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12-letter words containing x, e

  • nonexplosive — tending or serving to explode: an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance.
  • nonreflexive — (of a relation) neither reflexive nor irreflexive; holding between some members of its domain and themselves, and failing to hold between others
  • nontextually — In a nontextual manner.
  • nonvexatious — Not vexatious.
  • nuisance tax — a tax paid in small but frequent amounts, usually by consumers.
  • nuxi problem — (data, architecture)   /nuk'see pro'bl*m/ The problem of transferring data between computers with differing byte order. The string "Unix" might look like "NUXI" on a machine with a different "byte sex" (e.g. when transferring data from a little-endian to a big-endian, or vice-versa). See also middle-endian, swab, and bytesexual.
  • of all the x — You use all in expressions like of all the cheek or of all the luck to emphasize how angry or surprised you are at what someone else has done or said.
  • one-line fix — Used (often sarcastically) of a change to a program that is thought to be trivial or insignificant right up to the moment it crashes the system. Usually "cured" by another one-line fix. See also I didn't change anything!
  • open texture — the failure of natural languages to determine future usage, particularly the ability of predicates to permit the construction of borderline cases
  • opposite sex — man if woman, woman if man
  • oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
  • ortho-xylene — Chemistry. a clear, colorless, poisonous, flammable liquid, C 8 H 10 , the ortho isomer of xylene: used chiefly in the synthesis of phthalic anhydride.
  • orthodox jew — a Jew who adheres faithfully to the principles and practices of traditional Judaism as evidenced chiefly by a devotion to and study of the Torah, daily synagogue attendance if possible, and strict observance of the Sabbath, religious festivals, holy days, and the dietary laws.
  • over-anxious — excessively anxious.
  • over-complex — composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
  • over-excited — If you say that someone is over-excited, you mean that they are more excited than you think is desirable.
  • over-explain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
  • over-indexes — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
  • overexercise — to exercise excessively
  • overexertion — to exert excessively.
  • overexplicit — excessively explicit
  • overexposure — excessive exposure, especially of photographic film or a sensitized plate to light rays.
  • overextended — to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point: a company that overextended its credit to diversify.
  • overtaxation — to tax too heavily.
  • oxford frame — a frame for a picture, mirror, etc., consisting of four straight pieces whose ends project beyond the corners.
  • oxyacetylene — noting or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and acetylene: an oxyacetylene torch.
  • oxycellulose — any substance formed naturally or synthetically by the oxidation of cellulose.
  • oxygen cycle — the process by which oxygen released into the atmosphere by photosynthetic organisms is taken up by aerobic organisms while the carbon dioxide released as a by-product of repiration is taken up for photosynthesis.
  • oxygen lance — a tube for conveying oxygen, used in various thermal cutting or steelmaking operations.
  • pansexualism — the belief that a sexual instinct drives all human behaviour
  • pansexualist — someone who is pansexual
  • pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
  • paradoxurine — relating to the palm civet
  • pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
  • peroxidation — a type of reaction in which oxygen atoms are formed leading to the production of peroxides. It is stimulated in the body by certain toxins and infections
  • peroxy group — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
  • peroxyborate — perborate.
  • perplexingly — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
  • perplexities — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
  • phoenixville — a city in SE Pennsylvania.
  • photoexcited — increased in energy due to photoexcitation
  • photooxidize — to undergo or cause to undergo photooxidation
  • plano-convex — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and convex on the other.
  • pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
  • polar vortex — a whirling mass of very cold air that sits over the North or South Pole: A displaced polar vortex is causing Arctic temperatures across the United States.
  • polysiloxane — a polymer composed of silicon and oxygen atoms
  • pony express — a former system in the American West of carrying mail and express by relays of riders mounted on ponies, especially the system operating (1860–61) between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.
  • postexercise — bodily or mental exertion, especially for the sake of training or improvement of health: Walking is good exercise.
  • postexposure — occurring after a photo or image has been taken
  • praxinoscope — a toy in which a sequence of images, depicted on the inner surface of a cylinder and reflected in a series of mirrors, gives the illusion of motion as the cylinder rotates
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