10-letter words containing a, x, i, o
- major axis — the axis of an ellipse that passes through the two foci.
- malaxation — The act of softening a mass by malaxating.
- menostaxis — an abnormally prolonged period of menstruation.
- minor axis — the axis of an ellipse that is perpendicular to the major axis at a point equidistant from the foci.
- mixolydian — of, relating to, or denoting an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from G to G
- moderatrix — a moderator who is a woman
- nonlexical — Not lexical.
- nux vomica — the seed of the orangelike fruit of an East Indian tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, of the logania family, containing strychnine, used in medicine.
- ochratoxin — a toxin produced by Aspergillus ochraceus and several other molds that commonly contaminate cereal grains: causes intestinal inflammation and kidney and liver degeneration when ingested by animals.
- omnisexual — pansexual (def 2).
- optic axis — (in a crystal exhibiting double refraction) the direction or directions, uniaxial or biaxial, respectively, along which this phenomenon does not occur.
- orthorexia — (psychology) A fixation with healthy or righteous eating.
- oxidizable — able to be oxidized
- oxycalcium — pertaining to or produced by oxygen and calcium.
- oxyuriasis — human infection with pinworms.
- paroxetine — a drug, C 19 H 20 FNO 3 ·HCl, of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain, used in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders.
- paroxysmic — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
- peroxidase — any of a class of oxidoreductase enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide or an organic peroxide.
- peroxyacid — an acid derived from hydrogen peroxide and containing the –O–O– group, as peroxysulfuric acid, H 2 S 2 O 8 .
- philoxenia — an act of hospitableness and welcome
- phototaxis — movement of an organism toward or away from a source of light.
- pillar box — a pillarlike box in which letters are deposited for collection by mail carriers; mailbox.
- pixelation — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- pixilation — the state or quality of being pixilated.
- polar axis — the fixed line, usually horizontal, from which the angle made by the radius vector is measured in a polar coordinate system.
- polyaxonic — relating to a polyaxon
- proximally — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
- quadroxide — (chemistry) A tetroxide.
- radio taxi — a taxi in two-way radio communication with a dispatcher, who sends it directly to persons who phone in for a taxi.
- radiotoxic — causing radiation sickness.
- relaxation — abatement or relief from bodily or mental work, effort, application, etc.
- rix-dollar — any of various silver coins, as the Danish rigsdaler, the Dutch rijksdaalder, or the German reichsthaler, of about equal value.
- saxicavous — (of molluscs) tending to bore holes or hollow out rocks
- saxicoline — living or growing among rocks.
- saxicolous — living or growing among rocks.
- signal box — a railway signal tower.
- synaxarion — a summary of the life of a saint or of the particulars of a feast, read at the orthros.
- taxflation — bracket creep.
- taxonomist — the science or technique of classification.
- toxalbumin — any poisonous protein occurring in certain bacterial cultures, plants, or snake venoms.
- toxication — poisoning.
- toxiphobia — an abnormal fear of being poisoned.
- tropotaxis — straight movement by an organism toward or away from a source of stimulation as a result of comparing information received by paired sensory receptors on both sides of the body.
- uxorilocal — matrilocal.
- vanity box — a woman's box, larger than a vanity bag, used to carry cosmetics, etc
- vaxstation — A family of workstations from DEC based on their VAX computer architecture.
- window tax — a tax on windows in houses levied between 1696 and 1851
- xanthation — (chemistry) Conversion into a xanthate.
- xanthopsia — A visual defect, a form of chromatopsia in which everything appears yellow.
- xenophilia — an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.