11-letter words containing i, s, o, x
- prosecutrix — a female prosecutor or plaintiff
- proximities — nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
- psychotoxic — toxic or harmful to the mind or personality.
- saint croix — Also called Santa Cruz. a U.S. island in the N Lesser Antilles: the largest of the Virgin Islands. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).
- sapiosexual — a person who finds intelligence to be a sexually attractive quality in others.
- saxophonist — musician who plays saxophone
- sesquioxide — an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen and two of another element, as aluminum oxide, Al 2 O 3 .
- sex tourism — a vacation to a destination that has no restrictions on sexual services or activities, as prostitution.
- sextodecimo — sixteenmo (def 1).
- sioux falls — a city in SE South Dakota.
- sioux state — a nickname of the state of North Dakota.
- six nations — (in North America) the Indian confederacy of the Cayugas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Senecas, and Tuscaroras
- six o'clock — 6 P.M., 1800 hours
- six-pointer — a football match between two teams in similar positions in the league table, considered as being worth six points as it not only gains the winning team three points but denies three points to the losing team
- six-shooter — a revolver from which six shots can be fired without reloading.
- sixth chord — an inversion of a triad in which the second note (next above the root) is in the bass.
- skinner box — a box used in experiments in animal learning, especially in operant conditioning, equipped with a mechanism that automatically gives the animal food or other reward or permits escape, as by opening a door.
- sociosexual — of or relating to relationships between persons that involve sexuality.
- sound mixer — sb who records film sound
- spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermotoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermotoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- sphinx moth — hawk moth.
- spot fixing — the act of deliberately engineering an outcome within a sporting contest without attempting to alter the outcome of the contest itself
- stereotaxia — the electrical destruction of a small area of brain tissue, using stereotactic methods, to relieve disorders such as epilepsy and Parkinsonism
- stereotaxic — of, relating to, or based on three-dimensional studies of the brain, especially as an adjunct to brain surgery.
- stereotaxis — movement of an organism in response to contact with a solid.
- subluxation — a partial dislocation, as of a joint; sprain.
- suffixation — Grammar. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.
- tax evasion — the nonpayment of taxes, as through the failure to report taxable income.
- textbookish — suggesting a textbook, especially in literary style or composition.
- thermotaxis — Biology. movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat.
- thigmotaxis — movement of an organism toward or away from any object that provides a mechanical stimulus.
- toxic noise — environmental noise which can damage your hearing, for example in an industrial workplace, at a music concert, etc
- toxic waste — waste material that can be harmful or deadly to living creatures and the environment
- transfixion — to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
- unluxurious — not luxurious; basic
- unobnoxious — not unpleasant or offensive
- witness box — witness stand.
- witness-box — witness stand.
- xenoblastic — a crystal that forms in metamorphic rock and gets its outline from neighboring crystals.
- xenogenesis — heterogenesis (def 1).
- xenoglossia — an ability claimed by some mediums, clairvoyants, etc, to speak a language with which they are unfamiliar
- xenoplastic — involving distantly related individuals
- 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.
- xerotripsis — dry friction, attrition, or abrasion
- xiphocostal — Pertaining to the xiphoid process and the ribs.
- xylophilous — Living on or in wood, as some fungi and beetles do.