(medicine) creating or inducing a state of anorexia
noun
An anorexigenic agent.
antioxygenic
antioxygenic
adj
antioxidant
archlexicographer
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
coannexing
coexchangeable
coexchangeable
adj
Able to be exchanged with each other.
coexerting
coexerting
verb
present participle of coexert
coexisting
coexisting
verb
present participle of coexist
coextending
coextending
verb
present participle of coextend
complexing
complexing
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a complex; complexation
verb
present participle of complex
counterexaggeration
counterexaggeration
noun
An exaggeration in response to another exaggeration.
coxalgies
coxalgies
noun
plural of coxalgy
decarboxylating
decarboxylating
verb
present participle of decarboxylate
detoxicating
detoxicating
verb
present participle of detoxicate
dextroglucose
dextroglucose
noun
(archaic) dextrose (D-glucose) form of glucose
epexegetic
epexegetic
adj
Serving as an epexegesis or as epexegeses.
epexegetical
epexegetical
adj
Relating to epexegesis.
epexegetically
epexegetically
adv
In an epexegetic manner.
exacerbating
exacerbating
adj
That exacerbates
verb
present participle of exacerbate
exacerbatingly
exacerbatingly
adv
In an exacerbating way; so as to aggravate or make worse.
exacting
exacting
adj
(of a person or organization) Characterized by exaction.
(of an action, task, etc) Requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention.
Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
verb
present participle and gerund of exact
exactingly
exactingly
adv
In an exacting manner.
exactingness
exactingness
noun
The state of being exacting.
excavating
excavating
verb
present participle of excavate
exceeding
exceeding
adj
(archaic) exceptional, extraordinary
(archaic) extreme
(archaic) prodigious
adv
(archaic) Exceedingly.
noun
The situation of being in excess.
verb
present participle of exceed
exceedingly
exceedingly
adv
To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely
exceedingness
exceedingness
noun
The quality of exceeding.
excelling
excelling
verb
present participle of excel
excepting
excepting
prep
with the exception of
verb
present participle of except
excerpting
excerpting
noun
The act of taking an excerpt.
verb
present participle of excerpt
exchange
exchange
noun
(biochemistry) The transfer of substances or elements like gas, amino-acids, ions etc. sometimes through a surface like a membrane.
(chess) The loss of one piece and associated capture of another.
(finance) The difference between the values of money in different places.
(law, England & Wales, Northern Ireland) Clipping of exchange of contracts.
(obsolete) The thing given or received in return; especially, a publication exchanged for another.
(telephony, US) The fourth through sixth digits of a ten-digit phone number (the first three before the introduction of area codes).
(usually with "the") The loss of a minor piece (typically a bishop or knight) and associated capture of the more advantageous rook.
A conversation.
A place for conducting trading.
A telephone exchange.
An act of exchanging or trading.
verb
(law, England & Wales, Northern Ireland) Clipping of exchange contracts.
(transitive) To replace with, as a substitute.
(transitive) To trade or barter.
exchangeability
exchangeability
noun
The condition of being exchangeable
exchangeable
exchangeable
adj
(finance) Having an associated right to be exchanged for another form of financial security.
Able to be exchanged.
noun
(finance) Any financial instrument with an associated right to be exchanged for another form of financial security.
exchangeably
exchangeably
adv
By way of exchange.
exchanged
exchanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exchange
exchangee
exchanger
exchanger
noun
(biochemistry) An antiporter.
A person or thing that exchanges one thing for another.
exchanges
exchanges
noun
plural of exchange
exchanging
exchanging
verb
present participle of exchange
exchangite
exciding
exciding
verb
present participle of excide
excising
excising
verb
present participle of excise
exciting
exciting
adj
creating or producing excitement
noun
The process of something becoming excited; excitation.
verb
present participle of excite
excitingly
excitingly
adv
In an exciting manner
excitoglandular
excitoglandular
adj
That increases the output of a gland
exclaiming
exclaiming
noun
exclamation
verb
present participle of exclaim
exclaimingly
exclaimingly
adv
With an exclamation.
excluding
excluding
prep
to the exclusion of; not including
verb
present participle of exclude
excludingly
excludingly
adv
So as to exclude.
excogitable
excogitable
adj
imaginable; able to be thought or conceived of
excogitate
excogitate
verb
To reach as a conclusion through reason or careful thought.
To think over something carefully; to consider fully; cogitate.
excogitated
excogitated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excogitate
excogitates
excogitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excogitate
excogitating
excogitating
verb
present participle of excogitate
excogitation
excogitation
Noun
Careful thought or consideration.
excogitative
excogitative
adj
Relating to excogitation.
excogitator
excogitator
noun
One who excogitates.
excommenge
excommunicating
excommunicating
verb
present participle of excommunicate
exconjugant
exconjugant
noun
Either of a conjugating pair of protozoan ciliates after separation and before subsequent mitotic division
excoriating
excoriating
verb
present participle of excoriate
excorticating
excorticating
verb
present participle of excorticate
excreting
excreting
noun
An act of excretion.
verb
present participle of excrete
excruciating
excruciating
adj
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
Exceedingly intense; extreme
excruciatingly
excruciatingly
adv
In a very intense or extreme manner.
