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There are 18 eight-letter words containing M, X and Y
| BOMBYXES | • bombyxes n. Plural of bombyx. • BOMBYX n. (Greek) a moth of the genus Bombyx, which includes the silkworm moth. |
| METHOXYL | • methoxyl n. (Organic chemistry) A univalent radical, CH3O-, derived from methanol. • METHOXYL n. a compound containing a certain chemical group, also METHOXY. |
| MIXOLOGY | • mixology n. (Slang) The art of combining various ingredients to make cocktails. • mixology n. (Slang, rare) The work of a disc jockey. • MIXOLOGY n. the art of making mixed drinks. |
| MONEYBOX | • moneybox n. Alternative form of money box. • money␣box n. A tin, often with a slot in the top, for depositing coins, used by children to save. • MONEYBOX n. a box for keeping money in. |
| MYXAMEBA | • myxameba n. Alternative form of myxamoeba. • MYXAMEBA n. a cell produced by a spore, also MYXAMOEBA. |
| MYXEDEMA | • myxedema n. (Pathology) A form of cutaneous and dermal edema that is secondary to increased deposition of connective… • MYXEDEMA n. (US) a skin disease, marked by swelling and dryness, due to insufficient thyroid secretion, also MYXOEDEMA. |
| MYXOCYTE | • MYXOCYTE n. a large cell found in mucous tissue. |
| MYXOMATA | • myxomata n. Plural of myxoma. • MYXOMA n. (Greek) a tumour composed of mucous tissue. |
| OXIMETRY | • oximetry n. The measurement of the oxygen level in arterial blood. • OXIMETRY n. measurement with an oximeter, a photoelectric instrument for measuring the oxygen saturation of the blood. |
| OXYMORON | • oxymoron n. (Rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together… • oxymoron n. (Loosely, sometimes proscribed) A contradiction in terms. • OXYMORON n. (Greek) a self-contradictory expression. |
| OXYSOMES | • oxysomes n. Plural of oxysome. • OXYSOME n. a structural unit of cellular cristae. |
| PAROXYSM | • paroxysm n. A random or sudden outburst (of activity). • paroxysm n. An explosive event during a volcanic eruption. • paroxysm n. A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit. |
| PYXIDIUM | • pyxidium n. (Botany) A seed capsule in the form of a box, the seeds being released when the top splits off. • PYXIDIUM n. a capsule that opens by a transverse circular split. |
| TAXONOMY | • taxonomy n. The science or the technique used to make a classification. • taxonomy n. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system. • taxonomy n. (Taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms. |
| TEXTONYM | • textonym n. Any of a set of words that share the same numeric combination as another when typed using a mobile phone… • TEXTONYM n. one of several words that may be keyed into a mobile phone by pressing the same sequence of buttons. |
| XENOGAMY | • xenogamy n. (Botany) The transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination. • xenogamy n. Cross-cultural marriage. • XENOGAMY n. cross-fertilization. |
| XYLOMATA | • xylomata n. Plural of xyloma. • XYLOMA n. a body which forms spurs internally in fungi. |
| XYLOTOMY | • xylotomy n. (Botany) The art of preparing sections of wood (as by means of a microtome) for microscopic examination. • XYLOTOMY n. the preparation of wood for microscopic examination. |
Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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- English Wiktionary: 82 words
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- Scrabble in Spanish: no word
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- Scrabble in Romanian: no word
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