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9-letter words containing m, x

  • moraxella — a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria, certain species of which, as M. lacunata, are parasitic and pathogenic for humans and other warm-blooded animals.
  • mr. fixit — a person who characteristically repairs or tinkers with things, as household appliances (sometimes used with Miss, Ms., or Mrs. instead of Mr. when referring to a female).
  • multiplex — having many parts or aspects: the multiplex problem of drug abuse.
  • music box — a box or case containing an apparatus for producing music mechanically, as by means of a comblike steel plate with tuned teeth sounded by small pegs or pins in the surface of a revolving cylinder or disk.
  • mx record — Mail Exchange Record
  • mycotoxin — a toxin produced by a fungus.
  • myxamoeba — an amoeba-like cell produced by a spore
  • myxoedema — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
  • myxospore — a spore produced within any of various fruiting bodies of myxomycetes.
  • myxoviral — Relating to myxoviruses.
  • myxovirus — any of a group of medium-sized, RNA-containing viruses having a helical envelope, infectious to humans and other animals and a cause of influenza.
  • nonexempt — Not exempt.
  • obidoxime — An oxime used to treat nerve gas poisoning.
  • piroxicam — a white crystalline solid substance, C 1 5 H 1 3 N 3 O 4 S, used in the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis and other musculoskeletal disorders.
  • plexiform — of, relating to, or resembling a plexus.
  • polymyxin — any of various polypeptide antibiotics derived from Bacillus polymyxa.
  • pompholyx — a type of eczema
  • preclimax — a stable community that precedes the full development of the climax community of a given area and that results from local variations in soil and water.
  • proxemics — Sociology, Psychology. the study of the spatial requirements of humans and animals and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction.
  • proximate — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
  • proximity — nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
  • quixotism — (sometimes initial capital letter) quixotic character or practice.
  • ready-mix — a commercial preparation in which the principal ingredients have already been mixed for easy use: a novice cook's reliance on ready-mixes.
  • reexamine — to examine again.
  • remixture — a thing that has been mixed again
  • rituximab — a monoclonal antibody used to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • scramasax — a single-edged knife or sword used by the Anglo-Saxons.
  • sex crime — an illegal sexual act, activity, or behavior.
  • sexualism — any discrimination based upon sexual preference
  • six sigma — a business management strategy that uses statistical methods to identify defects and improve performance
  • sixteenmo — Also called sextodecimo. a book size (about 4×6 in.; 10×15 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 16 leaves or 32 pages.
  • sixth man — a team's best substitute.
  • stamp tax — a tax whose revenue is derived from the sale of stamps that are required to be affixed to certain retail merchandise and legal documents.
  • subclimax — the development of an ecological community to a stage short of the expected climax because of some factor, as repeated fires in a forest, that arrests the normal succession.
  • submatrix — a set of certain rows and columns of a given matrix.
  • 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.
  • unextreme — not extreme
  • unmixable — incapable of being mixed
  • unmixedly — in an unmixed manner, without 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
  • xenomorph — A strange form.
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