10-letter words containing x
- bytesexual — (jargon) /bi:t" sek"shu-*l/ An adjective used to describe hardware, denotes willingness to compute or pass data in either big-endian or little-endian format (depending, presumably, on a mode bit somewhere). See also NUXI problem.
- cache-sexe — a small cloth or band worn, as by an otherwise nude dancer, to conceal the genitals
- calixtus i — Saint, a.d. c160–222, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 218–222.
- carbon tax — A carbon tax is a tax on the burning of fuels such as coal, gas, and oil. Its aim is to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere.
- carborexic — a person who is regarded as being obsessed with reducing their carbon footprint
- carboxylic — containing or pertaining to the carboxyl group or the carboxyl radical
- card index — A card index is a number of cards with information written on them which are arranged in a particular order, usually alphabetical, so that you can find the information you want easily.
- castratrix — (chiefly, used in philosophy, or, psychoanalysis) A female who castrates (either literally or metaphorically).
- cefadroxil — A broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic.
- cefuroxime — (pharmaceutical drug) A second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.
- cephalexin — a cephalosporin antibiotic prescribed for mild infections of the skin, ears, throat, lungs, or urinary tract
- chaetotaxy — the arrangement of bristles on the exoskeleton of an insect.
- chalumeaux — Plural form of chalumeau.
- charles ix — 1550–74, king of France (1560–74), son of Catherine de' Medici and Henry II: his reign was marked by war between Huguenots and Catholics
- charles xi — 1655–97, king of Sweden (1660–97), who established an absolute monarchy and defeated Denmark (1678)
- chatterbox — A chatterbox is someone who talks a lot.
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- chen duxiu — 1879–1942, Chinese intellectual, journalist, and cofounder of the Chinese Communist Party.
- chickenpox — Chickenpox is a disease which gives you a high temperature and red spots that itch.
- chillaxing — Present participle of chillax.
- chionodoxa — any plant of the liliaceous genus Chionodoxa, of S Europe and W Asia
- ciguatoxin — a toxin found in seafood
- ciphertext — encrypted text
- circumflex — A circumflex or a circumflex accent is a symbol written over a vowel in French and other languages, usually to indicate that it should be pronounced longer than usual. It is used for example in the word 'rôle'.
- clarenceux — the second King-of-Arms in England
- clement ix — (Giulio Rospigliosi) 1600–69, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1667–69.
- clement xi — (Giovanni Francesco Albani) 1649–1721, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1700–21.
- climaxless — without a climax
- coexecutor — a person acting jointly with another or others as executor
- coexistent — Existing at the same time as something else.
- coexisting — to exist together or at the same time.
- coextended — Simple past tense and past participle of coextend.
- commixtion — the act of mixing together
- commixture — a mixture
- complexify — to make or become complex
- complexing — Complexing is a process in which a complex is formed.
- complexion — When you refer to someone's complexion, you are referring to the natural colour or condition of the skin on their face.
- complexity — Complexity is the state of having many different parts connected or related to each other in a complicated way.
- complexone — any chelating agent, such as EDTA, used for the analytical determination of metals
- connexions — Plural form of connexion.
- contexting — Present participle of context.
- contextomy — the practice of misquoting someone by shortening the quotation or by leaving out surrounding words or sentences that would place the quotation in context.
- contextual — A contextual issue or account relates to the context of something.
- contexture — the fact, process, or manner of weaving or of being woven together
- contraplex — relating to the transmission of two messages in opposite directions simultaneously
- convexedly — convexly
- convexness — the state or quality of being convex
- cover text — a text that conceals an encoded message.
- coxcomical — Alternative form of coxcombical.
- criosphinx — a sphinx with the head of a ram instead of a human.