8-letter words containing e, x, o
- dextrous — dexterous
- dioxides — Plural form of dioxide.
- dioxygen — (chemistry) the normal allotrope of oxygen having two atoms per molecule.
- double x — James Emory ("Jimmie"; "Double X"; "The Beast") 1907–67, U.S. baseball player.
- easy fox — An early system on the JOHNNIAC computer.
- econobox — a small vehicle that is basic and fuel-efficient and has no unnecessary extras
- ecotoxic — harmful to animals, plants, or the environment
- epoxides — Plural form of epoxide.
- equinoxe — Misspelling of equinox.
- ethoxide — any of a class of saltlike compounds with the formula MOC2H5, where M is a metal atom
- euronext — a European stock exchange formed by the amalgamation of the Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam bourses
- ex works — (of a price, value, etc) excluding the cost of delivery from the factory and sometimes excluding the commission or profit of the distributor or retailer
- exaction — The action of demanding and obtaining something from someone, especially a payment or service.
- exceptor — a person who excepts or takes exception (to something)
- excision — The deletion of some text during editing.
- excitons — Plural form of exciton.
- excusion — Misspelling of excursion.
- executor — A person or institution appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of their will.
- exertion — Physical or mental effort.
- exhorted — Simple past tense and past participle of exhort.
- exhorter — (rare) A person who exhorts.
- exiguous — Very small in size or amount.
- eximious — (archaic) Pre-eminent, outstanding.
- exocarps — Plural form of exocarp.
- exocrine — Relating to or denoting glands that secrete their products through ducts opening onto an epithelium rather than directly into the bloodstream.
- exocytic — Of or pertaining to exocytosis.
- exoduses — Plural form of exodus.
- exoergic — (physics, chemistry) Occurring with the release of energy.
- exogenic — Formed or occurring on the surface of the earth.
- exoneree — One who is exonerated.
- exonumia — Coinlike objects.
- exophagy — the practice of cannibalism outside of the tribe or family
- exophora — Reference in a text or utterance to something external to it, which is only fully intelligible in terms of information about the extralinguistic situation.
- exorable — Capable of being moved or persuaded.
- exorcise — Drive out or attempt to drive out (an evil spirit ) from a person or place.
- exorcism — The expulsion or attempted expulsion of an evil spirit from a person or place.
- exorcist — A person, especially a priest, who practices exorcism.
- exorcize — (transitive) To drive out supposed evil spirits from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
- exordial — Of or relating to an exordium, beginning or introduction.
- exordium — The beginning or introductory part, especially of a discourse or treatise.
- exorheic — (of a lake or basin) Externally drained; having one or more outlets.
- exosolar — Outside Earth's solar system.
- exosomes — Plural form of exosome.
- exospore — The outer layer of the membrane in some spores.
- exoteric — (especially of a doctrine or mode of speech) intended for or likely to be understood by the general public.
- exotherm — (chemistry) Any exothermic compound.
- exotoxic — Of, related to, or caused by an exotoxin.
- exotoxin — A toxin released by a living bacterial cell into its surroundings.
- expiator — One who makes expiation or atonement.
- exploded — Simple past tense and past participle of explode.