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14-letter words containing x, a, t

  • metrosexuality — The quality of being metrosexual.
  • mixed metaphor — the use in the same expression of two or more metaphors that are incongruous or illogical when combined, as in “The president will put the ship of state on its feet.”.
  • motorola 680x0 — (processor)   Shorthand for any member for the Motorola 68000 family of microprocessors from Motorola, Inc. The "x" stands for 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6.
  • non-contextual — of, relating to, or depending on the context.
  • non-exhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
  • non-expiration — a coming to an end; termination; close: the expiration of a contract.
  • non-extractive — capable of being extracted, as from the earth: extractive fuels.
  • non-extraneous — introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign: extraneous substances in our water.
  • nonexistential — not existential
  • nonexplanatory — not explanatory
  • nonexportation — failure or refusal to export.
  • opaque context — an expression in which the replacement of a term by another with the same reference may change the truth-value of the whole. John believes that Cicero was a Roman is opaque, since even though Cicero and Tully are the same person John may know that the given statement is true but not that Tully was a Roman
  • otitis externa — inflammation of the external ear.
  • over-expectant — having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
  • overexaggerate — to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately: to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation.
  • overextraction — excessive extraction
  • oxidoreductase — any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
  • paradoxicality — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
  • passive-matrix — of or relating to a relatively low-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) with low contrast, a type of flat-panel display.
  • pax britannica — a peace imposed by Great Britain upon hostile nations, especially in the 19th century.
  • photooxidation — oxidation induced by light.
  • photooxidative — of or relating to photooxidation
  • plantar reflex — a normal reflex flexion of the toes, especially in persons above one year of age, resulting from stroking the sole of the foot.
  • postfix syntax — postfix notation
  • processing tax — a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods.
  • re-exploration — an act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination.
  • regressive tax — a tax which is levied or graduated so that the rate decreases as the amount taxed increases
  • relexification — to replace the vocabulary of (a language, especially a pidgin) with words drawn from another language, without changing the grammatical structure.
  • saxe-altenburg — a former duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.
  • set an example — If you set an example, you encourage or inspire people by your behaviour to behave or act in a similar way.
  • sexual assault — abuse or violence of a sexual nature
  • seyfert galaxy — one of a group of spiral galaxies with compact, bright nuclei having characteristically broad emission lines suggestive of very hot gases in violent motion at the center.
  • soapbox orator — a person who makes a speech on, or as if on, a soapbox
  • stock exchange — a building or place where stocks and other securities are bought and sold.
  • supersexuality — the quality of having a strong sexual appetite
  • take exception — to make objections (to); demur (at)
  • tax accountant — an accountant who specializes in taxation and in the preparation of company and individual accounts
  • tax adjustment — a change to the amount of tax owed by a company or individual
  • tax concession — tax reduction
  • tax consultant — a person who advises other people and companies on tax affairs, esp on legal ways of paying less tax
  • 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.
  • taxable amount — the portion of your income or profits that is subject to tax
  • telex operator — a person who sends messages by telex
  • tetanus toxoid — an inactivated form of tetanus toxin obtained from Clostridium tetani, used to produce an active immunity to the toxin.
  • texas hold 'em — a popular variety of poker in which each player can use any or all of five shared cards in combination with either or both of two private cards to form the best possible hand of five cards
  • texas longhorn — one of a breed of long-horned beef cattle of the southwestern U.S., developed from cattle introduced into North America from Spain and valued for disease resistance, fecundity, and a historical association with the old West: now rare.
  • text messaging — sending typed mobile phone messages
  • the hexaemeron — the six-day period of the Creation
  • 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.
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