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10-letter words containing e, x, p

  • non-expert — a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority: a language expert.
  • non-expiry — expiration of breath.
  • noncomplex — not complex or complicated; simple
  • nonexample — Example that is irrelevant to a rule or a definition already shown, used for a clearer explanation.
  • nonexposed — not exposed
  • orchiopexy — (surgery) The procedure to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum.
  • overexpand — to expand excessively
  • overexpose — to expose too much, as to the sun, cold, or light rays (often used reflexively): Be careful of overexposing yourself to the sun.
  • 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.
  • pencil box — a shallow covered box, usually of pasteboard, for holding pencils and crayons: used by children as an item of school equipment.
  • pepper-box — a small box with perforations in the top, for sprinkling pepper.
  • 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.
  • peroxidize — to (cause to) become a peroxide
  • peroxisome — a cell organelle containing catalase, peroxidase, and other oxidative enzymes and performing essential metabolic functions, as the decomposition of fatty acids and hydrogen peroxide.
  • peroxyacid — an acid derived from hydrogen peroxide and containing the –O–O– group, as peroxysulfuric acid, H 2 S 2 O 8 .
  • perplexing — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
  • perplexity — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
  • philoxenia — an act of hospitableness and welcome
  • phoenixism — the process of making a business insolvent in order to evade paying debts and then setting the business up again under a new name
  • phylloxera — any of several plant lice of the genus Phylloxera, especially P. vitifoliae (grape phylloxera) which attacks the leaves and roots of grapevines.
  • pigeon pox — a disease affecting pigeons, similar to fowl pox.
  • pipex ltd. — UUNET PIPEX
  • 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.
  • pixie hood — a hood that comes to a point
  • plain text — the intelligible original message of a cryptogram, as opposed to the coded or enciphered version.
  • plexiglass — a material very similar to Plexiglas
  • pleximeter — a small, thin plate, as of ivory, placed against the body to mediate the blow of a plexor.
  • pleximetry — the practice of using a pleximeter
  • pomosexual — of or relating to a person who does not wish his or her sexuality to be put into a conventional category
  • postexilic — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
  • 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.
  • pre-excite — to stimulate (esp part of the heart muscle) in preparation or beforehand
  • pre-exempt — to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release: to exempt a student from an examination.
  • pre-exilic — being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
  • pre-expose — to expose beforehand
  • preexilian — being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
  • prefixture — something used or added as a prefix
  • prelexical — denoting or applicable at a stage in the formation of a sentence at which words and phrases have not yet replaced all of the underlying grammatical and semantic material of that sentence in the speaker's mind
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