8-letter words containing x, h
- hexagram — a six-pointed starlike figure formed of two equilateral triangles placed concentrically with each side of a triangle parallel to a side of the other and on opposite sides of the center.
- hexalogy — A set of six works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as six individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- hexamine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 6 H 12 N 4 , used as a vulcanization accelerator, an absorbent in gas masks, in the manufacture of the explosive RDX and synthetic resins, and in medicine as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic.
- hexanoic — Of or pertaining to hexanoic acid or its derivatives; caproic.
- hexapods — Plural form of hexapod.
- hexapody — a measure consisting of six feet.
- hexapole — (physics) Anything having six poles or electrodes.
- hexarchy — a group of six allied states or kingdoms each under its own ruler.
- hexeract — (mathematics) A six-dimensional hypercube.
- hexomino — (geometry) A polyomino made up of six squares.
- hexosans — Plural form of hexosan.
- hexylene — a liquid hydrocarbon similar to ethylene
- hoaxster — Alternative form of hoaxer (rare).
- home box — (jargon, computer) A hacker's personal machine, especially one he or she owns. "Yeah? Well, *my* home box runs a full 4.2BSD, so there!"
- homeobox — Any of a class of closely similar sequences that occur in various genes and are involved in regulating embryonic development in a wide range of species.
- horsebox — A vehicle for transporting horses.
- horsepox — a disease in horses caused by a virus and characterized by eruptions in the mouth and on the skin.
- hox gene — any of a class of genes that determines the basic structure and orientation of an organism.
- hunt box — a hunting lodge or house near or in a hunting area for use during the hunting season.
- huxleian — of, relating to, or characteristic or suggestive of Aldous Huxley or his writings.
- huxleyan — of, relating to, or characteristic or suggestive of Aldous Huxley or his writings.
- hydroxy- — (in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of one or more hydroxyl groups or ions
- hydroxyl — containing the hydroxyl group.
- john xii — (Octavian) died a.d. 964, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 955–964.
- john xiv — died a.d. 984, pope 983–984.
- john xix — died 1032, pope 1024–32.
- john xxi — (Petrus Hispanus) died 1277, Portuguese ecclesiastic: pope 1276–77.
- lunchbox — a small container, usually of metal or plastic and with a handle, for carrying one's lunch from home to school or work.
- matchbox — a small box, usually of cardboard, for matches.
- methoxyl — containing the methoxy group.
- orthodox — of, relating to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.
- phorminx — an ancient Greek stringed musical instrument of the lyre family
- phylaxis — medical term for protection against infection
- pixieish — a fairy or sprite, especially a mischievous one.
- rheopexy — the property exhibited by certain slow-gelling, thixotropic sols of gelling more rapidly when the containing vessel is shaken gently.
- roxburgh — a historic county in SE Scotland.
- sex shop — a store that sells products relating to sexual interests or activities.
- sex show — a live performance that customers pay to watch in which people perform sexual acts
- shaoxing — a city in NE Zhejiang province, in E China.
- shoe box — cardboard box in which shoes are sold
- sixtieth — next after the fifty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 60.
- sixtyish — more or less sixty
- taxiarch — an Athenian commander in charge of a company of soldiers
- the axis — the alliance of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Japan, established in 1936 and lasting until their defeat in World War II
- the manx — the people of the Isle of Man
- thyroxin — Biochemistry. the thyroid gland hormone that regulates the metabolic rate of the body.
- tooth ax — an ax for dressing stone, having two serrated edges.
- vauxhall — a district in London, on the south bank of the Thames
- vixenish — a female fox.
- watchbox — a sentry's shelter