11-letter words containing c, o, x
- fucoxanthin — a brown carotenoid pigment occurring in brown algae, diatoms, and dinoflagellates.
- hepatotoxic — Damaging or destructive to liver cells.
- heterotaxic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterotaxis.
- hexastichon — hexastich.
- icebox cake — a confection made from such prepared ingredients as cookies or whipped cream that requires no additional baking but is chilled in a refrigerator before serving.
- immunotoxic — of or relating to an immunotoxin
- inexecution — a lack of execution; failure to carry out (an order, plan, etc)
- innocent ix — (Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti) 1519–91, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1591.
- innocent xi — (Benedetto Odescalchi) 1611–89, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1676–89.
- intoxicants — Plural form of intoxicant.
- intoxicated — Archaic. intoxicated.
- intoxicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intoxicate.
- intoxicator — to affect temporarily with diminished physical and mental control by means of alcoholic liquor, a drug, or another substance, especially to excite or stupefy with liquor.
- joe sixpack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
- kick boxing — a form of boxing in which the gloved combatants may also kick with bare feet.
- lochaber ax — a Scottish battle-ax of the 16th century, having a tall, cleaverlike blade with a hook at its upper end.
- lockout box — Television. lockbox (def 3).
- low-context — tending to communicate by electronic methods such as e-mail, rather than in person
- loxodromics — the technique of navigating according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.
- mexico city — a city in and the capital of Mexico, in the central part. About 7400 feet (2255 meters) above sea level.
- mixotrophic — relating to a combination of heterotrophic and autotrophic sustenance
- musical box — music box.
- myxomycetes — Plural form of myxomycete.
- nephrotoxic — Damaging or destructive to the kidneys.
- non-extinct — no longer in existence; that has ended or died out: an extinct species of fish.
- nontoxicity — The state or condition of being nontoxic.
- not exactly — not at all; by no means
- ototoxicity — Damage to the ear, specifically the cochlea and sometimes the vestibular system, by a toxin.
- over-excite — to excite too much.
- over-expect — 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.
- overcomplex — composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
- overexcited — to excite too much.
- overexcites — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overexcite.
- 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.
- oxbow chest — a chest of drawers having a front convex at the sides and concave in the center without vertical divisions.
- oxo process — a process for producing carbonyl compounds, especially alcohols and aldehydes, by adding, under high pressure, carbon monoxide and hydrogen to an olefin in the presence of a cobalt catalyst.
- oxychloride — a compound having oxygen and chlorine atoms bonded to another element, as bismuth oxychloride, BiOCl.
- oxygen acid — oxyacid.
- oxyrhynchus — a fish found in the Nile, sometimes depicted on Egyptian sculptures and coins
- 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.
- planoconvex — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and convex on the other.
- pouncet box — a small perfume box with a perforated lid.
- prolocutrix — a female prolocutor
- prosecutrix — a female prosecutor or plaintiff
- psychotoxic — toxic or harmful to the mind or personality.
- pyroxenitic — relating to pyroxenite
- rouge croix — a pursuivant at the English college of arms