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12-letter words containing m, a, x

  • forex market — short for
  • german sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and a perfect fifth between the root and the augmented sixth
  • haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
  • haematoxylon — any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa. The heartwood yields the dye haematoxylin
  • homosexually — In a homosexual way.
  • intermaxilla — (anatomy) premaxilla.
  • lean mixture — A lean mixture is a fuel/air mixture containing a relatively low proportion of fuel.
  • lumbersexual — a man whose style of dress and appearance is reminiscent of the ruggedly masculine stereotype of the lumberjack, as in wearing plaid shirts and having a beard.
  • magnetotaxis — movement or orientation of an organism in response to a magnetic field.
  • malt extract — a sweet, gummy substance derived from an infusion of malt.
  • maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
  • mantoux test — a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection.
  • match-fixing — the act of arranging the outcome of a sports match prior to its being played
  • matrix patch — A matrix patch is an adhesive patch with medicine distributed through the adhesive. The patch is applied to the skin, and the medicine in it is delivered into the skin and into the bloodstream.
  • maxillectomy — Surgical removal of the maxilla.
  • maximilian i — 1459–1519, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1493–1519.
  • maximisation — Alternative spelling of maximization.
  • maximization — to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
  • maximum card — a picture postcard to which a stamp can be affixed on the picture side, after which it can be cancelled by the appropriate postal service.
  • meat extract — a preparation containing the concentrated essence of meat
  • mesoappendix — the mesentery of the vermiform appendix.
  • methohexital — a barbiturate anesthetic, used in its sodium form, C 1 4 H 1 7 N 2 NaO 3 , for induction of general anesthesia or for anesthesia of short duration.
  • methotrexate — a toxic folic acid analogue, C 2 0 H 2 2 N 8 O 5 , that inhibits cellular reproduction, used primarily in the treatment of psoriasis and certain cancers and as an immunosuppressive agent.
  • metro-sexual — a heterosexual, usually urban male who pays much attention to his personal appearance and cultivates an upscale lifestyle.
  • metrosexuals — Plural form of metrosexual.
  • mexican jade — Mexican onyx artificially colored green.
  • mexican onyx — a translucent, banded variety of calcite, used for ornamental and decorative pieces.
  • mexican wave — If a crowd of people do a Mexican wave, each person in the crowd stands up and puts their arms in the air after the person to one side of them, creating a continuous wave-like motion through the crowd.
  • 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.
  • mixing valve — a valve receiving water from both a hot-water and a cold-water line and controlling the relative amount of water admitted from each.
  • 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.
  • morphosyntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
  • myxedematous — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
  • oxford comma — a comma between the final items in a list, often preceding the word 'and' or 'or', such as the final comma in the list newspapers, magazines, and books
  • oxford frame — a frame for a picture, mirror, etc., consisting of four straight pieces whose ends project beyond the corners.
  • oxidant smog — photochemical smog.
  • pansexualism — the belief that a sexual instinct drives all human behaviour
  • pax vobiscum — peace be with you
  • phlox family — the plant family Polemoniaceae, characterized by herbaceous or sometimes shrubby plants having simple or compound leaves, flowers with a five-lobed corolla, and capsular fruit, and including gilia, Jacob's-ladder, moss pink, and phlox.
  • pick and mix — a selection of sweets from which the customer can choose, paid for by weight
  • plagioclimax — the climax stage of a community, influenced by man or some other outside factor
  • pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
  • premaxillary — one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates, situated in front of and between the maxillary bones.
  • pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
  • serotaxonomy — the study of the taxonomy of proteins using serological methods
  • submaxillary — of or relating to the lower jaw or lower jawbone.
  • supermaxilla — the upper jaw.
  • tax immunity — the fact of being immune from taxation
  • tepexpan man — an early human known from skeletal remains found near Tepexpán, Mexico, and dating c10,000–8000 b.c.
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