11-letter words containing x, c
- color index — the difference between the apparent photographic magnitude and the apparent visual magnitude of a star.
- complex ion — a charged complex. Compare complex (def 10).
- complexions — Plural form of complexion.
- complexness — The state or quality of being complex.
- consolatrix — a woman who consoles
- contextless — having no context
- convex hull — the smallest convex set containing a given set; the intersection of all convex sets that contain a given set.
- convex lens — optical glass
- convexities — Plural form of convexity.
- copropraxia — An involuntary impulse to make obscene gestures.
- cornish rex — a breed of cat with a very soft wavy coat, a small head, large eyes, and very large ears
- council tax — In Britain, council tax is a tax that you pay to your local authority in order to pay for local services such as schools, libraries, and rubbish collection. The amount of council tax that you pay depends on the value of the house or flat where you live.
- coxcombical — of or resembling the characteristic nature of a coxcomb
- cross-index — a note or notes referring the reader to other material
- crucifixion — Crucifixion is a way of killing people which was common in the Roman Empire, in which they were tied or nailed to a cross and left to die.
- crux ansata — the ankh, an ancient Egyptian symbol
- cyclohexane — a colourless insoluble flammable liquid cycloalkane with a pungent odour, made by hydrogenation of benzene and used as a paint remover and solvent. Formula: C6H12
- cyclohexene — (organic compound) A cyclic hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms and one double bond; any of its derivatives.
- cytopharynx — the gullet of a protozoan.
- detoxicated — Simple past tense and past participle of detoxicate.
- dexiocardia — dextrocardia.
- dexiotropic — (of cleavage) spiral; twisting in a spiral fashion from left to right
- dextrocular — favoring the right eye, rather than the left, by habit or for effective vision (opposed to sinistrocular).
- dioxonitric — as in dioxonitric acid, the systematic name of nitrous acid
- doxological — Of or pertaining to doxology.
- doxorubicin — a cytotoxic antibiotic, C 27 H 29 NO 11 , derived from a variety of the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius and used in the treatment of sarcoma, malignant lymphoma, acute leukemia, and other cancers.
- doxycycline — a synthetic analog of a broad-spectrum antibiotic tetracycline drug, C 22 H 24 N 2 O 8 , used against a wide range of susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms.
- duplex lock — a lock capable of being opened either by a master key or a change key, each operating its own mechanism.
- duplex scan — a scan that uses sound waves to show how well the blood is flowing in arteries
- echotexture — (medicine) The patterning of echogenicity in a diagnostic image.
- ecotoxicity — The potential for biological, chemical or physical stressors to affect ecosystems.
- electroplax — Each of a number of flattened plates of protoplasm that make up the electric organ of certain fishes, e.g., the electric eel.
- ex cathedra — with authority
- exacerbated — Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
- exacerbates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exacerbate.
- excarnation — The act of removing flesh.
- excavations — Plural form of excavation.
- exceedances — Plural form of exceedance.
- exceedingly — Extremely.
- excelerator — A set of CASE tools from Index Technology Corporation.
- excellences — Plural form of excellence.
- excellently — In a manner that demonstrates excellence; very well.
- excentrical — Alternative form of excentric.
- except that — but for the fact that; were it not true that
- exceptional — Unusual; not typical.
- excerptings — a number of excerpted parts or passages (from a book, play, etc)
- excessively — To a greater degree or in greater amounts than is necessary, normal, or desirable; inordinately.
- exchangable — Alternative spelling of exchangeable.
- excise laws — laws relating to taxes on dutiable items
- excitations — Plural form of excitation.