10-letter words containing x, s
- sulphoxide — any compound containing a sulphinyl group (SO) and a hydrocarbon radical
- superexalt — to exalt further; to exalt or raise above others or above a previous position
- superhelix — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
- superoxide — a compound containing the univalent ion O 2 − .
- switch box — a box, usually of metal, containing one or more electric switches.
- synaxarion — a summary of the life of a saint or of the particulars of a feast, read at the orthros.
- synaxarium — synaxarion.
- taxi squad — (formerly) a group of players under contract to and practicing with a professional team who are not on the team's roster as playing members and therefore are ineligible to play in official games.
- taxi stand — A taxi stand is the same as a taxi rank.
- taxi strip — a narrow taxiway.
- taxonomist — the science or technique of classification.
- texas city — a city in SE Texas, on Galveston Bay.
- texas deck — the uppermost deck of an inland or western river steamer.
- texas sage — a slightly woody, hairy plant, Salvia coccinea, of the mint family, native to the southeastern U.S. and tropical America, having elongated clusters of scarlet flowers.
- text-speak — a form of written language as used in text messages and other digital communications, characterized by many abbreviations and typically not following standard grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
- textualism — strict adherence to a text, especially of the Scriptures.
- textualist — a person who adheres closely to a text, especially of the Scriptures.
- the exodus — the departure of the Israelites from Egypt led by Moses
- thirty-six — a cardinal number, 30 plus 6.
- toxoplasma — any protist of the genus Toxoplasma, especially T. gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis.
- transfixed — to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
- trisectrix — a trisecting line
- 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.
- twenty-six — a cardinal number, 20 plus 6.
- ubersexual — a man who exhibits traditional masculine qualities as well as the caring nature of the New Man
- undersexed — having a weaker sexual drive than is considered usual or normal.
- unexistent — existing; having existence.
- unexisting — to have actual being; be: The world exists, whether you like it or not.
- unsafe sex — sexual intercourse that does not use physical protection, such as a condom, or nonpenetrative methods to prevent the spread of such diseases as AIDS
- unuxorious — doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive toward one's wife.
- vaxstation — A family of workstations from DEC based on their VAX computer architecture.
- vexingness — the quality or state of being vexing
- vieuxtemps — Henri François Joseph [French ahn-ree frahn-swa zhaw-zef] /French ɑ̃ˈri frɑ̃ˈswa ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1820–81, Belgian violinist and composer.
- wax insect — any of several scale insects that secrete a commercially valuable waxy substance, especially a Chinese scale insect, Ericerus pe-la.
- wax museum — a museum containing wax effigies of famous persons, especially historical figures, usually in scenes associated with their lives.
- weaker sex — the female sex; women (usually used facetiously): my life as a member of the weaker sex.
- west saxon — the Old English dialect of the West Saxon kingdom, dominant after a.d. c850 and the medium of nearly all the literary remains of Old English.
- windows 9x — (operating system) A shorthand meaning Windows 95 or Windows 98.
- windows xp — (operating system) The version of the Microsoft Windows operating system that, when it was released on 2001-10-25, finally merged the Windows 95 - Windows ME strain with the Windows NT - Windows 2000 one. XP comes in two main versions: Windows XP Professional Edition and a simplified subset for home users, Windows XP Home Edition.
- woadwaxens — Plural form of woadwaxen.
- x-designer — (programming, tool) A user interface builder for Motif from Imperial Software Technology.
- x-ray star — a star, usually a binary star, that is a strong emitter of x-rays, as Cygnus X-1.
- xanthopsia — A visual defect, a form of chromatopsia in which everything appears yellow.
- xenocrates — 396–314 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- xenocrysts — Plural form of xenocryst.
- xenogenous — caused by or originating from an external or foreign body
- xenoglossy — Knowledge of a language one has never learned.
- xenografts — Plural form of xenograft.
- xenomorphs — Plural form of xenomorph.
- xenophanes — c570–c480 b.c, Greek philosopher and poet.