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12-letter words containing x, c

  • inexplicable — not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.
  • inexplicably — not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.
  • inexplicitly — not explicit or clear; not clearly stated.
  • inextricable — from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze.
  • inextricably — from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze.
  • innocent xii — (Antonio Pignatelli) 1615–1700, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1691–1700.
  • intexticated — (of a driver) distracted while writing or reading a text message on a mobile phone
  • intoxicating — Archaic. intoxicated.
  • intoxication — inebriation; drunkenness.
  • intoxicative — of or relating to intoxicants or intoxication.
  • ion exchange — the process of reciprocal transfer of ions between a solution and a resin or other suitable solid.
  • ixtaccihuatl — an extinct volcano in S central Mexico, SE of Mexico City. 17,342 feet (5286 meters).
  • joe six-pack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
  • junction box — an enclosure that houses electric wires or cables that are joined together and protects the connections.
  • lascaux cave — a cave in Lascaux, France, discovered in 1940 and containing exceptionally fine Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings thought to date to Magdalenian times (c13,000–8500 b.c.).
  • laxadaisical — Misspelling of lackadaisical.
  • lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
  • lexicologist — the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.
  • malt extract — a sweet, gummy substance derived from an infusion of malt.
  • match-fixing — the act of arranging the outcome of a sports match prior to its being played
  • matrix patch — A matrix patch is an adhesive patch with medicine distributed through the adhesive. The patch is applied to the skin, and the medicine in it is delivered into the skin and into the bloodstream.
  • maxillectomy — Surgical removal of the maxilla.
  • maximum card — a picture postcard to which a stamp can be affixed on the picture side, after which it can be cancelled by the appropriate postal service.
  • meat extract — a preparation containing the concentrated essence of meat
  • medicine box — a small box used to hold medicines
  • methoxychlor — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 1 5 Cl 3 O 2 , used as an insecticide.
  • mexican jade — Mexican onyx artificially colored green.
  • mexican onyx — a translucent, banded variety of calcite, used for ornamental and decorative pieces.
  • mexican wave — If a crowd of people do a Mexican wave, each person in the crowd stands up and puts their arms in the air after the person to one side of them, creating a continuous wave-like motion through the crowd.
  • mixobarbaric — relating to a people who have both Greek and non-Greek ancestry
  • motor cortex — the region of the cerebral cortex concerned with transmitting impulses to the voluntary muscles.
  • myxomycetous — of or relating to a slime mold.
  • nickel oxide — a green, water-insoluble powder, NiO, used chiefly in the manufacture of nickel salts and in green pigments for ceramic paints.
  • nitric oxide — a colorless, slightly water-soluble gas, NO, formed by the action of dilute nitric acid on copper, and by the direct combination of atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen at the high temperatures of an electric arc: an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric acid.
  • no exception — If you make a general statement, and then say that something or someone is no exception, you are emphasizing that they are included in that statement.
  • non-toxicity — the quality, relative degree, or specific degree of being toxic or poisonous: to determine the toxicity of arsenic.
  • nonexclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
  • nonexecution — Failure to execute or perform.
  • nonexecutive — a person or group of persons having administrative or supervisory authority in an organization.
  • nonexistence — absence of existence.
  • nuisance tax — a tax paid in small but frequent amounts, usually by consumers.
  • over-complex — composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
  • over-excited — If you say that someone is over-excited, you mean that they are more excited than you think is desirable.
  • overexercise — to exercise excessively
  • overexplicit — excessively explicit
  • oxford comma — a comma between the final items in a list, often preceding the word 'and' or 'or', such as the final comma in the list newspapers, magazines, and books
  • oxyacetylene — noting or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and acetylene: an oxyacetylene torch.
  • oxycellulose — any substance formed naturally or synthetically by the oxidation of cellulose.
  • oxygen cycle — the process by which oxygen released into the atmosphere by photosynthetic organisms is taken up by aerobic organisms while the carbon dioxide released as a by-product of repiration is taken up for photosynthesis.
  • oxygen lance — a tube for conveying oxygen, used in various thermal cutting or steelmaking operations.
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