(in particular, historical) The enlightened despot Catherine II of Russia, who reigned from 1762 to 1796 as empress and autocratrix of all the Russias.
A female autocrat.
autoexcitation
autointoxicant
autointoxicant
noun
Any substance causing autointoxication.
autointoxication
autointoxication
noun
(medicine) Poisoning due to the faulty absorption of the waste products of metabolism or of the products of decomposition within the intestines.
autotoxic
autotoxic
adj
toxic to itself; having the nature of an autotoxin
autotoxication
autotoxication
noun
Synonym of autointoxication
autotoxicity
autotoxicity
noun
Self-destruction of a species through the production of chemicals that escape into the environment and directly inhibit the growth of that species.
autotoxicosis
autotoxicosis
noun
(medicine) Synonym of autointoxication
auxoaction
auxocardia
auxochrome
auxochrome
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
auxochromism
auxochromous
auxocyte
auxographic
auxosubstance
auxotonic
auxotonic
adj
(botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment.
(physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes and the tension differs due to an increasing load or difference in leverage.
auxotrophic
auxotrophic
adj
(biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
bixaceous
bixaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bixaceae.
buxaceous
buxaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Buxaceae of the box trees and close relatives.
carbonnieux
caulotaxis
caulotaxy
cephalotaxus
chateauroux
chteauroux
clitoridauxe
coadjutrix
coadjutrix
noun
A female coadjutor
An assistant (and eventual successor) to an abbess
coexecutant
coexecutant
noun
A joint executant.
colauxe
contextual
contextual
adj
Of, pertaining to, or depending on the context of information; relating to the situation or location in which the information was found.
contextualize
contextualize
verb
To place something or someone in a particular context.
contextually
contextually
adv
In a contextual manner; with reference to context
contextural
contextural
adj
Relating to contexture or arrangement of parts; producing contexture; interwoven.
contraflexure
contumax
coteaux
coteaux
noun
plural of coteau
countercathexis
countercathexis
noun
(psychology) The suppression or repression of mental energy.
counterexaggeration
counterexaggeration
noun
An exaggeration in response to another exaggeration.
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
counterexcommunication
counterexcommunication
noun
An excommunication in response to another excommunication.
counterexplanation
counterexplanation
noun
An opposing explanation
counterexpostulation
counterparadox
couteaux
couteaux
noun
plural of couteau
couxia
coyolxauhqui
cryptoglaux
deoxyribonuclease
deoxyribonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.
desoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonuclease
noun
Alternative form of deoxyribonuclease
dextrocular
dextrocular
adj
(of a person) Having the right eye dominant over the left eye.
dextrocularity
disexcommunicate
erythroxylaceous
erythroxylaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging or relating to the Erythroxylaceae.
exarticulation
exarticulation
noun
(surgery) The action, or the result of exarticulating
Luxation; the dislocation of a joint
exauctorate
exauctorate
verb
Obsolete form of exauthorate.
exauthorizeexc
excitoglandular
excitoglandular
adj
That increases the output of a gland
excitomuscular
excitovascular
exclaustration
exclaustration
noun
The release of a monk (or nun) from their religious vows, and their subsequent return to the outside world.
exclusionary
exclusionary
adj
Acting to exclude something
excommunicable
excommunicable
adj
Liable or deserving to be excommunicated.
excommunicant
excommunicant
noun
One who has been excommunicated.
excommunicate
excommunicate
adj
Excommunicated.
noun
An excommunicated person.
verb
(transitive) To officially exclude someone from membership of a church or religious community.
