(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
alloxyproteic
anthropodeoxycholic
anthropotoxin
antiexporting
antiexporting
adj
Synonym of antiexport (“opposing exports”)
antiexpressionism
antiexpressionist
antiexpressionist
adj
(art) Opposing expressionism.
antiexpressionistic
antiexpressive
antiexpressive
adj
(art) Opposing or avoiding expressiveness.
antiexpressively
antiexpressiveness
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
antispermotoxin
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
approximant
approximant
noun
(mathematics) An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.
approximants
approximants
noun
plural of approximant
approximate
approximate
adj
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
verb
(transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
(transitive) To come near to; to approach.
(transitive, intransitive) To estimate.
approximated
approximated
adj
Calculated by approximation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approximate
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximates
approximates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approximate
approximating
approximating
verb
present participle of approximate
approximation
approximation
noun
(mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
(medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
The act, process or result of approximating.
approximations
approximations
noun
plural of approximation
approximative
approximative
adj
Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
approximatively
approximatively
adv
In an approximative manner.
approximativeness
approximativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approximative.
approximator
approximator
noun
Something that approximates
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
ataxiagraph
ataxiagraph
noun
An instrument that measures the degree of ataxia in a patient
atriplex
autonephrotoxin
auxotrophic
auxotrophic
adj
(biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
auxotrophies
auxotrophies
noun
plural of auxotrophy
captivatrix
captivatrix
noun
A female captivator.
carboxypeptidase
carboxypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group
ciphertext
ciphertext
noun
Encoded text, text that is unreadable.
ciphertexts
ciphertexts
noun
plural of ciphertext
competitrix
competitrix
noun
(rare) A female competitor.
complexometric
complexometric
adj
(chemistry) Describing a form of titration in which the titrant forms a complex (usually coloured) with the analyte.
(chemistry) Describing any indicator that is used in such titrations.
counterexplanation
counterexplanation
noun
An opposing explanation
counterexposition
counterexposition
noun
An exposition that responds to, or counters, another exposition.
counterexpostulation
cryptoxanthin
cryptoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment (a hydroxy derivative of carotene) that occurs widely in nature.
demultiplexer
demultiplexer
noun
(computing, electronics) A device or piece of software used to separate signals that were previously combined using a multiplexer.
demultiplexers
demultiplexers
noun
plural of demultiplexer
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
desoxyribonucleoprotein
dexiotrope
dexiotropic
dexiotropic
adj
Having the form of a right-handed spiral
dexiotropism
dexiotropous
dextroamphetamine
dextroamphetamine
noun
(pharmacology) One of the stereoisomers of amphetamine, with the chemical formula C₉H₁₃N, that is used to stimulate the central nervous system.
dextropinene
dextrotropic
diphtherotoxin
diphtherotoxin
noun
An exotoxin secreted by Corynebacterium diphtheriae
dipteryx
dispensatrix
dispensatrix
noun
(archaic) A female dispensator.
enteropexia
erysipelothrix
exarchateship
exasperating
exasperating
adj
That exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates
verb
present participle of exasperate
exasperatingly
exasperatingly
adv
In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
exasperation
exasperation
noun
Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation.
The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
exasperations
exasperations
noun
plural of exasperation
exasperative
exasperative
adj
(archaic) exasperating; causing annoyance
exceptionary
exceptioner
exceptioner
noun
(obsolete) One who takes exceptions or protests.
excerptible
excerptible
adj
Able to be excerpted.
excerpting
excerpting
noun
The act of taking an excerpt.
verb
present participle of excerpt
excerption
excerption
noun
That which is selected or gleaned; an extract.
The act of excerpting or selecting.
excerptions
excerptions
noun
plural of excerption
excerptive
excerptive
adj
That excerpts or selects.
exculpatorily
exculpatorily
adv
So as to exculpate.
executorship
executorship
noun
the office or position of an executor
executrixship
executrixship
noun
The state or business of an executrix.
exemplarity
exemplarity
noun
The quality of being exemplary.
exemplificator
exhibitorship
exhibitorship
noun
The role or status of an exhibitor.
exocataphoria
exopterygotic
exopterygotism
exotropia
exotropia
noun
(medicine) A form of strabismus in which the eyes deviate outwards.
exotropic
exotropic
adj
Suffering from or related to exotropia.
exotropism
expatiater
expatiator
expatiator
noun
One who expatiates.
expatiators
expatiators
noun
plural of expatiator
expatiatory
expatiatory
adj
expansive; diffusive
expatriate
expatriate
adj
Living outside of one's own country.
noun
One who has been banished from one's own country.
