(rhetoric) An additional explanation or explanatory material.
epicalyxes
exasperate
exasperate
adj
(obsolete) exasperated; embittered.
verb
To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
exaspidean
exaspidean
adj
(zoology) Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the outer side, leaving the inner side naked; said of certain birds.
exceptions
exceptions
noun
plural of exception
exceptious
exceptious
adj
(obsolete) Apt to take exception, or to object; captious, complaining.
exceptless
exceptless
adj
(obsolete) Not exceptional; usual.
exculpates
exculpates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exculpate
exemptions
exemptions
noun
plural of exemption
exomphalos
exomphalos
noun
A defect in the development of the muscles of the abdominal wall.
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
exophagous
exophagous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to exophagy.
exospheres
exospheres
noun
plural of exosphere
exospheric
exospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to an exosphere.
exosporium
exosporium
noun
(botany) The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exine.
exosporous
exosporous
adj
Relating to an exospore.
exotospore
exotospore
noun
The needle-shaped form of the spore of the malarial parasite transmitted by mosquitos.
exotropism
expansible
expansible
adj
expandable
expansibly
expansibly
adv
In an expansible manner.
expansions
expansions
noun
plural of expansion
expatiates
expatiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expatiate
expedients
expedients
noun
plural of expedient
expediters
expediters
noun
plural of expediter
expenseful
expenseful
adj
Full of expense; costly; chargeable.
expertised
expertised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expertise
expertises
expertises
noun
plural of expertise
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expertise
expertness
expertness
noun
The state of being expert.
skill or proficiency
expertship
expertship
noun
The role or status of an expert.
expiations
expiations
noun
plural of expiation
expiscated
expiscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expiscate
expiscator
expiscator
noun
(formal, archaic, rare) One who expiscates.
explainers
explainers
noun
plural of explainer
expletives
expletives
noun
plural of expletive
explicates
explicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explicate
exploiters
exploiters
noun
plural of exploiter
explosible
explosible
adj
explosive
explosions
explosions
noun
plural of explosion
explosives
explosives
noun
plural of explosive
expositing
expositing
verb
present participle of exposit
exposition
exposition
noun
(authorship) An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail.
(authorship) An opening section in fiction, in which background information about the characters, events or setting is conveyed.
(authorship) The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe the setting, characters and other non-plot elements.
(music) The opening section of a movement in sonata form; the opening section of a fugue.
(obsolete) The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place.
An exhibition, especially of goods, artwork or cultural displays to the public.
The abandonment of an unwanted child.
The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
expositive
expositive
adj
That explains; expository
expositors
expositors
noun
plural of expositor
expository
expository
adj
Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
expounders
expounders
noun
plural of expounder
expressage
expressage
noun
The fee for carrying a parcel by express.
expressing
expressing
adj
(biochemistry) That translates or transcribes nucleic acid.
verb
present participle of express
expression
expression
noun
(biology) (manufacturing) The act of pressing or squeezing out.
(biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
(mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
(mostly preceded by with) emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader
(music) The tone of voice or sound in music.
(programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
A colloquialism or idiom.
A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
A particular way of phrasing an idea.
A specific blend of whisky.
The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
expressive
expressive
adj
Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
noun
(linguistics) Any word or phrase that expresses (that the speaker, writer, or signer has) a certain attitude toward or information about the referent.
(linguistics, more narrowly) A word or phrase, belonging to a distinct word class or having distinct morphosyntactic properties, with semantic symbolism (for example, an onomatopoeia), variously considered either a synonym, a hypernym or a hyponym of ideophone.
expressman
expressman
noun
A person employed in the express business.
expressmen
expressmen
noun
plural of expressman
expressure
expressure
noun
(obsolete) Expression; utterance; representation.
expressway
expressway
noun
(Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore) A road built to freeway standards.
(UK, New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.
(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
expulsions
expulsions
noun
plural of expulsion
expurgates
expurgates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expurgate
exspuition
exspuition
noun
(obsolete) The act of spitting.
exsuperate
externship
externship
noun
An experiential learning opportunity, usually offered by a school, similar to an internship, but generally shorter in duration.
extirpates
extirpates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extirpate
extispices
extispices
noun
plural of extispex
extrospect
extrospect
verb
Synonym of extraspect.
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
glycopexis
hexapodies
hexapodies
noun
plural of hexapody
hexapodous
hexapodous
adj
(zoology) Having six feet; belonging to the Hexapoda.
hyperlexis
hypozeuxis
hypozeuxis
noun
(rhetoric) An expression whose every clause has its own independent subject and predicate.
inexposure
inexposure
noun
A state of not being exposed.
inspectrix
inspectrix
noun
A female inspector.
inspeximus
inspeximus
noun
(historical) A confirmation and reaffirmation of one or several royal grants made in the past, generally at the request of a putative beneficiary.
juxtaposed
juxtaposed
adj
Placed side by side often for comparison or contrast.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of juxtapose
juxtaposes
juxtaposes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of juxtapose
lexiphanes
lexiphanes
noun
plural of lexiphane
lipoxenous
lipoxidase
lipoxidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids
misexample
misexplain
misexplain
verb
(transitive) To explain incorrectly.
misexpound
misexpound
verb
To expound erroneously.
misexpress
misexpress
verb
(transitive) To express incorrectly.
overexpose
overexpose
verb
(photography) To expose (film) to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.
