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13-letter words containing x, r

  • iris explorer — (mathematics, tool)   Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG)'s tool for developing visualisation applications via a visual programming environment. IRIS Explorer has a range of visualisation techniques, from simple graphs to multidimensional animation, that can help show trends and relationships in data. IRIS Explorer uses standard Open Inventor, ImageVision and OpenGL libraries as well as NAG's own numerical libraries. It is available for Windows, Unix and Linux. It has a point-and-click interface and a library of "modules" (software routines).
  • isocarboxazid — a potent monoamine oxidase inhibitor, C 12 H 13 N 3 O 2 , used to treat severe depression.
  • levant storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
  • lexical order — the arrangement of a set of items in accordance with a recursive algorithm, such as the entries in a dictionary whose order depends on their first letter unless these are the same in which case it is the second which decides, and so on
  • lexicographer — a writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary.
  • lexicographic — Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
  • lexigraphical — Misspelling of lexicographical.
  • liquid storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
  • liver extract — an extract of mammalian liver, especially hog or beef, for treating pernicious anemia.
  • lumbar plexus — a network of nerves originating in the spinal nerves of the midback region and innervating the pelvic area, the front of the legs, and part of the feet.
  • luxembourgian — of or relating to Luxembourg, its people, or their language.
  • luxembourgish — Also, Luxembourgish [luhk-suh m-bur-gish] /ˈlʌk səmˌbɜr gɪʃ/ (Show IPA). Letzeburgesch.
  • luxuriousness — characterized by luxury; ministering or conducive to luxury: a luxurious hotel.
  • mail exploder — (messaging)   Part of an electronic mail delivery system which allows a message to be delivered to a list of addresses. Mail exploders are used to implement mailing lists. Users send messages to a single address and the mail exploder takes care of delivery to the individual mailboxes in the list.
  • marketing mix — A company's marketing mix is the combination of marketing activities it uses in order to promote a particular product or service.
  • marmalade box — genipap.
  • marx brothers — the. a US family of film comedians, esp Arthur Marx, known as Harpo (1888–1964), Herbert Marx, known as Zeppo (1901–79), Julius Marx, known as Groucho (1890–1977), and Leonard Marx, known as Chico (1886–1961). Their films include Animal Crackers (1930), Monkey Business (1931), Horsefeathers (1932), Duck Soup (1933), and A Day at the Races (1937)
  • methoxy group — the univalent group CH 3 O−.
  • midterm exams — exams taken during the middle of a term in a school, university, etc
  • mine examiner — an official who inspects a mine to ensure compliance with safety requirements.
  • mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
  • mixed farming — agriculture: raising both crops and livestock
  • mixter-maxter — chaotic or confused
  • morpho-syntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
  • murexide test — a test in which treatment of a substance, usually urine, with nitric acid and ammonia indicates the presence of uric acid by formation of murexide.
  • neo-orthodoxy — a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, stressing the absolute sovereignty of God and chiefly characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation.
  • neurotoxicity — the degree to which a substance is poisonous to nerve tissue.
  • nitrous oxide — a colorless, sweet-smelling, sweet-tasting, nonflammable, slightly water-soluble gas, N 2 O, that sometimes produces a feeling of exhilaration when inhaled: used chiefly as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery, in the manufacture of chemicals, and as an aerosol.
  • normal matrix — a square matrix A for which AA* = A*A, where A* is the Hermitian conjugate of A
  • offertory box — the box or container where worshippers' put their offerings (usually money)
  • onychorrhexis — (pathology) fingernail and toenail brittleness and breakage, such as may be due to excessive strong soap and water exposure, nail polish remover, hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.
  • oral examiner — someone who administers oral exams
  • orbital index — the ratio of the maximum breadth to the maximum height of the orbital cavity multiplied by 100.
  • orthopyroxene — a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene
  • over-exercise — bodily or mental exertion, especially for the sake of training or improvement of health: Walking is good exercise.
  • over-exerting — to exert excessively.
  • overexcitable — Excessively excitable.
  • overexpansion — the act or process of expanding.
  • overextension — to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point: a company that overextended its credit to diversify.
  • overexuberant — effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant: an exuberant welcome for the hero.
  • oxford accent — the accent associated with Oxford English
  • oxford theory — the theory attributing the authorship of Shakespeare's plays to Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1550–1604.
  • pandora's box — a source of extensive but unforeseen troubles or problems: The senate investigation turned out to be a Pandora's box for the administration.
  • paradoxically — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
  • paramyxovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses that are similar to but larger than the myxoviruses, including the viruses that cause mumps, measles, parainfluenza, and Newcastle disease.
  • parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
  • part exchange — If you give an old item in part exchange for something you are buying, the seller accepts the old item as part of the payment, so you do not have to give them as much money.
  • perplexedness — the quality or state of being perplexed
  • phenoxy resin — any of a class of resins derived from polyhydroxy ethers
  • posix threads — (programming)   (Pthreads) A POSIX standard API that defines a set of C programming language types, functions and constants for creating and manipulating pre-emptive threads. The standard's full name is "POSIX.1c, Threads extensions (IEEE Std 1003.1c-1995)". Implementations are available on many Unix-like POSIX-conformant operating systems such as FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris as well as DR-DOS and Microsoft Windows. Pthreads was designed and implemented in the PART Project (POSIX / Ada-Runtime Project).
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