Of or relating to Anaxagoras, an ancient Greek natural philosopher noted for the cosmological concept of Nous (mind), as an ordering force.
anaxagorize
anhydroxime
anthracoxen
approximate
approximate
adj
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
verb
(transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
(transitive) To come near to; to approach.
(transitive, intransitive) To estimate.
asteroxylon
autoxidizer
auxanometer
auxanometer
noun
An instrument to measure the growth of plants.
auxohormone
axerophthol
axerophthol
noun
Vitamin A
axodendrite
axonometric
axonometric
adj
(technical drawing) Describing a projection in which the horizontal and vertical axes are to the same scale, but the third axis is reduced to allow for perspective
axospermous
carbethoxyl
carbethoxyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of carbethoxy
carbonnieux
carboxylase
carboxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction.
carboxylate
carboxylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
verb
(organic chemistry) To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide
(organic chemistry) To react with a carboxylic acid
centraxonia
chateauroux
contextural
contextural
adj
Relating to contexture or arrangement of parts; producing contexture; interwoven.
coxofemoral
coxofemoral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the hip and the femur
dendrohyrax
detoxicator
dexiocardia
dextroaural
dextrocular
dextrocular
adj
(of a person) Having the right eye dominant over the left eye.
dextropedal
dextrosuria
doxographer
doxographer
noun
A classical historian who describes the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
electroplax
electroplax
noun
(anatomy) electric organ
enteropexia
exaggerator
exaggerator
noun
Someone who exaggerates.
examinatory
exauctorate
exauctorate
verb
Obsolete form of exauthorate.
exauthorate
exauthorate
verb
(obsolete) To deprive of authority or office; to depose or discharge.
exauthorize
exauthorize
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To deprive of authority.
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.
exclamatory
exclamatory
adj
Emphatic.
resembling an exclamation.
excogitator
excogitator
noun
One who excogitates.
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.
excorticate
excorticate
verb
(obsolete) To strip of bark or skin.
excruciator
excubitoria
excubitoria
noun
plural of excubitorium
exculpatory
exculpatory
adj
Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
excursional
excursional
adj
Of or relating to excursions.
excurvation
execrations
execrations
noun
plural of execration
executorial
executorial
adj
Of or relating to an executive (branch of government etc.).
Of or relating to an executor.
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
exhilarator
exhilarator
noun
One who, or that which, causes exhilaration.
exhortation
exhortation
noun
Language intended to incite and encourage
The act or practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or commendable.
exhortative
exhortative
adj
(comparable) Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.
(grammar, not comparable) Inflected hortative verb form that a speaker uses to avidly encourage a listener.
noun
The exhortative mood.
exhortatory
exhortatory
adj
Serving to exhort.
exonerating
exonerating
verb
present participle of exonerate
exoneration
exoneration
noun
(uncountable) The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.
An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation.
exonerative
exonerative
adj
Freeing from a burden or obligation; tending to exonerate.
exonerators
exonerators
noun
plural of exonerator
exorability
exorability
noun
The quality or state of being exorable.
exorbitance
exorbitance
noun
A large excess.
The state or characteristic of being exorbitant.
exorbitancy
exorbitancy
noun
Alternative form of exorbitance
exostracism
exostracize
expatiators
expatiators
noun
plural of expatiator
expatiatory
expatiatory
adj
expansive; diffusive
expectorant
expectorant
adj
(medicine) Causing or assisting the expulsion of phlegm.
noun
(medicine) An agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs.
expectorate
expectorate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To cough up fluid from the lungs.
(transitive, intransitive) To spit.
expirations
expirations
noun
plural of expiration
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
explanatory
explanatory
adj
(of a person) Disposed to explain.
Intended to serve as an explanation.
explanitory
explicators
explicators
noun
plural of explicator
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
exploration
exploration
noun
(medicine) A physical examination of a patient.
The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
The process of exploring.
The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
explorative
explorative
adj
exploratory
exploratory
exploratory
adj
Serving to explore or investigate.
noun
An exploration or investigation.
exportation
exportation
noun
(logic) Either the logical law ((P∧Q)→R)⇒(P→(Q→R)), or the rule of replacement ((P∧Q)→R)⇔(P→(Q→R)).
The act of carrying something outside.
The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the course of commerce.
