Words containing x, u, n
4 letter words containing x, u, n
- un*x — (operating system, convention) Used to refer to the Unix operating system (a trademark of AT&T) in writing, but avoiding the need for the ugly (TM) typography. Also used to refer to any or all varieties of Unixoid operating systems. Ironically, lawyers now say that the requirement for the TM-postfix has no legal force, but the asterisk usage is entrenched anyhow. It has been suggested that there may be a psychological connection to practice in certain religions (especially Judaism) in which the name of the deity is never written out in full, e.g. "YHWH" or "G--d" is used. See also glob.
- unix — (operating system) /yoo'niks/ (Or "UNIX", in the authors' words, "A weak pun on Multics") Plural "Unices". An interactive time-sharing operating system invented in 1969 by Ken Thompson after Bell Labs left the Multics project, originally so he could play games on his scavenged PDP-7. Dennis Ritchie, the inventor of C, is considered a co-author of the system. The turning point in Unix's history came when it was reimplemented almost entirely in C during 1972 - 1974, making it the first source-portable OS. Unix subsequently underwent mutations and expansions at the hands of many different people, resulting in a uniquely flexible and developer-friendly environment. By 1991, Unix had become the most widely used multi-user general-purpose operating system in the world. Many people consider this the most important victory yet of hackerdom over industry opposition (but see Unix weenie and Unix conspiracy for an opposing point of view). Unix is now offered by many manufacturers and is the subject of an international standardisation effort [called?]. Unix-like operating systems include AIX, A/UX, BSD, Debian, FreeBSD, GNU, HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD, NEXTSTEP, OpenBSD, OPENSTEP, OSF, POSIX, RISCiX, Solaris, SunOS, System V, Ultrix, USG Unix, Version 7, Xenix. "Unix" or "UNIX"? Both seem roughly equally popular, perhaps with a historical bias toward the latter. "UNIX" is a registered trademark of The Open Group, however, since it is a name and not an acronym, "Unix" has been adopted in this dictionary except where a larger name includes it in upper case. Since the OS is case-sensitive and exists in many different versions, it is fitting that its name should reflect this.
- xfun — A polymorphic functional language which is a cross between SML and Russell, developed by S. Dalmas <[email protected]> of INRIA in 1991, and intended for computer algebra.
5 letter words containing x, u, n
- auxin — any of various plant hormones, such as indoleacetic acid, that promote growth and control fruit and flower development. Synthetic auxins are widely used in agriculture and horticulture
- fuxin — a city in central Liaoning province, in NE China.
- linux — (operating system) ("Linus Unix") /li'nuks/ (but see below) An implementation of the Unix kernel originally written from scratch with no proprietary code. The kernel runs on Intel and Alpha hardware in the general release, with SPARC, PowerPC, MIPS, ARM, Amiga, Atari, and SGI in active development. The SPARC, PowerPC, ARM, PowerMAC - OSF, and 68k ports all support shells, X and networking. The Intel and SPARC versions have reliable symmetric multiprocessing. Work on the kernel is coordinated by Linus Torvalds, who holds the copyright on a large part of it. The rest of the copyright is held by a large number of other contributors (or their employers). Regardless of the copyright ownerships, the kernel as a whole is available under the GNU General Public License. The GNU project supports Linux as its kernel until the research Hurd kernel is completed. This kernel would be no use without application programs. The GNU project has provided large numbers of quality tools, and together with other public domain software it is a rich Unix environment. A compilation of the Linux kernel and these tools is known as a Linux distribution. Compatibility modules and/or emulators exist for dozens of other computing environments. The kernel version numbers are significant: the odd numbered series (e.g. 1.3.xx) is the development (or beta) kernel which evolves very quickly. Stable (or release) kernels have even major version numbers (e.g. 1.2.xx). There is a lot of commercial support for and use of Linux, both by hardware companies such as Digital, IBM, and Apple and numerous smaller network and integration specialists. There are many commercially supported distributions which are generally entirely under the GPL. At least one distribution vendor guarantees Posix compliance. Linux is particularly popular for Internet Service Providers, and there are ports to both parallel supercomputers and embedded microcontrollers. Debian is one popular open source distribution. The pronunciation of "Linux" has been a matter of much debate. Many, including Torvalds, insist on the short I pronunciation /li'nuks/ because "Linus" has an /ee/ sound in Swedish (Linus's family is part of Finland's 6% ethnic-Swedish minority) and Linus considers English short /i/ to be closer to /ee/ than English long /i:/ dipthong. This is consistent with the short I in words like "linen". This doesn't stop others demanding a long I /li:'nuks/ following the english pronunciation of "Linus" and "minus". Others say /li'niks/ following Minix, which Torvalds was working on before Linux.
- nexum — A contract in early Ancient Rome in which the debtor pledged his own person as collateral should he default on his loan (thus risking becoming a slave to the creditor).
- nexus — a means of connection; tie; link.
6 letter words containing x, u, n
- auxins — Plural form of auxin.
- buxton — a town in N England, in NW Derbyshire in the Peak District: thermal springs. Pop: 20 836 (2001)
- cunaxa — the site near the lower Euphrates where Artaxerxes II defeated Cyrus the Younger in 401 bc
- exeunt — A stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage.
- expugn — (obsolete) To take by storm; capture. (15th-17th c.).
