(epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
A mixture, in some contexts
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
admixtures
admixtures
noun
plural of admixture
admonitrix
admonitrix
noun
(archaic) A female admonitor.
alexandrianism
alexandrianism
Noun
The culture (of literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences) that developed in Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Alexandrian Wicca.
alexipharmacon
alexipharmacon
noun
An antidote to a poison.
alexipharmacum
alexipharmacum
noun
(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alexipharmic
alexipharmic
adj
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) Synonym of alexipharmac (“of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom”)
noun
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical, also figuratively) Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
alexipharmical
alexipharmical
adj
Alternative form of alexipharmic
alloxuraemia
alloxuremia
ambidexter
ambidexter
adj
Ambidextrous.
noun
(archaic) A lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant.
(by extension) Someone who is two-faced; a double-dealer, such as a cheat or a crook.
Someone who is ambidextrous.
ambidexterities
ambidexterities
noun
plural of ambidexterity
ambidexterity
ambidexterity
noun
Superior cleverness or adaptability.
The property of being equally skillful with each hand.
ambidexterous
ambidexterous
adj
Misspelling of ambidextrous.
ambidextral
ambidextral
adj
Pertaining equally to the left and right sides.
ambidextrous
ambidextrous
adj
(archaic) Practising or siding with both parties.
(humorous) Of a person, bisexual.
Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).
Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.
ambidextrously
ambidextrously
adv
In an ambidextrous manner.
ambidextrousness
ambidextrousness
noun
The state or quality of being ambidextrous.
ambisextrous
ambisextrous
adj
(humorous, sometimes offensive, of a person) Bisexual.
Epicene, androgynous.
Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine elements.
amoreuxia
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
anaximander
anaximander
Proper noun
(c. 610 546 A pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus; pupil of Thales and teacher of Anaximenes.
anaximandrian
andromedotoxin
andromedotoxin
noun
One of the grayanotoxins; grayanotoxin I.
angiemphraxis
anhydroxime
antheximeter
antiexpressionism
antiextreme
antiextreme
adj
Opposing extremism.
noun
An opposite extreme.
antispermotoxin
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
aortomalaxis
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
approximal
approximal
adj
Contiguous
Near or adjacent
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
ataxiagram
ataxiameter
ataxiameter
noun
Synonym of ataxiagraph
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
auxochromism
axiform
axiniform
axiniform
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Shaped like the head of an axe.
axisymmetric
axisymmetric
adj
Exhibiting symmetry around an axis; exhibiting cylindrical symmetry.
axisymmetrical
axisymmetrical
adj
axisymmetric
axisymmetrically
axisymmetrically
adv
In axisymmetric fashion.
axisymmetry
axisymmetry
noun
symmetry about an axis; rotational symmetry
axminster
axminster
Proper noun
A market town in Devon, England.
Noun
A carpet made in Axminster imitating the Turkey carpet, noted for its thick and soft pile.
axometric
axonometric
axonometric
adj
(technical drawing) Describing a projection in which the horizontal and vertical axes are to the same scale, but the third axis is reduced to allow for perspective
baxterianism
benzhydroxamic
bimaxillary
bimaxillary
adj
Relating to both of the maxillae.
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
camphocarboxylic
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
cardiemphraxia
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
christianomastix
chronomastix
circumaxial
circumaxile
circumaxillary
citharexylum
coadministratrix
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
counterexcommunication
counterexcommunication
noun
An excommunication in response to another excommunication.
craniomaxillary
craniomaxillary
adj
Relating to the cranium and maxilla.
creatotoxism
dermatoxerasia
dextroamphetamine
dextroamphetamine
noun
(pharmacology) One of the stereoisomers of amphetamine, with the chemical formula C₉H₁₃N, that is used to stimulate the central nervous system.
directexamination
emphraxis
emphraxis
noun
(medicine) An obstruction, especially of a sweat gland.
enterotoxemia
enterotoxemia
noun
Alternative form of enterotoxaemia
ethmomaxillary
ethmomaxillary
adj
Relating to the ethmoid bone and the maxilla
examinator
examinator
noun
An examiner.
examinatorial
examinatorial
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of, an academic examination.
examinatory
examiner
examiner
noun
A person who investigates someone or something.
A person who marks an examination.
A person who sets an examination.
examiners
examiners
noun
plural of examiner
examinership
examinership
noun
(Ireland, law) A legal process whereby a company gets protection from the Court, in order to survive.
excitomuscular
exclaimer
exclaimer
noun
One who exclaims.
exclaimers
exclaimers
noun
plural of exclaimer
exclamatorily
exclamatorily
adv
In an exclamatory way.
excommunicator
excommunicator
noun
One who excommunicates.
excommunicators
excommunicators
noun
plural of excommunicator
excommunicatory
excommunicatory
Adjective
Relating to excommunication.
excrementitial
excrementitial
adj
(physiology) Pertaining to, or consisting of, excrement; of the nature of excrement.
excriminate
exemplaric
exemplaric
adj
Relating to or characteristic of an exemplar
exemplarily
exemplarily
adv
In an exemplary manner; ideally, admirably.
exemplariness
exemplariness
noun
The state or condition of being exemplary, serving as a shining example.
exemplarism
exemplarity
exemplarity
noun
The quality of being exemplary.
exemplificator
exmeridian
exorcismal
exormia
exostracism
exothermically
exothermically
adv
In an exothermic manner
expatriatism
expatriatism
noun
The condition of being an expatriate, especially a deliberate one
experientialism
experientialism
noun
(philosophy) The theory that experience is the source of knowledge.
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.
exprimable
extemporaneity
extemporarily
extemporarily
adv
In an extemporary manner.
extemporariness
extemporariness
noun
The quality of being extemporary.
extemporisation
extemporisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of extemporization.
extemporization
extemporization
noun
The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything extempore.
exterminable
exterminable
adj
Capable of being exterminated.
exterminate
exterminate
verb
(figuratively, transitive) To bring a definite end to; finish completely.
(transitive) To kill all of (a population of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.
exterminated
exterminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exterminate
exterminates
exterminates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exterminate
exterminating
exterminating
verb
present participle of exterminate
extermination
extermination
noun
Elimination.
The act of exterminating; total destruction or eradication
exterminations
exterminations
noun
plural of extermination
exterminative
exterminative
adj
Serving to exterminate; exterminatory.
exterminator
exterminator
noun
Someone or something that exterminates.
Specifically, a person whose job it is to kill insects and other pests in a building.
exterminators
exterminators
noun
plural of exterminator
exterminatory
exterminatory
adj
relating to or marked by extermination
exterminatress
exterminatress
noun
(rare) A female exterminator; an exterminatrix.
exterminatrix
exterminatrix
noun
(rare) A woman who exterminates; an exterminatress.
externalism
externalism
noun
Excessive regard to outward acts or appearances, especially in religion.
The act of judging by outward appearance or acts.
The belief that only things that can be observed by senses are real.
externalisms
externalisms
noun
plural of externalism
externomedian
externomedian
adj
external to a median
extracommunity
extracosmic
extracosmical
extractiform
extractiform
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Having the form, appearance, or nature of an extract.
extracurriculum
extracurriculum
noun
The activities and groups, clubs, and societies that are sponsored or regulated by an educational institution but which are not part of the academic curriculum.
extradomestic
extradomestic
adj
Outside of the home or household.
extraembryonic
extraembryonic
adj
(medicine) Inside the womb, but outside the embryo.