(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
alloxyproteic
anaphylatoxin
anaphylatoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several toxic substances that trigger anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
noun
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.
Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
anaptyxis
anaptyxis
noun
(phonetics) The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel.
anthropodeoxycholic
antianaphylaxis
antianaphylaxis
noun
(immunology) desensitization to antigens
antiexpressively
antiphylloxeric
antiphylloxeric
adj
Destroying or countering the phylloxera insect.
apophylaxis
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximatively
approximatively
adv
In an approximative manner.
apyrexia
apyrexia
noun
(medicine) The absence or an intermission during a bout of fever.
apyrexial
apyrexial
adj
(medicine) Relating to apyrexy.
asphyxia
asphyxia
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.
Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
asphyxial
asphyxial
adj
Of or relating to asphyxia.
asphyxiant
asphyxiant
adj
That can cause asphyxiation
noun
Any substance that can cause asphyxia
asphyxias
asphyxias
noun
plural of asphyxia
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
verb
(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiates
asphyxiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate
asphyxiating
asphyxiating
verb
present participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiation
asphyxiation
noun
An acute lack of oxygen.
Death due to lack of oxygen.
asphyxiations
asphyxiations
noun
plural of asphyxiation
asphyxiative
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
asphyxies
asphyxies
noun
plural of asphyxy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxy
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
axiopisty
axiopisty
noun
Worthiness of being believed.
calcipexy
calciphylaxis
calciphylaxis
noun
A syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.
camphocarboxylic
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
cheiropompholyx
cheiropompholyx
noun
(medicine) pompholyx affecting the hand
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chiropompholyx
clinopyroxene
clinopyroxene
noun
(mineralogy) Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure.
coltpixy
coltpixy
noun
Alternative form of coltpixie
complexify
complexify
verb
To make something more complex; to complicate.
complexionably
complexionally
complexionally
adv
constitutionally
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
complexity
complexity
noun
(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
complexively
cryptoxanthin
cryptoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment (a hydroxy derivative of carotene) that occurs widely in nature.
cupressinoxylon
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
desoxyephedrine
desoxyephedrine
Noun
methamphetamine
desoxymorphine
desoxyribonucleoprotein
dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethyl sulfoxide
diphenoxylate
diphenoxylate
noun
(pharmacology) An antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₃₀H₃₂N₂O₂·HCl in combination with the sulfate of atropine.
dipteryx
duplexity
duplexity
noun
The state of being duplex
dyspraxia
dyspraxia
noun
(medicine) A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body for the planning of motor movements.
epaxially
epaxially
adv
In an epaxial manner.
epexegetically
epexegetically
adv
In an epexegetic manner.
epicalyx
epicalyx
noun
(botany) A group of bracts resembling a calyx
epicalyxes
epipharynx
epipharynx
noun
(anatomy, rare) The nasopharynx.
(zoology) A structure that overlaps the mouth in certain insects.
epiphylaxis
epiplopexy
epiplopexy
noun
(surgery) suturing of the omentum to the abdominal wall
epitaxially
epitaxially
adv
In an epitaxial way.
epitaxy
epitaxy
noun
(crystallography) An overgrowth in which the overlying crystal is either induced into the same orientation, or otherwise grows under the influence of the underlying crystal into the same orientation.
epixylous
epixylous
adj
(mycology) Relating to, growing or living on the surface of wood
epoxying
epoxying
verb
present participle of epoxy
erysipelothrix
exasperatingly
exasperatingly
adv
In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
exceptionability
exceptionability
noun
The quality of being exceptionable.
exceptionably
exceptionably
adv
In an exceptionable manner.
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.
exceptionary
exceptively
exculpatorily
exculpatorily
adv
So as to exculpate.
exemplarily
exemplarily
adv
In an exemplary manner; ideally, admirably.
exemplarity
exemplarity
noun
The quality of being exemplary.
exemplify
exemplify
verb
(transitive) To be an instance of or serve as an example.
(transitive) To make an attested copy or transcript of (a document) under seal.
(transitive) To prove by such an attested copy or transcript.
