14-letter words containing i, x, n
- principal axis — Optics. a line passing through the center of the surface of a lens or spherical mirror and through the centers of curvature of all segments of the lens or mirror.
- processing tax — a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods.
- proxy conflict — a conflict between third parties, through whom enemies attack each other
- re-exploration — an act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination.
- relexification — to replace the vocabulary of (a language, especially a pidgin) with words drawn from another language, without changing the grammatical structure.
- rooting reflex — a reflex in infants in which the head is turned towards any stimulus; used to find the nipple
- saxe-meiningen — a former duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.
- scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
- self-exclusion — an act or instance of excluding.
- self-executing — going into effect immediately without the need of supplementary legislation: a self-executing treaty.
- self-expanding — to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company.
- selling climax — a brief, abrupt decline in stock prices that is succeeded by a rally.
- semiminor axis — Geometry. one half the minor axis of an ellipse.
- sixteenth note — a note having one sixteenth of the time value of a whole note; semiquaver.
- sixteenth rest — a rest equal in time value to a sixteenth note.
- spring equinox — the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox)
- suggestion box — receptacle for customers' comments
- superexpensive — very or extremely expensive
- sussex spaniel — one of an English breed of shortlegged spaniels having a golden liver-colored coat.
- take exception — to make objections (to); demur (at)
- tax concession — tax reduction
- tax-collecting — the collection of taxes owed by individuals
- tetanus toxoid — an inactivated form of tetanus toxin obtained from Clostridium tetani, used to produce an active immunity to the toxin.
- text messaging — sending typed mobile phone messages
- trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
- transsexualism — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
- transsexuality — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
- trial examiner — a person appointed to hold hearings and report findings and recommendations to an administrative or quasi-judicial agency or tribunal.
- unextinguished — to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or lighted): to extinguish a candle.
- unintoxicating — (of a drink, wine, substance, etc) not intoxicating
- unitary matrix — a square matrix that is the inverse of its Hermitian conjugate
- vernal equinox — the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox)
- vernix caseosa — the fatty matter, consisting chiefly of dead epidermal cells and sebaceous secretions, covering the skin of a fetus and newborn.
- vexed question — an issue that is much debated and discussed
- windows xp pro — Windows XP Professional Edition
- writ of extent — extent (def 4a).
- xanthosiderite — a mineral, hydrous iron oxide, Fe 2 O 3 ⋅2H 2 O.
- xenobiological — Of or pertaining to xenobiology.
- xenodiagnostic — of or relating to xenodiagnosis
- xenon trioxide — a colorless, nonvolatile solid, XeO 3 , explosive when dry: in solution it is called xenic acid.
- xenophobically — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
- xinjiang uygur — an administrative division of NW China: established in 1955 for the Uygur ethnic minority, with autonomous subdivisions for other small minorities; produces over half China's wool and contains valuable mineral resources. Capital: Urumqi. Pop: 19 340 000 (2003 est). Area: 1 646 799 sq km (635 829 sq miles)