(organic chemistry) The compound CO(CH₂OH)₂ that has a number of industrial uses
dihydroxysuccinic
directexamination
discohexaster
discohexaster
noun
(zoology) A sponge spicule with six rays octahedrally arranged, ending with disks.
dishexecontahedroid
doctrix
doctrix
noun
A female medical doctor, physician.
A female teacher.
doxographical
doxographical
adj
relating to doxographers
doxorubicin
doxorubicin
noun
(pharmacology) An anthracycline antibiotic drug (trademark Adriamycin) with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium (Streptomyces peucetius subsp. caesius) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₁·HCl in chemotherapy.
doxorubicins
doxorubicins
noun
plural of doxorubicin
echopraxia
echopraxia
noun
The involuntary repetition or imitation of the observed movements of another.
electroextraction
electroextraction
noun
electrowinning
electrotaxis
electrotaxis
noun
(biology) movement of an organism or system of cells in an electric field
enterotoxication
erythrocytorrhexis
evocatrix
evocatrix
noun
(dated) A female evocator.
exacerbation
exacerbation
noun
An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)
exacerbations
exacerbations
noun
plural of exacerbation
exacervation
exacervation
noun
(medicine, uncommon) A recurrence of a symptom; paroxysm.
(obsolete) The act of heaping up.
exarticulation
exarticulation
noun
(surgery) The action, or the result of exarticulating
Luxation; the dislocation of a joint
exauthorizeexc
excardination
excardination
noun
The freeing of a member of the clergy from the jurisdiction of a particular bishop
excarnation
excarnation
noun
The act of removing flesh.
The burial practice of removing (or causing to be removed) the flesh and organs of the dead, leaving only the bones, especially the practice laying out corpses for vultures to strip bare.
excavatorial
excavatorial
adj
Relating to excavation or to excavators
excelsior
excelsior
adj
(archaic) Loftier, yet higher, more elevated; ever upward.
More surpassing, more excelling.
intj
A greeting, farewell or acclamation, especially associated with comic book fandom and famous comic book writer Stan Lee.
noun
(Canada, US) Stuffing material (as for furniture and mattresses) made of slender, curled woodshavings, as a substitute for hair.
(US printing, dated) The size of type between Norse and brilliant, standardized as 3-point.
exceptionary
exceptioner
exceptioner
noun
(obsolete) One who takes exceptions or protests.
excerebration
excerebration
noun
The act of removing or beating out the brains.
excerption
excerption
noun
That which is selected or gleaned; an extract.
The act of excerpting or selecting.
excerptions
excerptions
noun
plural of excerption
excipuliform
excisor
excisor
noun
One who excises, especially one who performs female genital cutting.
excitator
excitatory
excitatory
adj
Stimulating, exciting or causing excitation; excitative.
excitoglandular
excitoglandular
adj
That increases the output of a gland
excitomotor
excitomotor
adj
Alternative form of excitomotory
excitomotory
excitomotory
adj
(physiology) Exciting motion; said of that portion of the nervous system concerned in reflex action, by which impressions are transmitted to a nerve centre and then reflected back so as to produce muscular contraction without sensation or volition.
excitomuscular
excitonutrient
excitor
excitor
noun
Alternative form of exciter
excitors
excitors
noun
plural of excitor
excitory
excitory
adj
Misspelling of excitatory.
excitosecretory
excitosecretory
adj
(physiology) Triggering secretion; said of the influence exerted by reflex action on the function of secretion, by which the various glands are activated.
excitovascular
excitron
excitron
Noun
A kind of mercury pool tube.
exclamatorily
exclamatorily
adv
In an exclamatory way.
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
exclusioner
exclusioner
Noun
A member of the political factions that sought to exclude from the throne of England in the 17th century.
excoecaria
excogitator
excogitator
noun
One who excogitates.
excommunicator
excommunicator
noun
One who excommunicates.
excommunicators
excommunicators
noun
plural of excommunicator
excommunicatory
excommunicatory
Adjective
Relating to excommunication.
excoriable
excoriable
adj
Capable of being excoriated.
excoriate
excoriate
verb
(transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay.
(transitive, figuratively) To strongly denounce or censure.
excoriated
excoriated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excoriate
excoriates
excoriates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excoriate
excoriating
excoriating
verb
present participle of excoriate
excoriation
excoriation
noun
A severe verbal denouncing.
The act of excoriating or flaying.
The excoriated place, or the state of being excoriated or stripped of the skin; abrasion.
excoriations
excoriations
noun
plural of excoriation
excoriator
excoriator
noun
A machine for stripping the skin from fruits.
One who excoriates, or strongly denounces.
excorticate
excorticate
verb
(obsolete) To strip of bark or skin.
excorticated
excorticated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excorticate
excorticating
excorticating
verb
present participle of excorticate
excortication
excortication
noun
The act of stripping off bark, or the state of being thus stripped.
excreation
excreation
noun
(obsolete) The act of spitting out.
excrementitious
excrementitious
adj
Of or pertaining to the nature of excrement.
excrementitiously
excrementitiously
adv
In an excrementitious manner.
excrementitiousness
excrementitiousness
noun
The quality of being excrementitious.
excression
excretion
excretion
noun
Something excreted in that manner, especially urine or feces.
