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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.
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