8-letter words containing e, n, o, x
- naloxone — a narcotic analgesic antagonist, C 1 9 H 2 1 NO 4 , used in the reversal of acute narcotic analgesic respiratory depression.
- naproxen — a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory substance, C 1 4 H 1 4 O 3 , used chiefly in the management of certain types of arthritis and as a painkiller.
- neotoxin — a newly developed toxin
- nest box — a box in a henhouse in which domestic chickens lay eggs
- neuraxon — axon.
- nextdoor — Also, next door. to, at, or in the next house on the street, especially if it is very close by, or the adjacent apartment, office, room, or the like: Go next-door and get your sister. Your sister is next-door. Her brother lives next-door.
- oxtongue — any of various Eurasian plants of the genus Picris, having oblong bristly leaves and clusters of dandelion-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- polyxena — a daughter of King Priam of Troy, who was sacrificed on the command of Achilles' ghost
- pontifex — a member of the Pontifical College, which was presided over by a chief priest (Pontifex Maximus)
- pyroxene — any of a very common group of minerals of many varieties, silicates of magnesium, iron, calcium, and other elements, occurring as important constituents of many kinds of rocks, especially basic igneous rocks.
- saxonite — any peridotite rock composed mainly of olivine and orthopyroxene
- siloxane — any of the class of compounds containing the structural unit R 2 SiO, where R is an organic group or hydrogen.
- swinepox — a variety of chicken pox.
- tetraxon — a four-pointed spicule
- textonym — (in text messaging) one of two or more words that can be generated by pressing the same combination of numbers on the keypad of a mobile phone
- tonneaux — a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- unexotic — not exotic; ordinary
- vexation — the act of vexing.
- wine box — wine sold in a cubic carton, usually of three-litre capacity, having a plastic lining and a tap for dispensing
- xanthone — (organic compound) An aromatic ketone, 9-oxo-xanthene, that is used as an insecticide.
- xenogamy — pollination of the stigma of a flower by pollen from a flower on another plant.
- xenogeny — heterogenesis (def 1).
- xenolith — a rock fragment foreign to the igneous rock in which it is embedded.
- xenology — (chiefly in science fiction) the scientific study of alien biology, cultures, etc.
- xenophon — 434?–355? b.c, Greek historian and essayist.
- xenophya — parts of a shell or skeleton formed by foreign bodies
- xenotime — a yellow-brown crystalline mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium
- xeroxing — (sometimes lowercase) a copy made on a xerographic copying machine.
- xylenols — Plural form of xylenol.
- xylonite — a type of plastic or celluloid that resembles amber, coral, or tortoise shell and is used in jewellery, combs, or other objects