(computing) The programmed retrieval of words from a document for use in building an index
automatic indexing
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
auxanogram
auxanogram
noun
A culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.
auxanology
auxanology
noun
auxology
auxograph
auxographic
auxology
auxology
noun
(biology) The study of growth
axifugal
axifugal
adj
(archaic) Centrifugal. [from 18th c.]
axofugal
axunge
axunge
noun
(medicine) Lard prepared for medical use.
Fat or grease, especially of a pig or goose.
betelgeux
boxhauling
boxhauling
verb
present participle of boxhaul
counterexaggeration
counterexaggeration
noun
An exaggeration in response to another exaggeration.
cryptoglaux
demultiplexing
demultiplexing
verb
present participle of demultiplex
desexualizing
desexualizing
verb
present participle of desexualize
dextroglucose
dextroglucose
noun
(archaic) dextrose (D-glucose) form of glucose
dextrogyrous
dextrogyrous
adj
dextrogyrate
duplexing
duplexing
verb
present participle of duplex
exanguin
exaugurate
exaugurate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To annul the consecration of; to secularize or unhallow.
exauguration
exauguration
noun
(obsolete) The act of exaugurating; desecration.
excitoglandular
excitoglandular
adj
That increases the output of a gland
excluding
excluding
prep
to the exclusion of; not including
verb
present participle of exclude
excludingly
excludingly
adv
So as to exclude.
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
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
executing
executing
verb
present participle of execute
executioneering
exergual
exergual
adj
Relating to the exergue.
exergue
exergue
noun
(numismatics) A space beneath the main design on a coin or medal for the insertion of the date or other minor inscription.
exergues
exergues
noun
plural of exergue
exfiguration
exfigure
exhausting
exhausting
adj
Very tiring.
verb
present participle of exhaust
exhaustingly
exhaustingly
adv
In an exhausting manner.
exhumating
exhumating
verb
present participle of exhumate
exhuming
exhuming
verb
present participle of exhume
exiguities
exiguities
noun
plural of exiguity
exiguity
exiguity
noun
The quality of being meagre or scanty.
exiguous
exiguous
adj
scanty; meager
exiguously
exiguously
adv
In an exiguous way.
exiguousness
exiguousness
Noun
The quality of being meagre or scanty.
exinguinal
exoculating
exoculating
verb
present participle of exoculate
exogamous
exogamous
adj
(biology, marriage) Of or relating to exogamy.
exogenous
exogenous
adj
(biology) Growing as an exogen, by successive additions to the outside.
(biology) Produced or originating outside of an organism.
(biology, dermatology, uncommon) Related to the exogen growth phase.
(databases, of a key) Having no meaning in itself, such as an automatically generated sequential identifier.
(economics, of a model) Being or relating to a change that comes from outside the model and is not explained by the model.
(medicine, of a disease) Having a cause external to the infected organism.
exogenously
exogenously
adv
In an exogenous manner
exogonium
exophagous
exophagous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to exophagy.
exopterygotous
expostulating
expostulating
verb
present participle of expostulate
expostulatingly
expostulatingly
adv
With expostulations.
expounding
expounding
noun
The act by which something is expounded.
verb
present participle of expound
expugn
expugn
verb
(obsolete) To take by storm; capture.
expugnable
expugnable
adj
Capable of being taken by storm
expulsing
expulsing
verb
present participle of expulse
expunge
expunge
verb
(transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
(transitive) To erase or strike out.
(transitive, computing) To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.
expungeable
expungeable
adj
Alternative form of expungible
expunged
expunged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expunge
expungement
expungement
noun
(US, Canada) The process by which the record of a criminal conviction is erased, destroyed or sealed.
The act of expunging.
expunger
expunger
noun
One who expunges.
expungers
expungers
noun
plural of expunger
expunges
expunges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expunge
expunging
expunging
noun
The act by which something is expunged; a deletion.
verb
present participle of expunge
expurgate
expurgate
verb
(transitive) To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.
(transitive) To undertake editing out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information from (a book or other publication); to cleanse; to purge.
expurgated
expurgated
adj
Having had erroneous, obscene, or other objectionable material removed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expurgate
expurgates
expurgates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expurgate
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.
expurgational
expurgations
expurgations
noun
plural of expurgation
expurgative
expurgator
expurgator
noun
One who expurgates.
expurgatorial
expurgatorial
adj
Tending or serving to expurgate; expurgatory.
expurgators
expurgators
noun
plural of expurgator
expurgatory
expurgatory
adj
Serving to expurgate.
expurge
expurge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To purge away.
exsanguinate
exsanguinate
verb
(intransitive) To die by means of blood loss.
(transitive) To drain a body (living or dead) of blood.
(transitive) To kill by means of blood loss.
exsanguinated
exsanguinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exsanguinate
exsanguinating
exsanguinating
verb
present participle of exsanguinate
exsanguination
exsanguination
noun
(pathology) Excessive loss of blood due to hemorrhage.
Bloodletting.
Hemorrhage.
Slaughter of an animal by cutting its throat and allowing it to bleed out, especially for the production of halal and kosher meat.
exsanguine
exsanguine
adj
Lacking blood; anemic
exsanguineous
exsanguineous
adj
destitute of blood; anaemic; exsanguious
exsanguinity
exsanguinity
noun
(medicine) Lack of blood.
exsanguinous
exsanguinous
adj
Alternative form of exsanguious
exsanguious
exsanguious
adj
(zoology) Without true, or red, blood.
Destitute of blood.
exsurge
exsurgent
extenuating
extenuating
adj
That lessens the seriousness of something by providing an excuse.
verb
present participle of extenuate
extenuatingly
extenuatingly
adv
In a manner that extenuates.
extinguised
extinguish
extinguish
verb
(intransitive) To die out.
(transitive) To destroy or abolish something.
(transitive) To obscure or eclipse something.
(transitive) To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench.
(transitive, literally) To hunt down (a species) to extinction.
(transitive, psychology) To bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex.
extinguishable
extinguishable
adj
Able to be extinguished.
extinguishant
extinguishant
adj
That serves to extinguish
noun
An extinguishing medium such as water, chemical powders, gases (CO2,Halon etc)
extinguisher, especially a fire extinguisher
extinguished
extinguished
adj
Having been quenched or eliminated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extinguish
extinguisher
extinguisher
noun
(historical) A small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle.
A fire extinguisher.
extinguishers
extinguishers
noun
plural of extinguisher
extinguishes
extinguishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extinguish
extinguishing
extinguishing
noun
The process by which something is extinguished.
verb
present participle of extinguish
extinguishment
extinguishment
noun
(law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
extogenous
extraburghal
extraburghal
adj
(UK) Outside of a burgh or borough.
extralinguistic
extralinguistic
adj
Outside the realm of linguistics.
extralinguistically
extralinguistically
adv
Outside of language.
extraregular
extraregular
adj
Not covered by a rule or rules.
extraregularly
extraregularly
adv
In an extraregular manner.
extraught
extraught
verb
(obsolete) past participle of extract
extruding
extruding
verb
present participle of extrude
exuberating
exuberating
verb
present participle of exuberate
exuding
exuding
noun
The process by which something exudes.
verb
present participle of exude
exulcerating
exulcerating
verb
present participle of exulcerate
exulding
exulting
exulting
adj
Showing exultation.
noun
exultation
verb
present participle of exult
exultingly
exultingly
adv
In an exulting manner; with joy at a success or triumph.
exungulate
exungulate
verb
(rare, obsolete) To pare off (nails, the hoof, etc.).
exurge
exuviating
exuviating
verb
present participle of exuviate
flummoxing
flummoxing
adj
Confusing, flustering, flabbergasting.
verb
present participle of flummox
fluxgraph
fluxing
fluxing
verb
present participle of flux
foxborough
foxburg
foxhuntings
foxtongue
fungitoxic
fungitoxic
adj
That is toxic to fungi.
fungitoxicity
fungitoxicity
noun
The quality of being fungitoxic.
ganglioplexus
gateaux
gateaux
noun
plural of gateau
genuflex
genuflex
verb
Alternative form of genuflect
genuflexion
genuflexion
noun
Alternative spelling of genuflection
genuflexuous
geulincx
giambeux
giambeux
noun
Obsolete form of jambeaux, plural of jambeau
giraudoux
glaux
glux
gonyaulax
gonyaulax
noun
An alga of the genus Gonyaulax.
guaxima
guaxima
noun
Urena lobata, a Brazilian plant, or the useful fiber it yields.