8-letter words containing x, e, n, a
- hexosans — Plural form of hexosan.
- huxleian — of, relating to, or characteristic or suggestive of Aldous Huxley or his writings.
- huxleyan — of, relating to, or characteristic or suggestive of Aldous Huxley or his writings.
- loxapine — A typical antipsychotic medication derived from dibenzazepine and mainly used to treat schizophrenia.
- mexicano — the Nahuatl language.
- mixtecan — a branch of a family of American Indian languages spoken in central Mexico
- naloxone — a narcotic analgesic antagonist, C 1 9 H 2 1 NO 4 , used in the reversal of acute narcotic analgesic respiratory depression.
- naproxen — a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory substance, C 1 4 H 1 4 O 3 , used chiefly in the management of certain types of arthritis and as a painkiller.
- naxalite — a member of an extreme Maoist group in India that originated in 1967 in West Bengal and which employs tactics of agrarian terrorism and direct action
- neuraxon — axon.
- planet x — a planet (beyond the orbit of the dwarf planet Pluto) whose existence has been hypothesized but not confirmed.
- polyxena — a daughter of King Priam of Troy, who was sacrificed on the command of Achilles' ghost
- relaxant — of, relating to, or causing a relaxation.
- relaxing — to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles.
- rinceaux — an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- saxonite — any peridotite rock composed mainly of olivine and orthopyroxene
- sexenary — senary.
- siloxane — any of the class of compounds containing the structural unit R 2 SiO, where R is an organic group or hydrogen.
- syntaxes — Linguistics. the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language. the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words. the rules or patterns so studied: English syntax. a presentation of these: a syntax of English. an instance of these: the syntax of a sentence.
- tetraxon — a four-pointed spicule
- the manx — the people of the Isle of Man
- tonneaux — a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- undertax — to tax at an insufficient level
- unixware — (operating system) Novell's implementation of Unix System 5 heavily based on Release 4.2 but with enhancements and new bundled products. In 1993 Novell acquired Unix Systems Laboratories from AT&T along with the Unix trademark. UnixWare was the result of Novell's efforts to make Unix interoperable with Novell NetWare. In 1995 Novell sold UnixWare and the rights to the Unix operating system to SCO at a time when UnixWare was gainnig popularity. It was later the first 64-bit operating system on the Intel platform, and, in 1999, is the world's fastest-growing commercial operating system.
- unsexual — of, relating to, or for sex: sexual matters; sexual aids.
- vexation — the act of vexing.
- wax bean — a variety of string bean bearing yellowish, waxy pods.
- waxiness — The quality of being waxy.
- xanthate — a salt or ester of xanthic acid.
- xanthein — the part of the coloring matter in yellow flowers that is soluble in water. Compare xanthin (def 1).
- xanthene — a yellow, crystalline substance, C 13 H 10 O, soluble in ether and slightly soluble in alcohol, used in organic synthesis and as a fungicide.
- xanthide — (obsolete, organic chemistry) Any derivative of xanthogen.
- xanthine — a crystalline, nitrogenous compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 O 2 , related to uric acid, occurring in urine, blood, and certain animal and vegetable tissues.
- xanthone — (organic compound) An aromatic ketone, 9-oxo-xanthene, that is used as an insecticide.
- xantippe — flourished late 5th century b.c, wife of Socrates.
- xenogamy — pollination of the stigma of a flower by pollen from a flower on another plant.
- xenophya — parts of a shell or skeleton formed by foreign bodies
- xeransis — the gradual loss of tissue moisture
- xerantic — pertaining to xeransis