10-letter words containing a, x, i, s
- expansions — Plural form of expansion.
- expatiates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expatiate.
- explicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explicate.
- exsanguine — Bloodless; anemic.
- extirpates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extirpate.
- extradites — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extradite.
- extricates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extricate.
- exudations — Plural form of exudation.
- fauxminist — a person who makes an insincere pretence of feminism
- fixed star — any of the stars which apparently always retain the same position in respect to one another.
- foxe basin — an ocean passage in Nunavut Territory, Canada, connected with Hudson Bay by the Foxe Channel.
- heliotaxis — movement of an organism toward or away from sunlight.
- hexokinase — an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of hexose sugars.
- hexosamine — any hexose derivative in which a hydroxyl group is replaced by an amino group.
- hydrotaxis — oriented movement toward or away from water.
- index case — the first case of a disease, or the primary case referred to in a report
- inexistant — (obsolete) nonexistent; that does not exist.
- insect wax — Chinese wax.
- klinotaxis — a wavering side-to-side motion of the head occurring as an organism moves forward in response to a source of stimulation, caused by the alternating reaction of sensory receptors on either side of the body.
- lexicalise — Alternative spelling of lexicalize.
- lexiphanes — Plural form of lexiphane.
- luxuriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of luxuriate.
- major axis — the axis of an ellipse that passes through the two foci.
- maxi-skirt — a long skirt or skirt part, as of a coat or dress, ending below the middle of the calf but above the ankle.
- maximalist — a person who favors a radical and immediate approach to the achievement of a set of goals or the completion of a program.
- maximising — Present participle of maximise.
- megapixels — Plural form of megapixel.
- 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.
- misexplain — (transitive) To explain incorrectly.
- 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.
- oxyuriasis — human infection with pinworms.
- parallaxis — (language) A procedural programming language developed by Thomas Braeunl <[email protected]> at the University of Stuttgart. It is based on Modula-2, but extended for data parallel (SIMD) programming. The main approach for machine independent parallel programming is to include a description of the virtual parallel machine with each parallel algorithm. There is a simulator and X Window System-based profiler for workstations, Macintosh, and IBM PC. Version 2.0 runs on MP-1, CM-2, Sun-3, Sun-4, DECstation, HP 700, RS/6000.
- parapraxis — a slip of the tongue or pen, forgetfulness, misplacement of objects, or other error thought to reveal unconscious wishes or attitudes.
- paroxysmic — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
- pastry mix — a product that can be mixed with water to make pastry
- 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.
- phototaxis — movement of an organism toward or away from a source of light.
- plexiglass — a material very similar to Plexiglas
- polar axis — the fixed line, usually horizontal, from which the angle made by the radius vector is measured in a polar coordinate system.
- praxiteles — flourished c350 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- saxicavous — (of molluscs) tending to bore holes or hollow out rocks
- saxicoline — living or growing among rocks.
- saxicolous — living or growing among rocks.
- screw axis — a symmetry element of a space group such that a rotation of the lattice about the axis and a translation of the lattice some fraction of the lattice's unit distance brings the lattice back to its original position.
- separatrix — something that divides or separates, as the line between light and dark areas on a partially illuminated surface.
- sex addict — a person who is addicted to engaging in sexual activity
- sexagesima — the second Sunday before Lent.
- sexivalent — hexavalent.