10-letter words containing e, l, i, x
- pleximetry — the practice of using a pleximeter
- postexilic — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- praxiteles — flourished c350 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- pre-climax — a stable community that precedes the full development of the climax community of a given area and that results from local variations in soil and water.
- pre-exilic — being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- preexilian — being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- prelexical — denoting or applicable at a stage in the formation of a sentence at which words and phrases have not yet replaced all of the underlying grammatical and semantic material of that sentence in the speaker's mind
- premaxilla — one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates, situated in front of and between the maxillary bones.
- quadriplex — A building divided into four self-contained residences.
- quintuplex — fivefold; quintuple.
- re-explain — to explain again or in a different way
- relaxation — abatement or relief from bodily or mental work, effort, application, etc.
- relaxative — a medication or activity that promotes relaxation
- saxicoline — living or growing among rocks.
- self-exile — a state of exile imposed by oneself.
- sex clinic — a health centre where people can go for advice about sexual matters, contraception, sexually transmitted infections, etc
- sex-linked — (of a gene) located in a sex chromosome.
- sexivalent — hexavalent.
- sexologist — the study of sexual behavior.
- sextillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 21 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 36 zeros.
- sexualised — to render sexual; endow with sexual characteristics.
- silver fox — a red fox in the color phase in which the fur is black with silver-gray ends on the longer hairs.
- single tax — a tax, as on land, that constitutes the sole source of public revenue.
- single-sex — designated for, pertaining to, or serving only males or only females: a single-sex college.
- sluice-box — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- sphinxlike — like the Sphinx; enigmatic or inscrutable
- sulphoxide — any compound containing a sulphinyl group (SO) and a hydrocarbon radical
- superhelix — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
- tax relief — finance: reduction
- textualism — strict adherence to a text, especially of the Scriptures.
- textualist — a person who adheres closely to a text, especially of the Scriptures.
- unflexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- well-fixed — wealthy; prosperous; well-to-do; well-heeled.
- well-mixed — put together or formed by mixing.
- x terminal — (hardware) An intelligent terminal which operates as an X server directly connected to Ethernet. Not to be confused with the program xterm which is an X client.
- xenolithic — Being or pertaining to a xenolith.
- xenophiles — Plural form of xenophile.
- xenophilia — an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.
- xenophilic — an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.
- xerophilic — Capable of growing and reproducing in conditions with a low availability of water.