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10-letter words containing x, i, a

  • blanc fixe — barium sulfate
  • box social — a fund-raising event at which donated box meals are auctioned
  • boxing day — Boxing Day is the 26th of December, the day after Christmas Day.
  • brachyaxis — the shorter lateral axis of a monoclinic, orthorhombic, or triclinic crystal
  • brix scale — a scale for calibrating hydrometers used for measuring the concentration and density of sugar solutions at a given temperature
  • calixtus iSaint, a.d. c160–222, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 218–222.
  • carborexic — a person who is regarded as being obsessed with reducing their carbon footprint
  • carboxylic — containing or pertaining to the carboxyl group or the carboxyl radical
  • card index — A card index is a number of cards with information written on them which are arranged in a particular order, usually alphabetical, so that you can find the information you want easily.
  • castratrix — (chiefly, used in philosophy, or, psychoanalysis) A female who castrates (either literally or metaphorically).
  • cefadroxil — A broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic.
  • cephalexin — a cephalosporin antibiotic prescribed for mild infections of the skin, ears, throat, lungs, or urinary tract
  • charles ix — 1550–74, king of France (1560–74), son of Catherine de' Medici and Henry II: his reign was marked by war between Huguenots and Catholics
  • charles xi — 1655–97, king of Sweden (1660–97), who established an absolute monarchy and defeated Denmark (1678)
  • chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
  • chillaxing — Present participle of chillax.
  • chionodoxa — any plant of the liliaceous genus Chionodoxa, of S Europe and W Asia
  • ciguatoxin — a toxin found in seafood
  • climaxless — without a climax
  • coxcomical — Alternative form of coxcombical.
  • decathexis — to withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, or object), as in anticipation of a future loss: He decathected from her in order to cope with her impending death.
  • demisexual — (of humans) Sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed.
  • detoxicate — to rid (a patient) of a poison or its effects
  • dextrality — the state or quality of having the right side or its parts or members different from and, usually, more efficient than the left side or its parts or members; right-handedness.
  • dextrinase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a dextrin.
  • dialog box — A dialog box is a small area containing information or questions that appears on a computer screen when you are performing particular operations.
  • direct tax — a tax exacted directly from the persons who will bear the burden of it (without reimbursement to them at the expense of others), as a poll tax, a general property tax, or an income tax.
  • disiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any siloxane having two -Si-O- groups.
  • dixie-land — (sometimes lowercase) a style of jazz, originating in New Orleans, played by a small group of instruments, as trumpet, trombone, clarinet, piano, and drums, and marked by strongly accented four-four rhythm and vigorous, quasi-improvisational solos and ensembles.
  • dixiecrats — a member of a faction of southern Democrats stressing states' rights and opposed to the civil-rights programs of the Democratic Party, especially a southern Democrat who bolted the party in 1948 and voted for the candidates of the States' Rights Democratic Party.
  • dominatrix — a woman who plays the dominant role in a sado-masochistic sexual relationship or encounter.
  • dopexamine — A \u03b21- and \u03b22-adrenergic receptor agonist.
  • dot matrix — a method of forming characters and graphics, used by CRTs and other screens, some printers (dot-matrix printers) and some plotters, by creating the desired pattern using dots from a dense matrix.
  • dot-matrix — using matrix dots
  • echopraxia — the abnormal repetition of the actions of another person.
  • enoxaparin — A heparin of low molecular weight used to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism.
  • epicalyxes — Plural form of epicalyx.
  • euxine sea — the Black Sea
  • exactingly — In an exacting manner.
  • exactitude — Exactness, accuracy; attention to small details.
  • exaltation — A feeling or state of extreme happiness.
  • examinable — Able to be examined.
  • examinator — An examiner.
  • exaptation — (biology) The use of a biological structure or function for a purpose other than that for which it initially evolved.
  • excavating — Present participle of excavate.
  • excavation — The action of excavating something, esp. an archaeological site.
  • exchanging — Present participle of exchange.
  • excise tax — a tax on goods, such as spirits, produced for the home market
  • excisional — Performed by excision.
  • excitation — The application of energy to a particle, object, or physical system, in particular.
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