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15-letter words containing o, x, i

  • homosexualities — Plural form of homosexuality.
  • hydroxonium ion — a positive ion, H3O+, formed by the attachment of a proton to a water molecule: occurs in solutions of acids and behaves like a hydrogen ion
  • hydroxycoumarin — (organic compound) Any of several isomeric hydroxy derivatives of coumarin, some of which are the basis of pharmaceuticals.
  • hydroxylapatite — Alternative spelling of hydroxyapatite.
  • in the box seat — in the best position
  • interparoxysmal — occurring in the period or periods between paroxysms.
  • island grey fox — a similar and related animal, U. littoralis, inhabiting islands off North America
  • jack-in-the-box — a toy consisting of a box from which an enclosed figure springs up when the lid is opened.
  • juice extractor — device: squeezes juice from fruit
  • jukebox musical — a musical play or film that is based around a series of well-known popular songs
  • juxtapositional — an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
  • juxtapositioned — Simple past tense and past participle of juxtaposition.
  • lex non scripta — unwritten law; common law.
  • lexical scoping — lexical scope
  • lexicographical — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
  • lexicologically — Describing a relation to lexicology.
  • lord high fixer — [Primarily British, from Gilbert & Sullivan's "Lord High Executioner"] The person in an organisation who knows the most about some aspect of a system. See wizard.
  • low bandwidth x — (networking)   (LBX) An implementation of the X Window System designed to improve performance over ISDN, WAN, and serial lines.
  • magnesium oxide — magnesia.
  • manganese oxide — a type of metallic oxide used to colour glass purple
  • matrix bar code — a type of 2D bar code that stores data in a matrix of geometrically shaped dark and light cells that represent bits. See also QR code.
  • matrix compiler — Early matrix computations on UNIVAC. Sammet 1969, p.642.
  • maxilloturbinal — (anatomy) Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.
  • microextraction — (chemistry) A technique used to extract small amounts of material from a mixture.
  • microsoft excel — (tool)   A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world.
  • mixolydian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from G to G.
  • modal auxiliary — Grammar. any of the group of English auxiliary verbs, including can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, and must, that are used with the base form of another verb to express distinctions of mood.
  • neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
  • next to no time — a very short time
  • next to nothing — very little
  • nitrogen fixing — involved in or aiding the process of nitrogen fixation.
  • nitrogen oxides — Nitrogen oxides are compounds of nitrogen and oxygen produced during combustion.
  • nitrogen-fixing — involved in or aiding the process of nitrogen fixation.
  • non-exhaustible — to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person: I have exhausted myself working.
  • non-flexibility — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
  • nonexperimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
  • nonexploitation — use or utilization, especially for profit: the exploitation of newly discovered oil fields.
  • nonexploitative — not exploitative
  • nonintoxicating — Not intoxicating; not causing drunkenness.
  • nova scotia lox — a kind of brine-cured salmon, having either a salt cure (Scandinavian lox) or a sugar cure (Nova Scotia lox) often eaten with cream cheese on a bagel.
  • oedipus complex — the unresolved desire of a child for sexual gratification through the parent of the opposite sex, especially the desire of a son for his mother. This involves, first, identification with and, later, hatred for the parent of the same sex, who is considered by the child as a rival.
  • outside the box — a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover.
  • over-complexity — the state or quality of being complex; intricacy: the complexity of urban life.
  • over-excitement — to excite too much.
  • over-expressive — full of expression; meaningful: an expressive shrug.
  • over-extraction — an act or instance of extracting: the extraction of a molar.
  • overexpectation — excessive expectation
  • overexpenditure — the act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption.
  • oxidation state — the state of an element or ion in a compound with regard to the electrons gained or lost by the element or ion in the reaction that formed the compound, expressed as a positive or negative number indicating the ionic charge of the element or ion.
  • oxidizing agent — a substance that oxidizes another substance, being itself reduced in the process. Common oxidizing agents are oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, and ferric salts
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