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14-letter words containing x, r

  • intermaxillary — Between the maxillae.
  • internal exile — a state of comparative isolation imposed upon certain political dissidents within the former Soviet Union, in which the subject was forced to live in a remote and often unfamiliar place and in which freedom of movement and personal contact with family, friends, and associates were severely restricted.
  • intersexuality — Having the physical features of both sexes.
  • intertextually — In an intertextual way.
  • juxtamedullary — (anatomy) next to the edge of the medulla (of the kidney).
  • kastrop-rauxel — Castrop-Rauxel.
  • kegel exercise — Often, Kegel exercises. exercise performed to strengthen the pubococcygeus and other muscles of the pelvic floor, in order to control incontinence, improve sexual response, etc.
  • larixinic acid — maltol.
  • laryngopharynx — the lower part of the pharynx, above the larynx.
  • lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
  • magnox reactor — a nuclear reactor using carbon dioxide as the coolant, graphite as the moderator, and uranium cased in magnox as the fuel
  • mail exchanger — (messaging)   A server running SMTP Message Transfer Agent software that accepts incoming electronic mail and either delivers it locally or forwards it to another server. The mail exchanger to use for a given domain can be discovered by querying DNS for Mail Exchange Records.
  • maxis software — The developers of SimCity and SimCity 2000. Address: 2 Theatre Square, Suite 230, Orinda, CA 94563-3346, USA. Telephone: +1 (800) 33-MAXIS.
  • mercuric oxide — a slightly crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous compound, HgO, occurring as a coarse, orange-red powder (red mercuric oxide) or as a fine, orange-yellow powder (yellow mercuric oxide) used chiefly as a pigment in paints and as an antiseptic in pharmaceuticals.
  • methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
  • metrosexuality — The quality of being metrosexual.
  • mexican orange — an aromatic, evergreen citrus shrub, Choisya ternata, of Mexico, having fragrant, white flowers, grown as an ornamental.
  • mixed foursome — a foursome of two teams, each comprised of a man and a woman.
  • mixed marriage — a marriage between persons of different racial, ethnic, or religious groups, as between a black person and a white person or between a Christian and a Jew.
  • mixed metaphor — the use in the same expression of two or more metaphors that are incongruous or illogical when combined, as in “The president will put the ship of state on its feet.”.
  • monocarboxylic — containing one carboxyl group.
  • motorola 680x0 — (processor)   Shorthand for any member for the Motorola 68000 family of microprocessors from Motorola, Inc. The "x" stands for 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6.
  • nephrotoxicity — The state or condition of being nephrotoxic.
  • nexpert object — An expert system.
  • next door (to) — in, at, or to the next house, building, etc. (adjacent to)
  • nitrogen fixer — any of various microorganisms in the soil involved in the process of nitrogen fixation.
  • nitrogen oxide — chemical compound of oxygen and nitrogen
  • nixon doctrine — the policy declared by President Nixon in 1969 that the U.S. would supply arms but not military forces to its allies in Asia and elsewhere.
  • non-expiration — a coming to an end; termination; close: the expiration of a contract.
  • non-expressive — full of expression; meaningful: an expressive shrug.
  • non-extractive — capable of being extracted, as from the earth: extractive fuels.
  • non-extraneous — introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign: extraneous substances in our water.
  • nonexplanatory — not explanatory
  • nonexportation — failure or refusal to export.
  • organosiloxane — a siloxane containing an organic group.
  • orient express — an express passenger train in service between Paris and Istanbul from 1883 until 1977, using various routes. Some or parts of the routes continue to be served by regular service and by rail tours.
  • orthodox sleep — dreamless sleep, characterized by a slow alpha rhythm of brain waves and no marked physiological changes.
  • orthomyxovirus — Any RNA virus of Orthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two long glycoprotein spikes.
  • other expenses — Other expenses are expenses that do not relate to a company's main business.
  • otitis externa — inflammation of the external ear.
  • over-expectant — having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
  • overexaggerate — to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately: to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation.
  • overexcitement — The condition of being excessively excited.
  • overextraction — excessive extraction
  • ox-eye herring — a herring-like sea fish, Megalops cyprinoides, of northern Australian waters, related to the tarpon
  • oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
  • oxidoreductase — any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
  • oxymoronically — in an oxymoronic way
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