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.
cerviciplex
ciphertexts
ciphertexts
noun
plural of ciphertext
competitrix
competitrix
noun
(rare) A female competitor.
dexiotropic
dexiotropic
adj
Having the form of a right-handed spiral
enteropexia
exceptioner
exceptioner
noun
(obsolete) One who takes exceptions or protests.
excerptible
excerptible
adj
Able to be excerpted.
excerptions
excerptions
noun
plural of excerption
exemplarily
exemplarily
adv
In an exemplary manner; ideally, admirably.
exemplarism
exemplarity
exemplarity
noun
The quality of being exemplary.
exemplifier
exemplifier
noun
One who, or that which, exemplifies.
exomorphism
exomorphism
noun
(geology) A change in a rock that happens when igneous material intrudes upon it.
exoperidium
exoperidium
noun
The outer layer of a two-layered peridium
expatiators
expatiators
noun
plural of expatiator
expatiatory
expatiatory
adj
expansive; diffusive
expatriated
expatriated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expatriate
expatriates
expatriates
noun
plural of expatriate
expenditrix
expenditure
expenditure
noun
(uncountable, countable) Act of expending or paying out.
(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.
experienced
experienced
adj
Experient.
Having experience and skill in a subject.
verb
past participle of experience
experiencer
experiencer
noun
(linguistics) A thematic relation where something undergoes a situation or sensation lacking a semantic agent.
A person who experiences.
experiences
experiences
noun
plural of experience
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of experience
experiments
experiments
noun
plural of experiment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of experiment
expertising
expertising
verb
present participle of expertise
expertizing
expertizing
verb
present participle of expertize
expirations
expirations
noun
plural of expiration
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
explanitory
explicators
explicators
noun
plural of explicator
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
exploration
exploration
noun
(medicine) A physical examination of a patient.
The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
The process of exploring.
The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
explorative
explorative
adj
exploratory
exploringly
exploringly
adv
So as to explore.
exportation
exportation
noun
(logic) Either the logical law ((P∧Q)→R)⇒(P→(Q→R)), or the rule of replacement ((P∧Q)→R)⇔(P→(Q→R)).
The act of carrying something outside.
The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the course of commerce.
The commodity exported; an export.
expositress
expositress
noun
(dated) A female expositor.
expressible
expressible
adj
Able to be expressed.
expressibly
expressibly
adv
In an expressible way.
expressions
expressions
noun
plural of expression
expromissor
expromissor
noun
(law) The new debtor introduced by expromission.
expropriate
expropriate
verb
(transitive) To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
expurgating
expurgating
verb
present participle of expurgate
expurgation
expurgation
noun
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
expurgative
exstrophies
exstrophies
noun
plural of exstrophy
extemporise
extemporise
verb
(intransitive) To do something in a makeshift way.
(intransitive) To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
(transitive) To make or create ex tempore.
(transitive, music) To compose extemporaneously or improvise.
extemporize
extemporize
verb
(intransitive) To perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
(transitive) To adapt, improvise, or devise action or speech in an impromptu or spontaneous manner.
externships
externships
noun
plural of externship
extirpating
extirpating
verb
present participle of extirpate
extirpation
extirpation
noun
The act of extirpating or uprooting.
extirpative
extirpative
adj
Of, relating to, or pertaining to an extirpation.
extirpators
extirpators
noun
plural of extirpator
extirpatory
extirpatory
adj
extirpative
extrapelvic
extrapelvic
adj
(anatomy) External to the pelvis
extraspinal
extraspinal
adj
Outside of the spine.
galloperdix
hemiapraxia
hexapartite
hexapartite
Adjective
In six parts.
hexaplarian
hyperclimax
hyperoxemia
hyperoxemia
noun
(pathology) A high level of oxygen in the blood, typically as a result of hyperoxia
ideopraxist
ideopraxist
noun
A person who is compelled to carry out an idea.
lexigraphic
lexigraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to lexigraphy.
micropteryx
multiplexer
multiplexer
noun
(computing, telecommunications) A device that combines several input signals into a single output signal.
