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12-letter words containing x, e, n, o

  • extraversion — Alternative spelling of extroversion.
  • extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.
  • extrordinary — Misspelling of extraordinary.
  • extroversion — (psychology) Concern with or an orientation toward others or what is outside oneself; behavior expressing such an orientation; the definitive characteristic of an extrovert.
  • exulceration — the process of ulceration
  • fixed-income — gaining or yielding a more or less uniform rate of income.
  • flexuousness — The state or condition of being flexuous.
  • generation x — the generation born between about 1966 and 1980, especially in the U.S.
  • genotoxicity — (uncountable) The condition of being genotoxic.
  • global index — (filename extension)   (gid) The filename extension of a Windows 95 "global index" file. .gid files are created by the help browser internal to Windows 95 (also available for other Windows versions) for WinHelp files (hlp), as well as for storing user preferences, such as window position.
  • glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
  • haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
  • haematoxylon — any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa. The heartwood yields the dye haematoxylin
  • heavy oxygen — either of the two stable isotopes of oxygen having mass numbers of 17 and 18.
  • hepatotoxins — Plural form of hepatotoxin.
  • herstmonceux — a village in S England, in E Sussex north of Eastbourne: 15th-century castle, site of the Royal Observatory, which was transferred from Greenwich between 1948 and 1958, until 1990
  • hexacarbonyl — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having six carbonyl groups.
  • hexacosanoic — as in hexacosanoic acid
  • hexadecanoic — Of or pertaining to hexadecanoic acid or its derivatives.
  • hexaflexagon — A hexagonal flexagon.
  • hexasiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any siloxane having six -Si-O- groups.
  • high-context — preferring to communicate in person, rather than by electronic methods such as email
  • hyperflexion — Anatomy. the act of bending a limb. the position that a limb assumes when it is bent.
  • hypoxanthine — a white, crystalline, almost water-soluble, alkaloidal purine derivative, C 5 H 4 N 4 O, found in animal and vegetable tissues: used chiefly in biochemical research.
  • in excess of — more than
  • 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.
  • innocent xii — (Antonio Pignatelli) 1615–1700, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1691–1700.
  • inoxidizable — not susceptible to oxidation.
  • intoxicative — of or relating to intoxicants or intoxication.
  • ion exchange — the process of reciprocal transfer of ions between a solution and a resin or other suitable solid.
  • letterboxing — Also, letter box. Chiefly British. a public or private mailbox.
  • lex talionis — the principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice.
  • 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.
  • lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
  • lower saxony — a state in NW Germany. 18,294 sq. mi. (47,380 sq. km). Capital: Hanover.
  • magnetotaxis — movement or orientation of an organism in response to a magnetic field.
  • maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
  • mantoux test — a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection.
  • medicine box — a small box used to hold medicines
  • mesoappendix — the mesentery of the vermiform appendix.
  • mexican onyx — a translucent, banded variety of calcite, used for ornamental and decorative pieces.
  • money expert — someone knowledgeable about money, esp ways to save money
  • 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.
  • neutron flux — the rate of flow of neutrons through a specified area
  • 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.
  • no exception — If you make a general statement, and then say that something or someone is no exception, you are emphasizing that they are included in that statement.
  • non-existent — absence of existence.
  • non-existing — to have actual being; be: The world exists, whether you like it or not.
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