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9-letter words containing a, x

  • auxotroph — a mutant strain of microorganism having nutritional requirements additional to those of the normal organism
  • axanthism — (zoology) Absence of yellow pigmentation.
  • axiomatic — If something is axiomatic, it seems to be obviously true.
  • axis deer — an Asian deer, Cervus (Axis) axis, of India and Sri Lanka, having a reddish-brown coat spotted with white.
  • axminster — a type of patterned carpet with a cut pile
  • axolemmas — Plural form of axolemma.
  • bandboxes — Plural form of bandbox.
  • basifixed — (of an anther) attached to the filament by its base
  • battle-ax — a heavy ax with a wide blade, formerly used as a weapon of war
  • battleaxe — Alternative spelling of battle-ax.
  • beam axle — A beam axle is a rigid beam which connects a nearside (= on the side near the pavement) wheel and an offside (= on the side away from the pavement) wheel.
  • beatboxer — (music) A performer who imitates the sound of musical instruments, especially percussion, with his or her voice.
  • beatboxes — Plural form of beatbox.
  • beeswaxed — Simple past tense and past participle of beeswax.
  • beeswaxes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beeswax.
  • bellatrix — the third brightest star in the constellation Orion
  • betamaxed — (jargon)   When a technology is overtaken in the market by inferior but better marketed competition. E.g. "Microsoft betamaxed Apple right out of the market". The Betamex videotape standard lost to VHS.
  • biaxially — in a biaxial way
  • bigorexia — muscle dysmorphia.
  • black box — A black box is an electronic device in an aircraft which records information about its flights. Black boxes are often used to provide evidence about accidents.
  • black fox — a red fox in a color phase in which its fur is mostly black.
  • bomb hoax — a hoax consisting of telling the authorities that a bomb has been planted in a public place when in fact it hasn't
  • box frame — Architecture. a monolithic reinforced-concrete structure having walls and floors in the form of slabs.
  • box pleat — a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it
  • box stall — a small stall with four walls for holding a horse
  • boxwallah — an itinerant pedlar or salesman in India
  • cable box — an electronic device that allows cable television channels to be viewed by a subscriber.
  • cacomixle — Alternative spelling of cacomixl.
  • calixtine — a member of a body of Hussites in the 15th century holding that the chalice as well as the bread should be received by the laity in the Eucharist.
  • call unix — (communications, tool)   (cu) The original Unix virtual terminal utility. cu allows a user on one computer to log in to another connected via Ethernet, direct serial line or modem. It shares some configuration files with UUCP in order to be able to use the same connections without conflict.
  • candlewax — The wax of a candle.
  • catalexis — the state of lacking a syllable in the last foot of a line of poetry
  • cataplexy — sudden temporary paralysis, brought on by severe shock
  • cetuximab — a monoclonal antibody used to treat cancer
  • charles x — title of Charles Gustavus. 1622–60, king of Sweden, who warred with Poland and Denmark in an attempt to create a unified Baltic state
  • chartreux — a breed of sturdy cat with short dense woolly fur
  • chillaxed — Simple past tense and past participle of chillax.
  • chronaxie — the minimum time required for excitation of a nerve or muscle when the stimulus is double the minimum (threshold) necessary to elicit a basic response
  • cissexual — noting or relating to a person who is comfortable with having the physical characteristics of that person’s biological sex.
  • cleartext — (cryptography) The unencrypted form of an encrypted text; plain text.
  • clinoaxis — in a monoclinic crystal, the lateral axis which forms an oblique angle with the vertical axis
  • coach box — the seat of a coachman on a horse-drawn carriage or coach
  • coaxation — (rare) The act of croaking.
  • coaxially — in a coaxial manner
  • coaxingly — to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole: He coaxed her to sing, but she refused.
  • coxsackie — Any of several viruses of the genus Enterovirus similar to poliovirus.
  • coxswains — Plural form of coxswain.
  • curtal ax — a cutlass
  • curtalaxe — a cutlass
  • cytotaxis — movement of cells due to external stimulation
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