9-letter words containing xi
- implexion — a complication or entanglement
- 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.
- inflexion — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
- innoxious — harmless; innocuous.
- john xiii — died a.d. 972, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 965–972.
- john xxii — (Jacques Duèse) c1244–1334, French ecclesiastic: pope 1316–34.
- ketoximes — Plural form of ketoxime.
- lexically — of or relating to the words or vocabulary of a language, especially as distinguished from its grammatical and syntactical aspects.
- lexigrams — Plural form of lexigram.
- lexigraph — A lexigram or ideograph, a graphical depiction of a single word.
- lexington — a town in E Massachusetts, NW of Boston: first battle of American Revolution fought here April 19, 1775.
- lexiphage — (graphics) /lek'si-fayj"/ A notorious word chomper, implemented and named by John Doty in late 1972 on and HP calculator and later on ITS. The lexiphage program would draw on a selected victim's bitmapped terminal the words "THE BAG" in ornate letters, followed a pair of jaws biting pieces of it off.
- lexiphane — One who uses words pretentiously.
- lipopexia — the storage of fat in the body.
- lixiviate — to treat with a solvent; leach.
- lixiviums — Plural form of lixivium.
- louis xii — ("the Father of the People") 1462–1515, king of France 1498–1515.
- louis xiv — ("the Great"; "the Sun King") 1638–1715, king of France 1643–1715 (son of Louis XIII).
- marxisant — sympathetic to Marxism
- matrixing — an electronic method of processing quadraphonic sound for recording in a two-channel form, for reconversion to four channels when played back.
- maxidress — a dress that reaches the ankle
- maxillary — of or relating to a jaw, jawbone, or maxilla.
- maxillula — either of the first pair of maxillae of a crustacean
- maxim gun — an early single-barreled, water-cooled machine gun cocked by the force of its own recoil.
- maximally — of or being a maximum; greatest possible; highest.
- maximised — Simple past tense and past participle of maximise.
- maximises — to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
- maximized — Simple past tense and past participle of maximize.
- maximizer — to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
- maximizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maximize.
- maximumly — In a maximum manner.
- maxiskirt — a long skirt or skirt part, as of a coat or dress, ending below the middle of the calf but above the ankle.
- meloxicam — an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat osteoarthritis
- methoxide — methylate (def 1).
- minoxidil — a potent peripheral vasodilator, C 23 H 27 N, used in the treatment of severe hypertension, also applied topically to promote hair growth in some types of baldness.
- monoxides — Plural form of monoxide.
- mr. fixit — a person who characteristically repairs or tinkers with things, as household appliances (sometimes used with Miss, Ms., or Mrs. instead of Mr. when referring to a female).
- mycotoxin — a toxin produced by a fungus.
- non-toxic — of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
- nonsexist — not showing prejudice on the basis of gender: nonsexist language in business letters.
- noxiously — harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes.
- obidoxime — An oxime used to treat nerve gas poisoning.
- obnoxious — highly objectionable or offensive; odious: obnoxious behavior.
- orthoaxis — the axis in a crystal
- outfoxing — Present participle of outfox.
- oxidation — the process or result of oxidizing.
- oxidative — the process or result of oxidizing.
- oxidising — to convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen.
- paralexia — an impairment of reading ability characterized by the transposition of letters or words.
- parataxic — of or characterized by emotional maladjustment.