14-letter words containing x, a, i
- scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
- self-expanding — to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company.
- selling climax — a brief, abrupt decline in stock prices that is succeeded by a rally.
- semimajor axis — Geometry. one half the major axis of an ellipse.
- semiminor axis — Geometry. one half the minor axis of an ellipse.
- supersexuality — the quality of having a strong sexual appetite
- supramaxillary — of or relating to the upper jaw
- sussex spaniel — one of an English breed of shortlegged spaniels having a golden liver-colored coat.
- take exception — to make objections (to); demur (at)
- tax concession — tax reduction
- tax-collecting — the collection of taxes owed by individuals
- tax-deductible — noting an item the value or cost of which is deductible from the gross amount on which a tax is calculated.
- tetanus toxoid — an inactivated form of tetanus toxin obtained from Clostridium tetani, used to produce an active immunity to the toxin.
- text messaging — sending typed mobile phone messages
- to the maximum — If you say that someone does something to the maximum, you are emphasizing that they do it to the greatest degree possible.
- to wax lyrical — If you say that someone, for example, waxes lyrical or waxes indignant about a subject, you mean that they talk about it in an enthusiastic or indignant way.
- trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
- transsexualism — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
- transsexuality — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
- trial examiner — a person appointed to hold hearings and report findings and recommendations to an administrative or quasi-judicial agency or tribunal.
- ultraexclusive — extremely exclusive
- unintoxicating — (of a drink, wine, substance, etc) not intoxicating
- unitary matrix — a square matrix that is the inverse of its Hermitian conjugate
- 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)
- vernix caseosa — the fatty matter, consisting chiefly of dead epidermal cells and sebaceous secretions, covering the skin of a fetus and newborn.
- vexillographer — a person who designs or makes flags.
- waxleaf privet — an evergreen shrub, Ligustrum japonicum, native to Japan and Korea, having leathery leaves and large clusters of small white flowers.
- xanthosiderite — a mineral, hydrous iron oxide, Fe 2 O 3 ⋅2H 2 O.
- xenobiological — Of or pertaining to xenobiology.
- xenodiagnostic — of or relating to xenodiagnosis
- xenophobically — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
- xerophytically — As a xerophyte.
- xeroradiograph — an x-ray utilizing a specially coated plate that allows a picture to be developed without the use of liquid chemicals.
- xinjiang uygur — an administrative division of NW China: established in 1955 for the Uygur ethnic minority, with autonomous subdivisions for other small minorities; produces over half China's wool and contains valuable mineral resources. Capital: Urumqi. Pop: 19 340 000 (2003 est). Area: 1 646 799 sq km (635 829 sq miles)
- xiphihumeralis — a long pectoral muscle found only in felines