12-letter words containing s, e, x
- hepatotoxins — Plural form of hepatotoxin.
- herstmonceux — a village in S England, in E Sussex north of Eastbourne: 15th-century castle, site of the Royal Observatory, which was transferred from Greenwich between 1948 and 1958, until 1990
- heterauxesis — an unequal or asymmetrical growth of cells, parts of plants or animals
- heterodoxies — Plural form of heterodoxy.
- heterosexism — a prejudiced attitude or discriminatory practices against homosexuals by heterosexuals.
- heterosexist — a prejudiced attitude or discriminatory practices against homosexuals by heterosexuals.
- heterosexual — of, relating to, or exhibiting heterosexuality.
- hexacosanoic — as in hexacosanoic acid
- hexahydrates — Plural form of hexahydrate.
- hexasiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any siloxane having six -Si-O- groups.
- hexasyllable — a word or line of verse of six syllables.
- homosexually — In a homosexual way.
- in excess of — more than
- index fossil — a widely distributed fossil, of narrow range in time, regarded as characteristic of a given geological formation, used especially in determining the age of related formations.
- inexcuseable — Alternative form of inexcusable.
- inexhaustive — not exhaustive; not thorough
- inexpansible — unable to be expanded
- inexpertness — Want of expertise or skill.
- inexpressive — not expressive; lacking in expression.
- inextensible — not extensible; incapable of being extended or stretched.
- ipsedixitism — An unfounded, false and dogmatic assertion.
- isopropoxide — (chemistry) The univalent anion derived from isopropanol by removal of the hydroxy hydrogen atom; and salt containing this anion.
- joe six-pack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
- lascaux cave — a cave in Lascaux, France, discovered in 1940 and containing exceptionally fine Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings thought to date to Magdalenian times (c13,000–8500 b.c.).
- laxativeness — the condition or quality of being laxative
- lex talionis — the principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice.
- lexicologist — the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.
- lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- little foxes — a play (1939) by Lillian Hellman.
- lower saxony — a state in NW Germany. 18,294 sq. mi. (47,380 sq. km). Capital: Hanover.
- lumbersexual — a man whose style of dress and appearance is reminiscent of the ruggedly masculine stereotype of the lumberjack, as in wearing plaid shirts and having a beard.
- magnetotaxis — movement or orientation of an organism in response to a magnetic field.
- mantoux test — a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection.
- mesoappendix — the mesentery of the vermiform appendix.
- metro-sexual — a heterosexual, usually urban male who pays much attention to his personal appearance and cultivates an upscale lifestyle.
- metrosexuals — Plural form of metrosexual.
- misery index — an unofficial indication of a nation's economic health, derived by adding the percentage rate of inflation to the percentage of unemployed workers: With inflation running at 15 percent and unemployment at 8 percent, the misery index is 23 percent.
- mixed forest — a forest filling the transition from natural coniferous to deciduous forest, and containing both types of tree
- multiplexers — Plural form of multiplexer.
- myxedematous — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
- myxomycetous — of or relating to a slime mold.
- neutral axis — an imaginary line in the cross section of a beam, shaft, or the like, along which no stresses occur.
- ninety-sixth — next after the ninety-fifth; being the ordinal number for 96.
- non-existent — absence of existence.
- non-existing — to have actual being; be: The world exists, whether you like it or not.
- nonexclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
- nonexistence — absence of existence.
- nonexpansile — Not expansile.
- nonexplosive — tending or serving to explode: an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance.
- nonvexatious — Not vexatious.