14-letter words containing x, e, n, o
- ox-eye herring — a herring-like sea fish, Megalops cyprinoides, of northern Australian waters, related to the tarpon
- 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
- oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
- peano's axioms — a collection of axioms concerning the properties of the set of all positive integers, including the principle of mathematical induction.
- pinxter flower — a variety of azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) with pink, sweet-smelling flowers, purplish-red at the base
- pontus euxinus — a sea between Europe and Asia, bordered by Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Georgia, and the Russian Federation. 164,000 sq. mi. (424,760 sq. km).
- postexperience — taking place after a particular experience
- processing tax — a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods.
- re-exploration — an act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination.
- relexification — to replace the vocabulary of (a language, especially a pidgin) with words drawn from another language, without changing the grammatical structure.
- rooting reflex — a reflex in infants in which the head is turned towards any stimulus; used to find the nipple
- scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
- self-exclusion — an act or instance of excluding.
- semiminor axis — Geometry. one half the minor axis of an ellipse.
- sensory cortex — the region of the cerebral cortex concerned with receiving and interpreting sensory information from various parts of the body.
- sixteenth note — a note having one sixteenth of the time value of a whole note; semiquaver.
- spring equinox — the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox)
- stock exchange — a building or place where stocks and other securities are bought and sold.
- suggestion box — receptacle for customers' comments
- take exception — to make objections (to); demur (at)
- tax concession — tax reduction
- tax-collecting — the collection of taxes owed by individuals
- taxable amount — the portion of your income or profits that is subject to tax
- tetanus toxoid — an inactivated form of tetanus toxin obtained from Clostridium tetani, used to produce an active immunity to the toxin.
- texas longhorn — one of a breed of long-horned beef cattle of the southwestern U.S., developed from cattle introduced into North America from Spain and valued for disease resistance, fecundity, and a historical association with the old West: now rare.
- the hexaemeron — the six-day period of the Creation
- vernal equinox — the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox)
- vernix caseosa — the fatty matter, consisting chiefly of dead epidermal cells and sebaceous secretions, covering the skin of a fetus and newborn.
- vexed question — an issue that is much debated and discussed
- writ of extent — extent (def 4a).
- xanthomelanous — of or relating to olive-skinned and dark-haired peoples, belonging to the Xanthomelanoi division
- xanthosiderite — a mineral, hydrous iron oxide, Fe 2 O 3 ⋅2H 2 O.
- xenobiological — Of or pertaining to xenobiology.
- xenodiagnostic — of or relating to xenodiagnosis
- xenon trioxide — a colorless, nonvolatile solid, XeO 3 , explosive when dry: in solution it is called xenic acid.
- xenophobically — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
- xenotransplant — xenograft.
- zeno's paradox — any of various versions of a paradox regarding the relation of the discrete to the continuous and requiring the concept of limit for its satisfactory explanation.