13-letter words containing o, c, x
- decarboxylase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of carbon dioxide from a compound
- decarboxylate — to take away a carboxyl group from (an organic compound) or (of an organic compound) to lose a carboxyl group
- deoxycytidine — (biochemistry, genetics) A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to deoxyribose.
- dextrocardiac — a person whose heart is on the right side of his or her chest
- dextroglucose — dextrose
- dicloxacillin — A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class, used to treat infections caused by susceptible gram-positive bacteria.
- disintoxicate — to free from intoxication or drunkenness
- ecotoxicology — The branch of science that deals with the nature, effects, and interactions of substances that are harmful to the environment.
- ergotoxicosis — Ergotism.
- ex post facto — having retrospective effect
- exacerbations — Plural form of exacerbation.
- exceptionable — Open to objection; causing disapproval or offense.
- exceptionally — To a greater degree than normal; unusually.
- exceptionless — Without exception.
- exclamational — Relating to, or having the form of, an exclamation.
- exclusionists — Plural form of exclusionist.
- excommunicate — Officially exclude (someone) from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.
- excoriatingly — So as to excoriate.
- excortication — the act of stripping off the outer layer, esp the bark from a tree
- excursionists — Plural form of excursionist.
- executive job — a job in which a person is responsible for the administration of a project, activity, or business
- executive toy — a novelty item, such as a Newton's cradle, on the desk of a corporate executive
- exercise book — An exercise book is a small book that students use for writing in.
- exobiological — Of or pertaining to exobiology; alien.
- exothermicity — (chemistry, physics) The release of heat during an exothermic reaction.
- exotic dancer — a striptease dancer or belly dancer
- expectational — of or relating to an expectation or expectations
- expectorating — Present participle of expectorate.
- expectoration — The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
- expectorative — an expectorant medicine
- explicitation — (rare, possibly nonstandard) The process or fact of becoming explicit or of causing to be explicit; that which makes something explicit.
- export credit — a loan extended to an importer by a bank in the country of the exporter in order to finance an export operation
- export reject — an article that fails to meet a standard of quality required for export and that is sold on the home market
- express coach — a fast coach which goes from one place to another directly or with very few stops
- exteroception — The perception of environmental stimuli acting on the body.
- exteroceptive — Relating to stimuli that are external to an organism.
- exteroceptors — Plural form of exteroceptor.
- extractor fan — a fan used in kitchens, bathrooms, workshops, etc, to remove stale air or fumes
- extrasystolic — Relating to extrasystole, the premature contraction of the heart.
- extratropical — Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.
- flying boxcar — a large airplane designed to carry cargo.
- golgi complex — an organelle, consisting of layers of flattened sacs, that takes up and processes secretory and synthetic products from the endoplasmic reticulum and then either releases the finished products into various parts of the cell cytoplasm or secretes them to the outside of the cell.
- golgi-complex — an organelle, consisting of layers of flattened sacs, that takes up and processes secretory and synthetic products from the endoplasmic reticulum and then either releases the finished products into various parts of the cell cytoplasm or secretes them to the outside of the cell.
- guilt complex — If you say that someone has a guilt complex about something, you mean that they feel very guilty about it, in a way that you consider is exaggerated, unreasonable, or unnecessary.
- hexadactylous — hexadactylic
- hexanoic acid — caproic acid.
- hieracosphinx — (in ancient Egyptian art) a hawk-headed sphinx
- hypertoxicity — the quality, relative degree, or specific degree of being toxic or poisonous: to determine the toxicity of arsenic.
- inexpectation — a lack of expectation
- innocent xiii — (Michelangelo Conti) 1655–1724, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1721–24.