10-letter words containing c, o, x
- sex factor — a sex-determining chromosome or gene.
- sex object — a person viewed as being of little interest or merit beyond the potential for providing sexual gratification.
- sexlocular — having six loculi or cells for seeds
- sioux city — a port in W Iowa, on the Missouri River.
- sluice-box — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- switch box — a box, usually of metal, containing one or more electric switches.
- thyrotoxic — of or relating to a condition caused by excessive thyroid hormone in the system, usually resulting from overactivity of the thyroid gland.
- toxication — poisoning.
- toxicology — the science dealing with the effects, antidotes, detection, etc., of poisons.
- tucker-box — a box used to store or carry food.
- uxorilocal — matrilocal.
- x protocol — (networking, protocol) A standard protocol used by clients (applications) and servers in the X Window System for exchanging requests for window operations.
- xenobiotic — a chemical or substance that is foreign to an organism or biological system.
- xenocrates — 396–314 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- xenocrysts — Plural form of xenocryst.
- xenogeneic — Denoting, relating to, or involving tissues or cells belonging to individuals of different species.
- xenolithic — Being or pertaining to a xenolith.
- xenophilic — an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.
- xenophobic — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
- xenotropic — (of a virus) able to replicate only in a different animal species from the host
- xerodermic — pertaining to xeroderma
- xerophilic — Capable of growing and reproducing in conditions with a low availability of water.
- xerophytic — (botany) Of, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte.
- xerox parc — /zee'roks park'/ Xerox Corporation's Palo Alto Research Center. For more than a decade, from the early 1970s into the mid-1980s, PARC yielded an astonishing volume of ground-breaking hardware and software innovations. The modern mice, windows, and icons (WIMP) style of software interface was invented there. So was the laser printer and the local-area network; Smalltalk; and PARC's series of D machines anticipated the powerful personal computers of the 1980s by a decade. Sadly, the prophets at PARC were without honour in their own company, so much so that it became a standard joke to describe PARC as a place that specialised in developing brilliant ideas for everyone else. The stunning shortsightedness and obtusity of XEROX's top-level suits has been well described in the reference below.
- xiphopagic — making up or constituting a xiphopagus
- xochimilco — a town in central Mexico, on Lake Xochimilco: noted for its floating gardens. Pop: 364 647 (2000)
- xylochrome — a colouring agent made from the chemical alteration of decomposed wood
- xylophonic — Of or pertaining to a xylophone.
- zinc oxide — a white insoluble powder used as a pigment in paints (zinc white or Chinese white), cosmetics, glass, and printing inks. It is an antiseptic and astringent and is used in making zinc ointment. Formula: ZnO