10-letter words containing e, p, a, x
- expressway — A highway designed for fast traffic, with controlled entrance and exit, a dividing strip between the traffic in opposite directions, and typically two or more lanes in each direction.
- exprobrate — (dated) To reproach or upbraid.
- expugnable — Capable of being expugned.
- expurgated — Remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account).
- expurgator — One who expurgates.
- extemporal — (archaic) Extemporaneous.
- extirpable — Capable of being extirpated or eradicated.
- extirpated — Simple past tense and past participle of extirpate.
- extirpates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extirpate.
- extirpator — Someone or something that extirpates.
- hexaploidy — the condition of being a hexaploid
- hexapodous — (zoology) Having six feet; belonging to the Hexapoda.
- hypoxaemia — Alternative spelling of hypoxemia.
- hypoxaemic — Alternative form of hypoxemic.
- imperatrix — Feminine of imperator; empress.
- inexpiable — not to be expiated; not allowing for expiation or atonement: an inexpiable crime.
- inexpiably — In an inexpiable manner or degree; permitting no atonement.
- juxtaposed — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- juxtaposes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of juxtapose.
- lexigraphy — (uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
- lexiphanes — Plural form of lexiphane.
- maxilliped — one member of the three pairs of appendages situated immediately behind the maxillae of crustaceans.
- megapixels — Plural form of megapixel.
- megaplexes — Plural form of megaplex.
- misexplain — (transitive) To explain incorrectly.
- nonexample — Example that is irrelevant to a rule or a definition already shown, used for a clearer explanation.
- overexpand — to expand excessively
- oxycephaly — a malformation in which the head is somewhat pointed, caused by premature closure of the skull sutures.
- paclitaxel — a drug derived from the yew tree and used to treat cancer
- paddle box — a structure enclosing a paddle wheel.
- paradoxure — any of a number of palm civet species
- parapraxes — a slip of the tongue or pen, forgetfulness, misplacement of objects, or other error thought to reveal unconscious wishes or attitudes.
- parasexual — of or relating to any form of reproduction in which the recombination of genes occurs by a process other than the fusion of gametes
- paroxetine — a drug, C 19 H 20 FNO 3 ·HCl, of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain, used in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders.
- paroxytone — having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.
- peroxidase — any of a class of oxidoreductase enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide or an organic peroxide.
- peroxyacid — an acid derived from hydrogen peroxide and containing the –O–O– group, as peroxysulfuric acid, H 2 S 2 O 8 .
- philoxenia — an act of hospitableness and welcome
- phylloxera — any of several plant lice of the genus Phylloxera, especially P. vitifoliae (grape phylloxera) which attacks the leaves and roots of grapevines.
- pixelating — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- pixelation — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- pixellated — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- plain text — the intelligible original message of a cryptogram, as opposed to the coded or enciphered version.
- plexiglass — a material very similar to Plexiglas
- pomosexual — of or relating to a person who does not wish his or her sexuality to be put into a conventional category
- prattlebox — a person who prattles, a chatterbox
- praxeology — the study of human conduct.
- 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.
- preexilian — being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.