The commodity exported; an export.
expropriate
expropriate
verb
(transitive) To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
expulsatory
expulsatory
adj
expulsive; having the power to expel; serving to expel
expurgation
expurgation
noun
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
expurgators
expurgators
noun
plural of expurgator
expurgatory
expurgatory
adj
Serving to expurgate.
exstemporal
extemporary
extemporary
adj
Extemporaneous.
extenuators
extenuators
noun
plural of extenuator
extenuatory
extenuatory
adj
Tending to extenuate or palliate.
exteriorate
externation
extirpation
extirpation
noun
The act of extirpating or uprooting.
extirpators
extirpators
noun
plural of extirpator
extirpatory
extirpatory
adj
extirpative
extracosmic
extracostal
extracostal
adj
(anatomy) Outside of the ribs.
extractions
extractions
noun
plural of extraction
extradition
extradition
noun
A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government is handed over to another government for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence.
extrafloral
extrafloral
adj
(botany) Describing a nectary that is situated on a leaf or stem rather than in a flower
extraformal
extranormal
extranormal
adj
Outside or beyond what is normal.
extraocular
extraocular
adj
Situated outside of or away from the eyes.
extraovular
extraovular
adj
Outside the egg
extrapolate
extrapolate
verb
(transitive) To infer by extending known information.
(transitive, mathematics) To estimate the value of a variable outside a known range from values within that range by assuming that the estimated value follows logically from the known ones
extraschool
extraschool
adj
Synonym of extrascholastic
extraserous
extraserous
adj
Outside a serous cavity
extrasocial
extratorrid
extraviolet
extraviolet
adj
(obsolete) ultraviolet
extrication
extrication
noun
(public safety, emergency medicine) Rescue of a trapped person in vehicle or machinery
The act of sending out or evolving.
The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.
exuberation
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
galloperdix
haemothorax
heteroauxin
heteroauxin
noun
A growth-promoting hormone, 3-indoleacetic acid, occurring in some plants.
heterodoxal
heterodoxal
Adjective
Not orthodox.
heterotaxia
heterotaxia
noun
heterotaxis
heterotaxic
heterotaxic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting heterotaxis
heterotaxis
heterotaxis
noun
An abnormal structural arrangement
hexabromide
hexabromide
noun
(chemistry) any bromide containing six bromine atoms in each molecule
hexacoralla
hexagrammos
hexahedrons
hexahemeron
hexahemeron
noun
A term of six days, especially the hexameron, or six days of the biblical creation.
hexahydroxy
hexahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Six hydroxy groups in a molecule
hexapterous
hexapterous
adj
(botany) Having six wing-like processes or extensions
hydroxylase
hydroxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of compounds by the introduction of hydroxyl groups.
hydroxylate
hydroxylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To introduce a hydroxyl group into a compound
hydroxyurea
hydroxyurea
noun
(organic chemistry) The hydroxylated derivative of urea, NH₂CO-NHOH, used as an antineoplastic drug; any N- or O- derivative of this compound
hyperoxemia
hyperoxemia
noun
(pathology) A high level of oxygen in the blood, typically as a result of hyperoxia
ideopraxist
ideopraxist
noun
A person who is compelled to carry out an idea.
keratonyxis
keratonyxis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.
metrostaxis
myxogastres
myxoneuroma
naltrexones
negotiatrix
negotiatrix
noun
(obsolete) A female negotiator.
nonexternal
nonexternal
adj
Not external.
nontextural
orthoxazine
overanxiety
overanxiety
noun
Excessive anxiety.
overanxious
overanxious
adj
Excessively anxious or nervous.
overexhaust
overexpands
overexpands
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overexpand
overexplain
overexplain
verb
(transitive) To explain at unnecessary length or in too much detail.
overlaxness
overlaxness
noun
Excessive laxness.
oxaluramide
oxaluramide
noun
(organic chemistry) oxalan
oxenstierna
oxychlorate
oxygenators
oxygenators
noun
plural of oxygenator
oxyhexaster
paradoxides
peroxidases
peroxidases
noun
plural of peroxidase
peroxisomal
peroxisomal
adj
Of or pertaining to the peroxisome
phylloxerae
phylloxerae
noun
plural of phylloxera
phylloxeran
phylloxeran
noun
Any of the plant-feeding insects of the family Phylloxeridae, closely related to aphids.