12-letter words containing i, x, o, r, a
- hydroxy acid — an organic acid containing both a carboxyl and a hydroxyl group.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- liar paradox — a logical paradox that results from consideration of statements of the form “This statement is false.” If the statement is true, then it is false, whereas if it is false, then it is true.
- 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.
- maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
- 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.
- mixobarbaric — relating to a people who have both Greek and non-Greek ancestry
- morphallaxis — Biology. the regeneration of a destroyed body part by the reorganization of its remaining cells.
- over-anxious — excessively anxious.
- over-explain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- overtaxation — to tax too heavily.
- paradoxidian — relating to the genus Paradoxides
- paradoxurine — relating to the palm civet
- peroxidation — a type of reaction in which oxygen atoms are formed leading to the production of peroxides. It is stimulated in the body by certain toxins and infections
- praxinoscope — a toy in which a sequence of images, depicted on the inner surface of a cylinder and reflected in a series of mirrors, gives the illusion of motion as the cylinder rotates
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- radio galaxy — a galaxy that emits much more strongly in the radio part of the spectrum than does a typical galaxy.
- reannexation — the act or process of reannexing something
- six-yard box — On a football pitch, the six-yard box is the rectangular area marked in front of the goal.
- six-year-old — being six years in age
- toxocariasis — the infection of humans with the larvae of a genus of roundworms, Toxocara, of dogs and cats. It can cause swelling of the liver and, sometimes, damage to the eyes
- trophallaxis — (among social insects) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between members of a colony.
- twin paradox — a phenomenon predicted by relativity. One of a pair of identical twins is supposed to live normally in an inertial system whilst the other is accelerated to a high speed in a spaceship, travels for a long time, and finally returns to rest beside his twin. The travelled twin will be found to be younger than his brother
- uranic oxide — uranium dioxide.
- xanthochroia — a condition causing yellow patches on the skin similar to xanthoma
- xanthochroid — of, relating to, or designating races having light-coloured hair and a pale complexion
- xanthopterin — a yellow pigment, C6H5N5O2, found in some butterfly or moth wings or in the urine of mammals
- xenoreactive — (immunology) That generates a reaction to material from another species.