(mineralogy) A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism.
anthracoxen
anthraxylon
anthroxanic
antianthrax
antianthrax
adj
Preventing or countering anthrax.
noun
An animal-derived serum used as a vaccine to prevent anthrax.
antiextreme
antiextreme
adj
Opposing extremism.
noun
An opposite extreme.
approximant
approximant
noun
(mathematics) An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.
asteroxylon
auxanometer
auxanometer
noun
An instrument to measure the growth of plants.
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
benefactrix
benefactrix
Noun
A female benefactor.
centraxonia
consolatrix
contextural
contextural
adj
Relating to contexture or arrangement of parts; producing contexture; interwoven.
cristineaux
cytopharynx
cytopharynx
noun
(cytology) A tube-like opening in the lateral surface of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
dextranases
dextranases
noun
plural of dextranase
enteropexia
examinatory
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.
excentrical
excentrical
adj
Alternative form of excentric
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.
excremental
excremental
adj
Of or pertaining to excrement
excriminate
excurvation
execrations
execrations
noun
plural of execration
exenterated
exenterated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exenterate
exenterates
exenterates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exenterate
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.
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
exorbitance
exorbitance
noun
A large excess.
The state or characteristic of being exorbitant.
exorbitancy
exorbitancy
noun
Alternative form of exorbitance
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.
expirations
expirations
noun
plural of expiration
explanatory
explanatory
adj
(of a person) Disposed to explain.
Intended to serve as an explanation.
explanitory
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.
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.
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.
extenuators
extenuators
noun
plural of extenuator
extenuatory
extenuatory
adj
Tending to extenuate or palliate.
exterminate
exterminate
verb
(figuratively, transitive) To bring a definite end to; finish completely.
(transitive) To kill all of (a population of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.
externalise
externalise
verb
Alternative spelling of externalize
externalism
externalism
noun
Excessive regard to outward acts or appearances, especially in religion.
The act of judging by outward appearance or acts.
The belief that only things that can be observed by senses are real.
externalist
externalist
adj
(epistemology) Contending that there are non-internal factors which can affect the justificatory status of a belief
noun
One who adheres to externalist beliefs
externality
externality
noun
(countable) A thing that is external relative to something else.
(economics, countable) An impact, positive or negative, on any party not involved in a given economic transaction or act.
(uncountable) The state of being external or externalized.
externalize
externalize
verb
(economics) To direct to others, as costs or benefits.
(psychology) To attribute emotions etc to external circumstances; to project
To make something external or objective
To represent something abstract or intangible as material; to embody
externation
extirpating
extirpating
verb
present participle of extirpate
extirpation
extirpation
noun
The act of extirpating or uprooting.
extractions
extractions
noun
plural of extraction
extraditing
extraditing
verb
present participle of extradite
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.
extramental
extramental
adj
Outside of the mind or intellect.
extranormal
extranormal
adj
Outside or beyond what is normal.
extraspinal
extraspinal
adj
Outside of the spine.
extravagant
extravagant
adj
Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.
Exorbitant.
Extreme; wild; excessive; unrestrained.
Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful.
extravenate
extravenate
adj
(obsolete) That has been let out of the veins.
verb
Synonym of extravasate
extricating
extricating
verb
present participle of extricate
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.
extrinsical
extrinsical
adj
(rare) Extrinsic.
noun
(obsolete) Something that is extrinsic.
extuberance
extuberance
noun
A swelling or rising; protuberance.
exuberantly
exuberantly
adv
In an exuberant manner
exuberating
exuberating
verb
present participle of exuberate
exuberation
exurbanites
exurbanites
noun
plural of exurbanite
fornicatrix
fornicatrix
noun
A female fornicator.
gubernatrix
gymnothorax
heteroauxin
heteroauxin
noun
A growth-promoting hormone, 3-indoleacetic acid, occurring in some plants.
hexanitrate
hexanitrate
noun
(chemistry) Any compound containing six nitrate groups.
inspiratrix
inspiratrix
noun
A female inspirator.
instigatrix
instigatrix
noun
female equivalent of instigator
intersexual
intersexual
adj
(biology) Having both male and female characteristics, or characteristics intermediate between the sexes.
