10-letter words containing x, i, r, a
- 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.
- pastry mix — a product that can be mixed with water to make pastry
- 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.
- peroxyacid — an acid derived from hydrogen peroxide and containing the –O–O– group, as peroxysulfuric acid, H 2 S 2 O 8 .
- pillar box — a pillarlike box in which letters are deposited for collection by mail carriers; mailbox.
- pluriaxial — having several axes; specif., having flowers on secondary shoots
- polar axis — the fixed line, usually horizontal, from which the angle made by the radius vector is measured in a polar coordinate system.
- praxiteles — flourished c350 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- pre-climax — a stable community that precedes the full development of the climax community of a given area and that results from local variations in soil and water.
- preexilian — being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- prelexical — denoting or applicable at a stage in the formation of a sentence at which words and phrases have not yet replaced all of the underlying grammatical and semantic material of that sentence in the speaker's mind
- premaxilla — one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates, situated in front of and between the maxillary bones.
- proximally — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
- quadratrix — a curve by which a curved figure, such as a circle, may be squared
- quadriplex — A building divided into four self-contained residences.
- 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.
- re-examine — to examine again.
- re-explain — to explain again or in a different way
- relaxation — abatement or relief from bodily or mental work, effort, application, etc.
- relaxative — a medication or activity that promotes relaxation
- rix-dollar — any of various silver coins, as the Danish rigsdaler, the Dutch rijksdaalder, or the German reichsthaler, of about equal value.
- screw axis — a symmetry element of a space group such that a rotation of the lattice about the axis and a translation of the lattice some fraction of the lattice's unit distance brings the lattice back to its original position.
- separatrix — something that divides or separates, as the line between light and dark areas on a partially illuminated surface.
- sexpartite — divided into or consisting of six parts.
- six-seater — a vehicle vehicle providing seats for six people
- sixth year — (in Scotland) the most senior class in a secondary school to which pupils, usually above the legal leaving age, may proceed to take sixth-year studies, retake or take additional Highers, etc
- spectatrix — a female spectator
- synaxarion — a summary of the life of a saint or of the particulars of a feast, read at the orthros.
- synaxarium — synaxarion.
- tax credit — reduction in tax owed
- tax relief — finance: reduction
- taxi strip — a narrow taxiway.
- taxi truck — a truck with a driver that can be hired
- taxidermic — the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and of stuffing and mounting them in lifelike form.
- transfixed — to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
- tropotaxis — straight movement by an organism toward or away from a source of stimulation as a result of comparing information received by paired sensory receptors on both sides of the body.
- uxorilocal — matrilocal.
- water taxi — a motorboat that transports passengers for a fare.
- x terminal — (hardware) An intelligent terminal which operates as an X server directly connected to Ethernet. Not to be confused with the program xterm which is an X client.
- xerophagia — The eating of dry food.
- xerophobia — A fear of dryness.
- xerostomia — dryness of the mouth caused by diminished function of the salivary glands due to aging, disease, drug reaction, etc.
- xiphosuran — any chelicerate arthropod of the subclass Xiphosura, including the horseshoe crabs and many extinct forms