10-letter words containing x, e, n, o, a
- hexokinase — an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of hexose sugars.
- hexosamine — any hexose derivative in which a hydroxyl group is replaced by an amino group.
- income tax — a tax levied on incomes, especially an annual government tax on personal incomes.
- indexation — the automatic adjustment of wages, taxes, pension benefits, interest rates, etc., according to changes in the cost of living or another economic indicator, especially to compensate for inflation.
- inexorable — unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
- inexorably — unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
- intoxicate — to affect temporarily with diminished physical and mental control by means of alcoholic liquor, a drug, or another substance, especially to excite or stupefy with liquor.
- menostaxis — an abnormally prolonged period of menstruation.
- naltrexone — a nonaddictive substance, C 2 0 H 2 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of heroin addiction and opiate overdose.
- nectocalyx — the swimming bell of a jellyfish
- non-extant — in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost: There are only three extant copies of the document.
- nonexample — Example that is irrelevant to a rule or a definition already shown, used for a clearer explanation.
- nonlexical — Not lexical.
- nontaxable — capable of being taxed; subject to tax: a taxable gain.
- nontextual — of or relating to a text: textual errors.
- omnisexual — pansexual (def 2).
- orange box — a container made from strips of wood, traditionally used for transporting fruit
- overexpand — to expand excessively
- oxygen bar — an establishment where customers go to inhale oxygen-rich air through a disposable hose inserted into their nostrils, for the purpose of deriving supposed therapeutic effects.
- oxygenated — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- oxygenator — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- paroxetine — a drug, C 19 H 20 FNO 3 ·HCl, of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain, used in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders.
- paroxytone — having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.
- philoxenia — an act of hospitableness and welcome
- pixelation — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- relaxation — abatement or relief from bodily or mental work, effort, application, etc.
- saxicoline — living or growing among rocks.
- saxon blue — a dye made by dissolving indigo in a solution of sulphuric acid
- west saxon — the Old English dialect of the West Saxon kingdom, dominant after a.d. c850 and the medium of nearly all the literary remains of Old English.
- woadwaxens — Plural form of woadwaxen.
- xenocrates — 396–314 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- xenografts — Plural form of xenograft.
- xenography — The process of surgically transplanting organs or tissue between different species.
- xenophanes — c570–c480 b.c, Greek philosopher and poet.
- xenophilia — an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.
- xenophobia — fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers: Xenophobia and nationalism can be seen as a reaction to the rise of globalization.