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12-letter words containing i, x, n

  • inextricably — from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze.
  • infix syntax — infix notation
  • innocent xii — (Antonio Pignatelli) 1615–1700, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1691–1700.
  • inoxidizable — not susceptible to oxidation.
  • intermaxilla — (anatomy) premaxilla.
  • intermixture — a mass of ingredients mixed together.
  • intertextual — the interrelationship between texts, especially works of literature; the way that similar or related texts influence, reflect, or differ from each other: the intertextuality between two novels with the same setting.
  • intertexture — the act of interweaving or the condition of being interwoven.
  • intexticated — (of a driver) distracted while writing or reading a text message on a mobile phone
  • intoxicating — Archaic. intoxicated.
  • intoxication — inebriation; drunkenness.
  • intoxicative — of or relating to intoxicants or intoxication.
  • ion exchange — the process of reciprocal transfer of ions between a solution and a resin or other suitable solid.
  • junction box — an enclosure that houses electric wires or cables that are joined together and protects the connections.
  • laxativeness — the condition or quality of being laxative
  • lean mixture — A lean mixture is a fuel/air mixture containing a relatively low proportion of fuel.
  • letterboxing — Also, letter box. Chiefly British. a public or private mailbox.
  • lex talionis — the principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice.
  • linux loader — (operating system)   (LILO) A boot loader for Linux. LILO does not depend on a specific file system, it can boot Linux kernel images from floppy disks and hard disks and can even boot other operating systems. One of up to sixteen differernt images can be selected at boot time. Various parameters, such as the root device, can be set independently for each kernel. LILO can even be used as the master boot record.
  • lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
  • magnetotaxis — movement or orientation of an organism in response to a magnetic field.
  • maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
  • match-fixing — the act of arranging the outcome of a sports match prior to its being played
  • maximilian i — 1459–1519, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1493–1519.
  • maximisation — Alternative spelling of maximization.
  • maximization — to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
  • medicine box — a small box used to hold medicines
  • mesoappendix — the mesentery of the vermiform appendix.
  • mexican jade — Mexican onyx artificially colored green.
  • mexican onyx — a translucent, banded variety of calcite, used for ornamental and decorative pieces.
  • mexican wave — If a crowd of people do a Mexican wave, each person in the crowd stands up and puts their arms in the air after the person to one side of them, creating a continuous wave-like motion through the crowd.
  • miller index — one of three integers giving the orientation and position of the face of a crystal in terms of the reciprocals, in lowest terms, of the intercepts of the face with each axis of the crystal.
  • misery index — an unofficial indication of a nation's economic health, derived by adding the percentage rate of inflation to the percentage of unemployed workers: With inflation running at 15 percent and unemployment at 8 percent, the misery index is 23 percent.
  • mixed number — a number consisting of a whole number and a fraction or decimal, as 4½ or 4.5.
  • mixing ratio — the ratio of the mass of water vapor in the air to the mass of the dry air, a measure of atmospheric humidity.
  • mixing valve — a valve receiving water from both a hot-water and a cold-water line and controlling the relative amount of water admitted from each.
  • multiplexing — having many parts or aspects: the multiplex problem of drug abuse.
  • negative tax — a payment by the State to a person with a low income, the magnitude of the payment increasing as the income decreases. It is regarded as a form of social welfare
  • neutral axis — an imaginary line in the cross section of a beam, shaft, or the like, along which no stresses occur.
  • next in line — person: front of queue
  • nickel oxide — a green, water-insoluble powder, NiO, used chiefly in the manufacture of nickel salts and in green pigments for ceramic paints.
  • ninety-sixth — next after the ninety-fifth; being the ordinal number for 96.
  • nitric oxide — a colorless, slightly water-soluble gas, NO, formed by the action of dilute nitric acid on copper, and by the direct combination of atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen at the high temperatures of an electric arc: an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric acid.
  • no exception — If you make a general statement, and then say that something or someone is no exception, you are emphasizing that they are included in that statement.
  • non-existent — absence of existence.
  • non-existing — to have actual being; be: The world exists, whether you like it or not.
  • non-flexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
  • non-toxicity — the quality, relative degree, or specific degree of being toxic or poisonous: to determine the toxicity of arsenic.
  • nonexclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
  • nonexecution — Failure to execute or perform.
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