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15-letter words containing x, i, r

  • achilles reflex — ankle jerk.
  • acute bisectrix — See under bisectrix (def 1).
  • aix-en-provence — a city and spa in SE France: the medieval capital of Provence. Pop: 145 721 (2006)
  • alexandrine rat — roof rat.
  • alexandroupolis — a port in NE Greece, in W Thrace. Pop: 52 720 (2001 est)
  • an axe to grind — an ulterior motive
  • approximateness — The quality of being approximate.
  • auxiliary rotor — the tail rotor of a helicopter, used for directional and rotary control
  • bar examination — a written examination to determine if one is qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction.
  • barium peroxide — a gray-white powder, BaO2, used as a bleach and in making hydrogen peroxide
  • boxer rebellion — a member of a Chinese secret society that carried on an unsuccessful uprising, 1898–1900 (Boxer Rebellion) principally against foreigners, culminating in a siege of foreign legations in Peking that was put down by an international expeditionary force.
  • brachial plexus — a network of nerves in the armpits and neck, innervating the shoulders, arms, and hands.
  • brand extension — the practice of using a well-known brand name to promote new products or services in unrelated fields
  • bug fix release — (programming)   A release which introduces no new features, but which merely aims to fix bugs in previous releases. All too commonly new bugs are introduced at the same time.
  • carbon fixation — the process by which plants assimilate carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to form metabolically active compounds
  • carbon monoxide — Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that is produced especially by the engines of vehicles.
  • carboxylic acid — any of a class of organic acids containing the carboxyl group
  • carl xvi gustaf — born 1946, king of Sweden from 1973
  • centrifugal box — a revolving chamber, used in the spinning of manufactured filaments, in which the plastic fibers, subjected to centrifugal force, are slightly twisted and emerge in the form of yarn wound into the shape of a hollow cylinder.
  • cervical plexus — a network of nerves branching from the spinal nerves of the neck region and innervating the neck, chest, diaphragm, and part of the face.
  • corporation tax — Corporation tax is a tax that companies have to pay on the profits they make.
  • countercathexis — (psychology) The suppression or repression of mental energy.
  • coxsackie virus — any of various viruses that occur in the intestinal tract of man and cause diseases, some of which resemble poliomyelitis
  • croix de guerre — a French military decoration awarded for gallantry in battle: established 1915
  • decarboxylation — the removal or loss of a carboxyl group from an organic compound
  • deuterium oxide — heavy water.
  • dexfenfluramine — an adrenergic drug, a form of fenfluramine, formerly used in treating obesity but withdrawn from the market in 1997 because of its potential to cause valvular heart disease.
  • dextrosinistral — left-handed, but having the right hand trained for writing.
  • diagonal matrix — a square matrix in which all the entries except those along the diagonal from upper left to lower right are zero.
  • dionysius thrax — c100 b.c, Greek grammarian.
  • direct taxation — Direct taxation is a system in which a government raises money by means of direct taxes.
  • dixiecrat party — States' Rights Democratic Party.
  • duplex printing — a feature of some printers allowing them automatically to do double-sided printing
  • early saxifrage — an eastern North American plant, Saxifraga virginiensis, of the saxifrage family, having toothed basal leaves and branched clusters of small white flowers.
  • erosive mixture — An erosive mixture is a mixture containing substances that wear away components or cause problems with the flow of oil along pipelines.
  • ex-servicewoman — a woman who has served in the army, navy, or air force
  • examining board — an organization that sets and corrects exams
  • exclusion order — law: ban spouse from home
  • excommunicatory — Relating to excommunication.
  • excrementitious — Of or pertaining to the nature of excrement.
  • excursion train — a train that is laid on for a special occasion such as a sports or cultural event
  • executive board — administrative committee
  • executive order — An executive order is a regulation issued by a member of the executive branch of government. It has the same authority as a law.
  • existence proof — non-constructive proof
  • exoerythrocytic — occurring outside the red blood cells, esp of a developmental stage of protozoan parasites
  • experientialism — (philosophy) The theory that experience is the source of knowledge.
  • experientialist — A proponent of experientialism.
  • experimentalism — An experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts.
  • experimentalist — One who performs experiments.
  • experimentalize — (transitive) To make experiments upon.

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