12-letter words containing s, e, t, x
- self-excited — noting a generator with magnets that are excited by the current it produces.
- serotaxonomy — the study of the taxonomy of proteins using serological methods
- sex-positive — explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement.
- sexcentenary — pertaining to 600 or a period of 600 years; marking the completion of 600 years.
- sextuplicate — a group, series, or set of six identical copies: The application is to be submitted in sextuplicate.
- six counties — the historic counties of Northern Ireland, which no longer have a local government function
- sixteenpenny — noting a nail 3½ inches (9 cm) long. Symbol: 16d.
- sixth former — student: 16-18
- sixth-grader — a pupil in their sixth US school year after kindergarten, who is usually around 11 or 12 years old
- sixty-eighth — next after the sixty-seventh; being the ordinal number for 68.
- sixty-second — next after the sixty-first; being the ordinal number for 62.
- tax increase — an increase in the amount of tax that people and companies are obliged to pay
- texas ranger — a member of the Texas state police force or, especially formerly, of the mounted state police.
- text message — an electronic message sent over a cellular network from one cell phone to another by typing words, often in shortened form, as “l8t” for “late,” on the phone's numeric or QWERTY keypad.
- the fair sex — women collectively
- trans-sexual — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
- transfer box — A transfer box is a gear system that divides the power between the front and rear axles of a four-wheel drive system.
- transfer tax — a transaction fee imposed on the transfer of title to property
- twenty-sixer — a liquor bottle of around 26 ounces (0.750 litre) capacity
- twenty-sixth — next after the twenty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 26.
- unexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- unisexuality — of or relating to one sex only.
- voix celeste — an organ stop having for each note two pipes tuned to slightly different pitches and producing a wavering, gentle tone.
- xenoestrogen — (biochemistry) A xenohormone that imitates estrogen.
- xiphisternum — The lowest part of the sternum; the xiphoid process.