Stimulating, exciting or causing excitation; excitative.
exciter
exciter
noun
A person who excites.
The electronic oscillator that generates the carrier signal for a transmitter.
exciters
exciters
noun
plural of exciter
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.
excogitator
excogitator
noun
One who excogitates.
excommunicator
excommunicator
noun
One who excommunicates.
excommunicators
excommunicators
noun
plural of excommunicator
excommunicatory
excommunicatory
Adjective
Relating to excommunication.
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.
excrementitial
excrementitial
adj
(physiology) Pertaining to, or consisting of, excrement; of the nature of excrement.
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.
excrementive
excrementive
adj
(archaic) Serving to excrete; connected with excretion or excrement.
excrementize
excrementize
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To void excrement; to defecate.
excrescential
excrescential
adj
Pertaining to, or resembling, an excrescence.
excreting
excreting
noun
An act of excretion.
verb
present participle of excrete
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
excretive
excretive
adj
Having the power of excreting, or promoting excretion.
excretolic
excretories
excretories
noun
plural of excretory
excriminate
excruciate
excruciate
adj
(obsolete) Excruciated; tortured.
verb
(transitive) To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
excruciated
excruciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excruciate
excruciates
excruciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excruciate
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
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.
excursionist
excursionist
noun
A person who goes on an excursion; a traveller or tourist
excursionists
excursionists
noun
plural of excursionist
excurvation
execrating
execrating
verb
present participle of execrate
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
execrative
execrative
adj
Cursing; imprecatory; vilifying.
noun
A word used for cursing; an oath.
execratively
execratively
adv
In an execrative manner.
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
executrices
executrices
noun
plural of executrix
executrix
executrix
noun
(chiefly law) A female executor.
executrixes
executrixship
executrixship
noun
The state or business of an executrix.
exemplificator
exercitant
exercitant
noun
(religion) One who practises spiritual exercises, especially those of Ignatius of Loyola.
exercitation
exercitation
noun
(rare or obsolete) The exercise or exertion of some power, responsibility, faculty etc.
exercite
exercitor
exercitorial
exercitorian
exilarchate
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.
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.
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
exorcisement
exorcisement
noun
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
exorcizement
exostracism
exostracize
exoteric
exoteric
adj
(by extension) Accessible; capable of being readily or fully comprehended; or, having an obvious application
(obsolete) External
(rare) Public or popular; having wide currency
Suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reserves
exoterica
exoterica
noun
Writing, facts, principles, etc. that are widely known.
exoterical
exoterical
adj
Alternative form of exoteric
exoterically
exoterically
adv
In an exoteric manner.
exotericism
exotericism
noun
The quality of being widely known or exoteric.
exoterics
exoterics
noun
(philosophy) The public lectures or published writings of Aristotle.
exothermic
exothermic
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) That releases heat during its formation, and absorbs it during its decomposition.
(chemistry, of a reaction) That releases energy in the form of heat.
(zoology) Of an animal: whose body temperature is regulated by external factors; cold-blooded.
exothermically
exothermically
adv
In an exothermic manner
exothermicity
exothermicity
noun
(chemistry, physics, uncountable) The quality or state of being exothermic.
(countable) The release of heat during an exothermic reaction.
exotropic
exotropic
adj
Suffering from or related to exotropia.
expectorating
expectorating
verb
present participle of expectorate
expectoration
expectoration
noun
(physiology) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
(physiology) The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
expectorations
expectorations
noun
plural of expectoration
expectorative
expectorative
adj
Alternative form of expectorant
expergefacient
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
experientialistic
experrection
expiscator
expiscator
noun
(formal, archaic, rare) One who expiscates.
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
explicator
explicator
noun
One who or that which explicates.
explicators
explicators
noun
plural of explicator
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
expressionistic
expressionistic
adj
Expressionist.
expressionistically
expressionistically
adv
In an expressionistic manner.
exscript
exscript
noun
(obsolete) A copy; a transcript.
exscriptural
exscriptural
adj
Not in accordance with the doctrines of Scripture; unscriptural.
exsiccator
exsiccator
noun
(dated) A desiccator.
externalistic
externalistic
adj
Of or pertaining to externalism.
exteroceptist
exteroceptive
exteroceptive
adj
(anatomy) That responds to external stimuli
extincteur
extinctor
extinctor
noun
(dated) An extinguisher.
A cause of extinction.
extrabranchial
extrabranchial
adj
(anatomy) Outside of the branchial arches.
extrabronchial
extrabronchial
adj
(anatomy) Outside of the bronchi.
extracalicular
extracanonical
extracanonical
adj
Outside of canon.
extracardial
extracardial
adj
Synonym of extracardiac
extracivic
extracivic
adj
Outside of a city or citizenship.
extracivically
extracollegiate
extracollegiate
adj
Outside of a college, or college life.
extracommunity
extraconscious
extraconscious
adj
Outside of a person's consciousness.
extraconstitutional
extraconstitutional
adj
Beyond what is accommodated for in a constitution.