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9-letter words containing h, o, x

  • orthodoxy — orthodox belief or practice.
  • oxon hill — a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
  • oxyphilic — acidophilic.
  • phenoxide — phenolate (def 1).
  • phone box — A phone box is a small shelter in the street in which there is a public telephone.
  • phone sex — sexually explicit conversations engaged in on a telephone, usually for a fee.
  • pompholyx — a type of eczema
  • prothorax — the anterior division of the thorax of an insect, bearing the first pair of legs.
  • pyothorax — empyema.
  • rheotaxis — oriented movement of an organism in response to a current of fluid, especially water.
  • saxophone — a musical wind instrument consisting of a conical, usually brass tube with keys or valves and a mouthpiece with one reed.
  • sexaholic — a person who is addicted to sex
  • shadowbox — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
  • textphone — A textphone is a telephone with a screen and a keyboard, designed for people with hearing problems.
  • the bronxthe, a borough of New York City, N of Manhattan. 43.4 sq. mi. (112 sq. km).
  • thibodaux — a city in SE Louisiana.
  • thyroxine — Biochemistry. the thyroid gland hormone that regulates the metabolic rate of the body.
  • toxaphene — an amber, waxy, water-insoluble solid, whose principal constituent is chlorinated camphene, used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
  • toxophily — a devotee of archery; archer.
  • white fox — Arctic fox.
  • xanthomas — Plural form of xanthoma.
  • xanthones — Plural form of xanthone.
  • xanthosis — (pathology) A yellowish discolouration of tissues undergoing degeneration.
  • xanthoxyl — a Brazilian plant of the rue family (Rutaceae)
  • xenoliths — Plural form of xenolith.
  • xenomorph — A strange form.
  • xenophile — a person who is attracted to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.
  • xenophobe — a person who fears or hates foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
  • xenophone — (phonetics) A sound in speech that is not native to the language being spoken; a sound from a foreign language.
  • xerochasy — the release of seeds when the seed pods dry out
  • xerograph — A photocopy produced by xerography.
  • xeromorph — a xerophilous plant, which is able to survive with little water
  • xerophagy — a Lenten fast observed especially during Holy Week, constituting the strictest fast in the Eastern Church.
  • xerophyte — a plant adapted for growth under dry conditions.
  • xiphoidal — shaped like a sword
  • xiphopagi — Siamese twins joined at the lower sternum
  • xylograph — An engraving in wood, especially one used for printing.
  • xylophage — any insect or organism that eats wood
  • xylophone — A musical instrument played by striking a row of wooden bars of graduated length with one or more small wooden or plastic mallets.
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