In an excruciating manner or to an excruciating degree; in a manner causing great anguish or pain.
excruciatingness
exculpating
exculpating
verb
present participle of exculpate
excursing
excursing
verb
present participle of excurse
excusing
excusing
noun
The act of making an excuse.
verb
present participle of excuse
excusingly
excusingly
adv
So as to excuse; by way of an excuse.
excussing
excussing
verb
present participle of excuss
execrating
execrating
verb
present participle of execrate
executing
executing
verb
present participle of execute
executioneering
exegetic
exegetic
adj
Of or pertaining to exegesis; explanatory.
exegetical
exegetical
adj
Of or relating to exegesis
exegetically
exegetically
adv
in an exegetic manner.
exegetics
exegetics
noun
The science of interpretation or exegesis.
exercising
exercising
noun
The act by which something is exercised.
verb
present participle of exercise
exergonic
exergonic
adj
(chemistry, of a reaction) Releasing energy (especially as heat)
exigence
exigence
noun
exigency
exigences
exigences
noun
plural of exigence
exigencies
exigencies
noun
plural of exigency
exigency
exigency
noun
(chiefly in the plural) The demands or requirements of a situation.
An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.
exobiological
exobiological
adj
Of or pertaining to exobiology; alien.
exocrinologies
exocrinology
exocrinology
noun
The study of external (exocrine) secretions, especially of pheromones
exoculating
exoculating
verb
present participle of exoculate
exocytosing
exocytosing
verb
present participle of exocytose
exoergic
exoergic
adj
(physics, chemistry) Occurring with the release of energy.
exogamic
exogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to exogamy.
exogastric
exogastric
adj
Of the shell of a mollusc, curving forwards towards the head.
Outside of the stomach.
exogastrically
exogastrically
adv
In an exogastric manner.
exogenetic
exogenetic
adj
Existing or arising outside of a system or organism; exogenous.
exogenic
exogenic
adj
(geology) Originating on or above the surface of the earth; exogenetic.
(medicine, dermatology) Relating to the exogen growth phase.
Existing or arising outside of a system.
exopterygotic
exorcising
exorcising
verb
present participle of exorcise
exorcizing
exorcizing
verb
present participle of exorcize
exorganic
expecting
expecting
adj
Of a woman, female animal, or couple, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.
noun
The process by which somebody expects something.
verb
present participle of expect
expectingly
expectingly
adv
In a state of expectation.
expectorating
expectorating
verb
present participle of expectorate
expergefacient
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
experiencing
experiencing
verb
present participle of experience
expiscating
expiscating
verb
present participle of expiscate
explicating
explicating
verb
present participle of explicate
exscinding
exscinding
verb
present participle of exscind
exsecting
exsecting
verb
present participle of exsect
exsiccating
exsiccating
verb
present participle of exsiccate
extincting
extincting
verb
present participle of extinct
extracollegiate
extracollegiate
adj
Outside of a college, or college life.
extracting
extracting
verb
present participle of extract
extradicting
extragalactic
extragalactic
adj
(astronomy) Originating outside of any galaxy.
(astronomy) Originating outside of the Milky Way galaxy.
(science fiction) Originating outside of the local galaxy.
extragastric
extragastric
adj
Outside of the stomach
extralinguistic
extralinguistic
adj
Outside the realm of linguistics.
extralinguistically
extralinguistically
adv
Outside of language.
extralogical
extralogical
adj
Outside of the domain of logic.
extraphysiological
extrasyllogistic
extrasyllogistic
adj
Outside of a syllogism.
extravagance
extravagance
noun
Excessive or superfluous expenditure of money.
Prodigality, as of anger, love, expression, imagination, or demands.
extravagances
extravagances
noun
plural of extravagance
extravagancies
extravagancies
noun
plural of extravagancy
extravagancy
extravagancy
noun
(archaic, 17-19th centuries) A thing that is extravagant.
(archaic, 17-19th centuries) The characteristic of being extravagant.
extravagence
extravagence
noun
Misspelling of extravagance.
extricating
extricating
verb
present participle of extricate
exulcerating
exulcerating
verb
present participle of exulcerate
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
geococcyx
geulincx
glyceroxide
glyceroxide
noun
(chemistry) Any alkoxide derived from glycerol
glycopexia
glycopexis
glykopexic
hexagonical
hexagonical
adj
(obsolete) hexagonal
hexicological
hexicological
adj
Relating to hexicology.
hexicology
hexicology
noun
Alternative form of hexiology
hexiological
hexiological
adj
Alternative form of hexicological
inexacting
inexacting
adj
Alternative form of unexacting
interexchange
interexchange
noun
The reciprocal exchange of people between nations for economic or cultural purposes
lexicalizing
lexicalizing
verb
present participle of lexicalize
lexicog
lexicographer
lexicographer
noun
One who writes or compiles a dictionary
lexicographers
lexicographers
noun
plural of lexicographer
lexicographian
lexicographic
lexicographic
adj
Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
lexicographical
lexicographical
adj
Meeting lexicographical standards or requirements; worthy of being included in a dictionary.
Relating to lexicography.
lexicographically
lexicographically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of lexicography.
(manner) In a lexicographical way.
(sequence) In lexicographical order.
lexicographies
lexicographies
noun
plural of lexicography
lexicographist
lexicographist
noun
(chiefly archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
lexicography
lexicography
noun
(countable) A dictionary, a lexicon, a wordbook.
(uncountable) The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.
(uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.