8-letter words containing m, x
- exotherm — (chemistry) Any exothermic compound.
- exposome — a collection of environmental factors, such as stress and diet, to which an individual is exposed and which can have an effect on health
- extremal — (mathematics) Having to do with extrema.
- extremer — Comparative form of extreme.
- extremes — Plural form of extreme.
- extremum — The maximum or minimum value of a function.
- flextime — a system of working that allows an employee to choose, within limits, the hours for starting and leaving work each day.
- fox moth — a coppery-brown European eggar moth, Macrothylacia rubi, whose black-and-yellow woolly larvae are commonly found on heather and bramble
- giambeux — Obsolete form of jambeux.
- hexagram — a six-pointed starlike figure formed of two equilateral triangles placed concentrically with each side of a triangle parallel to a side of the other and on opposite sides of the center.
- hexamine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 6 H 12 N 4 , used as a vulcanization accelerator, an absorbent in gas masks, in the manufacture of the explosive RDX and synthetic resins, and in medicine as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic.
- hexomino — (geometry) A polyomino made up of six squares.
- home box — (jargon, computer) A hacker's personal machine, especially one he or she owns. "Yeah? Well, *my* home box runs a full 4.2BSD, so there!"
- homeobox — Any of a class of closely similar sequences that occur in various genes and are involved in regulating embryonic development in a wide range of species.
- immixing — Present participle of immix.
- informix — A relational DBMS vendor.
- intermix — Mix together.
- jambeaux — Plural form of jambeau.
- ketoxime — (organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an ketone; general formula R2C=NOH.
- lexigram — (psychology) A symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word, used in studies of communication.
- lixivium — the solution, containing alkaline salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes with water; lye.
- lummoxes — a clumsy, stupid person.
- luxmeter — a device for measuring the brightness or illumination of a surface
- mac iicx — Macintosh IIcx
- mac os x — (operating system) /mak oss ten/ Version 10 of the Macintosh Operating System, based on FreeBSD unlike prevoius versions. Apple released the kernel of Mac OS X Server as "darwin", under an open source license. Mac OS X incldues a code framework called the "Core Foundation" and an "Application Kit" framework for GUI and widgets strongly derived from NEXTSTEP.
- macminix — (operating system) The Macintosh version of MINIX.
- malaxage — the act of kneading or softening unbaked pottery clay
- malaxate — To soften, especially by kneading with the hands.
- manx cat — a tailless variety of the domestic cat.
- marivaux — Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de [pyer kar-le duh shahn-blan duh] /pyɛr karˈlɛ də ʃɑ̃ˈblɛ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1688–1763, French dramatist and novelist.
- matchbox — a small box, usually of cardboard, for matches.
- matrixes — Plural form of matrix.
- maxicoat — a long coat extending to the ankle
- maxillae — Irregular plural form of maxilla.
- maxillar — Maxillary.
- maximins — Plural form of maximin.
- maximise — to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
- maximist — a person who makes or uses maxims
- maximite — a powerful explosive consisting primarily of picric acid.
- maximize — to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
- maximums — Plural form of maximum.
- maxwells — Plural form of maxwell.
- megaplex — a large building containing many movie theaters, usually more than a dozen.
- melaxuma — a disease of trees, especially walnuts, characterized by an inky-black liquid oozing from the affected twigs, branches, and trunk, and by bark cankers, caused by any of several fungi, as Dothiorella gregaria.
- methoxyl — containing the methoxy group.
- mexicali — a city in and the capital of Baja California, in NW Mexico, on the Mexican-U.S. border.
- mexicano — the Nahuatl language.
- microlux — a millionth of a lux
- millilux — a unit of illumination, equal to one thousandth of a lux. Abbreviation: mlx.
- mirepoix — a flavoring made from diced vegetables, seasonings, herbs, and sometimes meat, often placed in a pan to cook with meat or fish.