12-letter words containing x, p
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- quadruplexes — Plural form of quadruplex.
- reexperience — a particular instance of personally encountering or undergoing something: My encounter with the bear in the woods was a frightening experience.
- sex-positive — explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement.
- sextuplicate — a group, series, or set of six identical copies: The application is to be submitted in sextuplicate.
- sexual spore — a spore formed after the fusion of gametes and an asexual spore is the result of asexual reproduction
- sixteenpenny — noting a nail 3½ inches (9 cm) long. Symbol: 16d.
- solar plexus — Also called celiac plexus. Anatomy. a network of nerves situated at the upper part of the abdomen, behind the stomach and in front of the aorta.
- spinning box — centrifugal box.
- 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
- super-exceed — to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc.: to exceed the speed limit.
- superexpress — a superexpress train
- supermaxilla — the upper jaw.
- tax loophole — a legal way of avoiding the payment of tax, or part of a tax bill, due to a gap in tax legislation
- tax preparer — accountant hired to calculate taxes
- tepexpan man — an early human known from skeletal remains found near Tepexpán, Mexico, and dating c10,000–8000 b.c.
- time-expired — (of a cheque) that has lapsed and is no longer valid
- toxicophobia — an intense fear of poisoning
- toxophilitic — of or relating to a person who loves archery
- 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
- underexploit — to make insufficient use of
- underexposed — If a photograph is underexposed, it is darker than it should be because the film was not exposed to enough light.
- unexceptable — to exclude; leave out: present company excepted.
- unexpectable — to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of: I expect to read it. I expect him later. She expects that they will come.
- unexpectedly — not expected; unforeseen; surprising: an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development.
- unexpendable — essential; absolutely required: unexpendable resources vital to our security.
- unexplorable — to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery: to explore the island.
- unexpressive — not expressive; lacking in expression of meaning, feeling, etc.: a bland and unexpressive person.
- unexpurgated — to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable: Most children read an expurgated version of Grimms' fairy tales.
- vortex depth — The vortex depth is the depth below an impeller at which its influence can still be seen in a mixed fluid.
- well-exposed — left or being without shelter or protection: The house stood on a windy, exposed cliff.
- xanthopterin — a yellow pigment, C6H5N5O2, found in some butterfly or moth wings or in the urine of mammals
- xiphisternum — The lowest part of the sternum; the xiphoid process.