14-letter words containing l, e, x, i
- inexcitability — The quality of being inexcitable.
- inexorableness — unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
- inexplicitness — The state or condition of being inexplicit.
- inexpressibles — underwear
- inexterminable — Impossible to exterminate.
- inflexibleness — The quality or state of being inflexible; inflexibility; rigidity; firmness.
- intermaxillary — Between the maxillae.
- internal exile — a state of comparative isolation imposed upon certain political dissidents within the former Soviet Union, in which the subject was forced to live in a remote and often unfamiliar place and in which freedom of movement and personal contact with family, friends, and associates were severely restricted.
- intersexuality — Having the physical features of both sexes.
- intertextually — In an intertextual way.
- kegel exercise — Often, Kegel exercises. exercise performed to strengthen the pubococcygeus and other muscles of the pelvic floor, in order to control incontinence, improve sexual response, etc.
- lead(ii) oxide — a poisonous insoluble oxide of lead existing in red and yellow forms: used in making glass, glazes, and cements, and as a pigment. Formula: PbO
- lexicalisation — Alternative spelling of lexicalization.
- lexicalization — The act or process of lexicalizing.
- lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
- lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
- lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
- mail exchanger — (messaging) A server running SMTP Message Transfer Agent software that accepts incoming electronic mail and either delivers it locally or forwards it to another server. The mail exchanger to use for a given domain can be discovered by querying DNS for Mail Exchange Records.
- mental lexicon — the store of words in a person's mind
- metatextuality — A form of intertextual discourse in which one text makes critical commentary on another.
- methylxanthine — a compound formed through the methylation of xanthine, such as caffeine or theophylline
- metrosexuality — The quality of being metrosexual.
- minucius felix — Marcus, Roman writer of the 2nd century a.d. whose dialogue Octavius is the earliest known work of Latin-Christian literature.
- mixed blessing — something that, although generally favorable or advantageous, has one or more unfavorable or disadvantageous features.
- mixed feelings — conflicted emotions
- mixed language — any language containing items of vocabulary or other linguistic characteristics borrowed from two or more existing languages
- non-extensible — capable of being extended.
- nonexistential — not existential
- organosiloxane — a siloxane containing an organic group.
- oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
- oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
- parallel axiom — the axiom in Euclidean geometry that only one line can be drawn through a given point so that the line is parallel to a given line that does not contain the point.
- peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
- pinxter flower — a variety of azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) with pink, sweet-smelling flowers, purplish-red at the base
- plumbous oxide — litharge.
- re-exploration — an act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination.
- reflexive verb — A reflexive verb is a transitive verb whose subject and object always refer to the same person or thing, so the object is always a reflexive pronoun. An example is 'to enjoy yourself', as in 'Did you enjoy yourself?'.
- reflexological — of or relating to reflexology
- relexification — to replace the vocabulary of (a language, especially a pidgin) with words drawn from another language, without changing the grammatical structure.
- rievaulx abbey — a ruined Cistercian abbey near Helmsley in Yorkshire: built in the 12th century and abandoned at the dissolution of the monasteries; landscaped in the 18th century
- rooting reflex — a reflex in infants in which the head is turned towards any stimulus; used to find the nipple
- 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.
- self-exploited — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
- self-reflexive — self-referential
- selling climax — a brief, abrupt decline in stock prices that is succeeded by a rally.
- semi-exclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
- simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
- studio complex — a building containing a room or rooms used to record television or radio programmes, make films, music, etc