11-letter words containing x, c
- low-context — tending to communicate by electronic methods such as e-mail, rather than in person
- loxodromics — the technique of navigating according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.
- mexican tea — a goosefoot, Chenopodium ambrosioides, having strong-smelling leaves sometimes used medicinally or as flavoring.
- mexican war — the war between the U.S. and Mexico, 1846–48.
- mexico city — a city in and the capital of Mexico, in the central part. About 7400 feet (2255 meters) above sea level.
- mixed spice — condiment: seasoning blend
- mixotrophic — relating to a combination of heterotrophic and autotrophic sustenance
- mpeg-4 hvxc — MPEG-4 Harmonic Vector eXCitation
- musical box — music box.
- myxomycetes — Plural form of myxomycete.
- nephrotoxic — Damaging or destructive to the kidneys.
- new mexican — a state in the SW United States. 121,666 sq. mi. (315,115 sq. km). Capital: Santa Fe. Abbreviation: NM (for use with zip code), N. Mex., N.M.
- non-extinct — no longer in existence; that has ended or died out: an extinct species of fish.
- nontoxicity — The state or condition of being nontoxic.
- not exactly — not at all; by no means
- ototoxicity — Damage to the ear, specifically the cochlea and sometimes the vestibular system, by a toxin.
- over-excite — to excite too much.
- over-expect — to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of: I expect to read it. I expect him later. She expects that they will come.
- overcomplex — composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
- overexcited — to excite too much.
- overexcites — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overexcite.
- oxalacetate — a salt of oxaloacetic acid
- oxalic acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous acid, H 2 C 2 O 4 ⋅2H 2 O, first discovered in the juice of the wood sorrel species of oxalis and obtained by reacting carbon monoxide with sodium hydroxide or certain carbohydrates with acids or alkalis: used chiefly for bleaching, as a cleanser, and as a laboratory reagent.
- oxbow chest — a chest of drawers having a front convex at the sides and concave in the center without vertical divisions.
- oxo process — a process for producing carbonyl compounds, especially alcohols and aldehydes, by adding, under high pressure, carbon monoxide and hydrogen to an olefin in the presence of a cobalt catalyst.
- oxychloride — a compound having oxygen and chlorine atoms bonded to another element, as bismuth oxychloride, BiOCl.
- oxygen acid — oxyacid.
- oxyrhynchus — a fish found in the Nile, sometimes depicted on Egyptian sculptures and coins
- packing box — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
- paleocortex — the olfactory region of the brain.
- paradoxical — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
- phenix city — a city in E Alabama, on the Chattahoochee River.
- planoconvex — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and convex on the other.
- pleximetric — relating to a pleximeter
- pouncet box — a small perfume box with a perforated lid.
- price index — an index of the changes in the prices of goods and services, based on the prices of the same goods and services at a period arbitrarily selected as a base, usually expressed as 100.
- prolocutrix — a female prolocutor
- prosecutrix — a female prosecutor or plaintiff
- psychotoxic — toxic or harmful to the mind or personality.
- pyroxenitic — relating to pyroxenite
- quincunxial — Alternative spelling of quincuncial.
- rouge croix — a pursuivant at the English college of arms
- saint croix — Also called Santa Cruz. a U.S. island in the N Lesser Antilles: the largest of the Virgin Islands. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).
- sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
- self-excuse — to regard or judge with forgiveness or indulgence; pardon or forgive; overlook (a fault, error, etc.): Excuse his bad manners.
- sextodecimo — sixteenmo (def 1).
- six o'clock — 6 P.M., 1800 hours
- sixth chord — an inversion of a triad in which the second note (next above the root) is in the bass.
- sociosexual — of or relating to relationships between persons that involve sexuality.
- spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.