One who lives outside one's own country.
verb
(intransitive) To renounce the rights and liabilities of citizenship where one is born and become a citizen of another country.
(intransitive) To withdraw from one’s native country.
(transitive) To banish; to drive or force (a person) from his own country; to make an exile of.
expatriated
expatriated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expatriate
expatriates
expatriates
noun
plural of expatriate
expatriating
expatriating
verb
present participle of expatriate
expatriation
expatriation
noun
forced expulsion of from one's native land to another
voluntary migration from one's native land to another
expatriations
expatriations
noun
plural of expatriation
expatriatism
expatriatism
noun
The condition of being an expatriate, especially a deliberate one
expectorating
expectorating
verb
present participle of expectorate
expectoration
expectoration
noun
(physiology) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
(physiology) The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
expectorations
expectorations
noun
plural of expectoration
expectorative
expectorative
adj
Alternative form of expectorant
expediter
expediter
noun
A person who expedites.
Employee charged with tasks related to the purchase of materials (place orders, receive shipments, examine deliveries, check correctness of invoices) and other clerical duties.
expediters
expediters
noun
plural of expediter
expeditionary
expeditionary
adj
(military) Intended for military operations abroad.
Of or pertaining to an expedition.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) One who goes on expeditions, especially one who is a member of an expeditionary military force.
expeditor
expeditor
noun
Alternative spelling of expediter
expenditor
expenditrix
expenditure
expenditure
noun
(uncountable, countable) Act of expending or paying out.
(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.
expenditures
expenditures
noun
plural of expenditure
expergefacient
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
experient
experient
adj
Met with in the course of experience.
noun
A person who experiences something.
experiential
experiential
adj
Of, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience.
experientialism
experientialism
noun
(philosophy) The theory that experience is the source of knowledge.
experientialist
experientialist
noun
A proponent of experientialism.
experientialistic
experientially
experientially
adv
In terms of experience
experiment
experiment
noun
(obsolete) Experience, practical familiarity with something.
A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
verb
(intransitive) To conduct an experiment.
(transitive, obsolete) To experience; to feel; to perceive; to detect.
(transitive, obsolete) To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on.
experimental
experimental
adj
(sciences) Serving to be experimented upon; used in an experiment.
Experiential, empirical.
Pertaining to or founded on experiment.
Serving as an experiment; serving to experiment.
noun
The subject of an experiment.
experimentalism
experimentalism
noun
(philosophy) An empirical or pragmatic approach which emphasizes the importance of experimentation
An experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts
experimentalist
experimentalist
adj
Relating to experimentation
noun
A person who seeks or enjoys new experiences
A person who values the results of experiments over theory
One who performs experiments
experimentalists
experimentalists
noun
plural of experimentalist
experimentalize
experimentalize
verb
(intransitive) To experiment.
(transitive) To make experiments upon.
experimentally
experimentally
adv
in the manner of an experiment
experimentarian
experimentarian
adj
(obsolete) Relying on experiment or experience.
noun
(obsolete) One who relies on experiment or experience.
experimentation
experimentation
noun
(sciences) A set of actions and observations, performed to verify or falsify a hypothesis or to research a causal relationship between phenomena.
The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.
experimentations
experimentations
noun
plural of experimentation
experimentative
experimentative
adj
experimental; of the nature of experiment
experimentator
experimentator
noun
(archaic) An experimenter.
experimented
experimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of experiment
experimentee
experimentee
noun
Someone who is subjected to an experiment.
experimenter
experimenter
noun
A person who experiments.
experimenters
experimenters
noun
plural of experimenter
experimenting
experimenting
noun
experimentation
verb
present participle of experiment
experimentist
experimentist
noun
An experimenter.
experimentize
experimentize
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To perform a scientific experiment.
experimently
experimentor
experiments
experiments
noun
plural of experiment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of experiment
expermentized
experrection
experting
expertise
expertise
noun
Advice, or opinion, of an expert.
Great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby.
verb
(transitive, rare) To supply with expert knowledge or advice.
expertised
expertised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expertise
expertises
expertises
noun
plural of expertise
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expertise
expertising
expertising
verb
present participle of expertise
expertism
expertism
noun
A policy of consulting experts.
expertize
expertize
verb
(intransitive) To act as an expert.
(transitive) To give an expert opinion on; to assess.
expertized
expertized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expertize