10-letter words containing s, e, x
- insect wax — Chinese wax.
- intermixes — Plural form of intermix.
- intersexed — Of a human with attributes of both sexes.
- intersexes — Plural form of intersex.
- ipse dixit — an assertion without proof.
- juxtaposed — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- juxtaposes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of juxtapose.
- ketohexose — any of a class of sugars composed of six carbon atoms and a ketone group, as fructose.
- leathersex — The sexual practices associated with leathermen.
- lexicalise — Alternative spelling of lexicalize.
- lexiphanes — Plural form of lexiphane.
- like sixty — a cardinal number, ten times six.
- looseboxes — Plural form of loosebox.
- loxodromes — Plural form of loxodrome.
- lunchboxes — Plural form of lunchbox.
- luxuriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of luxuriate.
- matchboxes — Plural form of matchbox.
- megapixels — Plural form of megapixel.
- megaplexes — Plural form of megaplex.
- menostaxis — an abnormally prolonged period of menstruation.
- mesothorax — the middle segment of the three divisions of the thorax of an insect, bearing the second pair of legs and the first pair of wings.
- metasyntax — (grammar) Syntax used to describe syntax. The best known example is BNF and its variants such as EBNF. A metasyntactic variable is a variable used in metasyntax.
- methoxides — Plural form of methoxide.
- misexplain — (transitive) To explain incorrectly.
- mx missile — any of a system of U.S. intercontinental ballistic missiles, armed with several nuclear warheads, designed to be extremely destructive, highly mobile, and concealable in underground silos
- ninety-six — a cardinal number, 90 plus 6.
- nonexposed — not exposed
- omnisexual — pansexual (def 2).
- over-sexed — having an unusually strong sexual drive.
- overexpose — to expose too much, as to the sun, cold, or light rays (often used reflexively): Be careful of overexposing yourself to the sun.
- oxygenless — without oxygen
- oxysulfide — a sulfide in which part of the sulfur is replaced by oxygen.
- parapraxes — a slip of the tongue or pen, forgetfulness, misplacement of objects, or other error thought to reveal unconscious wishes or attitudes.
- parasexual — of or relating to any form of reproduction in which the recombination of genes occurs by a process other than the fusion of gametes
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- plexiglass — a material very similar to Plexiglas
- pomosexual — of or relating to a person who does not wish his or her sexuality to be put into a conventional category
- 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-expose — to expose beforehand
- pressboxer — a sportswriter or sportscaster.
- quincunxes — Plural form of quincunx.
- re-express — to express again or in a different way
- saxicoline — living or growing among rocks.
- saxon blue — a dye made by dissolving indigo in a solution of sulphuric acid
- screw axis — a symmetry element of a space group such that a rotation of the lattice about the axis and a translation of the lattice some fraction of the lattice's unit distance brings the lattice back to its original position.
- second sex — one sex considered as secondary or subordinate in role to the other, especially women in a male-dominated society.
- self-exile — a state of exile imposed by oneself.