(transitive, historical or figurative) To exclude from any other group; to banish.
excommunicated
excommunicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excommunicate
excommunicates
excommunicates
noun
plural of excommunicate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excommunicate
excommunicating
excommunicating
verb
present participle of excommunicate
excommunication
excommunication
noun
The act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of the communication of the church; exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.
excommunications
excommunications
noun
plural of excommunication
excommunicative
excommunicative
adj
Relating to excommunication.
excommunicator
excommunicator
noun
One who excommunicates.
excommunicators
excommunicators
noun
plural of excommunicator
excommunicatory
excommunicatory
Adjective
Relating to excommunication.
exconjugant
exconjugant
noun
Either of a conjugating pair of protozoan ciliates after separation and before subsequent mitotic division
excruciation
excruciation
noun
Excruciating pain.
excruciator
excubitoria
excubitoria
noun
plural of excubitorium
excubittoria
exculpation
exculpation
noun
That which exculpates; an excuse.
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.
exculpations
exculpations
noun
plural of exculpation
exculpatorily
exculpatorily
adv
So as to exculpate.
exculpatory
exculpatory
adj
Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
excursional
excursional
adj
Of or relating to excursions.
excursionary
excurvation
excusation
excusation
noun
(obsolete) The act of offering an excuse or apology, or the fact of being excused; an excuse, a defence.
excusator
excusator
noun
(obsolete) One who makes, or is authorized to make, an excuse; an apologist.
excusatory
excusatory
adj
serving to make an excuse
executional
executional
adj
(business) Relating to the execution of an idea; putting something into practice.
executorial
executorial
adj
Of or relating to an executive (branch of government etc.).
Of or relating to an executor.
exencephalous
exoascaceous
exoascus
exoascus
noun
The outer functional layer of a fissitunicate ascus
exoculate
exoculate
verb
(transitive) To deprive of eyes; blind.
exoculated
exoculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exoculate
exoculating
exoculating
verb
present participle of exoculate
exoculation
exonuclease
exonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of a group of enzymes which cleave single nucleotides from the end of a polynucleotide (DNA or RNA) chain.
exonucleases
exonucleases
noun
plural of exonuclease
exosculation
extracolumella
extracommunity
extraconscious
extraconscious
adj
Outside of a person's consciousness.
extraconstitutional
extraconstitutional
adj
Beyond what is accommodated for in a constitution.
extracorpuscular
extracorpuscular
adj
(anatomy) Outside the corpuscle.
extracutaneous
extracutaneous
adj
Outside of the skin or cutis.
extraduction
extrafoliaceous
extrafoliaceous
adj
(botany) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
extramolecular
extramolecular
adj
(chemistry, physics) Not relating to a molecule
extraocular
extraocular
adj
Situated outside of or away from the eyes.
exucontian
exulceration
exulceration
noun
(obsolete) fretting; festering; soreness
(obsolete) ulceration
exulceratory
formaldehydesulphoxylic
fucoxanthin
fucoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae.
fucoxanthine
fucoxanthins
fucoxanthins
noun
plural of fucoxanthin
hexacanthous
hexachronous
hexadactylous
hexadactylous
adj
(zoology) Having six fingers or toes.
hexastichous
hexastichous
adj
(botany) Arranged in six rows.
hydroxybutyricacid
hyperoxymuriatic
hyperoxymuriatic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) perchloric
inexcommunicable
juxtapyloric
juxtapyloric
adj
Next to the pylorus.
juxtatropical
juxtatropical
adj
Near the tropics.
leucotaxin
leucotaxine
malexecution
malexecution
noun
Bad execution.
marcoux
microeutaxitic
morceaux
morceaux
noun
plural of morceau
myxobacteriaceous
noncontextual
noncontextual
adj
Not contextual.
noncontextually
noncontextually
adv
In a noncontextual manner.
nonexcommunicable
nonexcommunicable
adj
Not excommunicable.
nonexculpable
nonexculpation
nonexculpatory
nonexculpatory
adj
Not exculpatory.
nonexcusable
nonexcusable
adj
Not excusable.
nonexcusableness
nonexcusably
nonexecutable
nonexecutable
adj
Not executable.
nonexuberance
nonexuberancy
onychauxis
osculatrix
osculatrix
noun
(geometry) A curve whose contact with a given curve at a given point is of a higher order (or involves the equality of a greater number of successive differential coefficients of the ordinates of the curves taken at that point) than that of any other curve of the same kind.