(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
approximant
approximant
noun
(mathematics) An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.
approximants
approximants
noun
plural of approximant
approximating
approximating
verb
present participle of approximate
approximation
approximation
noun
(mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
(medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
The act, process or result of approximating.
approximations
approximations
noun
plural of approximation
approximativeness
approximativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approximative.
benzoxycamphor
complexation
complexation
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a complex
complexedness
complexedness
noun
The state or quality of being complexed.
complexification
complexification
noun
(countable, mathematics) An extension from a basis on real numbers to a basis on complex numbers.
(uncountable) The act or process of making something more complex.
complexing
complexing
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a complex; complexation
verb
present participle of complex
complexion
complexion
noun
(figuratively) The outward appearance of something.
(loanword, especially in scientific works translated from German) An arrangement.
(obsolete, medicine) The combination of humours making up one's physiological "temperament", being either hot or cold, and moist or dry.
Outlook, attitude, or point of view.
The quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face.
verb
(transitive) To give a colour to.
complexionably
complexional
complexional
adj
(obsolete) Pertaining to one's mental disposition; temperamental.
(obsolete) Pertaining to one's physical composition; constitutional.
Pertaining to the complexion of the skin.
complexionally
complexionally
adv
constitutionally
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
complexioned
complexioned
adj
(in combination) Having a specified type of complexion.
complexionist
complexionless
complexionless
adj
colourless; pale
complexions
complexions
noun
plural of complexion
complexness
complexness
noun
The state or quality of being complex.
costopneumopexy
counterexample
counterexample
noun
(logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.
counterexamples
counterexamples
noun
plural of counterexample
desoxymorphine
dextroamphetamine
dextroamphetamine
noun
(pharmacology) One of the stereoisomers of amphetamine, with the chemical formula C₉H₁₃N, that is used to stimulate the central nervous system.
discomplexion
discomplexion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To change the complexion or hue of.
empidonax
encephalomalaxis
exemplification
exemplification
noun
(law) A copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original.
That which exemplifies; a case in point; example.
The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
exemplificational
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
exemption
exemption
noun
A deduction from the normal amount of taxes.
An act of exempting.
Freedom from a defect or weakness.
The state of being exempt; immunity.
exemptionist
exemptions
exemptions
noun
plural of exemption
exendospermic
exendospermous
expansionism
expansionism
noun
The policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic influence.
expansometer
experimentation
experimentation
noun
(sciences) A set of actions and observations, performed to verify or falsify a hypothesis or to research a causal relationship between phenomena.
The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.
experimentations
experimentations
noun
plural of experimentation
experimentator
experimentator
noun
(archaic) An experimenter.
experimentor
explorement
explorement
noun
(archaic) exploration
expressionism
expressionism
noun
A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences
A somewhat analogous genre in early 20th century music
expressionismus
expromission
expromission
noun
(law) The intervention of a new debtor, substituted for the former one, who is consequently discharged by the creditor.
exstemporaneous
extemporalness
extemporaneity
extemporaneous
extemporaneous
adj
With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.
extemporaneously
extemporaneously
adv
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
extemporaneousness
extemporaneousness
noun
The degree or property of being extemporaneous.
extemporariness
extemporariness
noun
The quality of being extemporary.
extemporisation
extemporisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of extemporization.
extemporising
extemporising
verb
present participle of extemporise
extemporization
extemporization
noun
The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything extempore.
extemporizing
extemporizing
verb
present participle of extemporize
extrametropolitan
extrametropolitan
adj
Outside of a metropolis.
extraphenomenal
extraphenomenal
adj
Beyond or outside of phenomena.
extrapulmonary
extrapulmonary
adj
(anatomy) Beyond or outside the lungs.
hematosalpinx
hematosalpinx
noun
(medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
hemopneumothorax
hemopneumothorax
noun
(medicine) pneumothorax and hemothorax occurring together
hemosalpinx
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hexosemonophosphoric
hydropneumothorax
hydropneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The presence of both fluid and air in the pleural cavity
hydroxytryptamine
hydroxytryptamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of tryptamine, but especially 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
hypermixolydian
hypomixolydian
hypomixolydian
adj
(music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from D to G
impersonatrix
incomplex
incomplex
adj
(especially philosophy) Not complex; simple.
noun
(philosophy) An item or thing, as opposed to a relationship between items.
intercomplexity
interparoxysmal
interparoxysmal
adj
Between paroxysms.
