8-letter words containing n, y, x
- astyanax — the young son of Hector and Andromache, who was hurled from the walls of Troy by the Greeks
- bay lynx — bobcat
- chronaxy — Alternative form of chronaxie.
- convexly — having a surface that is curved or rounded outward. Compare concave (def 1).
- dioxygen — (chemistry) the normal allotrope of oxygen having two atoms per molecule.
- exigency — An urgent need or demand.
- hexylene — a liquid hydrocarbon similar to ethylene
- huxleyan — of, relating to, or characteristic or suggestive of Aldous Huxley or his writings.
- moneybox — piggy bank: container for coins
- nitroxyl — the chemical compound HNO
- oxymoron — a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”.
- oxytocin — Biochemistry. a polypeptide hormone, produced by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that stimulates contraction of the smooth muscle of the uterus.
- oxytonic — (of a word) having the stress or acute accent on the last syllable
- polyaxon — a nerve cell with multiple branches
- polyxena — a daughter of King Priam of Troy, who was sacrificed on the command of Achilles' ghost
- pyroxene — any of a very common group of minerals of many varieties, silicates of magnesium, iron, calcium, and other elements, occurring as important constituents of many kinds of rocks, especially basic igneous rocks.
- sardonyx — a chalcedony that is used for cameos and has sard and chalcedony of another color, usually white, arranged in straight parallel bands.
- sexenary — senary.
- sixpenny — of the amount or value of sixpence; costing sixpence.
- synaxary — synaxarion.
- syntaxes — Linguistics. the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language. the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words. the rules or patterns so studied: English syntax. a presentation of these: a syntax of English. an instance of these: the syntax of a sentence.
- syntexis — the alteration of magma by assimilation of a different mineral or by melting
- taxonomy — the science or technique of classification.
- textonym — (in text messaging) one of two or more words that can be generated by pressing the same combination of numbers on the keypad of a mobile phone
- thyroxin — Biochemistry. the thyroid gland hormone that regulates the metabolic rate of the body.
- unfixity — instability
- xenogamy — pollination of the stigma of a flower by pollen from a flower on another plant.
- xenogeny — heterogenesis (def 1).
- xenology — (chiefly in science fiction) the scientific study of alien biology, cultures, etc.
- xenophya — parts of a shell or skeleton formed by foreign bodies
- xylenols — Plural form of xylenol.
- xylidine — Any one of six isomeric compounds that are derived from xylene and used in the manufacture of dyes.
- xyloidin — a type of explosive, C6H9(NO2)O5, made by treating starch with nitric acid
- xylonite — a type of plastic or celluloid that resembles amber, coral, or tortoise shell and is used in jewellery, combs, or other objects
- xylorcin — (chemistry, dated) A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline substance that turns red on exposure to air.
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