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12-letter words containing x, a, i

  • intertextual — the interrelationship between texts, especially works of literature; the way that similar or related texts influence, reflect, or differ from each other: the intertextuality between two novels with the same setting.
  • intexticated — (of a driver) distracted while writing or reading a text message on a mobile phone
  • intoxicating — Archaic. intoxicated.
  • intoxication — inebriation; drunkenness.
  • intoxicative — of or relating to intoxicants or intoxication.
  • ion exchange — the process of reciprocal transfer of ions between a solution and a resin or other suitable solid.
  • ixtaccihuatl — an extinct volcano in S central Mexico, SE of Mexico City. 17,342 feet (5286 meters).
  • joe six-pack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
  • laxadaisical — Misspelling of lackadaisical.
  • laxativeness — the condition or quality of being laxative
  • lead dioxide — a brown crystalline compound, PbO 2 , toxic, insoluble in water and alcohol, soluble in glacial acetic acid: used as an oxidizing agent, in lead-acid batteries, and in analytical chemistry.
  • lean mixture — A lean mixture is a fuel/air mixture containing a relatively low proportion of fuel.
  • lex talionis — the principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice.
  • lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
  • liar paradox — a logical paradox that results from consideration of statements of the form “This statement is false.” If the statement is true, then it is false, whereas if it is false, then it is true.
  • linux loader — (operating system)   (LILO) A boot loader for Linux. LILO does not depend on a specific file system, it can boot Linux kernel images from floppy disks and hard disks and can even boot other operating systems. One of up to sixteen differernt images can be selected at boot time. Various parameters, such as the root device, can be set independently for each kernel. LILO can even be used as the master boot record.
  • lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
  • magnetotaxis — movement or orientation of an organism in response to a magnetic field.
  • maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
  • match-fixing — the act of arranging the outcome of a sports match prior to its being played
  • matrix patch — A matrix patch is an adhesive patch with medicine distributed through the adhesive. The patch is applied to the skin, and the medicine in it is delivered into the skin and into the bloodstream.
  • maxillectomy — Surgical removal of the maxilla.
  • maximilian i — 1459–1519, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1493–1519.
  • maximisation — Alternative spelling of maximization.
  • maximization — to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
  • maximum card — a picture postcard to which a stamp can be affixed on the picture side, after which it can be cancelled by the appropriate postal service.
  • mesoappendix — the mesentery of the vermiform appendix.
  • methohexital — a barbiturate anesthetic, used in its sodium form, C 1 4 H 1 7 N 2 NaO 3 , for induction of general anesthesia or for anesthesia of short duration.
  • mexican jade — Mexican onyx artificially colored green.
  • mexican onyx — a translucent, banded variety of calcite, used for ornamental and decorative pieces.
  • mexican wave — If a crowd of people do a Mexican wave, each person in the crowd stands up and puts their arms in the air after the person to one side of them, creating a continuous wave-like motion through the crowd.
  • mixing ratio — the ratio of the mass of water vapor in the air to the mass of the dry air, a measure of atmospheric humidity.
  • mixing valve — a valve receiving water from both a hot-water and a cold-water line and controlling the relative amount of water admitted from each.
  • mixobarbaric — relating to a people who have both Greek and non-Greek ancestry
  • morphallaxis — Biology. the regeneration of a destroyed body part by the reorganization of its remaining cells.
  • negative tax — a payment by the State to a person with a low income, the magnitude of the payment increasing as the income decreases. It is regarded as a form of social welfare
  • neutral axis — an imaginary line in the cross section of a beam, shaft, or the like, along which no stresses occur.
  • nonexpansile — Not expansile.
  • nonvexatious — Not vexatious.
  • nuisance tax — a tax paid in small but frequent amounts, usually by consumers.
  • over-anxious — excessively anxious.
  • over-explain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
  • overtaxation — to tax too heavily.
  • oxidant smog — photochemical smog.
  • pansexualism — the belief that a sexual instinct drives all human behaviour
  • pansexualist — someone who is pansexual
  • pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
  • paradoxidian — relating to the genus Paradoxides
  • paradoxurine — relating to the palm civet
  • paraffin wax — paraffin in its solid state.
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