(of a competition, etc.) Between the sexes.
noun
An intersex person.
interxylary
intoxicator
intoxicator
noun
One who or that which intoxicates.
intraxylary
juxtamarine
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.
lithanthrax
lithanthrax
noun
mineral coal
luxuriantly
luxuriantly
adv
In a luxuriant manner.
luxuriating
luxuriating
verb
present participle of luxuriate
luxuriation
luxuriation
noun
The act of enjoying or experiencing luxury.
mixtilinear
mixtilinear
adj
(geometry) Containing, or consisting of, lines of different kinds (straight, curved, etc.).
naltrexones
negotiatrix
negotiatrix
noun
(obsolete) A female negotiator.
nonexternal
nonexternal
adj
Not external.
nontextural
orthodoxian
orthodoxian
adj
Of or pertaining to Orthodox beliefs.
noun
A person who follows orthodox beliefs.
orthoxazine
overanxiety
overanxiety
noun
Excessive anxiety.
oxalonitril
oxenstierna
oxygenators
oxygenators
noun
plural of oxygenator
paroxytonic
paroxytonic
adj
(prosody) Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the penultimate syllable
praxitelean
praxitelean
Adjective
Of or relating to the ancient sculptor Praxiteles.
preexaction
prefixation
prefixation
noun
(anatomy, of a nerve) The state or condition of being prefixed.
(biology, cytology) Initial treatment of tissue with a fixative, as a preliminary to the application of another fixative or to the use of a different treatment.
(linguistics) The adding of a prefix to a word.
pretaxation
pretaxation
adj
Before taxation.
protaxation
proximation
proximation
noun
approximation
proximity
pyroxanthin
pyroxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow, crystalline substance obtained from creosote etc; it seems to be a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
relaxations
relaxations
noun
plural of relaxation
reoxidation
reoxidation
noun
A second or subsequent oxidation (e.g. of hemoglobin)
reoxygenate
reoxygenate
verb
(transitive) To oxygenate again or anew.
saxifragant
spermatoxin
stauraxonia
stenothorax
subexternal
taraxacerin
taraxacerin
noun
(organic chemistry) One of the principles of taraxacum, along with taraxacin.
tetraxonian
tetraxonida
thromboxane
thromboxane
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) Any of a number of eicosanoids, related to prostaglandin, that have a role in the clotting of blood
transfixing
transfixing
verb
present participle of transfix
transfixion
transfixion
noun
(surgery) In amputation, passing the knife from side to side through tissue close to the bone and dividing muscles outward.
translatrix
translatrix
noun
A woman, girl, or other female who translates; a specifically female translator.
transsexual
transsexual
adj
(of a person) Having changed, or being in the process of changing, physical sex (because it does not match desired sex) by undergoing medical treatment such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and optionally sex reassignment surgery (SRS), or rarely only SRS.
noun
A transsexual person.
undertaxing
undertaxing
verb
present participle of undertax
unexecrated
unexecrated
adj
Not execrated.
unextracted
unextracted
adj
Not extracted
unexuberant
unexuberant
adj
Not exuberant.
unluxuriant
unluxuriant
adj
Not luxuriant.
ventroaxial
xanthinuria
xanthinuria
noun
An abnormally high level of xanthine in one's urine.
The genetic disorder that causes this excess.
xanthoceras
xanthochroi
xanthochroi
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Xanthochroi
xanthoderma
xanthoderma
noun
A yellow coloration of the skin.
xanthometer
xanthometer
noun
A graduated scale of colors from blue to yellow, white, or green, for determining the color of ocean or lake water.
xanthophore
xanthophore
noun
(biology) A xanthochrome-containing chromatophore, frequently a lipophore
xenarthrous
xenarthrous
adj
Characteristic of a xenarthran
xenocratean
xenocratean
Adjective
Of or relating to Xenocrates.
xeranthemum
xeranthemum
noun
Any of the genus Xeranthemum of flowering plants native to Southern Europe.