9-letter words containing x
- call unix — (communications, tool) (cu) The original Unix virtual terminal utility. cu allows a user on one computer to log in to another connected via Ethernet, direct serial line or modem. It shares some configuration files with UUCP in order to be able to use the same connections without conflict.
- candlewax — The wax of a candle.
- catalexis — the state of lacking a syllable in the last foot of a line of poetry
- cataplexy — sudden temporary paralysis, brought on by severe shock
- cefoxitin — a broad-spectrum, crystalline, semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic, C 16 H 17 N 3 O 7 , used in the treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
- celecoxib — an anti-inflammatory drug
- cetuximab — a monoclonal antibody used to treat cancer
- charles x — title of Charles Gustavus. 1622–60, king of Sweden, who warred with Poland and Denmark in an attempt to create a unified Baltic state
- chartreux — a breed of sturdy cat with short dense woolly fur
- check box — square for marking with a tick
- chillaxed — Simple past tense and past participle of chillax.
- chronaxie — the minimum time required for excitation of a nerve or muscle when the stimulus is double the minimum (threshold) necessary to elicit a basic response
- circumfix — a prefix and a suffix attached to a root or stem, as the a and -ing in a-going.
- cissexual — noting or relating to a person who is comfortable with having the physical characteristics of that person’s biological sex.
- cleartext — (cryptography) The unencrypted form of an encrypted text; plain text.
- clement x — (Emilio Altieri) 1590–1676, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1670–76.
- clinoaxis — in a monoclinic crystal, the lateral axis which forms an oblique angle with the vertical axis
- coach box — the seat of a coachman on a horse-drawn carriage or coach
- coaxation — (rare) The act of croaking.
- coaxially — in a coaxial manner
- coaxingly — to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole: He coaxed her to sing, but she refused.
- coexisted — Simple past tense and past participle of coexist.
- commixing — Present participle of commix.
- complex's — composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
- complexed — composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
- complexes — Plural form of complex.
- complexly — composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
- complexus — a complicated whole made up of interconnected or related parts
- confluxes — Plural form of conflux.
- connexion — the act or state of connecting.
- connexive — connective
- contexted — Simple past tense and past participle of context.
- convexity — the state or quality of being convex
- copy-text — a manuscript or earlier published version of a text, used as the basis for an emended, scholarly edition
- coxcombry — conceited arrogance or foppishness
- coxsackie — Any of several viruses of the genus Enterovirus similar to poliovirus.
- coxswains — Plural form of coxswain.
- cross fox — a red fox in the color phase in which the fur is reddish brown with a dark stripe down the back and another over the shoulders.
- curtal ax — a cutlass
- curtalaxe — a cutlass
- cytotaxis — movement of cells due to external stimulation
- cytotoxic — poisonous to living cells: denoting certain drugs used in the treatment of leukaemia and other cancers
- cytotoxin — any substance that is poisonous to living cells
- data-text — (tool) A system from Harvard for numerical computations in the Social Sciences.
- de-excite — to cause (an atom) to fall from an excited energy level to a lower energy level.
- death tax — a tax on money or property that a person inherits
- decomplex — having or composed of parts that are complex in themselves
- deflexion — deflection
- deflexure — the act or condition of deflection or deviation
- defluxion — anything that flows downwards