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13-letter words containing x, y

  • inexpensively — In an inexpensive manner.
  • inexpressibly — not expressible; incapable of being uttered or described in words: a scene of inexpressible beauty.
  • inflexibility — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
  • interaxillary — (botany) Situated within or between the axils of leaves.
  • intersexually — In an intersexual way.
  • intoxicatedly — In an intoxicated fashion; drunkenly.
  • jacob s coxey — Jacob Sechler [sech-ler] /ˈsɛtʃ lər/ (Show IPA), 1854–1951, U.S. political reformer: led a group of unemployed marchers (Coxey's army) in 1894 from Ohio to Washington, D.C., to petition Congress for legislation to create jobs and relieve poverty.
  • liquid oxygen — a clear, pale blue liquid obtained by compressing oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point: used chiefly as an oxidizer in liquid rocket propellants.
  • mesityl oxide — an oily, colorless liquid, C 6 H 1 0 O, having a honeylike odor: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of synthetic organic compounds.
  • methoxy group — the univalent group CH 3 O−.
  • methylglyoxal — pyruvic aldehyde.
  • mexican poppy — any tropical American poppy of the genus Argemone, especially A. mexicana (Mexican poppy) having prickly pods and leaves and yellow or white, poppylike flowers.
  • mixed ability — A mixed ability class or teaching system is one in which pupils of different abilities are taught together in the same class.
  • mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
  • mixed economy — an economy in which there are elements of both public and private enterprise.
  • morpho-syntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
  • mycotoxicosis — poisoning resulting from exposure to fungal toxins.
  • neo-orthodoxy — a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, stressing the absolute sovereignty of God and chiefly characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation.
  • neurotoxicity — the degree to which a substance is poisonous to nerve tissue.
  • offertory box — the box or container where worshippers' put their offerings (usually money)
  • onychorrhexis — (pathology) fingernail and toenail brittleness and breakage, such as may be due to excessive strong soap and water exposure, nail polish remover, hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.
  • orthopyroxene — a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene
  • oxford theory — the theory attributing the authorship of Shakespeare's plays to Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1550–1604.
  • oxygen effect — the increased sensitivity to radiation of living organisms, tissues, etc, when they are exposed in the presence of oxygen
  • oxyhemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
  • oxymetazoline — a sympathomimetic drug, C 1 6 H 2 4 N 2 O, used as a topical, long-lasting nasal decongestant.
  • paradoxically — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
  • 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
  • phenoxy resin — any of a class of resins derived from polyhydroxy ethers
  • phototoxicity — damage, esp to the skin, as a result of exposure to light
  • phytotoxicity — the state of being phytotoxic
  • prefix syntax — prefix notation
  • primary xylem — xylem derived directly from the growth of an apical meristem.
  • proparoxytone — having an accent or heavy stress on the antepenultimate syllable.
  • proxy gateway — proxy server
  • roxas y acuña — Manuel (maˈnwel). 1892–1948, Philippine statesman; first president of the Republic of the Philippines (1946–48)
  • saint-exupery — Antoine de [ahn-twan duh] /ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1900–45, French author and aviator.
  • saxony-anhalt — a state in central Germany. 9515 sq. mi. (24,644 sq. km). Capital: Magdeburg.
  • seventy-sixth — next after the seventy-fifth; being the ordinal number for 76.
  • sexagesimally — into sixtieths
  • six-yard line — the line marking the limits of the goal area
  • sixty-seventh — next after the sixty-sixth; being the ordinal number for 67.
  • soapbox derby — a race between children in homemade racing carts
  • spiral galaxy — a galaxy having a spiral structure.
  • storax family — the plant family Styracaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having simple, alternate leaves, clusters of bell-shaped white flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the silver bell, snowbell, and storax.
  • tachyphylaxis — Medicine/Medical. immediate, temporary immunization against the effects of injection of a toxic extract owing to previous small injections of the same extract.
  • tax authority — the official body that administers and collects a country's taxes
  • tax liability — legal responsibility to pay taxes
  • taxonomically — the science or technique of classification.
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