12-letter words containing a, x, l
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- nontextually — In a nontextual manner.
- 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.
- over-explain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- oxyacetylene — noting or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and acetylene: an oxyacetylene torch.
- oxygen lance — a tube for conveying oxygen, used in various thermal cutting or steelmaking operations.
- 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.
- paradoxology — a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
- 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
- plano-convex — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and convex on the other.
- polar vortex — a whirling mass of very cold air that sits over the North or South Pole: A displaced polar vortex is causing Arctic temperatures across the United States.
- 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.
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- quadruplexes — Plural form of quadruplex.
- 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.
- reflex angle — an angle greater than 180° and less than 360°.
- rubber latex — the milky sap of any of several trees of the genus Hevea, especially H. brasiliensis, from which natural rubber is derived.
- sextuplicate — a group, series, or set of six identical copies: The application is to be submitted in sextuplicate.
- sexual abuse — indecent assault
- sexual spore — a spore formed after the fusion of gametes and an asexual spore is the result of asexual reproduction
- six-year-old — being six years in age
- solar plexus — Also called celiac plexus. Anatomy. a network of nerves situated at the upper part of the abdomen, behind the stomach and in front of the aorta.
- 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.
- tax loophole — a legal way of avoiding the payment of tax, or part of a tax bill, due to a gap in tax legislation
- trans-sexual — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
- trophallaxis — (among social insects) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between members of a colony.
- unexceptable — to exclude; leave out: present company excepted.
- unexecutable — to carry out; accomplish: to execute a plan or order.
- unexpectable — to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of: I expect to read it. I expect him later. She expects that they will come.
- unexpendable — essential; absolutely required: unexpendable resources vital to our security.
- unexplorable — to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery: to explore the island.
- unisexuality — of or relating to one sex only.
- vox angelica — an organ stop with a soft tone, often similar to the voix céleste