and a resin or other suitable solid.
- ixtaccihuatl — an extinct volcano in S central Mexico, SE of Mexico City. 17,342 feet (5286 meters).
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- match-fixing — the act of arranging the outcome of a sports match prior to its being played
- matrix patch — A matrix patch is an adhesive patch with medicine distributed through the adhesive. The patch is applied to the skin, and the medicine in it is delivered into the skin and into the bloodstream.
- methohexital — a barbiturate anesthetic, used in its sodium form, C 1 4 H 1 7 N 2 NaO 3 , for induction of general anesthesia or for anesthesia of short duration.
- methotrexate — a toxic folic acid analogue, C 2 0 H 2 2 N 8 O 5 , that inhibits cellular reproduction, used primarily in the treatment of psoriasis and certain cancers and as an immunosuppressive agent.
- 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.
- of all the x — You use all in expressions like of all the cheek or of all the luck to emphasize how angry or surprised you are at what someone else has done or said.
- oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
- pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
- 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.
- phycoxanthin — a yellow pigment found in brown seaweeds and types of algae
- pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- purchase tax — a sales tax on nonessential and luxury goods.
- sixth-grader — a pupil in their sixth US school year after kindergarten, who is usually around 11 or 12 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 loophole — a legal way of avoiding the payment of tax, or part of a tax bill, due to a gap in tax legislation
- tetrahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing four hydroxyl groups.
- the fair sex — women collectively
- thioxanthene — any of a class of antipsychotics, as thiothixene, used to relieve symptoms of severe psychiatric disorders.
- toxicophobia — an intense fear of poisoning
- trophallaxis — (among social insects) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between members of a colony.
- unexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- xanthene dye — any of a group of dyes having a molecular structure related to that of xanthene in which the aromatic (C 6 H 4) groups are the chromophore.
- 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.
- xanthochroia — a condition causing yellow patches on the skin similar to xanthoma
- xanthochroid — of, relating to, or designating races having light-coloured hair and a pale complexion
- xanthogenate — Xanthate.
- xanthomatous — of, relating to, or marked by xanthoma
- xanthopterin — a yellow pigment, C6H5N5O2, found in some butterfly or moth wings or in the urine of mammals
- zooxanthella — any of various symbiotic yellow-green or yellow–brown algae in the cytoplasm of certain radiolarians and marine invertebrates.