12-letter words containing x, i, p, a
- expropriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expropriate.
- expugnations — Plural form of expugnation.
- exspoliation — (obsolete) spoliation.
- extracampine — (psychiatry, of hallucination) Beyond the possible sensory field.
- extrahepatic — Originating or occurring outside the liver.
- extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.
- hepatotoxins — Plural form of hepatotoxin.
- hepatoxicity — Toxicity that affects the liver.
- hydrosalpinx — A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
- hyperpyrexia — an abnormally high fever.
- hypoxanthine — a white, crystalline, almost water-soluble, alkaloidal purine derivative, C 5 H 4 N 4 O, found in animal and vegetable tissues: used chiefly in biochemical research.
- inexpansible — unable to be expanded
- inexpectancy — a lack or absence of expectancy; the state of being inexpectant
- inexplicable — not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.
- inexplicably — not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.
- inexpugnable — incapable of being taken by force; impregnable; unconquerable.
- inextirpable — incapable of being extirpated: inextirpable disease.
- joe six-pack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- liar paradox — a logical paradox that results from consideration of statements of the form “This statement is false.” If the statement is true, then it is false, whereas if it is false, then it is true.
- lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- matrix patch — A matrix patch is an adhesive patch with medicine distributed through the adhesive. The patch is applied to the skin, and the medicine in it is delivered into the skin and into the bloodstream.
- mesoappendix — the mesentery of the vermiform appendix.
- morphallaxis — Biology. the regeneration of a destroyed body part by the reorganization of its remaining cells.
- nonexpansile — Not expansile.
- over-explain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- pansexualism — the belief that a sexual instinct drives all human behaviour
- pansexualist — someone who is pansexual
- pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- paradoxidian — relating to the genus Paradoxides
- paradoxurine — relating to the palm civet
- paraffin wax — paraffin in its solid state.
- pax vobiscum — peace be with you
- peroxidation — a type of reaction in which oxygen atoms are formed leading to the production of peroxides. It is stimulated in the body by certain toxins and infections
- phlox family — the plant family Polemoniaceae, characterized by herbaceous or sometimes shrubby plants having simple or compound leaves, flowers with a five-lobed corolla, and capsular fruit, and including gilia, Jacob's-ladder, moss pink, and phlox.
- phycoxanthin — a yellow pigment found in brown seaweeds and types of algae
- pick and mix — a selection of sweets from which the customer can choose, paid for by weight
- plagioclimax — the climax stage of a community, influenced by man or some other outside factor
- polysiloxane — a polymer composed of silicon and oxygen atoms
- praxinoscope — a toy in which a sequence of images, depicted on the inner surface of a cylinder and reflected in a series of mirrors, gives the illusion of motion as the cylinder rotates
- premaxillary — one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates, situated in front of and between the maxillary bones.
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- sextuplicate — a group, series, or set of six identical copies: The application is to be submitted in sextuplicate.
- sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
- supermaxilla — the upper jaw.
- toxicophobia — an intense fear of poisoning
- trophallaxis — (among social insects) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between members of a colony.
- twin paradox — a phenomenon predicted by relativity. One of a pair of identical twins is supposed to live normally in an inertial system whilst the other is accelerated to a high speed in a spaceship, travels for a long time, and finally returns to rest beside his twin. The travelled twin will be found to be younger than his brother
- xanthopterin — a yellow pigment, C6H5N5O2, found in some butterfly or moth wings or in the urine of mammals