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14-letter words containing x, e, d

  • extra dividend — a dividend paid to stockholders in addition to the regular dividend.
  • extractor hood — a fan used over a cooker to remove fumes
  • extraordinaire — Outstanding or remarkable in a particular capacity.
  • extrapyramidal — Relating to or denoting nerves concerned with motor activity that descend from the cortex to the spine and are not part of the pyramidal system.
  • faute de mieux — for lack of anything better
  • field exercise — a military exercise in which mock warfare is staged between two forces.
  • french paradox — the theory that the lower incidence of heart disease in Mediterranean countries compared to that in the US is a consequence of the larger intake of flavonoids from red wine in these countries
  • glycemic index — a system that ranks foods by the speeds at which their carbohydrates are converted into glucose in the body; a measure of the effects of foods on blood-sugar levels.
  • great doxology — Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
  • hexosaminidase — the enzymes that catalyse the metabolism of gangliosides
  • hydroextractor — a device that dries things by means of the material to be dried being spun around the device's central axis
  • hydroperoxides — Plural form of hydroperoxide.
  • hydroxyapatite — a mineral, Ca 10 (PO 4) 6 OH 2 , that is the principal storage form of calcium and phosphorus in bone.
  • hydroxybenzene — phenol (def 1).
  • hydroxybenzoic — (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to hydroxybenzoic acid or its derivatives.
  • hydroxyproline — a nutritionally nonessential amino acid, C 5 H 9 NO 3 , found chiefly in collagen.
  • hyperextending — Present participle of hyperextend.
  • index register — (processor)   A register found in some CPUs, whose contents can be added to the address operand to give the effective address. Incrementing the index register then allows the program to access the next location in memory and so on, making it very useful for working with arrays or blocks of memory. Index registers first appeared around April 1949 in the Manchester Mark I. The Mark I's index register's contents were simply added to the entire instruction, thus potentially changing the opcode (see The story of Mel)!
  • juxtamedullary — (anatomy) next to the edge of the medulla (of the kidney).
  • lead(ii) oxide — a poisonous insoluble oxide of lead existing in red and yellow forms: used in making glass, glazes, and cements, and as a pigment. Formula: PbO
  • mercuric oxide — a slightly crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous compound, HgO, occurring as a coarse, orange-red powder (red mercuric oxide) or as a fine, orange-yellow powder (yellow mercuric oxide) used chiefly as a pigment in paints and as an antiseptic in pharmaceuticals.
  • mind-expanding — heightening perceptions in a hallucinatory way: mind-expanding drugs.
  • mixed blessing — something that, although generally favorable or advantageous, has one or more unfavorable or disadvantageous features.
  • mixed feelings — conflicted emotions
  • mixed foursome — a foursome of two teams, each comprised of a man and a woman.
  • mixed language — any language containing items of vocabulary or other linguistic characteristics borrowed from two or more existing languages
  • mixed marriage — a marriage between persons of different racial, ethnic, or religious groups, as between a black person and a white person or between a Christian and a Jew.
  • mixed metaphor — the use in the same expression of two or more metaphors that are incongruous or illogical when combined, as in “The president will put the ship of state on its feet.”.
  • next door (to) — in, at, or to the next house, building, etc. (adjacent to)
  • nitrogen oxide — chemical compound of oxygen and nitrogen
  • nixon doctrine — the policy declared by President Nixon in 1969 that the U.S. would supply arms but not military forces to its allies in Asia and elsewhere.
  • no fixed abode — If someone has no fixed abode, they are homeless.
  • orthodox sleep — dreamless sleep, characterized by a slow alpha rhythm of brain waves and no marked physiological changes.
  • oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
  • oxidoreductase — any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
  • peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
  • photooxidative — of or relating to photooxidation
  • plumbous oxide — litharge.
  • scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
  • screw extruder — A screw extruder is a type of mixer which moves the components through a cylinder using a screw which turns.
  • self-expanding — to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company.
  • self-exploited — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
  • simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
  • studio complex — a building containing a room or rooms used to record television or radio programmes, make films, music, etc
  • sulfur dioxide — a colorless, nonflammable, water-soluble, suffocating gas, SO 2 , formed when sulfur burns: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals such as sulfuric acid, in preserving fruits and vegetables, and in bleaching, disinfecting, and fumigating.
  • tax adjustment — a change to the amount of tax owed by a company or individual
  • tax-deductible — noting an item the value or cost of which is deductible from the gross amount on which a tax is calculated.
  • tetanus toxoid — an inactivated form of tetanus toxin obtained from Clostridium tetani, used to produce an active immunity to the toxin.
  • texas hold 'em — a popular variety of poker in which each player can use any or all of five shared cards in combination with either or both of two private cards to form the best possible hand of five cards
  • tic douloureux — a condition of momentary stabbing pain along the trigeminal nerve
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