11-letter words containing x, f
- fox terrier — either of two English breeds of small terriers having either a long, wiry coat or a short, flat coat, formerly used for driving foxes from their holes.
- fox-hunting — a sport in which mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox.
- frederik ix — 1899–1972, king of Denmark 1947–72 (son of Christian X).
- fucoxanthin — a brown carotenoid pigment occurring in brown algae, diatoms, and dinoflagellates.
- full-duplex — of or relating to the simultaneous, independent transmission of information in both directions over a two-way channel.
- gas fixture — a heating or lighting fixture that uses gas
- genuflexion — Alternative spelling of genuflection.
- gold fixing — the procedure by which the price of gold is established.
- half-duplex — of or relating to the transmission of information in opposite directions but not simultaneously.
- irreflexive — not reflexive.
- knee reflex — an outward reflex kick of the lower leg caused by a sharp tap on the quadriceps tendon just below the patella
- maxilliform — Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.
- next friend — a person other than a duly appointed guardian who acts on behalf of an infant or other person not fully qualified by law to act on his or her own behalf.
- next of kin — a person's nearest relative or relatives: The newspaper did not publish the names of casualties until the next of kin had been notified.
- nonflexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- nyu omnifax — Early system on UNIVAC I or II. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- oxbow front — a front, as of a chest of drawers, having a curve with a concave section between two convex ones.
- oxford bags — trousers with very wide baggy legs, originally popular in the 1920s
- oxford blue — a dark blue colour
- oxford gray — medium to dark gray.
- oxford rule — a type that prints a thick line together with and parallel to a thin one.
- oxford shoe — oxford (def 1).
- oxford-down — 1st Earl of, Harley, Robert.
- oxfordshire — a county in S England. 1008 sq. mi. (2610 sq. km).
- profits tax — tax charged on the profits made by a company, individual, etc
- proxy fight — a contest between factions of stockholders in a company, in which each group attempts to gain control by soliciting signed proxy statements for sufficient votes.
- reflexively — Grammar. (of a verb) taking a subject and object with identical referents, as shave in I shave myself. (of a pronoun) used as an object to refer to the subject of a verb, as myself in I shave myself.
- reflexivize — to make (a verb or pronoun) reflexive.
- reflexology — a system of massaging specific areas of the foot or sometimes the hand in order to promote healing, relieve stress, etc., in other parts of the body.
- running fix — a fix made from a moving vessel or aircraft from observations made at different times, the course and distance run between the observations being considered.
- saint felix — Saint, died a.d. 530, pope 526–530.
- self-excuse — to regard or judge with forgiveness or indulgence; pardon or forgive; overlook (a fault, error, etc.): Excuse his bad manners.
- sioux falls — a city in SE South Dakota.
- sixty-fifth — next after the sixty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 65.
- sixty-first — next after the sixtieth; being the ordinal number for 61.
- soft x-rays — a type of x-ray that has its wavelength between 20 and 200 angstroms
- spot fixing — the act of deliberately engineering an outcome within a sporting contest without attempting to alter the outcome of the contest itself
- suffixation — Grammar. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.
- texas fever — babesiosis of cattle.
- transfixing — to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
- transfixion — to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
- tuxedo sofa — an overstuffed sofa with upholstered arms, either straight or curving slightly outward, at the same height as the back.
- unfixedness — the state of being unfixed
- venlafaxine — an oral antidepressant, C 17 H 27 NO 2 , that is thought to inhibit neuronal reabsorption of serotonin, norepinephrine, and possibly dopamine.