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14-letter words containing x, p, o

  • french paradox — the theory that the lower incidence of heart disease in Mediterranean countries compared to that in the US is a consequence of the larger intake of flavonoids from red wine in these countries
  • hepatotoxicity — Toxicity that damages the liver.
  • high explosive — a class of explosive, as TNT, in which the reaction is so rapid as to be practically instantaneous, used in shells and bombs.
  • hydroperoxides — Plural form of hydroperoxide.
  • hydroxyapatite — a mineral, Ca 10 (PO 4) 6 OH 2 , that is the principal storage form of calcium and phosphorus in bone.
  • hydroxyl group — the univalent group –OH, as in inorganic compounds, such as sodium hydroxide, NaOH, or as in organic compounds, such as ethyl alcohol, C 2 H 6 O.
  • hydroxyproline — a nutritionally nonessential amino acid, C 5 H 9 NO 3 , found chiefly in collagen.
  • hyperexcretion — excessive excretion
  • hyperextension — the extension of a part of the body beyond normal limits.
  • hyperoxygenate — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
  • hypomixolydian — (in medieval church music) of or relating to the last of the eight scales
  • immune complex — an aggregate of an antigen and its specific antibody.
  • juxtapositions — Plural form of juxtaposition.
  • kastrop-rauxel — Castrop-Rauxel.
  • laryngopharynx — the lower part of the pharynx, above the larynx.
  • lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
  • mixed metaphor — the use in the same expression of two or more metaphors that are incongruous or illogical when combined, as in “The president will put the ship of state on its feet.”.
  • nephrotoxicity — The state or condition of being nephrotoxic.
  • nexpert object — An expert system.
  • non-expiration — a coming to an end; termination; close: the expiration of a contract.
  • non-expressive — full of expression; meaningful: an expressive shrug.
  • nonexplanatory — not explanatory
  • nonexportation — failure or refusal to export.
  • opaque context — an expression in which the replacement of a term by another with the same reference may change the truth-value of the whole. John believes that Cicero was a Roman is opaque, since even though Cicero and Tully are the same person John may know that the given statement is true but not that Tully was a Roman
  • orient express — an express passenger train in service between Paris and Istanbul from 1883 until 1977, using various routes. Some or parts of the routes continue to be served by regular service and by rail tours.
  • orthodox sleep — dreamless sleep, characterized by a slow alpha rhythm of brain waves and no marked physiological changes.
  • other expenses — Other expenses are expenses that do not relate to a company's main business.
  • over-expectant — having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
  • paradoxicality — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
  • parallel axiom — the axiom in Euclidean geometry that only one line can be drawn through a given point so that the line is parallel to a given line that does not contain the point.
  • peano's axioms — a collection of axioms concerning the properties of the set of all positive integers, including the principle of mathematical induction.
  • peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
  • photooxidation — oxidation induced by light.
  • photooxidative — of or relating to photooxidation
  • pinxter flower — a variety of azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) with pink, sweet-smelling flowers, purplish-red at the base
  • plumbous oxide — litharge.
  • polycarboxylic — of or like a polycarboxylate
  • pontus euxinus — a sea between Europe and Asia, bordered by Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Georgia, and the Russian Federation. 164,000 sq. mi. (424,760 sq. km).
  • postexperience — taking place after a particular experience
  • postfix syntax — postfix notation
  • processing tax — a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods.
  • proximity fuse — an electronically triggered device designed to detonate an explosive charge in a missile, etc, at a predetermined distance from the target
  • proximity fuze — a design for detonating a charge, as in a projectile, within a predesignated radius of a target.
  • proxy conflict — a conflict between third parties, through whom enemies attack each other
  • proxy marriage — a marriage performed between one of the two contracting parties and a proxy who has been authorized to represent the other.
  • re-exploration — an act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination.
  • self-exploited — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
  • simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
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