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9-letter words containing x

  • heterodox — not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, especially in theology; unorthodox.
  • heterosex — heterosexuality.
  • hexabasic — containing six hydrogen atoms capable of being replaced or ionized: a hexabasic acid.
  • hexacanth — (zoology) Having six larval hooks.
  • hexachord — a diatonic series of six tones having, in medieval music, a half step between the third and fourth tones and whole steps between the others.
  • hexagonal — of, relating to, or having the form of a hexagon.
  • hexagrams — Plural form of hexagram.
  • hexahedra — plural of hexahedron: solid figure with six plane faces
  • hexameral — hexamerous.
  • hexameric — Of or pertaining to a hexamer.
  • hexameron — hexaemeron.
  • hexameter — a dactylic line of six feet, as in Greek and Latin epic poetry, in which the first four feet are dactyls or spondees, the fifth is ordinarily a dactyl, and the last is a trochee or spondee, with a caesura usually following the long syllable in the third foot.
  • hexaploid — having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number.
  • hexapodal — of or relating to the hexapods
  • hexastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of six lines.
  • hexastyle — having six columns, as a portico or the facade of a classical temple.
  • hexateuch — the first six books of the Old Testament.
  • hexathlon — an athletic contest consisting of six different events
  • homotaxis — a similarity of arrangement, as of geologic strata or fossil assemblages that have the same relative position but are not necessarily contemporaneous.
  • hydroxide — a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group.
  • hyperoxia — (pathology) A condition caused by an excess of oxygen in tissues and organs.
  • hyperoxic — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hyperoxia.
  • hypertext — a method of storing data through a computer program that allows a user to create and link fields of information at will and to retrieve the data nonsequentially.
  • hypotaxis — dependent relation or construction, as of clauses; syntactic subordination.
  • hypoxemia — inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
  • hypoxemic — inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
  • ibm 370xa — (computer, IBM)   An IBM mainframe computer introduced in 1983. Successor to the System/370, this machine had an enhanced address space.
  • ibm pc xt — (computer)   An IBM PC with a (slow) hard disk. The XT was released in March 1983. It had an Intel 8088 CPU. The XT/370, released in October 1983, added IBM 370 mainframe emulation, and the XT 286 followed in September 1986 with an Intel 80286 CPU [Why?].
  • idee fixe — fixed idea.
  • idiot box — a television set; television.
  • immixture — the act of immixing.
  • implexion — a complication or entanglement
  • inbetwixt — (archaic) between; in between.
  • incomplex — Not complex; simple.
  • index set — a set whose elements are used to indicate the order of the elements of a sequence, series, etc.
  • index.htm — index.html
  • indexable — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
  • indexeddb — (database)   A transactional, JavaScript-based object-oriented database for use in web browsers. IndexedDB stores and retrieves objects that are indexed with a key. Using the structured clone algorithm, it can serialise complex data structures that may contain cyclic references. IndexedDB is supported by Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari and even Internet Explorer.
  • indexical — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
  • inexactly — In a manner not exact or precise; inaccurately.
  • inflexion — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
  • innoxious — harmless; innocuous.
  • intel x86 — Intel 80x86
  • intertext — A reference to one text within another.
  • isauxesis — growth of a part at the same rate as that of the whole organism.
  • isoxazole — (organic compound) the isomer of oxazole 1,2-oxazole many of whose derivatives have pharmacological activity.
  • itu x.209 — Basic Encoding Rules
  • ixodiasis — a disease that is transmitted by ticks, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever
  • japan wax — a pale-yellow, waxy, water-insoluble solid obtained from the fruit of certain sumacs, especially Rhus succedanea, native to Japan and China: used chiefly in the manufacture of candles, furniture polishes, and floor waxes.
  • jewel box — jewel case.
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