Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
archaeopteryx
cephalothorax
cephalothorax
noun
The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
exasperations
exasperations
noun
plural of exasperation
exculpatorily
exculpatorily
adv
So as to exculpate.
exocataphoria
expatriations
expatriations
noun
plural of expatriation
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.
expectorative
expectorative
adj
Alternative form of expectorant
expectorators
expectorators
noun
plural of expectorator
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.
expiatoriness
explanatorily
explanatorily
adv
With regard to explanation, or explanatory power.
explorational
explorational
adj
Of, pertaining to, or by means of exploration
exploratively
exploratively
adv
In an explorative way or fashion.
exportability
exportability
noun
The property of being exportable.
expositionary
expositionary
adj
(writing) Serving as exposition.
expostulatory
expostulatory
adj
Of, characterized by, or exhibiting expostulation.
expropriating
expropriating
verb
present participle of expropriate
expropriation
expropriation
noun
The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property; the act of depriving of private propriety rights.
expropriatory
expropriatory
adj
Relating to, or of the nature of, expropriation.
expurgational
expurgatorial
expurgatorial
adj
Tending or serving to expurgate; expurgatory.
extemporarily
extemporarily
adv
In an extemporary manner.
extractorship
extraperiodic
extraperiodic
adj
Outside of a given period.
extrapoetical
extrapoetical
adj
Outside of a poem, or of poetry.
extrapolating
extrapolating
verb
present participle of extrapolate
extrapolation
extrapolation
noun
(mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
(music) The diametric opposite of interpolation.
An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
extrapolative
extrapolative
adj
That serves to extrapolate
extrapolatory
extrapolatory
adj
Serving to extrapolate.
extraposition
extraposition
noun
(linguistics) The movement of an element from its normal place to one at the end, or near the end, of a sentence.
extratemporal
extratemporal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the side of the head behind the eyes; external to the temporal bone of the skull.
That appears to happen outside of time.
extratropical
extratropical
adj
(meteorology) Lacking or having lost tropical characteristics.
Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.
hepatorrhexis
hepatorrhexis
noun
(medicine, pathology) A rupture of the liver.
hieracosphinx
hieracosphinx
noun
A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon.
hyperparoxysm
hyperprosexia
hyperprosexia
noun
(medicine, rare) Excessive attention; an abnormal state in which a person concentrates on one thing to the exclusion of everything else.
hypopharynxes
hypopharynxes
noun
plural of hypopharynx
impersonatrix
interproximal
interproximal
adj
Between the proximal parts of two adjoining surfaces, but especially between the surfaces of adjoining teeth.
lexicographer
lexicographer
noun
One who writes or compiles a dictionary
lexicographic
lexicographic
adj
Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
nasopharynxes
nasopharynxes
noun
plural of nasopharynx
nonexpiration
nonexportable
nonexportable
adj
Not exportable.
overexpanding
overexpanding
verb
present participle of overexpand
overexpansion
overexpansion
noun
Excessive expansion, especially expansion that is not sustainable
overexpansive
overexpansive
adj
Too expansive.
overexpectant
overexpectant
adj
Excessively expectant; expecting too much.
overexplained
overexplained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overexplain
paradoxurinae
paxilliferous
paxilliferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing a paxilla.
phylloxeridae
praxeological
praxeological
adj
Of or pertaining to praxeology.
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
preexhaustion
preexpiration
preextraction
preextraction
noun
extraction prior to some other operation
preparoxysmal
preparoxysmal
adj
Before a paroxysm.
proannexation
pronatoflexor
proparoxytone
proparoxytone
adj
(linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or accent on the antepenultimate syllable.
noun
(linguistics) A proparoxytone word.
proximateness
proximateness
noun
Quality of being proximate.
pyohemothorax
reexplanation
reexplanation
noun
A second or subsequent explanation.
reexplication
reexploration
reexploration
noun
exploration again or anew
reexportation
reexportation
noun
Exportation again or anew.
supertaxation
supervexation
trachelopexia
unapproximate
unexplanatory
unexplanatory
adj
Not explanatory; failing to offer a (good or coherent) explanation.
unexplorative
unexplorative
adj
Not explorative.
unexploratory
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.
xanthoprotein
xanthoprotein
noun
A protein formed when xanthoproteic acid contacts epithelial cells, indicative of inadequate safety precautions when handling nitric acid.
xenopterygian
xerophthalmia
xerophthalmia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A where the conjunctiva and cornea become dry. The condition starts with conjunctival xerosis and night blindness and progresses to corneal xerosis and, later, a severe condition called keratomalacia.
xerophthalmic
xerophthalmic
adj
Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia.
xerophthalmos
zoopraxiscope
zoopraxiscope
noun
(photography, historical) An instrument developed by Eadweard Muybridge in the 1870's, similar to the phenakistoscope. The instrument involves a disc that includes serial pictures being rotated in front of a light source, projecting them upon a screen, to exhibit the natural movements of animals and the like.