10-letter words containing x, t
- orthorexic — Having a fixation with healthy or righteous eating.
- overexcite — to excite too much.
- overextend — to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point: a company that overextended its credit to diversify.
- oxidimetry — a technique of analytical chemistry that utilizes oxidizing agents for titrations.
- oxygenated — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- oxygenator — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- paclitaxel — a drug derived from the yew tree and used to treat cancer
- 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.
- paroxytone — having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.
- pastry mix — a product that can be mixed with water to make pastry
- perplexity — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
- phototaxis — movement of an organism toward or away from a source of light.
- phototoxic — (of cosmetics, skin creams, etc) making the skin hazardously sensitive to sunlight
- phototoxin — Biochemistry. a plant toxin causing an allergic reaction when touched or eaten by a susceptible person or animal subsequently exposed to sunlight.
- phyllotaxy — the arrangement of leaves on a stem or axis.
- phytotoxic — of or relating to phytotoxin.
- phytotoxin — any toxin, as ricin or crotin, produced by a plant.
- picrotoxin — a white, crystalline, bitter, poisonous, central nervous system stimulant, C 3 0 H 3 4 O 1 3 , obtained from the seeds of Anamirta cocculus: used chiefly in the treatment of barbiturate poisoning.
- pipex ltd. — UUNET PIPEX
- pixelating — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- pixelation — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- pixellated — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- pixilation — the state or quality of being pixilated.
- plain text — the intelligible original message of a cryptogram, as opposed to the coded or enciphered version.
- pleximeter — a small, thin plate, as of ivory, placed against the body to mediate the blow of a plexor.
- pleximetry — the practice of using a pleximeter
- postexilic — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- prattlebox — a person who prattles, a chatterbox
- praxiteles — flourished c350 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- pre-excite — to stimulate (esp part of the heart muscle) in preparation or beforehand
- pre-exempt — to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release: to exempt a student from an examination.
- prefixture — something used or added as a prefix
- pretexting — the practice of deceiving individuals into surrendering personal information for fraudulent purposes
- prompt box — a booth where someone sits to remind (an actor, singer, etc) of lines forgotten during a performance
- protoxylem — the part of the primary xylem that develops first, consisting of narrow, thin-walled cells.
- proxy vote — a vote cast by a person's representative
- pyroxenite — any rock composed essentially, or in large part, of pyroxene of any kind.
- quadratrix — a curve by which a curved figure, such as a circle, may be squared
- quintuplex — fivefold; quintuple.
- 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-execute — to carry out; accomplish: to execute a plan or order.
- re-exhibit — to exhibit again
- reflex-act — Physiology. noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
- relaxation — abatement or relief from bodily or mental work, effort, application, etc.
- relaxative — a medication or activity that promotes relaxation
- sentry box — a small structure for sheltering a sentry from bad weather.
- separatrix — something that divides or separates, as the line between light and dark areas on a partially illuminated surface.
- sex addict — a person who is addicted to engaging in sexual activity
- sex factor — a sex-determining chromosome or gene.