13-letter words containing o, x, a, l
- normal matrix — a square matrix A for which AA* = A*A, where A* is the Hermitian conjugate of A
- oak wax scale — any of various small oval-shaped homopterous insects of the family Asterolecaniidae, the female members of which have their bodies embedded in a waxy mass, as in the destructive Cerococcus quercus ((oak wax scale) or (oak scale)) or covered with a waxy film.
- oligosiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any polysiloxane having a relatively small number of -Si-O- groups.
- oral examiner — someone who administers oral exams
- orbital index — the ratio of the maximum breadth to the maximum height of the orbital cavity multiplied by 100.
- overexcitable — Excessively excitable.
- oxymetazoline — a sympathomimetic drug, C 1 6 H 2 4 N 2 O, used as a topical, long-lasting nasal decongestant.
- paradoxically — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
- praxeological — of or pertaining to praxeology
- praxiological — the study of human conduct.
- reflex-action — Physiology. noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
- saddle oxford — saddle shoe.
- saxony-anhalt — a state in central Germany. 9515 sq. mi. (24,644 sq. km). Capital: Magdeburg.
- sexploitation — the exploitation of sex in films, magazines, etc.
- sexualization — to render sexual; endow with sexual characteristics.
- storax family — the plant family Styracaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having simple, alternate leaves, clusters of bell-shaped white flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the silver bell, snowbell, and storax.
- sulfisoxazole — a white to yellowish, crystalline, slightly bitter sulfonamide, C 1 1 H 1 3 N 3 O 3 S, used chiefly in the treatment of infections of the urinary tract.
- tax allowance — amount of income left untaxed
- tax collector — sb employed to gather taxes
- taxonomically — the science or technique of classification.
- toxoplasmosis — infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, transmitted to humans by consumption of insufficiently cooked meat containing the parasite or by contact with contaminated cats or their feces: the illness produced is usually mild, but in pregnant women may damage the fetus.
- tricarboxylic — pertaining to a molecule that contains three carboxyl groups.
- ultraorthodox — extremely or excessively orthodox, esp with regards to religion
- unexceptional — not exceptional; not unusual or extraordinary.
- unexplanatory — serving to explain: an explanatory footnote.
- visual cortex — the portion of the cerebral cortex of the brain that receives and processes impulses from the optic nerves.
- visual foxpro — (database) A Microsoft database derived from Fox Software's FoxPRO.
- xerophthalmia — abnormal dryness of the eyeball characterized by conjunctivitis, caused by a deficiency of tears and attributed to a lack of vitamin A.
- xerophthalmic — Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia.
- xiphiplastron — the fourth lateral plate of a turtle's plastron
- xylographical — Xylographic.
- zooxanthellae — any of various symbiotic yellow-green or yellow–brown algae in the cytoplasm of certain radiolarians and marine invertebrates.