13-letter words containing x, a, n
- express train — a fast train
- expropriating — Present participle of expropriate.
- expropriation — The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property; the act of depriving of private propriety rights.
- exsanguinated — Simple past tense and past participle of exsanguinate.
- extendability — Extensibility.
- extended care — nursing care provided for a limited time after a hospital stay, as in a special facility
- extended-play — denoting an EP record
- extenuatingly — in an extenuating manner
- exterminating — Present participle of exterminate.
- extermination — Killing, especially of a whole group of people or animals.
- exterminators — Plural form of exterminator.
- exterminatory — Relating to or marked by extermination.
- externalising — Present participle of externalise.
- externalities — Plural form of externality.
- externalizing — Present participle of externalize.
- extinguishant — a substance, such as a liquid, foam, powder, etc, used in extinguishing fires
- extractor fan — a fan used in kitchens, bathrooms, workshops, etc, to remove stale air or fumes
- extraordinary — Very unusual or remarkable.
- extrapersonal — Outside of a person; beyond what is personal or individual.
- extrapolating — Present participle of extrapolate.
- extrapolation — (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
- extraposition — placement of something outside something else
- extravagances — Plural form of extravagance.
- extravagantes — decretals circulating outside some recognized collection of canon law. Those of John XXII and the so-called Extravagantes communes form part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- extravagantly — With lavish expenditure or behaviour.
- extravaganzas — Plural form of extravaganza.
- extravasating — Present participle of extravasate.
- extravasation — The exudation of blood, lymph or urine from a vessel into the tissues.
- extrinsically — In an extrinsic manner.
- flying boxcar — a large airplane designed to carry cargo.
- gas explosion — an explosion caused by a gas leak in the presence of an ignition source
- generation xl — overweight children or young adults of the generation that spends a great deal of time on sedentary pursuits such as surfing the internet and playing computer games
- gnathic index — Craniometry. the ratio of the distance from basion to prosthion to the distance from basion to nasion, expressed in percent of the latter.
- harvest index — a measurement of crop yield: the weight of a harvested product as a percentage of the total plant weight of a crop.
- hematosalpinx — (medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
- hexactinellid — a type of sponge characterized by their (usually) six siliceous spicules or rays
- hexamethonium — a compound, C 10 H 24 N 2 , used in the treatment of severe hypertension to lower blood pressure and increase blood flow by blocking transmission of nerve impulses that constrict blood vessels.
- hexamethylene — cyclohexane.
- hexanaphthene — cyclohexane.
- hexanoic acid — caproic acid.
- hiberno-saxon — having the characteristics of both the Irish and English; Anglo-Irish.
- hieracosphinx — (in ancient Egyptian art) a hawk-headed sphinx
- hong xiu quan — 1814–64, Chinese religious leader and revolutionary. Claiming (1851) to be Christ's brother, he led the Taiping rebellion; committed suicide when it was defeated
- hydroxylamine — an unstable, weakly basic, crystalline compound, NH 3 O, used as a reducing agent, analytical reagent, and chemical intermediate.
- hydroxylation — (organic chemistry) The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement of a hydrogen atom.
- indexing head — a circular plate mounted to rotate on its centre, inscribed with concentric circles, each accurately divided, the dimensions being marked by drilled holes. The plate can be moved round with a workpiece to facilitate the accurate location of holes or other machining operations on the workpiece
- inexhaustible — not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.
- inexhaustibly — not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.
- inexorability — unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
- inexpectation — a lack of expectation