(countable, mathematics) An extension from a basis on real numbers to a basis on complex numbers.
(uncountable) The act or process of making something more complex.
complexionist
contraplex
contraplex
adj
(telegraphy) Of message signals, passing in opposite directions at the same time.
costopneumopexy
counterexample
counterexample
noun
(logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.
counterexamples
counterexamples
noun
plural of counterexample
counterexplanation
counterexplanation
noun
An opposing explanation
counterexposition
counterexposition
noun
An exposition that responds to, or counters, another exposition.
counterexpostulation
counterparadox
cryptoxanthin
cryptoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment (a hydroxy derivative of carotene) that occurs widely in nature.
cytopharynx
cytopharynx
noun
(cytology) A tube-like opening in the lateral surface of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
desoxyribonucleoprotein
exception
exception
noun
(computing) An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be raised ("thrown") by one part of the program and handled ("caught") by another part.
(law) An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against.
That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.
The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
exceptionability
exceptionability
noun
The quality of being exceptionable.
exceptionable
exceptionable
adj
Liable to cause disapproval, objection or debate.
exceptionableness
exceptionableness
noun
exceptionability
exceptionably
exceptionably
adv
In an exceptionable manner.
exceptional
exceptional
adj
(geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
noun
An exception, or something having an exceptional value
exceptionalally
exceptionality
exceptionality
noun
(countable) A thing, condition, or other matter which is exceptional.
(education) the condition of requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability
(uncountable) The quality of being exceptional.
exceptionally
exceptionally
adv
To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.
exceptionalness
exceptionalness
noun
The quality of being exceptional.
exceptionary
exceptioner
exceptioner
noun
(obsolete) One who takes exceptions or protests.
exceptionless
exceptionless
adj
(programming) Without the use of an exception-handling mechanism.
without exception
exceptions
exceptions
noun
plural of exception
exceptiousness
exceptiousness
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being exceptious.
excerption
excerption
noun
That which is selected or gleaned; an extract.
The act of excerpting or selecting.
excerptions
excerptions
noun
plural of excerption
exculpation
exculpation
noun
That which exculpates; an excuse.
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.
exculpations
exculpations
noun
plural of exculpation
execeptional
exemplification
exemplification
noun
(law) A copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original.
That which exemplifies; a case in point; example.
The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
exemplificational
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
expansionistic
expansionistic
adj
Of, or pertaining to expansionism.
expectation
expectation
noun
(colloquial statistics) The arithmetic mean.
(medicine, rare) The leaving of a disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.
(statistics) The first moment; the long-run average value of a variable over many independent repetitions of an experiment.
That which is expected or looked for.
The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to occur; prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank.
The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event.
expectations
expectations
noun
plural of expectation
expection
expection
noun
Archaic or rare form of expectation.
Misspelling of exception.
expectorant
expectorant
adj
(medicine) Causing or assisting the expulsion of phlegm.
noun
(medicine) An agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs.
expectorants
expectorants
noun
plural of expectorant
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
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
experrection
expiscation
expiscation
noun
(archaic, formal) The act of expiscating; fishing.
explication
explication
noun
(dated or formal) The act of explaining; an explanation.
The act of opening or unfolding.
The sense given by an expositor.
explications
explications
noun
plural of explication
expressionistic
expressionistic
adj
Expressionist.
expressionistically
expressionistically
adv
In an expressionistic manner.
expunction
expunction
noun
The act of expunging or erasing.
The condition of being expunged.
expunctions
expunctions
noun
plural of expunction
extraprovincial
extraprovincial
adj
Outside a province.
extrospection
extrospection
noun
The observation of things external to one's own mind, as opposed to introspection. Ordinary sense perception or reasoning concerning the things perceived.
hypoxanthic
inexpectation
inexpectation
noun
Absence of expectation.
intercomplexity
lymphocytotoxin
lymphocytotoxin
noun
A toxin that has a specific destructive action on lymphocytes.
misexpectation
misexpectation
noun
Bad or wrong expectation.
misexplication
misexplication
noun
Wrong explication.
nephrotoxic
nephrotoxic
adj
that is poisonous to kidney tissue
nephrotoxicity
nephrotoxicity
noun
The state or condition of being nephrotoxic; toxicity that damages kidneys.
