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9-letter words containing e, x, t, m

  • mixmaster — a disc jockey
  • multiplex — having many parts or aspects: the multiplex problem of drug abuse.
  • nonexempt — Not exempt.
  • proximate — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
  • remixture — a thing that has been mixed again
  • sixteenmo — Also called sextodecimo. a book size (about 4×6 in.; 10×15 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 16 leaves or 32 pages.
  • tamoxifen — an antineoplastic drug, C 26 H 29 NO, that blocks the estrogen receptors on cancer cells, used in the treatment of breast cancer.
  • taxidermy — the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and of stuffing and mounting them in lifelike form.
  • taximeter — a device fitted to a taxicab or other vehicle, for automatically computing and indicating the fare due.
  • unextreme — not extreme
  • vaxectomy — (jargon)   /vak-sek't*-mee/ (By analogy with "vasectomy") Removal of a VAX. DEC's Microvaxen, especially, are much slower than newer RISC-based workstations such as the SPARC. Thus, if one knows one has a replacement coming, VAX removal can be cause for celebration.
  • xerostoma — an abnormal lack of saliva, dryness of the mouth
  • xylometer — a device for measuring the specific gravity of wood
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