12-letter words containing p, a, x, o
- exspoliation — (obsolete) spoliation.
- extemporally — In an extemporal manner.
- extrapolated — Simple past tense and past participle of extrapolate.
- extrapolates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extrapolate.
- extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.
- hepatotoxins — Plural form of hepatotoxin.
- hepatoxicity — Toxicity that affects the liver.
- hexadecapole — (physics) Anything having sixteen poles or electrodes, or a combination of four quadrupoles.
- hydrosalpinx — A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
- hypoxanthine — a white, crystalline, almost water-soluble, alkaloidal purine derivative, C 5 H 4 N 4 O, found in animal and vegetable tissues: used chiefly in biochemical research.
- joe six-pack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- liar paradox — a logical paradox that results from consideration of statements of the form “This statement is false.” If the statement is true, then it is false, whereas if it is false, then it is true.
- lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- mesoappendix — the mesentery of the vermiform appendix.
- morphallaxis — Biology. the regeneration of a destroyed body part by the reorganization of its remaining cells.
- morphosyntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- nonexpansile — Not expansile.
- oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
- over-explain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- paradoxidian — relating to the genus Paradoxides
- paradoxology — a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
- paradoxurine — relating to the palm civet
- pax vobiscum — peace be with you
- pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
- peroxidation — a type of reaction in which oxygen atoms are formed leading to the production of peroxides. It is stimulated in the body by certain toxins and infections
- peroxyborate — perborate.
- phlox family — the plant family Polemoniaceae, characterized by herbaceous or sometimes shrubby plants having simple or compound leaves, flowers with a five-lobed corolla, and capsular fruit, and including gilia, Jacob's-ladder, moss pink, and phlox.
- phycoxanthin — a yellow pigment found in brown seaweeds and types of algae
- plagioclimax — the climax stage of a community, influenced by man or some other outside factor
- plano-convex — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and convex on the other.
- pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- polar vortex — a whirling mass of very cold air that sits over the North or South Pole: A displaced polar vortex is causing Arctic temperatures across the United States.
- polysiloxane — a polymer composed of silicon and oxygen atoms
- praxinoscope — a toy in which a sequence of images, depicted on the inner surface of a cylinder and reflected in a series of mirrors, gives the illusion of motion as the cylinder rotates
- property tax — a tax levied on real or personal property.
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- sexual spore — a spore formed after the fusion of gametes and an asexual spore is the result of asexual reproduction
- solar plexus — Also called celiac plexus. Anatomy. a network of nerves situated at the upper part of the abdomen, behind the stomach and in front of the aorta.
- sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
- tax loophole — a legal way of avoiding the payment of tax, or part of a tax bill, due to a gap in tax legislation
- toxicophobia — an intense fear of poisoning
- trophallaxis — (among social insects) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between members of a colony.
- twin paradox — a phenomenon predicted by relativity. One of a pair of identical twins is supposed to live normally in an inertial system whilst the other is accelerated to a high speed in a spaceship, travels for a long time, and finally returns to rest beside his twin. The travelled twin will be found to be younger than his brother
- unexplorable — to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery: to explore the island.
- xanthopterin — a yellow pigment, C6H5N5O2, found in some butterfly or moth wings or in the urine of mammals