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13-letter words containing x, u, t

  • fluid-extract — a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.
  • guilt complex — If you say that someone has a guilt complex about something, you mean that they feel very guilty about it, in a way that you consider is exaggerated, unreasonable, or unnecessary.
  • heterosexuals — Plural form of heterosexual.
  • hexadactylous — hexadactylic
  • hexamethonium — a compound, C 10 H 24 N 2 , used in the treatment of severe hypertension to lower blood pressure and increase blood flow by blocking transmission of nerve impulses that constrict blood vessels.
  • homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
  • hyposexuality — A significantly low level of sexuality.
  • ideal mixture — An ideal mixture is a mixture in which the concentration of any part taken from it is the same as the average for the whole.
  • index futures — a form of financial futures based on projected movement of a share price index, such as the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Share Index
  • inexhaustible — not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.
  • inexhaustibly — not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.
  • interlocutrix — A female interlocutor.
  • intersexually — In an intersexual way.
  • juxtaposition — an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
  • juxtoposition — Misspelling of juxtaposition.
  • liquid storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
  • lithium oxide — a white powder, Li 2 O, with strong alkaline properties: used in ceramics and glass.
  • magnetic flux — the total magnetic induction crossing a surface, equal to the integral of the component of magnetic induction perpendicular to the surface over the surface: usually measured in webers or maxwells.
  • methoxy group — the univalent group CH 3 O−.
  • mixing faucet — a single outlet for water from separately controlled hot-water and cold-water taps.
  • murexide test — a test in which treatment of a substance, usually urine, with nitric acid and ammonia indicates the presence of uric acid by formation of murexide.
  • neurotoxicity — the degree to which a substance is poisonous to nerve tissue.
  • nitrous oxide — a colorless, sweet-smelling, sweet-tasting, nonflammable, slightly water-soluble gas, N 2 O, that sometimes produces a feeling of exhilaration when inhaled: used chiefly as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery, in the manufacture of chemicals, and as an aerosol.
  • non-executive — Someone who has a non-executive position in a company or organization gives advice but is not responsible for making decisions or ensuring that decisions are carried out.
  • nonexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
  • overexuberant — effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant: an exuberant welcome for the hero.
  • parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
  • pigouvian tax — a tax levied to counter an economic negative externality, for example taxing producers of industrial pollution in order to encourage pollution control
  • prix goncourt — Goncourt (def 2).
  • saint-exupery — Antoine de [ahn-twan duh] /ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1900–45, French author and aviator.
  • sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
  • sexual health — health care and counselling related to sexual relations, reproductive health, sexually transmitted infections, etc
  • sexualization — to render sexual; endow with sexual characteristics.
  • soixante-neuf — sixty-nine (def 4).
  • square matrix — a matrix in which the number of rows is equal to the number of columns.
  • subject index — alphabetical contents list
  • tax authority — the official body that administers and collects a country's taxes
  • tax deduction — an expenditure that is deducted from taxable income.
  • tax duplicate — the certification of real-estate assessments to the taxing authorities
  • tax schedules — the different ways of classifying income under tax law
  • terbium oxide — an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
  • texas leaguer — a pop fly that falls safely between converging infielders and outfielders.
  • texture paint — a finish paint having an insoluble additive, as sand, for giving a slightly rough textural effect.
  • time exposure — a long exposure in which the shutter is opened and closed by hand or by a mechanism other than the automatic mechanism of the shutter.
  • toxicophagous — poison-eating
  • ultraorthodox — extremely or excessively orthodox, esp with regards to religion
  • unexaggerated — not exaggerated or overblown
  • unexceptional — not exceptional; not unusual or extraordinary.
  • unexpectantly — having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
  • unexplanatory — serving to explain: an explanatory footnote.
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