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MX

noun \ˌem-ˈeks\

Definition of MX

:  a mobile ICBM having up to 10 independently targeted nuclear warheads
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Origin of MX

missile, experimental
First Known Use: 1976

Rhymes with MX

annex, apex, codex, complex, convex, cortex, culex, desex, duplex, DX, fourplex, ibex, ilex, index, Kleenex, latex, mirex, murex, narthex, perplex, Perspex, phone sex, pollex, Pyrex, reflex, Rx, safe sex, scolex, silex, silvex, simplex, spandex, telex, Tex-Mex, triplex, unsex, vertex, vortex

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