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.