(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
actinopraxis
alexanderson
alexandretta
alexandrines
alexandrines
noun
plural of alexandrine
alexandrinus
alexandrites
alexandrites
noun
plural of alexandrite
amylodextrin
amylodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) A high molecular weight form of dextrin
angiorrhexis
angiorrhexis
noun
(pathology) rupture of a blood vessel
anorexigenic
anorexigenic
adj
(medicine) creating or inducing a state of anorexia
noun
An anorexigenic agent.
antheximeter
anthraxolite
anthraxolite
noun
A carbonaceous substance resembling anthracite.
antiorthodox
antiorthodox
adj
Opposing what is orthodox.
antioxidizer
aphanapteryx
approximants
approximants
noun
plural of approximant
arthrosyrinx
axonophorous
axonophorous
adj
Belonging to the Axonophora.
baxterianism
blennothorax
centraxonial
chronomastix
coccothrinax
conservatrix
conservatrix
noun
A female conservator.
criosphinxes
criosphinxes
noun
plural of criosphinx
crucifixions
crucifixions
noun
plural of crucifixion
cyclodextrin
cyclodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.
dacryosyrinx
dextromanual
dextromanual
adj
right-handed
dextropinene
dextrosazone
dextrousness
dextrousness
noun
Alternative form of dexterousness
dihexahedron
dihexahedron
noun
A six-sided prism having three planes on the extremities.
dispensatrix
dispensatrix
noun
(archaic) A female dispensator.
dorsiflexion
dorsiflexion
noun
(medicine) Flexion in the dorsal direction
doxorubicins
doxorubicins
noun
plural of doxorubicin
endoperoxide
endoperoxide
noun
(chemistry, biochemistry) Any heterocycle containing a peroxide -O-O- residue in the ring; found especially in certain intermediates in prostaglandin biosynthesis.
enterotoxins
enterotoxins
noun
plural of enterotoxin
erythroxylon
exacerbating
exacerbating
adj
That exacerbates
verb
present participle of exacerbate
exacerbation
exacerbation
noun
An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)
exacervation
exacervation
noun
(medicine, uncommon) A recurrence of a symptom; paroxysm.
(obsolete) The act of heaping up.
exaggerating
exaggerating
verb
present participle of exaggerate
exaggeration
exaggeration
noun
A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
The act of heaping or piling up.
examinership
examinership
noun
(Ireland, law) A legal process whereby a company gets protection from the Court, in order to survive.
exasperating
exasperating
adj
That exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates
verb
present participle of exasperate
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.
exauguration
exauguration
noun
(obsolete) The act of exaugurating; desecration.
excentricity
excentricity
noun
(mathematics) Archaic form of eccentricity.
exceptionary
exclusionary
exclusionary
adj
Acting to exclude something
excoriations
excoriations
noun
plural of excoriation
excrementary
excrementive
excrementive
adj
(archaic) Serving to excrete; connected with excretion or excrement.
excrementize
excrementize
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To void excrement; to defecate.
excrementous
excrescences
excrescences
noun
plural of excrescence
excrescently
excrescently
adv
In an excrescent manner.
excretionary
excruciating
excruciating
adj
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
Exceedingly intense; extreme
excruciation
excruciation
noun
Excruciating pain.
excursionary
excursionism
excursionism
noun
The practice of going on excursions; travel; tourism.
excursionist
excursionist
noun
A person who goes on an excursion; a traveller or tourist
excursionize
excursionize
verb
(intransitive, dated) To go on an excursion.
executioners
executioners
noun
plural of executioner
exembryonate
exenterating
exenterating
verb
present participle of exenterate
exenteration
exenteration
noun
(obsolete) The process or fact of removing the entrails; evisceration.
(surgery) The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbit.
exercitation
exercitation
noun
(rare or obsolete) The exercise or exertion of some power, responsibility, faculty etc.
exercitorian
exertionless
exertionless
adj
Without exertion.
exfiguration
exfiltration
exfiltration
noun
(biology) A gradual movement of a substance to exterior (as through cell membrane to extracellular fluid or medium).
(civil engineering) A method for managing storm water runoff.
(computing) Covert extraction of data.
(military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
(sciences) A filtering out (usually movement of a substance through a barrier).
exheredation
exhibitioner
exhibitioner
noun
(Britain) A student at secondary school or university who has been awarded an exhibition. The exhibition usually involves a financial prize and may include the right to wear a distinctive gown, especially at the University of Oxford.
exhilarating
exhilarating
adj
Refreshingly thrilling.
verb
present participle of exhilarate
exhilaration
exhilaration
noun
The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.
