8-letter words containing i, x, o, r
- anorexia — Anorexia or anorexia nervosa is an illness in which a person has an overwhelming fear of becoming fat, and so refuses to eat enough and becomes thinner and thinner.
- anorexic — If someone is anorexic, they are suffering from anorexia and so are very thin.
- box iron — a flatiron that is heated by inserting live coals or a piece of hot metal in its boxlike holder.
- brainbox — the skull
- bronxite — a cocktail of gin, sweet and dry vermouth, and orange juice.
- corixids — Plural form of corixid.
- coturnix — any of several quails of the genus Coturnix of the family Phasianidae
- crotoxin — a toxin in the venom of the North American rattlesnake, Crotalus terrificus.
- exertion — Physical or mental effort.
- exocrine — Relating to or denoting glands that secrete their products through ducts opening onto an epithelium rather than directly into the bloodstream.
- exoergic — (physics, chemistry) Occurring with the release of energy.
- exorcise — Drive out or attempt to drive out (an evil spirit ) from a person or place.
- exorcism — The expulsion or attempted expulsion of an evil spirit from a person or place.
- exorcist — A person, especially a priest, who practices exorcism.
- exorcize — (transitive) To drive out supposed evil spirits from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
- exordial — Of or relating to an exordium, beginning or introduction.
- exordium — The beginning or introductory part, especially of a discourse or treatise.
- exorheic — (of a lake or basin) Externally drained; having one or more outlets.
- exoteric — (especially of a doctrine or mode of speech) intended for or likely to be understood by the general public.
- expiator — One who makes expiation or atonement.
- exterior — Forming, situated on, or relating to the outside of something.
- fixators — Plural form of fixator.
- fort dix — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in S central New Jersey, NNE of Mount Holly.
- fox fire — the luminescence of decaying wood and plant remains, caused by various fungi
- fox-fire — organic luminescence, especially from certain fungi on decaying wood.
- informix — A relational DBMS vendor.
- iron box — [Unix/Internet] A special environment set up to trap a cracker logging in over remote connections long enough to be traced. May include a modified shell restricting the cracker's movements in unobvious ways, and "bait" files designed to keep him interested and logged on. See also back door, firewall machine, Venus flytrap, and Clifford Stoll's account in "The Cuckoo's Egg" of how he made and used one. Compare padded cell.
- microlux — a millionth of a lux
- mirepoix — a flavoring made from diced vegetables, seasonings, herbs, and sometimes meat, often placed in a pan to cook with meat or fish.
- monitrix — (archaic) A female monitor; a monitress.
- nitroxyl — the chemical compound HNO
- normoxia — (medicine) The condition of having a normal level of oxygen.
- normoxic — (medicine) Having a normal oxygen concentration; typically 20-21% in the atmosphere, or 2-3% in physiological contexts.
- oxbridge — Oxford or Cambridge University, or both, especially in contrast with the redbrick universities of England.
- oxidizer — oxidant.
- oximeter — an instrument for measuring the oxygen saturation of the hemoglobin in a sample of blood.
- oximetry — the measuring of oxygen saturation of the blood by means of an oximeter.
- peroxide — Chemistry. hydrogen peroxide, H 2 O 2 or H–O–O–H. a compound containing the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide, as sodium peroxide, Na 2 O 2 , or dimethyl peroxide, C 3 H 6 O 2 . the oxide of an element that contains an unusually large amount of oxygen.
- phorminx — an ancient Greek stringed musical instrument of the lyre family
- poxvirus — any of a group of large, brick-shaped DNA-containing viruses that infect humans and other animals, including the viruses of smallpox and various other poxes.
- proxemic — Sociology, Psychology. the study of the spatial requirements of humans and animals and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction.
- proximal — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
- quixotry — A wild, visionary idea, an eccentric notion or act; a quixotism.
- rice box — (jargon) (From ham radio slang) Any Asian-made commodity computer, especially an 80x86-based machine built to IBM PC-compatible ISA or EISA-bus standards.
- sixscore — one hundred and twenty
- thyroxin — Biochemistry. the thyroid gland hormone that regulates the metabolic rate of the body.
- trioxide — an oxide containing three oxygen atoms, as As 2 O 3 .
- uxorious — doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive toward one's wife.
- xeroxing — (sometimes lowercase) a copy made on a xerographic copying machine.
- xylorcin — (chemistry, dated) A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline substance that turns red on exposure to air.
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