The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
excretionary
excretions
excretions
noun
plural of excretion
excretitious
excretolic
excretories
excretories
noun
plural of excretory
excruciation
excruciation
noun
Excruciating pain.
excruciator
excubitoria
excubitoria
noun
plural of excubitorium
excubitorium
excubitorium
noun
(historical) A gallery in a church, used for all-night vigils.
excubittoria
exculpatorily
exculpatorily
adv
So as to exculpate.
excursion
excursion
noun
(aviation) An occurrence where an aircraft runs off the end or side of a runway or taxiway, usally during takeoff, landing, or taxi.
(phonetics) A deviation in pitch, for example in the syllables of enthusiastic speech.
A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
A wandering from the main subject: a digression.
verb
(intransitive) To go on a recreational trip or excursion.
excursional
excursional
adj
Of or relating to excursions.
excursionary
excursioner
excursioner
noun
One who goes on a trip or excursion.
excursionism
excursionism
noun
The practice of going on excursions; travel; tourism.
excursionist
excursionist
noun
A person who goes on an excursion; a traveller or tourist
excursionists
excursionists
noun
plural of excursionist
excursionize
excursionize
verb
(intransitive, dated) To go on an excursion.
excursions
excursions
noun
plural of excursion
excurvation
execration
execration
noun
An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.
That which is execrated; a detested thing.
execrations
execrations
noun
plural of execration
executioneering
executioner
executioner
noun
(archaic) Executor.
A hit man, especially being in some organization.
An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
executioneress
executioneress
noun
(rare) A female executioner.
executioners
executioners
noun
plural of executioner
executorial
executorial
adj
Of or relating to an executive (branch of government etc.).
Of or relating to an executor.
executorship
executorship
noun
the office or position of an executor
exemplificator
exendospermic
exercitation
exercitation
noun
(rare or obsolete) The exercise or exertion of some power, responsibility, faculty etc.
exercitor
exercitorial
exercitorian
exergonic
exergonic
adj
(chemistry, of a reaction) Releasing energy (especially as heat)
exocardia
exocardiac
exocardiac
adj
Outside of the heart
exocardial
exocardial
adj
(anatomy) Situated or arising outside of the heart.
exocataphoria
exocentric
exocentric
adj
(grammar, of a phrase or compound) Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.
(semantics, of or relating to a compound term) Not having the same semantic referent as the semantic referent of any of its constituent parts.
Focused or centered on something outside of itself.
noun
(grammar) An exocentric compound.
exochorion
exochorion
noun
The outer layer of the chorion of an insect egg
exocrine
exocrine
adj
Pertaining to the exocrine glands or their secretions.
Producing external secretions that are released through a duct.
noun
An exocrine gland.
The secretion of an exocrine gland.
exocrines
exocrines
noun
plural of exocrine
exocrinologies
exocrinology
exocrinology
noun
The study of external (exocrine) secretions, especially of pheromones
exodromic
exoergic
exoergic
adj
(physics, chemistry) Occurring with the release of energy.
exoerythrocytic
exoerythrocytic
adj
Outside of an erythrocyte
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.
exomorphic
exomorphic
adj
Of or pertaining to exomorphism.
exophoric
exophoric
adj
(linguistics) Relating to, or exhibiting, exophora.
Relating to, or afflicted with, exophoria.
noun
A person who has exophoria.
exopterygotic
exorbitance
exorbitance
noun
A large excess.
The state or characteristic of being exorbitant.
exorbitances
exorbitances
noun
plural of exorbitance
exorbitancy
exorbitancy
noun
Alternative form of exorbitance
exorcisation
exorcise
exorcise
verb
(transitive) To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
(transitive) To rid (a person, place or thing) of an evil spirit.
exorcised
exorcised
adj
That has undergone exorcism.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exorcise
exorcisement
exorcisement
noun
exorcism
exorciser
exorciser
noun
One who performs an exorcism.
exorcisers
exorcisers
noun
plural of exorciser
exorcises
exorcises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exorcise
exorcising
exorcising
verb
present participle of exorcise
exorcism
exorcism
noun
The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.
exorcismal
exorcisms
exorcisms
noun
plural of exorcism
exorcisory
exorcisory
adj
Of or relating to exorcism.
exorcist
exorcist
noun
A person, especially a priest, who practices exorcism.
exorcista
exorcistic
exorcistic
adj
Relating to exorcism.
exorcistical
exorcistical
Adjective
Relating to exorcism.
exorcists
exorcists
noun
plural of exorcist
exorcization
exorcize
exorcize
verb
(transitive) To drive out supposed evil spirits from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
(transitive) To rid a person, place or thing of an evil spirit.
exorcized
exorcized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exorcize
exorcizement
exorcizer
exorcizer
noun
Alternative spelling of exorciser
exorcizes
exorcizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exorcize