interproximal
interproximal
adj
Between the proximal parts of two adjoining surfaces, but especially between the surfaces of adjoining teeth.
interproximate
interproximate
adj
(mathematics) Between adjacent vertices
leptomeninx
leptomeninx
noun
singular of leptomeninges
lymphocytotoxin
lymphocytotoxin
noun
A toxin that has a specific destructive action on lymphocytes.
lymphotoxin
lymphotoxin
noun
Any of several lymphokines that are toxic to certain cells
maxillopalatine
maxillopalatine
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull.
noun
(anatomy) That area of the skull.
maxillopharyngeal
maxillopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the maxilla and the pharynx.
mesoappendix
mesoappendix
noun
(anatomy) Part of the mesentery found near the appendix and the terminal ileum.
mesosalpinx
mesosalpinx
noun
(anatomy) Part of the lining of the abdominal cavity in higher vertebrates, specifically the portion of the broad ligament that stretches from the ovary to the level of the uterine tube.
metrosalpinx
misexpectation
misexpectation
noun
Bad or wrong expectation.
misexplanation
misexplanation
noun
Incorrect explanation.
misexplication
misexplication
noun
Wrong explication.
misexposition
misexposition
noun
Wrong exposition.
misexpound
misexpound
verb
To expound erroneously.
misexpression
misexpression
noun
Incorrect expression, especially of a gene
myxophycean
myxopodan
myxospongiae
myxospongian
myxospongida
myxosporidian
myxosporidian
noun
Any member of the Myxosporidia.
neoexpressionism
nomophylax
nomophylax
noun
(historical) A magistrate, in ancient Greece, who was the custodian of the texts of the law.
nonexemplary
nonexemplary
adj
Not exemplary.
nonexemplification
nonexemplification
noun
Lack of exemplification.
nonexemplificatior
nonexempt
nonexempt
adj
(law) Subject to taxation; not within any category of income to which taxes are not applied.
Not exempt.
noun
One who is not exempt.
nonexemption
nonexemption
noun
Absence of exemption.
nonexperimental
nonexperimental
adj
Not experimental (of a research method).
nonexperimentally
nonexperimentally
adv
In a nonexperimental manner.
nonextempore
nonproximity
omentopexy
omentopexy
noun
(surgery) The operation of suturing the omentum to the abdominal wall, securing anastomotic communication between the portal system and that of the vena cava.
omentosplenopexy
optomeninx
oxmanship
permixtion
permixtion
noun
Obsolete form of permission.
peroxidizement
peroxidizement
noun
peroxidization
pharyngomaxillary
pharyngomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pharynx and maxilla.
phenoxybenzamine
phenoxybenzamine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that blocks the activity of alpha-receptors and is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₈H₂₂ClNO·HCl especially to treat hypertension and sweating due to pheochromocytoma.
phorminx
phorminx
noun
A kind of lyre used by the Ancient Greeks.
phytotaxonomy
pneumohemothorax
pneumohemothorax
noun
hemopneumothorax
pneumohydrothorax
pneumonopexy
pneumopexy
pneumopexy
noun
(surgery) fixation of layers of the lung tissue
pneumopyothorax
pneumothorax
pneumothorax
noun
(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
pneumotoxin
pneumotoxin
noun
Any pneumotoxic substance.
polymyxin
polymyxin
noun
Any of several toxic antibiotics, derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa, used to treat infections by gram-negative bacteria
polyoxymethylene
polyoxymethylene
noun
(chemistry) A polymer of formaldehyde having a repeat unit of -CH₂-O- ; it is used in engineering to make small gears etc
portmanteaux
portmanteaux
noun
plural of portmanteau
postexpressionism
preexamination
preexamination
noun
Previous examination.
preexaminations
preexaminations
noun
plural of preexamination
preexemption
primogenetrix
proexamination
proexemption
proexperiment
proexperimentation
proxenetism
proxenetism
noun
(formal) The negotiation or facilitation of a transaction between a sex worker and a customer.
proximateness
proximateness
noun
Quality of being proximate.
proximation
proximation
noun
approximation
proximity
proximolingual
pseudoexperimental
pseudoexperimentally
pyopneumothorax
pyopneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The accumulation of air (or other gas) and pus in the pleural cavity.
pyotoxinemia
pyridoxamine
pyridoxamine
noun
(biochemistry) A constituent of vitamin B6, essential for the metabolism of starch and amino acids.
pyroxmangite
pyroxmangite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.