A device that interleaves several activities; a switching device.
multiplexor
multiplexor
noun
Alternative spelling of multiplexer
nephrotoxic
nephrotoxic
adj
that is poisonous to kidney tissue
nephrotoxin
nephrotoxin
noun
Any nephrotoxic substance.
nonexpiries
nonexpiring
orchidopexy
orchidopexy
noun
(surgery) Alternative form of orchiopexy
overexplain
overexplain
verb
(transitive) To explain at unnecessary length or in too much detail.
overexploit
overexploit
verb
to exploit excessively
paradoxides
paravauxite
paravauxite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
pericoxitis
peroxidases
peroxidases
noun
plural of peroxidase
peroxidized
peroxidized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of peroxidize
peroxisomal
peroxisomal
adj
Of or pertaining to the peroxisome
peroxisomes
peroxisomes
noun
plural of peroxisome
persecutrix
persecutrix
noun
(rare) A female persecutor.
phylloxeric
phylloxeric
adj
Relating to, or caused by, phylloxera.
pleximetric
pleximetric
adj
Relating to a pleximeter.
praemaxilla
praemaxilla
noun
Alternative form of premaxilla
praxitelean
praxitelean
Adjective
Of or relating to the ancient sculptor Praxiteles.
preexaction
preexamined
preexamined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preexamine
preexaminer
preexamines
preexamines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preexamine
preexciting
preexciting
verb
present participle of preexcite
preexcusing
preexistent
preexistent
adj
Existing previously.
Preceding existence.
preexisting
preexisting
adj
Already in existence before something else.
verb
present participle of preexist
preexposing
prefixation
prefixation
noun
(anatomy, of a nerve) The state or condition of being prefixed.
(biology, cytology) Initial treatment of tissue with a fixative, as a preliminary to the application of another fixative or to the use of a different treatment.
(linguistics) The adding of a prefix to a word.
premaxillae
premaxillae
noun
plural of premaxilla
premaxillas
pretaxation
pretaxation
adj
Before taxation.
pricefixing
procreatrix
proexercise
progenitrix
progenitrix
noun
A female progenitor, a foremother, any of a person's direct female ancestors (ancestresses).
prolixities
prolixities
noun
plural of prolixity
proprietrix
proprietrix
noun
(dated) A female proprietor.
prosecutrix
prosecutrix
noun
A female prosecutor
A female victim of a crime on whose behalf the state is prosecuting a suspect
proteopexic
proteopexis
protoxidize
protoxidize
verb
(chemistry, transitive) To combine (an elementary substance) with oxygen, in such proportion as to form a protoxide.
proxenetism
proxenetism
noun
(formal) The negotiation or facilitation of a transaction between a sex worker and a customer.
proximately
proximately
adv
In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately.
proximities
proximities
noun
plural of proximity
pseudolarix
pyridoxines
pyridoxines
noun
plural of pyridoxine
pyroxenites
pyroxenites
noun
plural of pyroxenite
pyroxenitic
pyroxenitic
adj
Of or relating to pyroxenite.
pyroxenoids
pyroxenoids
noun
plural of pyroxenoid
reexpansion
reexpansion
noun
another expansion
reexpelling
reexpelling
verb
present participle of reexpel
reexplained
reexplicate
reexploring
reexploring
verb
present participle of reexplore
reexporting
reexporting
verb
present participle of reexport
speculatrix
speculatrix
noun
A female speculator.
spermatoxin
spermotoxin
spermotoxin
noun
Alternative form of spermatotoxin
superoxides
superoxides
noun
plural of superoxide
unexperient
unexperient
adj
(obsolete) inexperienced
unexporting
unexporting
verb
present participle of unexport
xenomorphic
xenomorphic
adj
(petrography, of a mineral grain) That does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form impressed on it by surrounding grains; anhedral.
In an unusual form; having a strange form.
xerographic
xerographic
adj
of, relating to, or produced by xerography
xeromorphic
xeromorphic
adj
(biology) Of, relating to, or characteristic of the xerophytes, especially having the ability to store water in leaves and stems.
xerophagies
xerophagies
noun
plural of xerophagy
xerophilies
xerophilous
xerophilous
adj
Able to thrive in dry weather.
xerophytism
xerophytism
noun
(botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.