14-letter words containing x, u
- extravehicular — Of or relating to an activity performed in space outside a spacecraft.
- fabius maximus — (Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus"Cunctator") 275–203 b.c, Roman statesman and general: defeated Hannibal's army by harassment without risking a pitched battle.
- faute de mieux — for lack of anything better
- guangxi zhuang — an administrative division in S China. 85,096 sq. mi. (220,399 sq. km). Capital: Nanning.
- gulf of mexico — a republic in S North America. 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). . Capital: Mexico City.
- heterosexually — In a heterosexual way.
- hydroxybutyric — Of or pertaining to the hydroxybutyric acids or their derivatives.
- hydroxyl group — the univalent group –OH, as in inorganic compounds, such as sodium hydroxide, NaOH, or as in organic compounds, such as ethyl alcohol, C 2 H 6 O.
- hypersexualise — Alternative spelling of hypersexualize.
- hypersexuality — unusually or excessively active in or concerned with sexual matters.
- hypersexualize — To make extremely sexual; to accentuate the sexuality of.
- immune complex — an aggregate of an antigen and its specific antibody.
- immunotoxicity — The toxic effect of an immunotoxin on the immune system.
- intersexuality — Having the physical features of both sexes.
- intertextually — In an intertextual way.
- juxtamedullary — (anatomy) next to the edge of the medulla (of the kidney).
- juxtapositions — Plural form of juxtaposition.
- kastrop-rauxel — Castrop-Rauxel.
- mercuric oxide — a slightly crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous compound, HgO, occurring as a coarse, orange-red powder (red mercuric oxide) or as a fine, orange-yellow powder (yellow mercuric oxide) used chiefly as a pigment in paints and as an antiseptic in pharmaceuticals.
- metatextuality — A form of intertextual discourse in which one text makes critical commentary on another.
- methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
- metrosexuality — The quality of being metrosexual.
- minucius felix — Marcus, Roman writer of the 2nd century a.d. whose dialogue Octavius is the earliest known work of Latin-Christian literature.
- mixed foursome — a foursome of two teams, each comprised of a man and a woman.
- mixed language — any language containing items of vocabulary or other linguistic characteristics borrowed from two or more existing languages
- non-contextual — of, relating to, or depending on the context.
- non-exhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- non-extraneous — introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign: extraneous substances in our water.
- opaque context — an expression in which the replacement of a term by another with the same reference may change the truth-value of the whole. John believes that Cicero was a Roman is opaque, since even though Cicero and Tully are the same person John may know that the given statement is true but not that Tully was a Roman
- orthomyxovirus — Any RNA virus of Orthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two long glycoprotein spikes.
- out of context — If a statement or remark is quoted out of context, the circumstances in which it was said are not correctly reported, so that it seems to mean something different from the meaning that was intended.
- out of the box — a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover.
- oxidoreductase — any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
- plumbous oxide — litharge.
- pontus euxinus — a sea between Europe and Asia, bordered by Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Georgia, and the Russian Federation. 164,000 sq. mi. (424,760 sq. km).
- proximity fuse — an electronically triggered device designed to detonate an explosive charge in a missile, etc, at a predetermined distance from the target
- proximity fuze — a design for detonating a charge, as in a projectile, within a predesignated radius of a target.
- rievaulx abbey — a ruined Cistercian abbey near Helmsley in Yorkshire: built in the 12th century and abandoned at the dissolution of the monasteries; landscaped in the 18th century
- saxe-altenburg — a former duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.
- saxifragaceous — belonging to the plant family Saxifragaceae.
- scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
- screw extruder — A screw extruder is a type of mixer which moves the components through a cylinder using a screw which turns.
- self-exclusion — an act or instance of excluding.
- self-executing — going into effect immediately without the need of supplementary legislation: a self-executing treaty.
- semi-exclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
- sexual assault — abuse or violence of a sexual nature
- spring equinox — the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox)
- studio complex — a building containing a room or rooms used to record television or radio programmes, make films, music, etc
- suggestion box — receptacle for customers' comments
- sulfur dioxide — a colorless, nonflammable, water-soluble, suffocating gas, SO 2 , formed when sulfur burns: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals such as sulfuric acid, in preserving fruits and vegetables, and in bleaching, disinfecting, and fumigating.