11-letter words containing h, e, x
- oxyaldehyde — an aldehyde containing the hydroxyl group.
- oxychloride — a compound having oxygen and chlorine atoms bonded to another element, as bismuth oxychloride, BiOCl.
- oxyhydrogen — pertaining to or involving a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen.
- oxymorphone — a potent semisynthetic morphine-derived narcotic analgesic, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 4 , used as a substitute for morphine.
- oxysulphide — a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur
- phenix city — a city in E Alabama, on the Chattahoochee River.
- phoenixlike — having a resemblance to a phoenix in the sense of re-emerging and beginning again
- phytoalexin — any of a class of plant compounds that accumulate at the site of invading microorganisms and confer resistance to disease.
- sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
- sex hormone — any of a class of steroid hormones that regulate the growth and function of the reproductive organs or stimulate the development of the secondary sexual characteristics.
- sex hygiene — a branch of hygiene concerned with sex and sexual behavior as they relate to individual and community well-being.
- sex therapy — treatment of sexual disorders that have psychological causes, employing psychiatric counseling, behavior modification, and education.
- share index — A share index is a number that indicates the state of a stock market. It is based on the combined share prices of a set of companies.
- six-shooter — a revolver from which six shots can be fired without reloading.
- six-wheeler — a truck or other vehicle having six wheels.
- sixteenthly — in sixteenth place
- sixth grade — (in the US) the sixth school year after kindergarten, usually containing pupils around 11 or 12 years old
- sixth sense — a power of perception beyond the five senses; intuition: His sixth sense warned him to be cautious.
- sixty-eight — a cardinal number, 60 plus 8.
- sixty-three — a cardinal number, 60 plus 3.
- stealth tax — Journalists sometimes refer to indirect taxes as stealth taxes.
- tax shelter — any financial arrangement (as a certain kind of investment or allowance) that results in a reduction or elimination of taxes due.
- taxgatherer — a person who collects taxes.
- texas hedge — the opposite of a normal hedging operation, in which risk is increased by buying more than one financial instrument of the same kind
- textbookish — suggesting a textbook, especially in literary style or composition.
- the sex act — the act of sexual intercourse
- the sixties — the years numbered 60–69 in a particular century, esp the 20th century
- thermotaxis — Biology. movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat.
- thiothixene — a potent antipsychotic, C 23 H 29 N 3 O 2 S 2 , used in the management of schizophrenia and related psychoses.
- thromboxane — a compound, C 20 H 32 O 5 , formed in blood platelets, that constricts blood vessels and promotes clotting.
- thumb index — tabs on edge of a book's pages
- thumb-index — to provide (a book) with a thumb index.
- toxophilite — a devotee of archery; archer.
- unexhausted — not exhausted; not completely used up
- unnilhexium — seaborgium.
- upper sixth — (in England, Wales and Northern Ireland) the final year of sixth form
- x-stretcher — a stretcher having the form of an X .
- xanthophore — a chromatophore containing a yellow pigment, as in some cold-blooded animals.
- xenodochial — (rare) Friendly to strangers.
- xenodochium — a guesthouse for receiving strangers
- xenographic — Of or pertaining to xenography.
- xenomorphic — in an unusual form; having a strange form.
- xenophobiac — (rare) A xenophobe; one who is xenophobic.
- xenophobian — (rare) A xenophobe; one who is xenophobic.
- xeranthemum — any of a Mediterranean genus of plants having flower heads that are dry and retain their colour and shape for years: family Asteraceae (composites)
- xeromorphic — of or relating to structural adaptations of xerophytes that help them store water and withstand drought.
- xerophilous — Botany. growing in or adapted to dry, especially dry and hot, regions.
- xerophytism — (botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.
- xerothermic — of or relating to the condition of being dry and hot: a xerothermic climate.
- xiphisterna — Plural form of xiphisternum.