14-letter words containing x, o, u
- non-extraneous — introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign: extraneous substances in our water.
- opaque context — an expression in which the replacement of a term by another with the same reference may change the truth-value of the whole. John believes that Cicero was a Roman is opaque, since even though Cicero and Tully are the same person John may know that the given statement is true but not that Tully was a Roman
- orthomyxovirus — Any RNA virus of Orthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two long glycoprotein spikes.
- out of context — If a statement or remark is quoted out of context, the circumstances in which it was said are not correctly reported, so that it seems to mean something different from the meaning that was intended.
- out of the box — a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover.
- oxidoreductase — any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
- plumbous oxide — litharge.
- pontus euxinus — a sea between Europe and Asia, bordered by Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Georgia, and the Russian Federation. 164,000 sq. mi. (424,760 sq. km).
- proximity fuse — an electronically triggered device designed to detonate an explosive charge in a missile, etc, at a predetermined distance from the target
- proximity fuze — a design for detonating a charge, as in a projectile, within a predesignated radius of a target.
- saxifragaceous — belonging to the plant family Saxifragaceae.
- scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
- self-exclusion — an act or instance of excluding.
- spring equinox — the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox)
- studio complex — a building containing a room or rooms used to record television or radio programmes, make films, music, etc
- suggestion box — receptacle for customers' comments
- sulfur dioxide — a colorless, nonflammable, water-soluble, suffocating gas, SO 2 , formed when sulfur burns: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals such as sulfuric acid, in preserving fruits and vegetables, and in bleaching, disinfecting, and fumigating.
- superluxurious — extremely luxurious
- tax accountant — an accountant who specializes in taxation and in the preparation of company and individual accounts
- tax consultant — a person who advises other people and companies on tax affairs, esp on legal ways of paying less tax
- taxable amount — the portion of your income or profits that is subject to tax
- tetanus toxoid — an inactivated form of tetanus toxin obtained from Clostridium tetani, used to produce an active immunity to the toxin.
- tic douloureux — a condition of momentary stabbing pain along the trigeminal nerve
- to the maximum — If you say that someone does something to the maximum, you are emphasizing that they do it to the greatest degree possible.
- ultra-orthodox — of, relating to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.
- unintoxicating — (of a drink, wine, substance, etc) not intoxicating
- vernal equinox — the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox)
- vexed question — an issue that is much debated and discussed
- xanthomelanous — of or relating to olive-skinned and dark-haired peoples, belonging to the Xanthomelanoi division