13-letter words containing x, u
- 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-exclusion — an act or instance of excluding.
- non-exclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
- 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.
- nonhomosexual — a person who is not homosexual
- obnoxiousness — highly objectionable or offensive; odious: obnoxious behavior.
- overexuberant — effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant: an exuberant welcome for the hero.
- paramyxovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses that are similar to but larger than the myxoviruses, including the viruses that cause mumps, measles, parainfluenza, and Newcastle disease.
- 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).
- roxas y acuña — Manuel (maˈnwel). 1892–1948, Philippine statesman; first president of the Republic of the Philippines (1946–48)
- roxburghshire — a historic county in SE Scotland.
- sacral plexus — a nerve network originating from the nerves of the sacral spine and innervating large areas of the lower trunk and legs, especially via the sciatic nerves.
- saint-exupery — Antoine de [ahn-twan duh] /ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1900–45, French author and aviator.
- self-exposure — the act of exposing, laying open, or uncovering: the sudden exposure of objects that were hidden under the blanket.
- 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
- sulfisoxazole — a white to yellowish, crystalline, slightly bitter sulfonamide, C 1 1 H 1 3 N 3 O 3 S, used chiefly in the treatment of infections of the urinary tract.
- 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
- underexposure — inadequate exposure, as of photographic film.
- unexaggerated — not exaggerated or overblown
- unexceptional — not exceptional; not unusual or extraordinary.
- unexclusively — in an unexclusive manner
- unexemplified — not exemplified; not clarified by example
- unexpectantly — having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
- unexperienced — wise or skillful in a particular field through experience: an experienced teacher.
- unexplainable — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- unexplainably — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- unexplanatory — serving to explain: an explanatory footnote.
- unextractable — to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force: to extract a tooth.
- unix man page — Unix manual page
- unix system v — System V
- uranium oxide — any of the compounds of uranium and oxygen, as UO 2 , UO 3 , U 4 O 9 , or U 3 O 8 .