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10-letter words containing x, i, o

  • 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.
  • overexcite — to excite too much.
  • oxidimetry — a technique of analytical chemistry that utilizes oxidizing agents for titrations.
  • oxidizable — able to be oxidized
  • oxycalcium — pertaining to or produced by oxygen and calcium.
  • 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.
  • oxysulfide — a sulfide in which part of the sulfur is replaced by oxygen.
  • oxyuriasis — human infection with pinworms.
  • 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.
  • paroxysmic — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
  • pencil box — a shallow covered box, usually of pasteboard, for holding pencils and crayons: used by children as an item of school equipment.
  • peroxidase — any of a class of oxidoreductase enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide or an organic peroxide.
  • peroxidize — to (cause to) become a peroxide
  • peroxisome — a cell organelle containing catalase, peroxidase, and other oxidative enzymes and performing essential metabolic functions, as the decomposition of fatty acids and hydrogen peroxide.
  • peroxyacid — an acid derived from hydrogen peroxide and containing the –O–O– group, as peroxysulfuric acid, H 2 S 2 O 8 .
  • 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
  • phototaxis — movement of an organism toward or away from a source of light.
  • phototoxic — (of cosmetics, skin creams, etc) making the skin hazardously sensitive to sunlight
  • phototoxin — Biochemistry. a plant toxin causing an allergic reaction when touched or eaten by a susceptible person or animal subsequently exposed to sunlight.
  • phytotoxic — of or relating to phytotoxin.
  • 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.
  • pillar box — a pillarlike box in which letters are deposited for collection by mail carriers; mailbox.
  • 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.
  • pixie hood — a hood that comes to a point
  • pixilation — the state or quality of being pixilated.
  • polar axis — the fixed line, usually horizontal, from which the angle made by the radius vector is measured in a polar coordinate system.
  • polyaxonic — relating to a polyaxon
  • postexilic — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
  • prolixious — (of speech, music, writing) long-winded; drawn out
  • proximally — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
  • 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
  • quadroxide — (chemistry) A tetroxide.
  • radio taxi — a taxi in two-way radio communication with a dispatcher, who sends it directly to persons who phone in for a taxi.
  • radiotoxic — causing radiation sickness.
  • relaxation — abatement or relief from bodily or mental work, effort, application, etc.
  • reoxidized — to convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen.
  • rix-dollar — any of various silver coins, as the Danish rigsdaler, the Dutch rijksdaalder, or the German reichsthaler, of about equal value.
  • saxicavous — (of molluscs) tending to bore holes or hollow out rocks
  • saxicoline — living or growing among rocks.
  • saxicolous — living or growing among rocks.
  • sexologist — the study of sexual behavior.
  • sextillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 21 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 36 zeros.
  • sextonship — the office of a sexton
  • signal box — a railway signal tower.
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