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10-letter words containing p, i, x, e

  • megapixels — Plural form of megapixel.
  • misexplain — (transitive) To explain incorrectly.
  • non-expiry — expiration of breath.
  • orchiopexy — (surgery) The procedure to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum.
  • paclitaxel — a drug derived from the yew tree and used to treat cancer
  • paroxetine — a drug, C 19 H 20 FNO 3 ·HCl, of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain, used in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders.
  • pencil box — a shallow covered box, usually of pasteboard, for holding pencils and crayons: used by children as an item of school equipment.
  • peroxidase — any of a class of oxidoreductase enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide or an organic peroxide.
  • peroxidize — to (cause to) become a peroxide
  • peroxisome — a cell organelle containing catalase, peroxidase, and other oxidative enzymes and performing essential metabolic functions, as the decomposition of fatty acids and hydrogen peroxide.
  • peroxyacid — an acid derived from hydrogen peroxide and containing the –O–O– group, as peroxysulfuric acid, H 2 S 2 O 8 .
  • perplexing — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
  • perplexity — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
  • philoxenia — an act of hospitableness and welcome
  • phoenixism — the process of making a business insolvent in order to evade paying debts and then setting the business up again under a new name
  • pigeon pox — a disease affecting pigeons, similar to fowl pox.
  • pipex ltd. — UUNET PIPEX
  • pixelating — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
  • pixelation — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
  • pixellated — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
  • pixie hood — a hood that comes to a point
  • plain text — the intelligible original message of a cryptogram, as opposed to the coded or enciphered version.
  • plexiglass — a material very similar to Plexiglas
  • pleximeter — a small, thin plate, as of ivory, placed against the body to mediate the blow of a plexor.
  • pleximetry — the practice of using a pleximeter
  • postexilic — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
  • praxiteles — flourished c350 b.c, Greek sculptor.
  • pre-climax — a stable community that precedes the full development of the climax community of a given area and that results from local variations in soil and water.
  • pre-excite — to stimulate (esp part of the heart muscle) in preparation or beforehand
  • pre-exilic — being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
  • preexilian — being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
  • prefixture — something used or added as a prefix
  • prelexical — denoting or applicable at a stage in the formation of a sentence at which words and phrases have not yet replaced all of the underlying grammatical and semantic material of that sentence in the speaker's mind
  • premaxilla — one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates, situated in front of and between the maxillary bones.
  • pretexting — the practice of deceiving individuals into surrendering personal information for fraudulent purposes
  • pyridoxine — a derivative of pyridine, C 8 H 1 1 NO 3 , occurring in whole-grain cereals, meats, fish, etc., and also made synthetically: required for the prevention of pellagra and the formation of hemoglobin; vitamin B 6 .
  • pyroxenite — any rock composed essentially, or in large part, of pyroxene of any kind.
  • pyroxenoid — any of a group of triclinic silicates including wollastonite, rhodonite, and pectolite
  • quadriplex — A building divided into four self-contained residences.
  • quintuplex — fivefold; quintuple.
  • re-explain — to explain again or in a different way
  • separatrix — something that divides or separates, as the line between light and dark areas on a partially illuminated surface.
  • sexpartite — divided into or consisting of six parts.
  • sextonship — the office of a sexton
  • sixtypenny — noting a nail 6 inches (15 cm) long. Abbreviation: 60d.
  • spectatrix — a female spectator
  • sphinxlike — like the Sphinx; enigmatic or inscrutable
  • stephen ix — died 1058, pope 1057–58.
  • sulphoxide — any compound containing a sulphinyl group (SO) and a hydrocarbon radical
  • superhelix — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
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