13-letter words containing x, c
- contextualize — to state the social, grammatical, or other context of; put into context
- convexo-plane — plano-convex
- corn exchange — A corn exchange is a large building where, in former times, grain was bought and sold.
- cough mixture — Cough mixture is the same as cough medicine.
- coxcombically — in a coxcombical manner
- coxwell chair — Cogswell chair.
- cranial index — the ratio of the greatest length to the greatest width of the cranium, multiplied by 100: used in comparative anthropology
- cross-examine — When a lawyer cross-examines someone during a trial or hearing, he or she questions them about the evidence that they have already given.
- cryptoxanthin — a carotenoid pigment, C40H56O, in butter, eggs, and various plants, that can be converted into vitamin A in the body
- curb exchange — American Stock Exchange.
- cyclohexanone — a colourless liquid used as a solvent for cellulose lacquers. Formula: C6H10O
- cycloheximide — a toxic antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis, used as a fungicide in agriculture
- de-excitation — to cause (an atom) to fall from an excited energy level to a lower energy level.
- decarboxylase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of carbon dioxide from a compound
- decarboxylate — to take away a carboxyl group from (an organic compound) or (of an organic compound) to lose a carboxyl group
- deoxycytidine — (biochemistry, genetics) A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to deoxyribose.
- dextrocardiac — a person whose heart is on the right side of his or her chest
- dextroglucose — dextrose
- dicloxacillin — A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class, used to treat infections caused by susceptible gram-positive bacteria.
- disintoxicate — to free from intoxication or drunkenness
- ecotoxicology — The branch of science that deals with the nature, effects, and interactions of substances that are harmful to the environment.
- electric flux — the product of the electric displacement and the area across which it is displaced in an electric field
- emergency tax — the tax a person pays on their income when it is not yet clear what tax band they should be assigned to
- ergotoxicosis — Ergotism.
- ex post facto — having retrospective effect
- ex-serviceman — An ex-serviceman is a man who used to be in a country's army, navy, or air force.
- exacerbations — Plural form of exacerbation.
- exact science — If you say that a particular activity is not an exact science, you mean that there are no set rules to follow or it does not produce very accurate results.
- excalibur bug — (humour, programming) The legendary bug that, despite repeated valliant attempts, none but the true king of all programmers can fix. Named after the sword in the stone in the legend of King Arthur.
- excandescence — The state of being excandescent, of glowing with heat.
- excellentness — The state or the quality of being excellent.
- exceptionable — Open to objection; causing disapproval or offense.
- exceptionally — To a greater degree than normal; unusually.
- exceptionless — Without exception.
- excess demand — a situation in which the market demand for a commodity is greater than its market supply, thus causing its market price to rise
- excess supply — a situation in which the market supply of a commodity is greater than the market demand for it, thus causing its market price to fall
- excessiveness — The property of being excessive.
- exchange rate — relative value of currency
- excimer laser — a type of gas laser that emits powerful pulses of ultraviolet radiation used in weapons, industrial, or medical research: this radiation is emitted as the short-lived excimers, dimeric molecules that can only exist when a component is energized into an excited state, return to their ground states
- excise duties — the tax payable on certain goods, such as alcohol, cigarettes, fuel
- excitableness — The quality of being excitable, excitability.
- exclamational — Relating to, or having the form of, an exclamation.
- excludability — The ability to be excluded.
- exclusionists — Plural form of exclusionist.
- exclusiveness — The state of being exclusive; exclusivity.
- excommunicate — Officially exclude (someone) from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.
- excoriatingly — So as to excoriate.
- excortication — the act of stripping off the outer layer, esp the bark from a tree
- excrescential — Pertaining to, or resembling, an excrescence.
- excursionists — Plural form of excursionist.