14-letter words containing ox
- organosiloxane — a siloxane containing an organic group.
- orthodox sleep — dreamless sleep, characterized by a slow alpha rhythm of brain waves and no marked physiological changes.
- out of the box — a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover.
- ox-eye herring — a herring-like sea fish, Megalops cyprinoides, of northern Australian waters, related to the tarpon
- oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
- oxidoreductase — any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
- oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
- oxymoronically — in an oxymoronic way
- paradoxicality — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
- peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
- photooxidation — oxidation induced by light.
- photooxidative — of or relating to photooxidation
- plumbous oxide — litharge.
- polycarboxylic — of or like a polycarboxylate
- proximity fuse — an electronically triggered device designed to detonate an explosive charge in a missile, etc, at a predetermined distance from the target
- proximity fuze — a design for detonating a charge, as in a projectile, within a predesignated radius of a target.
- proxy conflict — a conflict between third parties, through whom enemies attack each other
- proxy marriage — a marriage performed between one of the two contracting parties and a proxy who has been authorized to represent the other.
- scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
- soapbox orator — a person who makes a speech on, or as if on, a soapbox
- spring equinox — the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox)
- suggestion box — receptacle for customers' comments
- sulfur dioxide — a colorless, nonflammable, water-soluble, suffocating gas, SO 2 , formed when sulfur burns: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals such as sulfuric acid, in preserving fruits and vegetables, and in bleaching, disinfecting, and fumigating.
- tetanus toxoid — an inactivated form of tetanus toxin obtained from Clostridium tetani, used to produce an active immunity to the toxin.
- thyrotoxicosis — Graves' disease.
- trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
- ultra-orthodox — of, relating to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.
- unintoxicating — (of a drink, wine, substance, etc) not intoxicating
- vernal equinox — the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox)
- xenon trioxide — a colorless, nonvolatile solid, XeO 3 , explosive when dry: in solution it is called xenic acid.
- zeno's paradox — any of various versions of a paradox regarding the relation of the discrete to the continuous and requiring the concept of limit for its satisfactory explanation.