12-letter words containing e, x, o
- motor cortex — the region of the cerebral cortex concerned with transmitting impulses to the voluntary muscles.
- myxedematous — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
- myxomycetous — of or relating to a slime mold.
- neoorthodoxy — a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, stressing the absolute sovereignty of God and chiefly characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation.
- neutron flux — the rate of flow of neutrons through a specified area
- next door to — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
- nickel oxide — a green, water-insoluble powder, NiO, used chiefly in the manufacture of nickel salts and in green pigments for ceramic paints.
- nitric oxide — a colorless, slightly water-soluble gas, NO, formed by the action of dilute nitric acid on copper, and by the direct combination of atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen at the high temperatures of an electric arc: an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric acid.
- no exception — If you make a general statement, and then say that something or someone is no exception, you are emphasizing that they are included in that statement.
- non-existent — absence of existence.
- non-existing — to have actual being; be: The world exists, whether you like it or not.
- non-flexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- nonexclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
- nonexecution — Failure to execute or perform.
- nonexecutive — a person or group of persons having administrative or supervisory authority in an organization.
- nonexistence — absence of existence.
- nonexpansile — Not expansile.
- nonexplosive — tending or serving to explode: an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance.
- nonreflexive — (of a relation) neither reflexive nor irreflexive; holding between some members of its domain and themselves, and failing to hold between others
- nontextually — In a nontextual manner.
- nonvexatious — Not vexatious.
- nuxi problem — (data, architecture) /nuk'see pro'bl*m/ The problem of transferring data between computers with differing byte order. The string "Unix" might look like "NUXI" on a machine with a different "byte sex" (e.g. when transferring data from a little-endian to a big-endian, or vice-versa). See also middle-endian, swab, and bytesexual.
- of all the x — You use all in expressions like of all the cheek or of all the luck to emphasize how angry or surprised you are at what someone else has done or said.
- one-line fix — Used (often sarcastically) of a change to a program that is thought to be trivial or insignificant right up to the moment it crashes the system. Usually "cured" by another one-line fix. See also I didn't change anything!
- open texture — the failure of natural languages to determine future usage, particularly the ability of predicates to permit the construction of borderline cases
- opposite sex — man if woman, woman if man
- oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
- ortho-xylene — Chemistry. a clear, colorless, poisonous, flammable liquid, C 8 H 10 , the ortho isomer of xylene: used chiefly in the synthesis of phthalic anhydride.
- orthodox jew — a Jew who adheres faithfully to the principles and practices of traditional Judaism as evidenced chiefly by a devotion to and study of the Torah, daily synagogue attendance if possible, and strict observance of the Sabbath, religious festivals, holy days, and the dietary laws.
- over-anxious — excessively anxious.
- over-complex — composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
- over-excited — If you say that someone is over-excited, you mean that they are more excited than you think is desirable.
- over-explain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- over-indexes — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
- overexercise — to exercise excessively
- overexertion — to exert excessively.
- overexplicit — excessively explicit
- overexposure — excessive exposure, especially of photographic film or a sensitized plate to light rays.
- overextended — to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point: a company that overextended its credit to diversify.
- overtaxation — to tax too heavily.
- oxford frame — a frame for a picture, mirror, etc., consisting of four straight pieces whose ends project beyond the corners.
- oxyacetylene — noting or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and acetylene: an oxyacetylene torch.
- oxycellulose — any substance formed naturally or synthetically by the oxidation of cellulose.
- oxygen cycle — the process by which oxygen released into the atmosphere by photosynthetic organisms is taken up by aerobic organisms while the carbon dioxide released as a by-product of repiration is taken up for photosynthesis.
- oxygen lance — a tube for conveying oxygen, used in various thermal cutting or steelmaking operations.
- paradoxurine — relating to the palm civet
- pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
- peroxidation — a type of reaction in which oxygen atoms are formed leading to the production of peroxides. It is stimulated in the body by certain toxins and infections
- peroxy group — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
- peroxyborate — perborate.