(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.
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
bradyauxetic
bradyauxetically
bucculatrix
citharexylum
clitoridauxe
coadjutrix
coadjutrix
noun
A female coadjutor
An assistant (and eventual successor) to an abbess
countercathexis
countercathexis
noun
(psychology) The suppression or repression of mental energy.
counterexaggeration
counterexaggeration
noun
An exaggeration in response to another exaggeration.
counterexcommunication
counterexcommunication
noun
An excommunication in response to another excommunication.
counterexplanation
counterexplanation
noun
An opposing explanation
counterexpostulation
cristineaux
curatrix
curatrix
noun
(dated) A female curator, guardian, or custodian
(obsolete) A female who cures.
dextrocularity
exarticulate
exarticulate
adj
(zoology) Having only one joint; said of certain insects.
verb
(surgery) To amputate a limb by cutting through a joint
exarticulation
exarticulation
noun
(surgery) The action, or the result of exarticulating
Luxation; the dislocation of a joint
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.
excommunicator
excommunicator
noun
One who excommunicates.
excommunicators
excommunicators
noun
plural of excommunicator
excommunicatory
excommunicatory
Adjective
Relating to excommunication.
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
excubittoria
exculpatorily
exculpatorily
adv
So as to exculpate.
excurvation
executorial
executorial
adj
Of or relating to an executive (branch of government etc.).
Of or relating to an executor.
exscriptural
exscriptural
adj
Not in accordance with the doctrines of Scripture; unscriptural.
extracalicular
extracommunity
extraconscious
extraconscious
adj
Outside of a person's consciousness.
extraconstitutional
extraconstitutional
adj
Beyond what is accommodated for in a constitution.
extracurial
extracurial
adj
Outside of a court.
extracurricular
extracurricular
adj
(informal) extramarital
Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
Similarly outside of the normal duties of a job or profession
noun
(education) An activity outside the normal academic curriculum.
(informal) An activity beyond official duties of a job or profession.
(informal) An extramarital affair.
extracurriculum
extracurriculum
noun
The activities and groups, clubs, and societies that are sponsored or regulated by an educational institution but which are not part of the academic curriculum.
extraduction
extrafascicular
extrafascicular
adj
Outside of a fascicle
extrafoliaceous
extrafoliaceous
adj
(botany) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
extrajudicial
extrajudicial
adj
(law) Out of or beyond the power or authority of a court or judge; beyond jurisdiction.
(law, of a punishment) Carried out without legal authority.
extrajudicially
extrajudicially
adv
Outside of the legal system.
extralinguistic
extralinguistic
adj
Outside the realm of linguistics.
extralinguistically
extralinguistically
adv
Outside of language.
extramusical
extramusical
adj
Apart from and in addition to music
extrascriptural
extrascriptural
adj
Outside of scripture.
extrascripturality
extrascripturality
noun
The quality of being extrascriptural.
extratelluric
extravehicular
extravehicular
adj
Relating to, on happening in, the space outside a vehicle, especially a spacecraft in space
extraventricular
extraventricular
adj
(anatomy) Outside the ventricle.
exulcerating
exulcerating
verb
present participle of exulcerate
exulceration
exulceration
noun
(obsolete) fretting; festering; soreness
(obsolete) ulceration
exulcerative
exulcerative
adj
Tending to cause ulcers.
fluidacetextract
fluidextract
fluidextract
noun
Dated form of fluid extract.
hydroxybutyricacid
hyperoxymuriatic
hyperoxymuriatic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) perchloric
juxtapyloric
juxtapyloric
adj
Next to the pylorus.
juxtatropical
juxtatropical
adj
Near the tropics.
microeutaxitic
myxobacteriaceous
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.
osculatrixes
oxidoreductase
oxidoreductase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction.
oxymuriatic
oxymuriatic
adj
(chemistry, obsolete) Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and hydrochloric acid.