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8-letter words containing x, l

  • acetoxyl — a medicine used to treat acne, with benzoyl peroxide as it active ingredient
  • affixial — relating to an affix
  • affluxes — Plural form of afflux.
  • aldoxime — an oxime formed by reaction between hydroxylamine and an aldehyde
  • alkoxide — a compound formed by the removal of a proton from an alcohol
  • amplexus — the mating embrace of amphibians, particularly frogs and toads
  • anthelix — a prominent curved fold of cartilage just inside the outer rim of the external ear
  • apoplexy — Apoplexy is a stroke.
  • auxiliar — (obsolete) auxiliary.
  • auxology — (biology) The study of growth.
  • axiality — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or forming an axis: an axial relationship.
  • axilemma — the membrane surrounding the axon of a nerve fiber.
  • axillary — of, relating to, or near the armpit
  • axiology — the theory of values, moral or aesthetic
  • axle cap — a cap that covers the end of an axle
  • axle-box — the journal box of a rotating axle
  • axle-pin — a pin that holds an axle in place
  • axletree — a bar fixed across the underpart of a wagon or carriage that has rounded ends on which the wheels revolve
  • axolemma — the membrane that encloses the axon of a nerve cell
  • axolotls — Plural form of axolotl.
  • axonemal — of or relating to the axoneme
  • axoplasm — the fluid substance found in the axon of a neuron which surrounds the fibrils
  • battleax — If you call a middle-aged or older woman a battleax, you mean she is very difficult and unpleasant because of her fierce and determined attitude.
  • bay lynx — bobcat
  • bisexual — Someone who is bisexual is sexually attracted to both men and women.
  • blaxican — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person of mixed-race heritage who self-identifies racially and culturally as both African American and Mexican-American.
  • blue box — a blue plastic container for domestic refuse that is to be collected and recycled
  • blue fox — a variety of the arctic fox that has a pale grey winter coat and is bred for its fur
  • bolloxed — to do (something) badly; bungle (often followed by up): His interference bollixed up the whole deal.
  • box bolt — a rod-shaped bolt of rectangular section for fastening a door or the like, attached to the inside of the door at the edge and sliding into a socket on the frame.
  • box calf — black calfskin leather, tanned with chromium salts, having a pattern of fine creases formed by boarding
  • box file — a rigid file which opens like a box, usually made of strong cardboard and able to hold a large quantity of documents
  • box keel — a keel in the form of a box beam and having internal space for pipes, ballast, etc.
  • box loom — a loom with a number of shuttle boxes on one or both sides of the lay, enabling the weaver to use a variety of colors in the filling direction.
  • box nail — a nail having a long shank, smooth or barbed, with a sharp point and a flat head.
  • box plot — a graphic representation of a distribution by a rectangle, the ends of which mark the maximum and minimum values, and in which the median and first and third quartiles are marked by lines parallel to the ends.
  • box sill — a sill for a building frame, composed of a plate resting on the basement wall and a joist or header at the outer edge of the plate, as well as a soleplate for the studs resting either directly on the joists or on the rough flooring.
  • boxology — (graphics)   /bok-sol'*-jee/ ASCII art. This term implies a more restricted domain, that of box-and-arrow drawings. "His report has a lot of boxology in it." Compare macrology.
  • bx cable — a cable consisting of wires contained in a flexible metal tubing, used chiefly in wiring buildings and in supplying electric power to equipment.
  • cacomixl — The ring-tailed civet cat, Bassaris astuta.
  • calexico — a town in S California.
  • calixtus — (Alfonso de Borja; Alfonso Borgia) 1378–1458, Spanish ecclesiastic: pope 1455–58.
  • call box — A call box is the same as a telephone box.
  • camelpox — A poxviral disease of camels that causes skin lesions.
  • carboxyl — the group COOH, characteristic of organic acids, including fatty acids and amino acids
  • cineplex — a large cinema complex
  • clackbox — the casing enclosing a clack
  • clangbox — a device fitted to a jet-engine to change the direction of thrust
  • climaxed — Simple past tense and past participle of climax.
  • climaxes — Plural form of climax.

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