10-letter words containing x, i, o, n
- hexosamine — any hexose derivative in which a hydroxyl group is replaced by an amino group.
- in context — If something is seen in context or if it is put into context, it is considered together with all the factors that relate to it.
- in extenso — at full length.
- income tax — a tax levied on incomes, especially an annual government tax on personal incomes.
- indexation — the automatic adjustment of wages, taxes, pension benefits, interest rates, etc., according to changes in the cost of living or another economic indicator, especially to compensate for inflation.
- indextrous — not possessing dexterity
- inexertion — lack of exertion; inaction.
- inexorable — unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
- inexorably — unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
- infixation — (morphology) Word-formation involving an infix or infixes; adding an infix to a word.
- innocent x — (Giambattista Pamfili) 1574–1655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1644–55.
- intoxicant — an intoxicating agent, as alcoholic liquor or certain drugs.
- intoxicate — to affect temporarily with diminished physical and mental control by means of alcoholic liquor, a drug, or another substance, especially to excite or stupefy with liquor.
- iron oxide — a compound of oxygen and iron
- john xviii — (Fasanus) died 1009, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1003–09.
- john xxiii — (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli) 1881–1963, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1958–63.
- kickboxing — a form of boxing in which the gloved combatants may also kick with bare feet.
- klinotaxis — a wavering side-to-side motion of the head occurring as an organism moves forward in response to a source of stimulation, caused by the alternating reaction of sensory receptors on either side of the body.
- latrotoxin — (biochemistry) Any of a group of neurotoxins found in the venom of spiders of the genus Latrodectus.
- malaxation — The act of softening a mass by malaxating.
- menostaxis — an abnormally prolonged period of menstruation.
- minor axis — the axis of an ellipse that is perpendicular to the major axis at a point equidistant from the foci.
- mixolydian — of, relating to, or denoting an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from G to G
- mycotoxins — Plural form of mycotoxin.
- neurotoxic — poisonous to nerve tissue, as to the brain or spinal cord.
- neurotoxin — a neurotoxic substance, as rattlesnake venom or the poison of a black widow spider.
- new mexico — a state in the SW United States. 121,666 sq. mi. (315,115 sq. km). Capital: Santa Fe. Abbreviation: NM (for use with zip code), N. Mex., N.M.
- non-expiry — expiration of breath.
- nonlexical — Not lexical.
- nux vomica — the seed of the orangelike fruit of an East Indian tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, of the logania family, containing strychnine, used in medicine.
- ochratoxin — a toxin produced by Aspergillus ochraceus and several other molds that commonly contaminate cereal grains: causes intestinal inflammation and kidney and liver degeneration when ingested by animals.
- omnisexual — pansexual (def 2).
- over-index — (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.
- oxymoronic — a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”.
- oxyneurine — betaine.
- paroxetine — a drug, C 19 H 20 FNO 3 ·HCl, of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain, used in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders.
- pencil box — a shallow covered box, usually of pasteboard, for holding pencils and crayons: used by children as an item of school equipment.
- philoxenia — an act of hospitableness and welcome
- phoenixism — the process of making a business insolvent in order to evade paying debts and then setting the business up again under a new name
- phototoxin — Biochemistry. a plant toxin causing an allergic reaction when touched or eaten by a susceptible person or animal subsequently exposed to sunlight.
- phytotoxin — any toxin, as ricin or crotin, produced by a plant.
- picrotoxin — a white, crystalline, bitter, poisonous, central nervous system stimulant, C 3 0 H 3 4 O 1 3 , obtained from the seeds of Anamirta cocculus: used chiefly in the treatment of barbiturate poisoning.
- pigeon pox — a disease affecting pigeons, similar to fowl pox.
- pixelation — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- pixilation — the state or quality of being pixilated.
- polyaxonic — relating to a polyaxon
- pyridoxine — a derivative of pyridine, C 8 H 1 1 NO 3 , occurring in whole-grain cereals, meats, fish, etc., and also made synthetically: required for the prevention of pellagra and the formation of hemoglobin; vitamin B 6 .
- pyroxenite — any rock composed essentially, or in large part, of pyroxene of any kind.
- pyroxenoid — any of a group of triclinic silicates including wollastonite, rhodonite, and pectolite
- relaxation — abatement or relief from bodily or mental work, effort, application, etc.