11-letter words containing x
- auxochromic — any radical or group of atoms that intensifies the color of a substance.
- auxotrophic — designating or of a mutant organism requiring more nutritional substances than its prototrophic parent because it has lost the ability to make a certain enzyme
- axanthopsia — a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to yellow.
- axe-breaker — an Australian oleaceous tree, Notelaea longifolia, yielding very hard timber
- axenization — (uncountable) The process of isolating a particular organism from all others.
- axerophthol — any form of vitamin A
- axiological — the branch of philosophy dealing with values, as those of ethics, aesthetics, or religion.
- axiomatical — Of or pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of an axiom; characterized by axioms.
- axisymmetry — any symmetry formed around an axis
- axle grease — lubricant for axles
- axonometric — of or relating to a projection method of representing three-dimensional objects on a flat surface
- ball of wax — everything, including all details, parts, etc., relating to a particular matter: He came back from Chicago with the contract for the whole ball of wax.
- bass reflex — a loudspeaker equipped with a baffle having openings designed to improve the reproduction of low-frequency sounds.
- bedaux-plan — a system of payment for work on the basis of the number of points of work done in a given amount of time, each point representing one minute of work on a given job at a normal rate of speed.
- bedroom tax — a reduction in housing benefit for occupants of council housing who have more rooms than they are deemed to require
- bend dexter — the ordinary bend, extending from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
- benedict ix — died 1056? pope 1032–44; 1045; 1047–48.
- benedict xi — (Niccolò Boccasini) 1240–1304, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1303–04.
- benedict xv — original name Giacomo della Chiesa. 1854–1922, pope (1914–22); noted for his repeated attempts to end World War I and for his organization of war relief
- benefactrix — benefactress.
- betting tax — a tax on gambling
- biconvexity — the characteristic of having two convex surfaces
- billet-doux — a love letter
- bisexuality — Biology. of both sexes. combining male and female organs in one individual; hermaphroditic.
- bloody flux — dysentery.
- bobby-soxer — esp. in the 1940s, a girl in her early teens, esp. one who conformed to adolescent fads
- boniface ix — (Pietro Tomacelli) died 1404, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1389–1404.
- boric oxide — a colorless crystalline compound, B 2 O 3 , used in metallurgy and chemical analysis.
- box cornice — a hollow cornice of boards and moldings nailed to rafters and lookouts.
- box spanner — a spanner consisting of a steel cylinder with a hexagonal end that fits over a nut: used esp to turn nuts in positions that are recessed or difficult of access
- box-ticking — the process of satisfying bureaucratic administrative requirements rather than assessing the actual merit of something
- boxer-style — cut or fashioned in the style of boxer shorts: men's boxer-style bathing suits.
- boxing ring — A boxing ring is a raised square platform with ropes around it in which boxers fight.
- bronx cheer — A Bronx cheer is a sound that people make by vibrating their lips in order to express disapproval or contempt.
- bulimarexia — bulimia (sense 2)
- cabaret tax — a tax levied on entertainment, dancing, floor shows, etc., at places where liquor is served, as at cabarets and nightclubs.
- calixtus ii — died 1124, French ecclesiastic: pope 1119–24.
- canada lynx — a North American lynx (Lynx lynx canadensis) with tufted ears and a stubby tail
- carboxylase — any enzyme that catalyses the release of carbon dioxide from certain acids
- carboxylate — any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid having a formula of the type M(RCOO)x, where M is a metal and R an organic group, or R1COOR2, where R1 and R2 are organic groups
- cardiotoxic — Chemically damaging to the tissues of the heart.
- cefmenoxime — A particular third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.
- ceftriaxone — (pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic cephalosporin antibiotic.
- ceric oxide — a white or yellow solid used in ceramics, enamels, and radiation shields. Formula: CeO2
- chalcedonyx — a variety of chalcedony characterized by alternate stripes of black and white
- charles xii — 1682–1718, king of Sweden (1697–1718), who inflicted defeats on Denmark, Russia, and Poland during the Great Northern War (1700–21)
- charles xiv — the title as king of Sweden and Norway of Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte
- chateauroux — a town in central France: 10th-century castle (Château-Raoul). Pop: 46 386 (2009)
- chemiotaxis — Dated form of chemotaxis.
- chemoreflex — a reflex caused by a chemical stimulus.