9-letter words containing x, e, n, o
- nonexpert — A person who is not an expert.
- nonextant — Not extant.
- nonsexist — not showing prejudice on the basis of gender: nonsexist language in business letters.
- nonsexual — of, relating to, or for sex: sexual matters; sexual aids.
- overindex — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
- oxycodone — an opioid analgesic, C 18 H 21 NO 4 , used to treat moderate to severe pain.
- oxygenase — an oxidoreductase enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of molecular oxygen into an organic substance.
- oxygenate — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- oxygenize — oxygenate.
- pentoxide — an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen, as phosphorus pentoxide, P 2 O 5 .
- phenoxide — phenolate (def 1).
- phone box — A phone box is a small shelter in the street in which there is a public telephone.
- phone sex — sexually explicit conversations engaged in on a telephone, usually for a fee.
- pleonexia — excessive greed
- reflexion — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- saxophone — a musical wind instrument consisting of a conical, usually brass tube with keys or valves and a mouthpiece with one reed.
- sextoness — a female sexton or the wife of a sexton
- sixteenmo — Also called sextodecimo. a book size (about 4×6 in.; 10×15 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 16 leaves or 32 pages.
- sixty-one — a cardinal number, 60 plus 1.
- stone axe — a primitive axe made of chipped stone
- tamoxifen — an antineoplastic drug, C 26 H 29 NO, that blocks the estrogen receptors on cancer cells, used in the treatment of breast cancer.
- tanorexic — obsessed with maintaining a permanent deep tan, esp through use of tanning machines
- tex point — (unit, text) The variant of the point used by TeX, equal to 0.3514598035 mm, or 1/72.27 inch.
- textphone — A textphone is a telephone with a screen and a keyboard, designed for people with hearing problems.
- the bronx — the, a borough of New York City, N of Manhattan. 43.4 sq. mi. (112 sq. km).
- thyroxine — Biochemistry. the thyroid gland hormone that regulates the metabolic rate of the body.
- tinderbox — a box for holding tinder, usually fitted with a flint and steel.
- toxaphene — an amber, waxy, water-insoluble solid, whose principal constituent is chlorinated camphene, used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
- toxigenic — (especially of microorganisms) producing toxins.
- unexposed — left or being without shelter or protection: The house stood on a windy, exposed cliff.
- woadwaxen — an ornamental Eurasian shrub, Genista tinctoria, whose flowers yield a yellow dye formerly used with woad to make a permanent green dye.
- woodwaxen — woadwaxen.
- xanthones — Plural form of xanthone.
- xenagogue — A guide.
- xenoblast — a crystal that forms in metamorphic rock and gets its outline from neighboring crystals.
- xenocryst — a rock or crystal engulfed by magma and retained as an inclusion in the resulting igneous rock.
- xenogenic — heterogenesis (def 1).
- xenograft — a graft obtained from a member of one species and transplanted to a member of another species.
- xenolalia — The ability to speak in a language which the individual has not learned. It is similar to, but not the same as, xenography.
- xenoliths — Plural form of xenolith.
- xenomania — A strong preference for foreign customs, manners, or institutions; the gaining of pleasure from meeting strangers or visiting foreign countries.
- xenomenia — menstruation from unusual orifices
- xenomorph — A strange form.
- xenon arc — an electric arc between two metal electrodes enclosed in a quartz bulb and contained in a xenon atmosphere, used mainly as a high-intensity light source in motion-picture projectors and studio spotlights.
- xenophile — a person who is attracted to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.
- xenophobe — a person who fears or hates foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
- xenophone — (phonetics) A sound in speech that is not native to the language being spoken; a sound from a foreign language.
- xylocaine — lidocaine, often used as a local anesthetic by dentists and plastic surgeons
- xylophone — A musical instrument played by striking a row of wooden bars of graduated length with one or more small wooden or plastic mallets.
- yoke oxen — oxen that are used as draught animals and are attached together by means of a yoke