17-letter words containing i, x, o
- office by example — (language) (OBE) A sequel to QBE, described in publications by Moshe Zloof of IBM in the early 1980s but apparently never implemented.
- orthogonal matrix — a matrix that is the inverse of its transpose so that any two rows or any two columns are orthogonal vectors
- paradoxical sleep — REM sleep.
- plastic explosive — a puttylike substance that contains an explosive charge, and is detonated by fuse or by remote control: used especially by terrorists and in guerrilla warfare.
- potassium oxalate — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, K 2 C 2 O 4 ⋅H 2 O, used chiefly as a bleaching agent and in medical tests as an anticoagulant.
- psychoprophylaxis — Lamaze method.
- punitive taxation — a form of taxation that is very severe and that people find very difficult to pay
- reflexive pronoun — A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun such as 'myself' which refers back to the subject of a sentence or clause. For example, in the sentence 'He made himself a cup of tea', the reflexive pronoun 'himself' refers back to 'he'.
- saint croix river — Also called Santa Cruz. a U.S. island in the N Lesser Antilles: the largest of the Virgin Islands. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).
- sexual dimorphism — the condition in which the males and females in a species are morphologically different, as with many birds.
- sexual generation — the gametophyte generation in the alternation of generations in plants that produces a zygote from male and female gametes.
- six o'clock swill — a period of heavy drinking, esp during the years when hotels had to close their bars at 6.00 p.m.
- six-speed gearbox — a gearbox containing a system of six gears
- sixth commandment — “Thou shalt not kill”: sixth of the Ten Commandments.
- sixty-fourth note — a note having one sixty-fourth of the time value of a whole note; hemidemisemiquaver.
- sixty-fourth rest — a rest equal in time value to a sixty-fourth note.
- socially excluded — suffering from social exclusion
- stay of execution — If you are given a stay of execution, you are legally allowed to delay obeying an order of a court of law.
- stochastic matrix — a square matrix with positive entries totaling 1 in each row.
- stress relaxation — Stress relaxation is a gradual reduction in stress with time at constant strain.
- take exception to — object to sth
- thermal expansion — expansion caused by heat
- tungsten trioxide — a heavy, canary-yellow, water-insoluble powder, WO 3 , used in the manufacture of tungstates.
- unix to unix copy — (networking, messaging) (uucp) A Unix utility program and protocol that allows one Unix system to send files to another via a serial line which may be a cable going directly from one machine's serial port to another's or may involve a modem at each end of a telephone line. Software is also available to allow uucp to work over Ethernet though there are better alternatives in this case, e.g. FTP or rcp for file transfer, SMTP for electronic mail or NNTP for news. The term is now also used to describe the large international network which uses UUCP to pass Usenet news and electronic mail, also known as "UUCPNET". See also cu, uuencode.
- urban exploration — a recreational activity in which people explore derelict urban structures such as abandoned sewers or underground railways or attempt to access areas which are closed to the public such as the roofs of skyscrapers
- vacuum extraction — applying suction to a baby's head during birth to help it emerge
- vitamin b complex — an important group of water-soluble vitamins containing vitamin B 1 , vitamin B 2 , etc.
- without exception — all included
- writ of execution — a writ ordering that a judgment be enforced
- x image extension — (XIE) Extensions to the X protocol to handle images.
- x-ray diffraction — diffraction of x-rays by the regularly spaced atoms of a crystal, useful for determining the arrangement of the atoms.
- x-ray examination — an examination of part of the body, using an X-ray machine
- xerox corporation — (company) A US company, founded in 1906, specialising in document related technology and services including photocopiers, printers and office software. Xerox's acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services added business process and document management to their product range. In 2013 they have 140,000 employees. Their research centre, XEROX PARC, prototyped several revolutionary advances in computing, which the company failed to exploit, including the WIMP desktop metaphor and XEROX Network Services.
- xiao hinggan ling — mountain range in NE China running parallel to the Amur River: highest peak, 4,665 ft (1,422 m)