12-letter words containing a, x
- car expenses — incidental money spent on the operation of a car during the performance of a job, commission, etc, usually reimbursed by an employer or allowable against tax
- carboxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate.
- chartophylax — an official who serves chiefly as the chancellor and archivist of a diocese.
- chatterboxes — Plural form of chatterbox.
- choux pastry — a very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs, etc
- christian ix — 1818–1906, king of Denmark 1863–1906.
- commuter tax — an income tax imposed by a locality on those who work within its boundaries but reside elsewhere.
- complex salt — a salt that contains one or more complex ions
- complex wave — a waveform consisting of a fundamental frequency with superimposed harmonics
- complexation — the formation of a complex
- complexional — Relating to complexion.
- conservatrix — a woman who conserves or keeps safe; custodian
- contextually — of, relating to, or depending on the context.
- contrasexual — (of a woman) appearing to defy the female sexual stereotype by being content to be single and childless while being sexually active and financially independent
- coxey's army — Jacob Sechler [sech-ler] /ˈsɛtʃ lər/ (Show IPA), 1854–1951, U.S. political reformer: led a group of unemployed marchers (Coxey's army) in 1894 from Ohio to Washington, D.C., to petition Congress for legislation to create jobs and relieve poverty.
- cyclohexanol — (organic compound) The alicyclic alcohol derived from cyclohexane by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group.
- cytotaxonomy — classification of organisms based on cell structure, esp the number, shape, etc, of the chromosomes
- data exhaust — unstructured information or data that is a by-product of the online activities of Internet users: Collecting and analyzing data exhaust can provide valuable insight into the purchasing habits of consumers.
- deexcitation — to cause (an atom) to fall from an excited energy level to a lower energy level.
- deindexation — the state of being no longer index-linked
- deoxygenated — to remove oxygen from (a substance, as blood or water).
- deoxymannose — rhamnose.
- desexualized — Simple past tense and past participle of desexualize.
- desexualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desexualize.
- detoxicating — Present participle of detoxicate.
- detoxication — Biochemistry. the metabolic process by which toxins are changed into less toxic or more readily excretable substances.
- deux chevaux — a very small, inexpensive automobile
- dextrocardia — the abnormal location of the heart in the right side of the chest
- dextrogyrate — having dextrorotation
- dialogue box — a window that may appear on a VDU display to prompt the user to enter further information or select an option
- dicarboxylic — containing two carboxyl groups in the molecule
- dispatch box — a case or box used to hold valuables or documents, esp official state documents
- dorothea dix — Dorothea Lynde [lind] /lɪnd/ (Show IPA), (Dorothy) 1802–87, U.S. educator and social reformer.
- duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
- duplex paper — paper with a different finish or colour on each of the sides
- emancipatrix — A woman, girl, or any other entity treated as female who emancipates; a female emancipator.
- epexegetical — Relating to epexegesis.
- epoxylignane — (organic chemistry) Any lignane in which the two \u03b3-carbon atoms of the side chains are linked via an oxygen atom to form a tetrahydrofuran ring.
- epoxypropane — (organic compound) propylene oxide.
- ethoxyethane — (organic compound) The systematic name for diethyl ether.
- exacerbating — Present participle of exacerbate.
- exacerbation — An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease).
- exactingness — The state of being exacting.
- exaggerating — Present participle of exaggerate.
- exaggeration — A statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
- exaggerative — Marked by exaggeration.
- exaggeratory — Exaggerative.
- exalbuminous — (of a seed embryo) having no albumen
- examinations — Plural form of examination.
- examinership — the office or function of an examiner