8-letter words containing x, e, n, i
- sexiness — concerned predominantly or excessively with sex; risqué: a sexy novel.
- siloxane — any of the class of compounds containing the structural unit R 2 SiO, where R is an organic group or hydrogen.
- sixpence — (used with a singular or plural verb) British. a sum of six pennies.
- sixpenny — of the amount or value of sixpence; costing sixpence.
- spinifex — any of several Australian grasses of the genera Spinifex, Plectrachne, or Triodia, having spiny seeds and stiff, sharp-pointed leaves that grow in dense masses.
- spintext — a preacher
- subindex — an index to a part or subdivision of a larger category.
- swinepox — a variety of chicken pox.
- syntexis — the alteration of magma by assimilation of a different mineral or by melting
- unexotic — not exotic; ordinary
- unixware — (operating system) Novell's implementation of Unix System 5 heavily based on Release 4.2 but with enhancements and new bundled products. In 1993 Novell acquired Unix Systems Laboratories from AT&T along with the Unix trademark. UnixWare was the result of Novell's efforts to make Unix interoperable with Novell NetWare. In 1995 Novell sold UnixWare and the rights to the Unix operating system to SCO at a time when UnixWare was gainnig popularity. It was later the first 64-bit operating system on the Intel platform, and, in 1999, is the world's fastest-growing commercial operating system.
- unsexist — not sexist
- uv index — a measure, on a scale of 0 to 11, of the intensity of ultraviolet radiation from the sun at the sun's highest point on a particular day in a particular place, a higher number indicating greater exposure.
- vexation — the act of vexing.
- vixenish — a female fox.
- waxiness — The quality of being waxy.
- wine box — wine sold in a cubic carton, usually of three-litre capacity, having a plastic lining and a tap for dispensing
- x client — An application process in the X Window System. It gains access to windowing services via the Xlib library. These are translated by the system into X protocol messages to an X server.
- x-linked — of or relating to a trait controlled by a gene or genes on the X chromosome.
- xanthein — the part of the coloring matter in yellow flowers that is soluble in water. Compare xanthin (def 1).
- xanthide — (obsolete, organic chemistry) Any derivative of xanthogen.
- xanthine — a crystalline, nitrogenous compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 O 2 , related to uric acid, occurring in urine, blood, and certain animal and vegetable tissues.
- xantippe — flourished late 5th century b.c, wife of Socrates.
- xenolith — a rock fragment foreign to the igneous rock in which it is embedded.
- xenotime — a yellow-brown crystalline mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium
- xenurine — any armadillo of the genus Xenurus
- xeransis — the gradual loss of tissue moisture
- xerantic — pertaining to xeransis
- xeroxing — (sometimes lowercase) a copy made on a xerographic copying machine.
- xylidine — Any one of six isomeric compounds that are derived from xylene and used in the manufacture of dyes.
- xylonite — a type of plastic or celluloid that resembles amber, coral, or tortoise shell and is used in jewellery, combs, or other objects