10-letter words containing x, h
- exophagous — (of an insect larva) living on the outside of, and feeding upon, the host
- exospheric — Of or pertaining to an exosphere.
- exothermal — Exothermic.
- exothermic — (of a reaction or process) Accompanied by the release of heat.
- externship — An experiential learning opportunity, usually offered by a school, similar to an internship, but generally shorter in duration.
- extinguish — Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
- fauxhemian — Someone who adopts some aspects of a Bohemian lifestyle while staying within social conventions.
- fixed head — a recording head in a tape recorder or disk drive that cannot be moved relative to the center of the disk, offering reduced access time.
- flexihours — hours of work under flexitime
- flight box — a tool box containing tools and other equipment and necessaries for a person who flies radio-controlled model planes
- foxborough — a town in E Massachusetts.
- french pox — (in historical use) syphilis.
- get the ax — to be executed by beheading
- haemotoxic — destructive to red blood cells
- haemotoxin — a substance that destroys red blood cells
- heat index — a number representing the effect of temperature and humidity on humans by combining the two variables into an “apparent” temperature, introduced as a replacement for the temperature-humidity index: a temperature of 90° and relative humidity of 65 percent combine to produce a heat index of 102. Abbreviation: H.I.
- heliotaxis — movement of an organism toward or away from sunlight.
- hemothorax — (medicine) A condition resulting from accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity.
- henry knox — (William) Frank(lin) 1874–1944, U.S. publisher and government official.
- heterodoxy — heterodox state or quality.
- hexachords — Plural form of hexachord.
- hexactinal — having six spicules
- hexaemeron — the six days of the Creation.
- hexagynian — (of a plant) having six pistils
- hexagynous — (of a plant) having six pistils
- hexahedral — Having six plane surfaces.
- hexahedron — a solid figure having six faces, as a cube.
- hexahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) hexahydroxy.
- hexamerous — consisting of or divided into six parts.
- hexameters — Plural form of hexameter.
- hexandrian — (of a plant) having six stamens
- hexandrous — (of a plant) having six stamen
- hexangular — having six angles.
- hexaploidy — the condition of being a hexaploid
- hexapodous — (zoology) Having six feet; belonging to the Hexapoda.
- hexavalent — having a valence of six.
- 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.
- hidden tax — any tax paid by a manufacturer, supplier, or seller that is added on to the price the consumer pays.
- homeoboxes — Plural form of homeobox.
- homosexual — Older Use: Sometimes Disparaging. sexually attracted to members of one's own sex: homosexual students.
- homotaxial — a similarity of arrangement, as of geologic strata or fossil assemblages that have the same relative position but are not necessarily contemporaneous.
- horseboxes — Plural form of horsebox.
- hydrotaxis — oriented movement toward or away from water.
- hydroxides — Plural form of hydroxide.
- hydroxylic — (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups.
- hyperoxide — superoxide.
- hypertexts — Plural form of hypertext.
- hypertoxic — of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
- hypopraxia — abnormally decreased activity; listlessness.