7 letter words containing x, u, n
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- auxinic — containing or relating to auxins
- benelux — The Benelux countries are Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
- conflux — confluence
- equinox — The time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length (about September 22 and March 20).
8 letter words containing x, u, n
- bandeaux — Plural form of bandeau.
- coturnix — any of several quails of the genus Coturnix of the family Phasianidae
- cuxhaven — a port in NW Germany, at the mouth of the River Elbe. Pop: 52 876 (2003 est)
- equinoxe — Misspelling of equinox.
- euronext — a European stock exchange formed by the amalgamation of the Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam bourses
9 letter words containing x, u, n
- abnoxious — Misspelling of obnoxious.
- affluxion — a streaming or flowing towards something
- annexures — Plural form of annexure.
- antiauxin — a substance acting against auxin
- anxiously — full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health.
10 letter words containing x, u, n
- antisexual — a person opposed to sexuality or sexual activity
- autosexing — the breeding of birds to reveal specific sexual characteristics
- autotoxins — Plural form of autotoxin.
- ciguatoxin — a toxin found in seafood
- clarenceux — the second King-of-Arms in England
11 letter words containing x, u, n
- anxiousness — full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health.
- auxanometer — an instrument that measures the linear growth of plant shoots
- bedaux-plan — a system of payment for work on the basis of the number of points of work done in a given amount of time, each point representing one minute of work on a given job at a normal rate of speed.
- coextrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- crucifixion — Crucifixion is a way of killing people which was common in the Roman Empire, in which they were tied or nailed to a cross and left to die.
12 letter words containing x, u, n
- alexandrinus — the Greek uncial codex, dating from the early 5th century a.d., originally containing the complete text of the Greek Old and New Testaments.
- autoxidation — oxidation by exposure to atmospheric oxygen
- co-extrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- contextually — of, relating to, or depending on the context.
- contrasexual — (of a woman) appearing to defy the female sexual stereotype by being content to be single and childless while being sexually active and financially independent
13 letter words containing x, u, n
- antisexuality — the opposition to sexuality or sexual activity
- autooxidation — autoxidation.
- circumflexing — Present participle of circumflex.
- circumflexion — The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
- contextualise — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
14 letter words containing x, u, n
- antihomosexual — opposed to homosexual people and behaviour
- circumfixation — a prefix and a suffix attached to a root or stem, as the a and -ing in a-going.
- contextualised — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualises — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualized — Simple past tense and past participle of contextualize.
15 letter words containing x, u, n
- alexandroupolis — a port in NE Greece, in W Thrace. Pop: 52 720 (2001 est)
- contextualising — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualizing — Present participle of contextualize.
- countercathexis — (psychology) The suppression or repression of mental energy.
- counterexamples — Plural form of counterexample.
16 letter words containing x, u, n
- ambidextrousness — The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
- autointoxication — self-poisoning caused by absorption of toxic products originating within the body
- decontextualized — removed from the usual context
- deoxyribonucleic — (genetics) Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
- extemporaneously — In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
17 letter words containing x, u, n
- complex-conjugate — one of a group of conjugate words.
- contextualisation — Alt form contextualization.
- contextualization — The act or process of putting information into context; making sense of information from the situation or location in which the information was found.
- decontextualizing — to remove (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) from a context: decontextualized works of art displayed in museums.
- deoxyribonuclease — DNase.
18 letter words containing x, u, n
- auxiliary-equation — Mathematics. the characteristic polynomial of a given matrix, equated to zero. Also called auxiliary equation. an equation with one variable and equated to zero, which is derived from a given linear differential equation and in which the coefficient and power of the variable in each term correspond to the coefficient and order of a derivative in the original equation.
- extemporaneousness — The degree or property of being extemporaneous.
- hydroxychloroquine — a colorless crystalline solid, C 18 H 26 ClN 3 O, used in the treatment of malaria, lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis.
- hypersexualisation — Alternative spelling of hypersexualization.
- hypersexualization — The act or process of hypersexualizing.
19 letter words containing x, u, n
- decontextualization — to remove (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) from a context: decontextualized works of art displayed in museums.
- deoxyribonucleoside — a compound composed of deoxyribose and either a purine or a pyrimidine.
- deoxyribonucleotide — an ester of a deoxyribonucleoside and phosphoric acid; a constituent of DNA.
- hexafluoroplatinate — (chemistry) The univalent anion PtF6- prepared by reacting platinum hexafluoride with certain metals or other elements.
- hydroxydaunorubicin — Doxorubicin.
20 letter words containing x, u, n
- deoxyribonucleotides — Plural form of deoxyribonucleotide.
- hexafluoroantimonate — (inorganic chemistry) The anion SbF6- or any salt containing this anion; it is used as an acidic catalyst in epoxide opening reactions.
- iodochlorhydroxyquin — The drug clioquinol.
22 letter words containing x, u, n
- autoxidation-reduction — disproportionation.
- deoxyribonucleoprotein — any of a class of nucleoproteins that yield DNA upon partial hydrolysis.
23 letter words containing x, u, n
- consciousness-expanding — mind-expanding.
24 letter words containing x, u, n
- oligodeoxyribonucleotide — (biochemistry) Any oligonucleotide composed of deoxyribose monomemers.
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