11-letter words containing a, x, o
- orthopraxia — the correction of deformities; orthopedics.
- over-expand — to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company.
- overanxiety — Excessive anxiety.
- overanxious — excessively anxious.
- overexplain — to explain in too much detail
- oxalacetate — a salt of oxaloacetic acid
- oxalic acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous acid, H 2 C 2 O 4 ⋅2H 2 O, first discovered in the juice of the wood sorrel species of oxalis and obtained by reacting carbon monoxide with sodium hydroxide or certain carbohydrates with acids or alkalis: used chiefly for bleaching, as a cleanser, and as a laboratory reagent.
- oxenstierna — Count Axel [ahk-suh l] /ˈɑk səl/ (Show IPA), 1583–1654, Swedish statesman.
- oxeye daisy — a composite plant, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, having flowers with white rays and a yellow disk.
- oxford bags — trousers with very wide baggy legs, originally popular in the 1920s
- oxford gray — medium to dark gray.
- oxidatively — by an oxidative process
- oxidization — the process or result of oxidizing.
- oxtail soup — soup made using the skinned tail of an ox
- oxyaldehyde — an aldehyde containing the hydroxyl group.
- oxygen acid — oxyacid.
- oxygen mask — a masklike device placed or worn over the nose and mouth when inhaling supplementary oxygen from an attached tank.
- oxygenation — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- packing box — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
- paleocortex — the olfactory region of the brain.
- paradoxical — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
- payroll tax — a tax levied against the amount of wages and salaries paid workers.
- penalty box — an enclosed space adjacent to the rink for penalized players, the penalty timekeeper, the game timekeeper, and the official scorer.
- peroxisomal — of or relating to a peroxisome; of the nature of a peroxisome
- phallotoxin — any of a group of potent mycotoxins produced by certain mushroom species of the genus Amanita.
- phyllotaxis — phyllotaxy.
- phytoalexin — any of a class of plant compounds that accumulate at the site of invading microorganisms and confer resistance to disease.
- pixellation — 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.
- planoconvex — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and convex on the other.
- postexilian — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- pramipexole — a dopamine agonist used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
- profits tax — tax charged on the profits made by a company, individual, etc
- prophylaxis — Medicine/Medical. the preventing of disease. the prevention of a specific disease, as by studying the biological behavior, transmission, etc., of its causative agent and applying a series of measures against it.
- protogalaxy — the large concentration of gas and dust from which a galaxy is formed.
- proximately — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- proximation — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- pyrrhuloxia — a cardinallike grosbeak, Cardinalis (Pyrrhuloxia) sinuatus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a bill superficially resembling that of a parrot.
- quinoxaline — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 8 H 6 N 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- radix point — a point, such as the decimal point in the decimal system, separating the integral part of a number from the fractional part
- reoxidation — the process or result of oxidizing.
- retrosexual — a heterosexual man who spends little time and money on his personal appearance
- rex begonia — a plant, Begonia rex, native to India, having wrinkled, variegated leaves and thick, hairy stems, and cultivated in many varieties.
- saint croix — Also called Santa Cruz. a U.S. island in the N Lesser Antilles: the largest of the Virgin Islands. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).
- sapiosexual — a person who finds intelligence to be a sexually attractive quality in others.
- saxophonist — musician who plays saxophone
- sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
- sioux falls — a city in SE South Dakota.
- sioux state — a nickname of the state of North Dakota.
- six nations — (in North America) the Indian confederacy of the Cayugas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Senecas, and Tuscaroras
- sociosexual — of or relating to relationships between persons that involve sexuality.