nonexcepted
nonexcepted
adj
Not excepted.
nonexcepting
nonexceptional
nonexceptional
adj
Not exceptional; normal, unremarkable.
nonexceptionally
nonexcerptible
nonexculpation
nonexculpatory
nonexculpatory
adj
Not exculpatory.
nonexemplification
nonexemplification
noun
Lack of exemplification.
nonexemplificatior
nonexpectant
nonexpectantly
nonexpectation
nonexpectation
Noun
Absence of expectation.
nonexplicative
nonexpressionistic
overexpectant
overexpectant
adj
Excessively expectant; expecting too much.
overexpectantly
overexpectantly
adv
With excessively high expectations.
overexpectantness
oxynaphthoic
paroxytonic
paroxytonic
adj
(prosody) Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the penultimate syllable
phycoxanthin
phycoxanthin
noun
(dated) A yellowish colouring matter found in certain algae.
phycoxanthine
phycoxanthine
noun
Alternative form of phycoxanthin
picrotoxin
picrotoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) A poisonous material, extracted from the seeds of plants of species Anamirta cocculus, used as a stimulant; it is a complex of two alkaloids: picrotoxinin and picrotin.
picrotoxinin
picrotoxinin
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in picrotoxin.
picrotoxins
picrotoxins
noun
plural of picrotoxin
postexistence
postexistence
noun
subsequent existence
postexistency
preexaction
preexception
preexceptional
preexceptionally
preexcitation
preexcitation
noun
early excitation; applied to a condition where the ventricles of the heart become depolarized too early, which leads to their partial premature contraction
preexecution
preexpectation
preexpectation
noun
previous expectation
preextinction
preextraction
preextraction
noun
extraction prior to some other operation
proextravagance
proparoxytonic
proparoxytonic
adj
(prosody) Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the antepenultimate (third to last) syllable
pyroxenitic
pyroxenitic
adj
Of or relating to pyroxenite.
reexplication
semiexpressionistic
sphacelotoxin
superexceptional
superexceptionally
superexcitation
superexcitation
noun
Excessive, or more than normal, excitation.
superexpectation
uncomplexity
uncomplexity
noun
Lack of complexity; simplicity.
unexceptionability
unexceptionability
noun
The quality of being unexceptionable.
unexceptionable
unexceptionable
adj
Beyond reproach; unimpeachable
unexceptionableness
unexceptionableness
noun
The state or condition of being unexceptionable.
unexceptionably
unexceptionably
adv
In an unexceptionable manner.
unexceptional
unexceptional
adj
Not exceptional.
unexceptionality
unexceptionally
unexceptionally
adv
In an unexceptional manner.
unexceptionalness
unexceptionalness
noun
The quality of being unexceptional.
unexpectorated
unexpectorated
adj
Not expectorated.
xanthocarpous
xanthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having yellow fruits.
xanthocephalus
xanthocyanopia
xanthocyanopia
noun
color blindness in which red and green cannot be distinguished
xanthocyanopsia
xanthocyanopsia
noun
A form of color blindness in which red cannot be distinguished from green, but only blue from yellow.
xanthocyanopsy
xanthocyanopy
xantholeucophore
xantholeucophore
noun
A leucophore arising from a xanthophore.
xanthophyceae
xanthophyllic
xanthophyllic
adj
Of or pertaining to xanthophyll.
xanthopicrin
xanthopicrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter principle obtained from the bark of Zanthoxylum clava-herculis.
xanthopicrite
xanthopicrite
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) A bitter crystalline alkaloid extracted from plants of family Xanthoxylaceae.
xanthoproteic
xanthoproteic
adj
Of or pertaining to xanthoproteic acid or xanthoproteins.
xanthoproteinic
xanthoproteinic
adj
Alternative form of xanthoproteic
xanthopsydracia
xanthopsydracia
noun
(archaic, medicine) A condition characterized by the occurrence on the skin of small yellow pustules.
xenophontic
xenophontic
Adjective
Of or relating to the language or style of Xenophon.
xenoplastic
xenoplastic
adj
Of or pertaining to xenoplasty.
xenotropic
xenotropic
adj
(biology) Describing a virus growing in tissue of an organism other than its normal host