11-letter words containing x, e
- bisexuality — Biology. of both sexes. combining male and female organs in one individual; hermaphroditic.
- bobby-soxer — esp. in the 1940s, a girl in her early teens, esp. one who conformed to adolescent fads
- boniface ix — (Pietro Tomacelli) died 1404, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1389–1404.
- boric oxide — a colorless crystalline compound, B 2 O 3 , used in metallurgy and chemical analysis.
- box cornice — a hollow cornice of boards and moldings nailed to rafters and lookouts.
- box spanner — a spanner consisting of a steel cylinder with a hexagonal end that fits over a nut: used esp to turn nuts in positions that are recessed or difficult of access
- boxer-style — cut or fashioned in the style of boxer shorts: men's boxer-style bathing suits.
- bronx cheer — A Bronx cheer is a sound that people make by vibrating their lips in order to express disapproval or contempt.
- bulimarexia — bulimia (sense 2)
- cabaret tax — a tax levied on entertainment, dancing, floor shows, etc., at places where liquor is served, as at cabarets and nightclubs.
- carboxylase — any enzyme that catalyses the release of carbon dioxide from certain acids
- carboxylate — any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid having a formula of the type M(RCOO)x, where M is a metal and R an organic group, or R1COOR2, where R1 and R2 are organic groups
- cefmenoxime — A particular third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.
- ceftriaxone — (pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic cephalosporin antibiotic.
- ceric oxide — a white or yellow solid used in ceramics, enamels, and radiation shields. Formula: CeO2
- chalcedonyx — a variety of chalcedony characterized by alternate stripes of black and white
- charles xii — 1682–1718, king of Sweden (1697–1718), who inflicted defeats on Denmark, Russia, and Poland during the Great Northern War (1700–21)
- charles xiv — the title as king of Sweden and Norway of Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte
- chateauroux — a town in central France: 10th-century castle (Château-Raoul). Pop: 46 386 (2009)
- chemiotaxis — Dated form of chemotaxis.
- chemoreflex — a reflex caused by a chemical stimulus.
- chessboxing — a sport in which participants contest alternating rounds of chess and boxing, of four and two minutes respectively
- chicken pox — a disease, commonly of children, caused by the varicella zoster virus and characterized by mild headache and fever, malaise, and eruption of blisters on the skin and mucous membranes.
- chinese wax — a yellowish wax secreted by an oriental scale insect, Ceroplastes ceriferus, and used commercially
- church text — a heavy typeface in Gothic style
- clement xii — (Lorenzo Corsini) 1652–1740, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1730–40.
- clement xiv — (Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli; Lorenzo Ganganelli) 1705–74, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1769–74.
- coexecutrix — a joint executrix.
- coexistence — The coexistence of one thing with another is the fact that they exist together at the same time or in the same place.
- coextending — Present participle of coextend.
- coextension — The act of extending equally, or the state of being equally extended.
- coextensive — of the same limits or extent
- coextrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- color index — the difference between the apparent photographic magnitude and the apparent visual magnitude of a star.
- complex ion — a charged complex. Compare complex (def 10).
- complexions — Plural form of complexion.
- complexness — The state or quality of being complex.
- contextless — having no context
- convex hull — the smallest convex set containing a given set; the intersection of all convex sets that contain a given set.
- convex lens — optical glass
- convexities — Plural form of convexity.
- cornish rex — a breed of cat with a very soft wavy coat, a small head, large eyes, and very large ears
- cross-index — a note or notes referring the reader to other material
- cyclohexane — a colourless insoluble flammable liquid cycloalkane with a pungent odour, made by hydrogenation of benzene and used as a paint remover and solvent. Formula: C6H12
- cyclohexene — (organic compound) A cyclic hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms and one double bond; any of its derivatives.
- dealing box — a box that holds a deck or decks of cards, allowing them to be dealt only one at a time, often used in casino games such as blackjack or chemin de fer.
- death taxes — Death taxes were a tax which had to be paid on the money and property of someone who had died. This tax is now called inheritance tax.
- demultiplex — (electronics) To separate signals that were previously multiplexed (combined using a multiplexer).
- deoxidation — (mineralogy) The process of extracting the oxygen content of a dissolved oxide, or of removing dissolved oxygen, with the aid of a reducing agent.
- deoxidisers — Plural form of deoxidiser.