9-letter words containing m, a, x
- tamoxifen — an antineoplastic drug, C 26 H 29 NO, that blocks the estrogen receptors on cancer cells, used in the treatment of breast cancer.
- taraxacum — the dried roots of any of several composite plants of the genus Taraxacum, as the dandelion, T. officinale or T. laevigatum, used in medicine in powdered or fluidextract form chiefly as a tonic and aperient.
- tax stamp — a stamp required to be affixed to certain products, documents, etc., before they change hands to indicate that a tax has been paid.
- taxidermy — the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and of stuffing and mounting them in lifelike form.
- taximeter — a device fitted to a taxicab or other vehicle, for automatically computing and indicating the fare due.
- taxonomic — the science or technique of classification.
- trail mix — gorp.
- unmixable — incapable of being mixed
- vaxectomy — (jargon) /vak-sek't*-mee/ (By analogy with "vasectomy") Removal of a VAX. DEC's Microvaxen, especially, are much slower than newer RISC-based workstations such as the SPARC. Thus, if one knows one has a replacement coming, VAX removal can be cause for celebration.
- xanthomas — Plural form of xanthoma.
- xenomania — A strong preference for foreign customs, manners, or institutions; the gaining of pleasure from meeting strangers or visiting foreign countries.
- xenomenia — menstruation from unusual orifices
- xeroderma — a disease in which the skin becomes dry, hard, and scaly.
- xerostoma — an abnormal lack of saliva, dryness of the mouth
- xylem ray — a transverse sheet of soft, living cells wholly within the wood or xylem and extending from the pith of a stem to the phloem
- xylomancy — Divination by means of pieces of burning wood.
- xylorimba — A pitched percussion instrument corresponding to a xylophone with an extended range.