13-letter words containing e, x, o
- lexicographic — Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
- lexicological — the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.
- liquid oxygen — a clear, pale blue liquid obtained by compressing oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point: used chiefly as an oxidizer in liquid rocket propellants.
- lithium oxide — a white powder, Li 2 O, with strong alkaline properties: used in ceramics and glass.
- low explosive — a relatively slow-burning explosive, usually set off by heat or friction, used for propelling charges in guns or for ordinary blasting.
- luxembourgian — of or relating to Luxembourg, its people, or their language.
- luxembourgish — Also, Luxembourgish [luhk-suh m-bur-gish] /ˈlʌk səmˌbɜr gɪʃ/ (Show IPA). Letzeburgesch.
- luxuriousness — characterized by luxury; ministering or conducive to luxury: a luxurious hotel.
- mail exploder — (messaging) Part of an electronic mail delivery system which allows a message to be delivered to a list of addresses. Mail exploders are used to implement mailing lists. Users send messages to a single address and the mail exploder takes care of delivery to the individual mailboxes in the list.
- marmalade box — genipap.
- marx brothers — the. a US family of film comedians, esp Arthur Marx, known as Harpo (1888–1964), Herbert Marx, known as Zeppo (1901–79), Julius Marx, known as Groucho (1890–1977), and Leonard Marx, known as Chico (1886–1961). Their films include Animal Crackers (1930), Monkey Business (1931), Horsefeathers (1932), Duck Soup (1933), and A Day at the Races (1937)
- maxillodental — Relating to the jaw and teeth.
- maxwell demon — a hypothetical agent or device of arbitrarily small mass that is considered to admit or block selectively the passage of individual molecules from one compartment to another according to their speed, constituting a violation of the second law of thermodynamics.
- mesityl oxide — an oily, colorless liquid, C 6 H 1 0 O, having a honeylike odor: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of synthetic organic compounds.
- methoxy group — the univalent group CH 3 O−.
- methylglyoxal — pyruvic aldehyde.
- mexican poppy — any tropical American poppy of the genus Argemone, especially A. mexicana (Mexican poppy) having prickly pods and leaves and yellow or white, poppylike flowers.
- mixed doubles — (in tennis) a doubles match with a man and a woman on each side.
- mixed economy — an economy in which there are elements of both public and private enterprise.
- neo-orthodoxy — 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.
- neurotoxicity — the degree to which a substance is poisonous to nerve tissue.
- nitrous oxide — a colorless, sweet-smelling, sweet-tasting, nonflammable, slightly water-soluble gas, N 2 O, that sometimes produces a feeling of exhilaration when inhaled: used chiefly as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery, in the manufacture of chemicals, and as an aerosol.
- non-excitable — easily excited: Prima donnas had the reputation of being excitable and temperamental.
- non-exclusion — an act or instance of excluding.
- non-exclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
- non-executive — Someone who has a non-executive position in a company or organization gives advice but is not responsible for making decisions or ensuring that decisions are carried out.
- non-existence — absence of existence.
- nonexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- nonexpendable — capable of being expended.
- nonhomosexual — a person who is not homosexual
- oak wax scale — any of various small oval-shaped homopterous insects of the family Asterolecaniidae, the female members of which have their bodies embedded in a waxy mass, as in the destructive Cerococcus quercus ((oak wax scale) or (oak scale)) or covered with a waxy film.
- obnoxiousness — highly objectionable or offensive; odious: obnoxious behavior.
- offertory box — the box or container where worshippers' put their offerings (usually money)
- oligosiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any polysiloxane having a relatively small number of -Si-O- groups.
- one's sixties — the ages between 60–69
- onychorrhexis — (pathology) fingernail and toenail brittleness and breakage, such as may be due to excessive strong soap and water exposure, nail polish remover, hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.
- opsonic index — the ratio of the number of bacteria destroyed by phagocytes in the blood of a test patient to the number destroyed in the blood of a normal individual
- oral examiner — someone who administers oral exams
- orbital index — the ratio of the maximum breadth to the maximum height of the orbital cavity multiplied by 100.
- orthopyroxene — a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene
- osa extension — (OSAX) Any extension to Macintosh OSA.
- over-exercise — bodily or mental exertion, especially for the sake of training or improvement of health: Walking is good exercise.
- over-exerting — to exert excessively.
- overexcitable — Excessively excitable.
- overexpansion — the act or process of expanding.
- overextension — to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point: a company that overextended its credit to diversify.
- overexuberant — effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant: an exuberant welcome for the hero.
- oxford accent — the accent associated with Oxford English
- oxford theory — the theory attributing the authorship of Shakespeare's plays to Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1550–1604.
- oxygen effect — the increased sensitivity to radiation of living organisms, tissues, etc, when they are exposed in the presence of oxygen