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9-letter words starting with OX

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18 words found

9-letter words 18

  • oxidationthe process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
  • oxygenateimpregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
  • oxidizingenter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide
  • oxidativetaking place in the presence of oxygen
  • oxidizersa substance that oxidizes another substance
  • oxacillina form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci
  • oxidisingadd oxygen to or combine with oxygen
  • oxpeckers
  • oxidisersa substance that oxidizes another substance
  • oxymoronsconjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
  • oxytocinshormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
  • oxalating
  • oxazepamsa tranquilizing drug (trade name Serax) used to treat anxiety and insomnia and alcohol withdrawal
  • oxidatingenter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide
  • oxtongueswidespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
  • oxyphiles
  • oxyphilic
  • oxytocicsa drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus