Countable Nouns Ending in IS and Containing X

This list gathers 86 English countable nouns ending in IS and containing X, such as Axis, Praxis, Prophylaxis, Exegesis, Deixis, Exocytosis and Epistaxis. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our noun grammar guide to review singular and plural count rules.

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Starts with A
9 words
axis
apomixis
anaptyxis
auxesis
amphimixis
anemotaxis
angiorrhexis
adenemphraxis
angiemphraxis
Starts with B
1 words
brachyaxis
Starts with C
5 words
chemoprophylaxis
cathexis
catalexis
clinoaxis
cleidorrhexis
Starts with D
4 words
deixis
desmorrhexis
diazeuxis
dicatalexis
Starts with E
19 words
exegesis
exocytosis
epistaxis
exosmosis
exostosis
epexegesis
epizeuxis
exeresis
epiplexis
exodermis
exairesis
exomis
enterorrhexis
endeixis
exomologesis
epitaxis
exoarteritis
exarteritis
emphraxis
Starts with H
4 words
heterotaxis
hypoxis
hypercatalexis
heterauxesis
Starts with I
2 words
ixodiasis
isoplexis
Starts with M
2 words
mycotoxicosis
morphallaxis
Starts with O
4 words
oxalis
orexis
orthoaxis
ophthalmorrhexis
Starts with P
12 words
praxis
prophylaxis
pyxis
phototaxis
parataxis
phyllotaxis
parapraxis
ptyxis
pseudoanaphylaxis
pseudaxis
pharyngemphraxis
pancreatemphraxis
Starts with R
4 words
rhexis
rheotaxis
rhodohypoxis
radioanaphylaxis
Starts with S
7 words
stereotaxis
synaxis
sparaxis
salpingemphraxis
sacrocoxitis
spondylexarthrosis
splanchnemphraxis
Starts with T
6 words
thyrotoxicosis
toxicosis
tropotaxis
toxicodermatitis
toxicodermatosis
telotaxis
Starts with X
7 words
xanthomatosis
xenodiagnosis
xyris
xenogenesis
xenomorphosis
xanthoxalis
xiphihumeralis

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