To expose excessively.
To provide excessive publicity or reporting regarding (a person, event, etc.).
oxyblepsia
parallaxes
parallaxes
noun
plural of parallax
parasexual
parasexual
adj
(biology) Exhibiting parasexuality.
Both parasocial and sexual; being or relating to a one-sided sexual relationship.
perionyxis
peroxidase
peroxidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that act on substrates such as hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides such as lipid peroxides.
peroxisome
peroxisome
noun
(cytology) An intracellular organelle found in all eukaryotes (except Archezoa) which is the source of the enzymes that catalyze the production and breakdown hydrogen peroxide, and are responsible for the oxidation of long-chain fatty acids.
petrosilex
petrosilex
noun
(mineralogy) felsite
phylaxises
pixinesses
plaintexts
plaintexts
noun
plural of plaintext
pleiotaxis
plexiglass
plexiglass
noun
polymethyl methacrylate (polymer of methyl methacrylate), a tough transparent plastic used sometimes in lieu of glass.
postexilic
postexilic
adj
After an exile, especially the Biblical exile of the Jews.
poxviruses
poxviruses
noun
plural of poxvirus
praxeanist
praxiteles
praxiteles
Proper noun
The most renowned of the sculptors of the 4th century BC, and the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue.
A on the planet measuring 182 in
A main-belt discovered in 1973.
preexcused
preexhaust
preexisted
preexisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preexist
preexpense
preexposed
preexposed
adj
exposed (to light, chemicals etc) prior to another process
preexposes
preexpress
prefixions
prefixions
noun
plural of prefixion
prolixness
prolixness
noun
prolixity
pseudaxine
pseudodoxy
pseudodoxy
noun
False opinion or belief
quadplexes
quadplexes
noun
plural of quadplex
reexposing
reexposing
verb
present participle of reexpose
reexposure
reexposure
noun
A second or subsequent exposure.
saxophones
saxophones
noun
plural of saxophone
semiduplex
semiduplex
adj
(telecommunications) Providing communication in both directions, but only one direction at a time, not simultaneously.
separatrix
separatrix
noun
(mathematics) The boundary separating two modes of behavior in a differential equation.
(physics) The line between regions having different magnetic fields.
(typography) The proofreader's mark resembling a slash ⟨ / ⟩ or vertical bar ⟨ | ⟩ placed after a note in the margin to indicate that it should replace the item(s) struckthrough in the running text or to separate it from other margin notes.
(typography, historical) The ⟨L⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ mark formerly used to divide integers from decimals.
(typography, obsolete) Synonym of decimal point, which replaced such marks.
A terminator: a line on a partially-illuminated surface separating the lit and shaded regions.
sexpartite
sexpartite
adj
In six parts.
sextipolar
sextipolar
adj
Having six poles.
sextonship
sextonship
noun
The office or position of a sexton.
sextuplets
sextuplets
noun
plural of sextuplet
sextupling
sextupling
verb
present participle of sextuple
sexuparous
sexuparous
adj
(biology) Describing a generation of aphids that produces sexual offspring
simplexity
simplexity
noun
(chemistry) disorder
(mathematics) The number of simplexes into which a structure can be divided
The act of establishing a simple interface for something that is complex.
The tendency of a simple system to generate complex forms
sixtypenny
smallpoxes
smallpoxes
noun
plural of smallpox
spectatrix
sphinxlike
sphinxlike
adj
Like a sphinx, or like that of a sphinx. Especially, not showing emotion
Mysterious; scheming; having a deceptive outward appearance
spinifexes
spinifexes
noun
plural of spinifex
splenopexy
splenopexy
noun
fixation of the spleen
sulphoxide
sulphoxide
noun
Alternative form of sulfoxide
superexalt
superexalt
verb
(transitive) To exalt to a superior degree; to exalt above others.
superexert
superexist
superexist
verb
To appear beyond and outside of something or someplace.
To exist on a transcendent level or plane.
superextol
superfixes
superfixes
noun
plural of superfix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of superfix
superhelix
superhelix
noun
(molecular biology) The shape formed by a helix which in turn is twisted into a larger helix
superoxide
superoxide
noun
(chemistry) A peroxide
(chemistry) The univalent anion, O₂⁻, obtained from molecular oxygen by adding an electron; any compound containing this anion
supersexes
supersexes
noun
plural of supersex
supertaxes
supertaxes
noun
plural of supertax
swinepoxes
xenophanes
xenophanes
Proper noun
A Greek given name.
The pre-Socratic philosopher Xenophanes of Colophon; by extension or reference, any profound or transformative religious thinker.
xenophobes
xenophobes
noun
plural of xenophobe
xenopsylla
xylophones
xylophones
noun
plural of xylophone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of xylophone