The state of being enlivened, cheerful or exhilarated.
exhortations
exhortations
noun
plural of exhortation
exocrinology
exocrinology
noun
The study of external (exocrine) secretions, especially of pheromones
exonerations
exonerations
noun
plural of exoneration
exorableness
exorableness
noun
(uncommon) The quality or state of being exorable.
exorbitances
exorbitances
noun
plural of exorbitance
exorbitantly
exorbitantly
adv
In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
exorbitation
exorcisation
exorcisement
exorcisement
noun
exorcism
exorcization
exorcizement
expansionary
expansionary
adj
That promotes or exhibits expansion; expansionist.
expansometer
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
expectorants
expectorants
noun
plural of expectorant
expenditures
expenditures
noun
plural of expenditure
experiencing
experiencing
verb
present participle of experience
experiential
experiential
adj
Of, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience.
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.
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.
experimently
experimentor
experrection
expertnesses
expertnesses
noun
plural of expertness
explementary
explementary
adj
(geometry) Of or relating to the explement
explorations
explorations
noun
plural of exploration
exportations
exportations
noun
plural of exportation
expressional
expressional
adj
Of or pertaining to expression, either in language, genetics, the face or the arts
exprobration
exprobration
noun
(obsolete) Reproachful accusation; upbraiding.
expromission
expromission
noun
(law) The intervention of a new debtor, substituted for the former one, who is consequently discharged by the creditor.
expurgations
expurgations
noun
plural of expurgation
extensimeter
extensometer
extensometer
noun
An electromechanical device for measuring changes in length of an object undergoing stress.
exteriorness
exteriorness
noun
The quality of being exterior.
exterminable
exterminable
adj
Capable of being exterminated.
exterminated
exterminated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exterminate
exterminates
exterminates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exterminate
exterminator
exterminator
noun
Someone or something that exterminates.
Specifically, a person whose job it is to kill insects and other pests in a building.
externalised
externalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of externalise
externalises
externalises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of externalise
externalisms
externalisms
noun
plural of externalism
externalized
externalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of externalize
externalizes
externalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of externalize
externalness
externalness
noun
The state or quality of being external.
exterraneous
exterraneous
adj
foreign; belonging to, or coming from, abroad
extinguisher
extinguisher
noun
(historical) A small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle.
A fire extinguisher.
extirpations
extirpations
noun
plural of extirpation
extortionary
extortionary
adj
Of, relating to, or typical of extortion; extortionate.
extortionate
extortionate
adj
Greatly exceeding what is moderate or reasonable; exorbitant.
Of, related to, or typifying extortion (“the practice of obtaining money or other property by the use of force or threats”).
extortioners
extortioners
noun
plural of extortioner
extortionist
extortionist
noun
Someone who extorts; an extortioner.
extracranial
extracranial
adj
Not intracranial, but outside the cranium.
extradicting
extraditions
extraditions
noun
plural of extradition
extraduction
extraenteric
extraliminal
extramission
extramission
noun
(obsolete) Emission.
extramundane
extramundane
adj
Beyond mundane, beyond ordinary.
Extraterrestrial; occurring or originating outside of the Earth.
extranatural
extranatural
adj
Alternative form of extra-natural
extraneously
extraneously
adv
In an extraneous manner.
extranuclear
extranuclear
adj
(biology) Outside the nucleus but within the cell cytoplasm.
Outside the nucleus.
extraretinal
extraretinal
adj
Outside of the retina.
extrasensory
extrasensory
adj
Of or relating to extrasensory perception.
extratension
extratensive
extratensive
adj
(psychology) Synonym of extroverted (“especially as shown by responses to the Rorschach test”)
extraterrene
extraterrene
adj
Extraterrestrial.
extrauterine
extrauterine
adj
Outside the uterus.
extravagance
extravagance
noun
Excessive or superfluous expenditure of money.
Prodigality, as of anger, love, expression, imagination, or demands.
extravagancy
extravagancy
noun
(archaic, 17-19th centuries) A thing that is extravagant.
(archaic, 17-19th centuries) The characteristic of being extravagant.
extravaganza
extravaganza
noun
An extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama.
An instance of fantastical, unrestrained, lavish, or chaotic behaviour or conduct.