(transitive) To show or illustrate by example.
exemplifying
exemplifying
verb
present participle of exemplify
exopterygotic
exopterygotism
expandability
expandability
noun
(countable) The degree to which something is expandable
(uncountable) The condition of being expandable
expandibility
expandingly
expandingly
adv
With expansion; so as to expand.
expansibility
expansibility
noun
The condition of being expansible
expansibly
expansibly
adv
In an expansible manner.
expansionary
expansionary
adj
That promotes or exhibits expansion; expansionist.
expansively
expansively
adv
In an expansive manner
expansivity
expansivity
noun
(mathematics) The formal notion of points moving away from one another under the action of an iterated function.
expansiveness
expatiatingly
expatiatingly
adv
So as to expatiate; speaking or writing at length.
expatiatory
expatiatory
adj
expansive; diffusive
expectingly
expectingly
adv
In a state of expectation.
expediency
expediency
noun
(countable) An expedient.
(obsolete) Haste; dispatch.
(uncountable) Pursuit of the course of action that brings the desired effect even if it is unjust or unprincipled.
(uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.
expedientially
expedientially
adv
In an expediential manner.
expediently
expediently
adv
In an expedient manner
expeditely
expeditely
adv
In an expedite manner; expeditiously.
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.
expeditiously
expeditiously
adv
In an expeditious manner
expendability
expendability
noun
The state or quality of being expendable.
expensively
expensively
adv
In an expensive manner.
experientially
experientially
adv
In terms of experience
experimentally
experimentally
adv
in the manner of an experiment
experimently
expiatory
expiatory
adj
Of or pertaining to expiation.
expiratory
expiratory
adj
Of or pertaining to expiration
expiringly
expiringly
adv
While expiring or dying.
expiry
expiry
noun
(Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Canada) Death.
(Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Canada) End; termination; expiration.
(New Zealand, Australia) Synonym of expiration date
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
explainability
explainability
noun
The state of being explainable.
explainingly
explainingly
adv
By way of explanation.
explanatively
explanatively
adv
In an explanative manner.
explanatorily
explanatorily
adv
With regard to explanation, or explanatory power.
explanitory
expletively
expletively
adv
In an expletive way.
explicability
explicability
noun
The state of being explicable.
explicably
explicably
adv
(rare) In a way that can be explained.
explicatively
explicatively
adv
In an explicative way.
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
explicitly
explicitly
adv
In an explicit manner.
exploitatively
exploitatively
adv
In an exploitative manner.
exploitatory
exploitatory
adj
Relating to exploitation
exploratively
exploratively
adv
In an explorative way or fashion.
exploringly
exploringly
adv
So as to explore.
explosibility
explosibility
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which a material is explosible
(uncountable) The state of being explosible
explosively
explosively
adv
In an explosive manner.
exponentially
exponentially
adv
(mathematics, sciences) In an exponential manner.
(proscribed) rapidly, greatly
exportability
exportability
noun
The property of being exportable.
expositionary
expositionary
adj
(writing) Serving as exposition.
expositively
expositorially
expositorily
expositorily
adv
In an expository fashion.
expository
expository
adj
Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
expostulatingly
expostulatingly
adv
With expostulations.
expostulatively
expostulatively
adv
In an expostulative manner.
expressibility
expressibility
noun
The quality of being expressible.
expressibly
expressibly
adv
In an expressible way.
expressionistically
expressionistically
adv
In an expressionistic manner.
expressionlessly
expressionlessly
adv
Without expression; in an expressionless way.
expressively
expressively
adv
In an expressive manner.
expressivity
expressivity
noun
(genetics) The degree to which a gene affects or can affect an organism.
(uncountable) The quality of being expressive.
expropriatory
expropriatory
adj
Relating to, or of the nature of, expropriation.
extemporaneity
extemporarily
extemporarily
adv
In an extemporary manner.
extirpatory
extirpatory
adj
extirpative
extispicy
extispicy
noun
(countable) A specific instance of such divination.
(uncountable) Haruspicy: the study and divination by use of animal entrails, usually the victims of sacrifice.