12-letter words containing a, x, i, l
- lex talionis — the principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- liar paradox — a logical paradox that results from consideration of statements of the form “This statement is false.” If the statement is true, then it is false, whereas if it is false, then it is true.
- 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.
- lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
- maxillectomy — Surgical removal of the maxilla.
- maximilian i — 1459–1519, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1493–1519.
- 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.
- 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.
- morphallaxis — Biology. the regeneration of a destroyed body part by the reorganization of its remaining cells.
- neutral axis — an imaginary line in the cross section of a beam, shaft, or the like, along which no stresses occur.
- nonexpansile — Not expansile.
- over-explain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- 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.
- 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.
- plagioclimax — the climax stage of a community, influenced by man or some other outside factor
- polysiloxane — a polymer composed of silicon and oxygen atoms
- premaxillary — one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates, situated in front of and between the maxillary bones.
- quixotically — In a quixotic manner.
- radiant flux — the time rate of flow of radiant energy.
- radical axis — the line such that tangents drawn from any point of the line to two given circles are equal in length.
- radio galaxy — a galaxy that emits much more strongly in the radio part of the spectrum than does a typical galaxy.
- sextuplicate — a group, series, or set of six identical copies: The application is to be submitted in sextuplicate.
- six-year-old — being six years in age
- submaxillary — of or relating to the lower jaw or lower jawbone.
- 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
- supermaxilla — the upper jaw.
- trophallaxis — (among social insects) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between members of a colony.
- unisexuality — of or relating to one sex only.
- 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