13-letter words containing x, i
- extinguishing — Present participle of extinguish.
- extortionists — Plural form of extortionist.
- extra-marital — An extra-marital affair is a sexual relationship between a married person and another person who is not their husband or wife.
- extra-special — particular; exceptional
- extrabiblical — Outside the Bible.
- extrafamilial — Outside a family.
- extragalactic — Situated, occurring, or originating outside the Milky Way galaxy.
- extrajudicial — (of a sentence) not legally authorized.
- extralimitary — outside the limits or borders of an area
- extraliterary — outside of literature
- extrametrical — exceeding the number of syllables normally used in a given metre
- extraordinary — Very unusual or remarkable.
- extraparticle — Extraparticle means relating to processes that happen outside the particles in a bed.
- extrapolating — Present participle of extrapolate.
- extrapolation — (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
- extrapolative — That serves to extrapolate.
- extraposition — placement of something outside something else
- extrasystolia — (medicine) An alteration in the rhythm of the heart due to extrasystoles.
- extrasystolic — Relating to extrasystole, the premature contraction of the heart.
- extratropical — Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.
- extravasating — Present participle of extravasate.
- extravasation — The exudation of blood, lymph or urine from a vessel into the tissues.
- extremophiles — Plural form of extremophile.
- extrinsically — In an extrinsic manner.
- extrinsicness — The quality or state of being extrinsic.
- extroversions — Plural form of extroversion.
- extrudability — the quality of being extrudable
- ferrous oxide — a black powder, FeO, insoluble in water, soluble in acid.
- fixed capital — capital goods, as machinery and tools, that are relatively durable and can be used repeatedly in the production of goods.
- flexible disk — a flexible removable magnetic disk that stores information and can be used to store data for use in a microprocessor
- fluid-extract — a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.
- flying boxcar — a large airplane designed to carry cargo.
- foxtail wedge — a wedge in the split end of a tenon, bolt, or the like, for spreading and securing it when driven into a blind mortise or hole.
- gas explosion — an explosion caused by a gas leak in the presence of an ignition source
- generation xl — overweight children or young adults of the generation that spends a great deal of time on sedentary pursuits such as surfing the internet and playing computer games
- gnathic index — Craniometry. the ratio of the distance from basion to prosthion to the distance from basion to nasion, expressed in percent of the latter.
- golgi complex — an organelle, consisting of layers of flattened sacs, that takes up and processes secretory and synthetic products from the endoplasmic reticulum and then either releases the finished products into various parts of the cell cytoplasm or secretes them to the outside of the cell.
- golgi-complex — an organelle, consisting of layers of flattened sacs, that takes up and processes secretory and synthetic products from the endoplasmic reticulum and then either releases the finished products into various parts of the cell cytoplasm or secretes them to the outside of the cell.
- guilt complex — If you say that someone has a guilt complex about something, you mean that they feel very guilty about it, in a way that you consider is exaggerated, unreasonable, or unnecessary.
- harvest index — a measurement of crop yield: the weight of a harvested product as a percentage of the total plant weight of a crop.
- hematosalpinx — (medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
- hetero-sexism — a prejudiced attitude or discriminatory practices against homosexuals by heterosexuals.
- hexactinellid — a type of sponge characterized by their (usually) six siliceous spicules or rays
- hexadactylism — Sexdactyly.
- hexamethonium — a compound, C 10 H 24 N 2 , used in the treatment of severe hypertension to lower blood pressure and increase blood flow by blocking transmission of nerve impulses that constrict blood vessels.
- hexanoic acid — caproic acid.
- hiberno-saxon — having the characteristics of both the Irish and English; Anglo-Irish.
- hieracosphinx — (in ancient Egyptian art) a hawk-headed sphinx
- homoepitaxial — (materials science) Having the same orientation.
- homosexualism — A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) individuals of the same sex.