10-letter words containing e, x, t, r
- letter box — Also, letter box. Chiefly British. a public or private mailbox.
- litter box — a sanitary indoor box for pets (esp cats) to dispose urine and faeces
- luxuriated — to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.
- luxuriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of luxuriate.
- mesothorax — the middle segment of the three divisions of the thorax of an insect, bearing the second pair of legs and the first pair of wings.
- metathorax — the posterior division of the thorax of an insect, bearing the third pair of legs and the second pair of wings.
- moderatrix — a moderator who is a woman
- naltrexone — a nonaddictive substance, C 2 0 H 2 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of heroin addiction and opiate overdose.
- neurotoxic — poisonous to nerve tissue, as to the brain or spinal cord.
- neurotoxin — a neurotoxic substance, as rattlesnake venom or the poison of a black widow spider.
- non-expert — a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority: a language expert.
- orthorexia — (psychology) A fixation with healthy or righteous eating.
- orthorexic — Having a fixation with healthy or righteous eating.
- overexcite — to excite too much.
- overextend — to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point: a company that overextended its credit to diversify.
- oxidimetry — a technique of analytical chemistry that utilizes oxidizing agents for titrations.
- oxygenator — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- 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.
- perplexity — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
- 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
- prattlebox — a person who prattles, a chatterbox
- praxiteles — flourished c350 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- 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.
- prefixture — something used or added as a prefix
- pretexting — the practice of deceiving individuals into surrendering personal information for fraudulent purposes
- protoxylem — the part of the primary xylem that develops first, consisting of narrow, thin-walled cells.
- proxy vote — a vote cast by a person's representative
- pyroxenite — any rock composed essentially, or in large part, of pyroxene of any kind.
- re-execute — to carry out; accomplish: to execute a plan or order.
- re-exhibit — to exhibit again
- reflex-act — Physiology. noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
- relaxation — abatement or relief from bodily or mental work, effort, application, etc.
- relaxative — a medication or activity that promotes relaxation
- sentry box — a small structure for sheltering a sentry from bad weather.
- separatrix — something that divides or separates, as the line between light and dark areas on a partially illuminated surface.
- sex factor — a sex-determining chromosome or gene.
- sexpartite — divided into or consisting of six parts.
- six-footer — a person who is roughly six feet tall.
- six-seater — a vehicle vehicle providing seats for six people
- six-storey — having six floors or storeys
- sixth year — (in Scotland) the most senior class in a secondary school to which pupils, usually above the legal leaving age, may proceed to take sixth-year studies, retake or take additional Highers, etc
- spectatrix — a female spectator
- stereotaxy — brain surgery that makes use of measurement in three dimensions for positioning an electrode, needle, etc. precisely
- superexalt — to exalt further; to exalt or raise above others or above a previous position
- tax burden — the amount of tax paid by a person, company, or country in a specified period considered as a proportion of total income in that period.
- tax credit — reduction in tax owed
- tax evader — a person who reduces or minimizes their tax liability by illegal methods