(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
agitatrix
agitatrix
noun
(rare) A woman who agitates; a female agitator.
anaxagoras
anaxagorean
anaxagorean
Adjective
Of or relating to Anaxagoras, an ancient Greek natural philosopher noted for the cosmological concept of Nous (mind), as an ordering force.
anaxagorize
angiemphraxis
angiorrhexis
angiorrhexis
noun
(pathology) rupture of a blood vessel
anorexigenic
anorexigenic
adj
(medicine) creating or inducing a state of anorexia
noun
An anorexigenic agent.
antiexporting
antiexporting
adj
Synonym of antiexport (“opposing exports”)
antioxygenator
approximating
approximating
verb
present participle of approximate
archlexicographer
argyrotoxus
ataxiagram
ataxiagraph
ataxiagraph
noun
An instrument that measures the degree of ataxia in a patient
auxanogram
auxanogram
noun
A culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.
auxograph
auxographic
banxring
banxring
noun
(zoology) An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia
bloxberg
carboxyhemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
carboxylating
carboxylating
verb
present participle of carboxylate
chromoxylograph
chromoxylograph
noun
A woodcut produced in colour.
chromoxylography
chromoxylography
noun
The art or technique of producing chromoxylographs.
coexerting
coexerting
verb
present participle of coexert
counterexaggeration
counterexaggeration
noun
An exaggeration in response to another exaggeration.
cryptoglaux
decarboxylating
decarboxylating
verb
present participle of decarboxylate
dextroglucose
dextroglucose
noun
(archaic) dextrose (D-glucose) form of glucose
dextrogyrate
dextrogyrate
Adjective
dextrorotatory
dextrogyration
dextrogyratory
dextrogyre
dextrogyre
adj
(chemistry) Dextrorotatory.
dextrogyrous
dextrogyrous
adj
dextrogyrate
doxographer
doxographer
noun
A classical historian who describes the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
doxographical
doxographical
adj
relating to doxographers
doxography
doxography
noun
The work or works of classical historians describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
englerophoenix
ergotoxin
ergotoxine
ergotoxine
noun
(biochemistry) A mixture of alkaloids (ergocristine, ergocornine and ergocryptine) identified in ergot, formerly believed to be a single compound.
exacerbating
exacerbating
adj
That exacerbates
verb
present participle of exacerbate
exacerbatingly
exacerbatingly
adv
In an exacerbating way; so as to aggravate or make worse.
exaggerate
exaggerate
verb
To overstate, to describe more than is fact.
exaggerated
exaggerated
adj
That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exaggerate
exaggeratedly
exaggeratedly
adv
To an excessive degree; in an exaggerated manner.
exaggeratedness
exaggeratedness
noun
The quality of being exaggerated.
exaggerates
exaggerates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exaggerate
exaggerating
exaggerating
verb
present participle of exaggerate
exaggeratingly
exaggeratingly
adv
In an exaggerating manner.
exaggeration
exaggeration
noun
A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
The act of heaping or piling up.
exaggerations
exaggerations
noun
plural of exaggeration
exaggerative
exaggerative
adj
Marked by exaggeration.
exaggeratively
exaggeratively
adv
In an exaggerative manner.
exaggerativeness
exaggerativeness
noun
The state of being exaggerative.
exaggerator
exaggerator
noun
Someone who exaggerates.
exaggerators
exaggerators
noun
plural of exaggerator
exaggeratory
exaggeratory
adj
exaggerative
exasperating
exasperating
adj
That exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates
verb
present participle of exasperate
exasperatingly
exasperatingly
adv
In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
exaugurate
exaugurate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To annul the consecration of; to secularize or unhallow.
exauguration
exauguration
noun
(obsolete) The act of exaugurating; desecration.
excerpting
excerpting
noun
The act of taking an excerpt.
verb
present participle of excerpt
exchanger
exchanger
noun
(biochemistry) An antiporter.
A person or thing that exchanges one thing for another.
excitoglandular
excitoglandular
adj
That increases the output of a gland
excogitator
excogitator
noun
One who excogitates.
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
excursing
excursing
verb
present participle of excurse
execrating
execrating
verb
present participle of execrate
executioneering
exenterating
exenterating
verb
present participle of exenterate
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)
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
exerting
exerting
verb
present participle of exert
exfiguration
exfigure
exgorgitation
exhilarating
exhilarating
adj
Refreshingly thrilling.
verb
present participle of exhilarate
exhilaratingly
exhilaratingly
adv
In a way that exhilarates
exhorting
exhorting
noun
exhortation
verb
present participle of exhort
exhortingly
exhortingly
adv
So as to exhort.
exigenter
exigenter
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) An officer in the Court of King's Bench and Common Pleas whose duty it was to make out exigents.
exocrinologies
exocrinology
exocrinology
noun
The study of external (exocrine) secretions, especially of pheromones
exoergic
exoergic
adj
(physics, chemistry) Occurring with the release of energy.
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.
exogastritis
exograph
exogyra
exonerating
exonerating
verb
present participle of exonerate
exopterygota
exopterygote
exopterygote
noun
Any insect of the superorder Exopterygota
exopterygotic
exopterygotism
exopterygotous
exorcising
exorcising
verb
present participle of exorcise
exorcizing
exorcizing
verb
present participle of exorcize
exorganic
expatriating
expatriating
verb
present participle of expatriate
expectorating
expectorating
verb
present participle of expectorate
expergefacient
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
experiencing
experiencing
verb
present participle of experience
experimenting
experimenting
noun
experimentation
verb
present participle of experiment
experting
expertising
expertising
verb
present participle of expertise
expertizing
expertizing
verb
present participle of expertize
expiring
expiring
adj
Ending, terminating, dying.
verb
present participle of expire
expiringly
expiringly
adv
While expiring or dying.
exploring
exploring
noun
The action of the verb explore.
verb
present participle of explore
exploringly
exploringly
adv
So as to explore.
exporting
exporting
verb
present participle and gerund of export
expressage
expressage
noun
The fee for carrying a parcel by express.
expressages
expressages
noun
plural of expressage
expressing
expressing
adj
(biochemistry) That translates or transcribes nucleic acid.
verb
present participle of express
expropriating
expropriating
verb
present participle of expropriate
expunger
expunger
noun
One who expunges.
expungers
expungers
noun
plural of expunger
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.
exserting
exserting
verb
present participle of exsert
exsurge
exsurgent
extemporising
extemporising
verb
present participle of extemporise
extemporizing
extemporizing
verb
present participle of extemporize
exteriorising
exteriorising
verb
present participle of exteriorise
exteriorizing
exteriorizing
verb
present participle of exteriorize
exterminating
exterminating
verb
present participle of exterminate
extermining
extermining
verb
present participle of extermine
externalising
externalising
verb
present participle of externalise
externalizing
externalizing
verb
present participle of externalize
extinguisher
extinguisher
noun
(historical) A small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle.