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12-letter words containing x, e, d

  • hexadecanoic — Of or pertaining to hexadecanoic acid or its derivatives.
  • hexadecapole — (physics) Anything having sixteen poles or electrodes, or a combination of four quadrupoles.
  • hexafluoride — a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.
  • hexahydrates — Plural form of hexahydrate.
  • hydroxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate.
  • hyperexcited — Very highly excited.
  • index finger — forefinger.
  • index fossil — a widely distributed fossil, of narrow range in time, regarded as characteristic of a given geological formation, used especially in determining the age of related formations.
  • index number — a quantity whose variation over a period of time measures the change in some phenomenon.
  • index-linked — index (def 25).
  • indexicality — (philosophy) The quality or state of being indexical.
  • indirect tax — a tax levied indirectly, as one levied on commodities before they reach the consumer but ultimately paid by the consumer as part of the market price.
  • inexactitude — the quality or state of being inexact or inaccurate; inexactness.
  • inexpedience — The quality or state of being inexpedient; unsuitableness or impropriety.
  • inexpediency — (uncountable) The condition of being inexpedient.
  • inoxidizable — not susceptible to oxidation.
  • intexticated — (of a driver) distracted while writing or reading a text message on a mobile phone
  • ipsedixitism — An unfounded, false and dogmatic assertion.
  • isopropoxide — (chemistry) The univalent anion derived from isopropanol by removal of the hydroxy hydrogen atom; and salt containing this anion.
  • lead dioxide — a brown crystalline compound, PbO 2 , toxic, insoluble in water and alcohol, soluble in glacial acetic acid: used as an oxidizing agent, in lead-acid batteries, and in analytical chemistry.
  • linux loader — (operating system)   (LILO) A boot loader for Linux. LILO does not depend on a specific file system, it can boot Linux kernel images from floppy disks and hard disks and can even boot other operating systems. One of up to sixteen differernt images can be selected at boot time. Various parameters, such as the root device, can be set independently for each kernel. LILO can even be used as the master boot record.
  • maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
  • medicine box — a small box used to hold medicines
  • mesoappendix — the mesentery of the vermiform appendix.
  • mexican jade — Mexican onyx artificially colored green.
  • miller index — one of three integers giving the orientation and position of the face of a crystal in terms of the reciprocals, in lowest terms, of the intercepts of the face with each axis of the crystal.
  • misery index — an unofficial indication of a nation's economic health, derived by adding the percentage rate of inflation to the percentage of unemployed workers: With inflation running at 15 percent and unemployment at 8 percent, the misery index is 23 percent.
  • mixed forest — a forest filling the transition from natural coniferous to deciduous forest, and containing both types of tree
  • mixed number — a number consisting of a whole number and a fraction or decimal, as 4½ or 4.5.
  • myxedematous — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
  • neoorthodoxy — a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, stressing the absolute sovereignty of God and chiefly characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation.
  • next door to — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
  • 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.
  • orthodox jew — a Jew who adheres faithfully to the principles and practices of traditional Judaism as evidenced chiefly by a devotion to and study of the Torah, daily synagogue attendance if possible, and strict observance of the Sabbath, religious festivals, holy days, and the dietary laws.
  • over-excited — If you say that someone is over-excited, you mean that they are more excited than you think is desirable.
  • over-indexes — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
  • overextended — to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point: a company that overextended its credit to diversify.
  • oxford frame — a frame for a picture, mirror, etc., consisting of four straight pieces whose ends project beyond the corners.
  • paradoxurine — relating to the palm civet
  • pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
  • peroxidation — a type of reaction in which oxygen atoms are formed leading to the production of peroxides. It is stimulated in the body by certain toxins and infections
  • photoexcited — increased in energy due to photoexcitation
  • photooxidize — to undergo or cause to undergo photooxidation
  • prices index — an official list of the price of goods
  • pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
  • quadruplexes — Plural form of quadruplex.
  • sandbox tree — a tropical American tree, Hura crepitans, of the spurge family, bearing a furrowed, roundish fruit about the size of an orange that when ripe and dry bursts with a sharp report and scatters the seeds.
  • self-excited — noting a generator with magnets that are excited by the current it produces.
  • sex offender — a person who has been found guilty of one or more sex crimes.
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