13-letter words containing t, a, x, p
- extra-special — particular; exceptional
- extracapsular — (anatomy) Situated outside a capsule, especially outside the capsular ligament of a joint.
- extraparticle — Extraparticle means relating to processes that happen outside the particles in a bed.
- extrapersonal — Outside of a person; beyond what is personal or individual.
- extrapolating — Present participle of extrapolate.
- extrapolation — (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
- extrapolative — That serves to extrapolate.
- extraposition — placement of something outside something else
- extratropical — Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.
- fixed capital — capital goods, as machinery and tools, that are relatively durable and can be used repeatedly in the production of goods.
- hematosalpinx — (medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
- hexanaphthene — cyclohexane.
- homoepitaxial — (materials science) Having the same orientation.
- hyposexuality — A significantly low level of sexuality.
- inexpectation — a lack of expectation
- interproximal — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
- juxtaposition — an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- morpho-syntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- part exchange — If you give an old item in part exchange for something you are buying, the seller accepts the old item as part of the payment, so you do not have to give them as much money.
- pigouvian tax — a tax levied to counter an economic negative externality, for example taxing producers of industrial pollution in order to encourage pollution control
- posix threads — (programming) (Pthreads) A POSIX standard API that defines a set of C programming language types, functions and constants for creating and manipulating pre-emptive threads. The standard's full name is "POSIX.1c, Threads extensions (IEEE Std 1003.1c-1995)". Implementations are available on many Unix-like POSIX-conformant operating systems such as FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris as well as DR-DOS and Microsoft Windows. Pthreads was designed and implemented in the PART Project (POSIX / Ada-Runtime Project).
- post exchange — a retail store on an army installation that sells goods and services to military personnel and their dependents and to certain authorized civilian personnel. Abbreviation: PX.
- practice exam — an informal examination taken as a preparation for an actual or formal examination
- preexcitation — the act of exciting.
- prefix syntax — prefix notation
- proparoxytone — having an accent or heavy stress on the antepenultimate syllable.
- proxy gateway — proxy server
- saint-exupery — Antoine de [ahn-twan duh] /ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1900–45, French author and aviator.
- sexploitation — the exploitation of sex in films, magazines, etc.
- spermatotoxic — spermotoxic.
- spermatotoxin — spermotoxin.
- tachyphylaxis — Medicine/Medical. immediate, temporary immunization against the effects of injection of a toxic extract owing to previous small injections of the same extract.
- tax duplicate — the certification of real-estate assessments to the taxing authorities
- tax exemption — immunity from paying tax
- tax inspector — a government official whose job is to make sure that people and companies are paying the right amount of tax
- texture paint — a finish paint having an insoluble additive, as sand, for giving a slightly rough textural effect.
- toxicophagous — poison-eating
- toxoplasmosis — infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, transmitted to humans by consumption of insufficiently cooked meat containing the parasite or by contact with contaminated cats or their feces: the illness produced is usually mild, but in pregnant women may damage the fetus.
- unexceptional — not exceptional; not unusual or extraordinary.
- unexpectantly — having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
- unexplanatory — serving to explain: an explanatory footnote.
- x-ray therapy — treatment of a disease using controlled quantities of x-rays.
- xerophthalmia — abnormal dryness of the eyeball characterized by conjunctivitis, caused by a deficiency of tears and attributed to a lack of vitamin A.
- xerophthalmic — Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia.
- xiphiplastral — pertaining to or comprising a xiphiplastron
- xiphiplastron — the fourth lateral plate of a turtle's plastron