13-letter words containing i, m, x, e
- golgi complex — an organelle, consisting of layers of flattened sacs, that takes up and processes secretory and synthetic products from the endoplasmic reticulum and then either releases the finished products into various parts of the cell cytoplasm or secretes them to the outside of the cell.
- golgi-complex — an organelle, consisting of layers of flattened sacs, that takes up and processes secretory and synthetic products from the endoplasmic reticulum and then either releases the finished products into various parts of the cell cytoplasm or secretes them to the outside of the cell.
- guilt complex — If you say that someone has a guilt complex about something, you mean that they feel very guilty about it, in a way that you consider is exaggerated, unreasonable, or unnecessary.
- hematosalpinx — (medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
- hetero-sexism — a prejudiced attitude or discriminatory practices against homosexuals by heterosexuals.
- hexadactylism — Sexdactyly.
- hexamethonium — a compound, C 10 H 24 N 2 , used in the treatment of severe hypertension to lower blood pressure and increase blood flow by blocking transmission of nerve impulses that constrict blood vessels.
- homoepitaxial — (materials science) Having the same orientation.
- homosexualism — A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) individuals of the same sex.
- homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
- hydroxylamine — an unstable, weakly basic, crystalline compound, NH 3 O, used as a reducing agent, analytical reagent, and chemical intermediate.
- ideal mixture — An ideal mixture is a mixture in which the concentration of any part taken from it is the same as the average for the whole.
- import-export — international trade and exchange of goods, products and services
- interproximal — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
- lead monoxide — litharge.
- lithium oxide — a white powder, Li 2 O, with strong alkaline properties: used in ceramics and glass.
- luxembourgian — of or relating to Luxembourg, its people, or their language.
- luxembourgish — Also, Luxembourgish [luhk-suh m-bur-gish] /ˈlʌk səmˌbɜr gɪʃ/ (Show IPA). Letzeburgesch.
- magnetic axis — the straight line joining the two poles of a magnet, as the poles of the earth
- magnetic flux — the total magnetic induction crossing a surface, equal to the integral of the component of magnetic induction perpendicular to the surface over the surface: usually measured in webers or maxwells.
- mail exploder — (messaging) Part of an electronic mail delivery system which allows a message to be delivered to a list of addresses. Mail exploders are used to implement mailing lists. Users send messages to a single address and the mail exploder takes care of delivery to the individual mailboxes in the list.
- marketing mix — A company's marketing mix is the combination of marketing activities it uses in order to promote a particular product or service.
- maxillodental — Relating to the jaw and teeth.
- maximal ideal — an ideal in a ring that is not included in any other ideal except the ring itself.
- mesityl oxide — an oily, colorless liquid, C 6 H 1 0 O, having a honeylike odor: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of synthetic organic compounds.
- mexican apple — a tropical American tree, Casimiroa edulis, of the rue family, having greenish, inconspicuous flowers and tomatolike fleshy fruit that is yellow on the inside and gray or yellowish-green on the outside.
- mexican poppy — any tropical American poppy of the genus Argemone, especially A. mexicana (Mexican poppy) having prickly pods and leaves and yellow or white, poppylike flowers.
- midterm exams — exams taken during the middle of a term in a school, university, etc
- mine examiner — an official who inspects a mine to ensure compliance with safety requirements.
- mis-explained — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- mixed ability — A mixed ability class or teaching system is one in which pupils of different abilities are taught together in the same class.
- mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
- mixed doubles — (in tennis) a doubles match with a man and a woman on each side.
- mixed economy — an economy in which there are elements of both public and private enterprise.
- mixed farming — agriculture: raising both crops and livestock
- mixing faucet — a single outlet for water from separately controlled hot-water and cold-water taps.
- mixter-maxter — chaotic or confused
- murexide test — a test in which treatment of a substance, usually urine, with nitric acid and ammonia indicates the presence of uric acid by formation of murexide.
- oral examiner — someone who administers oral exams
- oxyhemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- oxymetazoline — a sympathomimetic drug, C 1 6 H 2 4 N 2 O, used as a topical, long-lasting nasal decongestant.
- practice exam — an informal examination taken as a preparation for an actual or formal examination
- primary xylem — xylem derived directly from the growth of an apical meristem.
- primogenitrix — a primogenitor who is female
- reexamination — further study or inspection
- semi-flexible — partially flexible; involving or possessing some flexibility
- sex chromatin — Barr body.
- sexagesimally — into sixtieths
- spermatotoxic — spermotoxic.
- spermatotoxin — spermotoxin.