10-letter words containing x
- crucifixes — Plural form of crucifix.
- cyclohexyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclohexane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
- cygnus x-1 — a strong x-ray source in the constellation Cygnus, consisting of a binary system of which one component may be a black hole.
- cyphertext — (language) An interactive language for text formatting and typesetting.
- cyrix 6x86 — (processor) (6x86) IBM and Cyrix's sixth-generation, 64-bit 80x86-compatible microprocessor. The 6x86 combines aspects of both RISC and CISC. It has a superscalar, superpipelined core, and performs register renaming, speculative execution, out-of-order completion, and data dependency removal. It has a 16-kilobyte primary cache and is socket-compatible with the Pentium P54C. It has four performance levels: PR 120+, PR 150+, PR 166+ and PR 200+. The chip was designed by Cyrix and is manufactured by IBM. The architecture of the 6x86 is more advanced than that of the Pentium, incorporating some of the features of Intel's Pentium Pro. At a given clock rate it executes most code more quickly than a Pentium would. However, its FPU is considerably less efficient than Intel's.
- cytotoxins — Plural form of cytotoxin.
- decathexis — to withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, or object), as in anticipation of a future loss: He decathected from her in order to cope with her impending death.
- demisexual — (of humans) Sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed.
- deoxidiser — Alternative form of deoxidizer.
- deoxidized — Simple past tense and past participle of deoxidize.
- deoxidizer — Any agent that reduces the oxygen content of a material; a deoxidant.
- deoxidizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deoxidize.
- detoxicate — to rid (a patient) of a poison or its effects
- detoxified — Simple past tense and past participle of detoxify.
- detoxifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detoxify.
- dexterious — Misspelling of dextrous, alternative spelling to dexterous.
- dexterwise — on or to the right hand side (of a heraldic shield)
- dextrality — the state or quality of having the right side or its parts or members different from and, usually, more efficient than the left side or its parts or members; right-handedness.
- dextranase — an enzyme which breaks down dextran, and is therefore useful for, among other things, preventing tooth decay
- dextrinase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a dextrin.
- dextrinize — (transitive) To convert (starch molecules) to dextrin.
- dextrinoid — (mycology) Applied to a mushroom that turns reddish-brown upon application of Melzer's reagent.
- dextrously — Alternative form of dexterously.
- dialog box — A dialog box is a small area containing information or questions that appears on a computer screen when you are performing particular operations.
- direct tax — a tax exacted directly from the persons who will bear the burden of it (without reimbursement to them at the expense of others), as a poll tax, a general property tax, or an income tax.
- disiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any siloxane having two -Si-O- groups.
- dixie-land — (sometimes lowercase) a style of jazz, originating in New Orleans, played by a small group of instruments, as trumpet, trombone, clarinet, piano, and drums, and marked by strongly accented four-four rhythm and vigorous, quasi-improvisational solos and ensembles.
- dixiecrats — a member of a faction of southern Democrats stressing states' rights and opposed to the civil-rights programs of the Democratic Party, especially a southern Democrat who bolted the party in 1948 and voted for the candidates of the States' Rights Democratic Party.
- dominatrix — a woman who plays the dominant role in a sado-masochistic sexual relationship or encounter.
- dopexamine — A \u03b21- and \u03b22-adrenergic receptor agonist.
- dorsifixed — (botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament somewhere along their back.
- dot matrix — a method of forming characters and graphics, used by CRTs and other screens, some printers (dot-matrix printers) and some plotters, by creating the desired pattern using dots from a dense matrix.
- dot-matrix — using matrix dots
- doxologies — Plural form of doxology.
- doxologize — To give glory to God, as in a doxology; to praise God with doxologies.
- drunk text — a text message sent by someone who is intoxicated.
- echopraxia — the abnormal repetition of the actions of another person.
- eighty-six — to eject (someone) from a place
- endocervix — (anatomy) The mucous membrane of the cervical canal.
- endotoxins — Plural form of endotoxin.
- enoxaparin — A heparin of low molecular weight used to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism.
- epexegeses — Plural form of epexegesis.
- epexegesis — The addition of words to clarify meaning.
- epexegetic — Serving as an epexegesis or as epexegeses.
- epicalyxes — Plural form of epicalyx.
- essex girl — a young working-class woman from the Essex area, typically considered as being unintelligent, materialistic, devoid of taste, and sexually promiscuous
- euxine sea — the Black Sea
- ex officio — by virtue of office, or of position (person)
- ex-convict — a former prisoner
- ex-husband — man: former spouse