7-letter words containing e, x, p
- expurge — to purify; to purge
- extropy — The pseudoscientific principle that life will expand indefinitely and in an orderly, progressive way throughout the entire universe by the means of human intelligence and technology.
- funplex — a large amusement or entertainment centre
- hexapla — an edition of a book, especially the Old Testament, containing six versions or texts in parallel columns, especially the edition compiled by Origen.
- hexapod — a six-legged arthropod of the class Insecta (formerly Hexapoda); an insect.
- imposex — the acquisition of male characteristics by female organisms
- kinepox — Alternative form of kine-pox.
- mixtape — a recording on a cassette tape, CD, or digital medium, consisting of music or songs selected by a single person: My boyfriend made me the greatest mixtape for my birthday.
- peg box — the head of a stringed instrument, with several pegs that can be turned so as to tune strings wound around them
- peroxy- — indicating the presence of the peroxide group, -O–O-
- perplex — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- perspex — acrylic material: artificial glass
- phenoxy — containing the monovalent radical C6H5O, derived from phenol
- phoenix — a state in SW United States. 113,909 sq. mi. (295,025 sq. km). Capital: Phoenix. Abbreviation: AZ (for use with zip code), Ariz.
- pickaxe — a pick, especially a mattock.
- pinxter — Whitsuntide.
- plexure — the act of weaving together or something which has been interwoven
- poleaxe — a former naval weapon with an axe blade on one side of the handle and a spike on the other
- pre-tax — profits, etc.: before tax
- pretext — something that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object; an ostensible reason; excuse: The leaders used the insults as a pretext to declare war.
- pre\box — (computer) Phase 5's Amiga clone, announced on 1998-03-10. The pre\box will have a processor card with four PowerPC processors running in parallel. The processors will range from four 200 MHz PPC604e chips to four 300MHz PPC750 chips. It will have a Voodoo2 video graphics card, as well as a custom video chip working in concert, with 8 MB of video ram. It will run Amiga OS 3.1 (or higher if Gateway 2000 delivers the next upgrade before its release) and have Motorola 68000 CPU emulation in software. Other features include EIDE, Ultra Wide SCSI-II, PCI, Ethernet and DIMM sockets. Extra RAM, hard disks and CD-ROM will be available. The initial specification will probably be 32MB RAM, 32-speed CD and 4GB hard disk in an ATX minitower. Systems should start at about $2000 for four parallel 200 MHZ CPUs and be available at the end of 1998.
- pyrexia — fever.
- pyxides — Greek and Roman Antiquity. a box of a usually cylindrical shape having a lid with a knob in the center, used for toilet articles.
- sexpert — a person who professes a knowledge of sexual matters
- simplex — simple; consisting of or characterized by a single element.
- spandex — a synthetic fiber composed of a long-chain polymer, used chiefly in the manufacture of garments to add elasticity.
- speedex — Early system on IBM 701. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- supplex — a type of synthetic fabric which is breathable, stretchable, and fast-drying, used esp for sportswear
- sysplex — (operating system) An IBM term for communicating MVS systems. See also "Parallel Sysplex".
- tipp-ex — a liquid, usually white, used to cover mistakes in writing or typing, which dries to form a new surface that can be written or typed on
- triplex — threefold; triple.
- xenopus — an African clawed frog of the genus Xenopus having no tongue