14-letter words containing i, x, o
- sixteenth note — a note having one sixteenth of the time value of a whole note; semiquaver.
- 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)
- studio complex — a building containing a room or rooms used to record television or radio programmes, make films, music, etc
- suggestion box — receptacle for customers' comments
- sulfur dioxide — a colorless, nonflammable, water-soluble, suffocating gas, SO 2 , formed when sulfur burns: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals such as sulfuric acid, in preserving fruits and vegetables, and in bleaching, disinfecting, and fumigating.
- superluxurious — extremely luxurious
- 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.
- thyrotoxicosis — Graves' disease.
- tic douloureux — a condition of momentary stabbing pain along the trigeminal nerve
- to the maximum — If you say that someone does something to the maximum, you are emphasizing that they do it to the greatest degree possible.
- to wax lyrical — If you say that someone, for example, waxes lyrical or waxes indignant about a subject, you mean that they talk about it in an enthusiastic or indignant way.
- trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
- unintoxicating — (of a drink, wine, substance, etc) not intoxicating
- 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
- vexillographer — a person who designs or makes flags.
- 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.
- xerophytically — As a xerophyte.
- xeroradiograph — an x-ray utilizing a specially coated plate that allows a picture to be developed without the use of liquid chemicals.