13-letter words containing u, x, o
- luxembourgish — Also, Luxembourgish [luhk-suh m-bur-gish] /ˈlʌk səmˌbɜr gɪʃ/ (Show IPA). Letzeburgesch.
- luxuriousness — characterized by luxury; ministering or conducive to luxury: a luxurious hotel.
- methoxy group — the univalent group CH 3 O−.
- mixed doubles — (in tennis) a doubles match with a man and a woman on each side.
- neurotoxicity — the degree to which a substance is poisonous to nerve tissue.
- nitrous oxide — a colorless, sweet-smelling, sweet-tasting, nonflammable, slightly water-soluble gas, N 2 O, that sometimes produces a feeling of exhilaration when inhaled: used chiefly as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery, in the manufacture of chemicals, and as an aerosol.
- non-exclusion — an act or instance of excluding.
- non-exclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
- non-executive — Someone who has a non-executive position in a company or organization gives advice but is not responsible for making decisions or ensuring that decisions are carried out.
- nonexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- nonhomosexual — a person who is not homosexual
- obnoxiousness — highly objectionable or offensive; odious: obnoxious behavior.
- overexuberant — effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant: an exuberant welcome for the hero.
- paramyxovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses that are similar to but larger than the myxoviruses, including the viruses that cause mumps, measles, parainfluenza, and Newcastle disease.
- pigouvian tax — a tax levied to counter an economic negative externality, for example taxing producers of industrial pollution in order to encourage pollution control
- prix goncourt — Goncourt (def 2).
- roxas y acuña — Manuel (maˈnwel). 1892–1948, Philippine statesman; first president of the Republic of the Philippines (1946–48)
- roxburghshire — a historic county in SE Scotland.
- self-exposure — the act of exposing, laying open, or uncovering: the sudden exposure of objects that were hidden under the blanket.
- sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
- sexualization — to render sexual; endow with sexual characteristics.
- soixante-neuf — sixty-nine (def 4).
- sulfisoxazole — a white to yellowish, crystalline, slightly bitter sulfonamide, C 1 1 H 1 3 N 3 O 3 S, used chiefly in the treatment of infections of the urinary tract.
- tax authority — the official body that administers and collects a country's taxes
- tax deduction — an expenditure that is deducted from taxable income.
- terbium oxide — an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- time exposure — a long exposure in which the shutter is opened and closed by hand or by a mechanism other than the automatic mechanism of the shutter.
- toxicophagous — poison-eating
- ultraorthodox — extremely or excessively orthodox, esp with regards to religion
- underexposure — inadequate exposure, as of photographic film.
- unexceptional — not exceptional; not unusual or extraordinary.
- unexplanatory — serving to explain: an explanatory footnote.
- uranium oxide — any of the compounds of uranium and oxygen, as UO 2 , UO 3 , U 4 O 9 , or U 3 O 8 .
- visual cortex — the portion of the cerebral cortex of the brain that receives and processes impulses from the optic nerves.
- visual foxpro — (database) A Microsoft database derived from Fox Software's FoxPRO.
- xanthochroous — light-skinned and fair-haired
- xiphophyllous — (botany) Having sword-shaped leaves.
- yttrium oxide — a white, water-insoluble powder, Y 2 O 3 , used chiefly in incandescent gas and acetylene mantles.