(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.
autotoxemia
autotoxemia
noun
Alternative form of autotoxaemia
autoxidator
autoxidator
noun
(rare, chemistry) A substance that initiates or undergoes autoxidation
autoxidizer
auxanometer
auxanometer
noun
An instrument to measure the growth of plants.
auxiliation
auxiliatory
auxiliatory
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary; helping.
auxoamylase
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
auxographic
auxohormone
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
axonolipous
axonolipous
adj
Belonging to the Axonolipa.
axospermous
carbonnieux
chateauroux
coexecutant
coexecutant
noun
A joint executant.
contextural
contextural
adj
Relating to contexture or arrangement of parts; producing contexture; interwoven.
cryptoglaux
dextroaural
dextrocular
dextrocular
adj
(of a person) Having the right eye dominant over the left eye.
dextrosuria
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.
exconjugant
exconjugant
noun
Either of a conjugating pair of protozoan ciliates after separation and before subsequent mitotic division
excruciator
excubitoria
excubitoria
noun
plural of excubitorium
exculpation
exculpation
noun
That which exculpates; an excuse.
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.
exculpatory
exculpatory
adj
Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
excursional
excursional
adj
Of or relating to excursions.
excurvation
executional
executional
adj
(business) Relating to the execution of an idea; putting something into practice.
executorial
executorial
adj
Of or relating to an executive (branch of government etc.).
Of or relating to an executor.
exhaustions
exhaustions
noun
plural of exhaustion
exhumations
exhumations
noun
plural of exhumation
exobasidium
exoculating
exoculating
verb
present participle of exoculate
exoculation
exomphalous
exomphalous
adj
Relating to or exhibiting exomphalos.
exonuclease
exonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of a group of enzymes which cleave single nucleotides from the end of a polynucleotide (DNA or RNA) chain.
expostulate
expostulate
verb
(intransitive) To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct.
expoundable
expoundable
adj
Able to be expounded.
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.
exsanguious
exsanguious
adj
(zoology) Without true, or red, blood.
Destitute of blood.
extenuation
extenuation
noun
(US, humorous, in the plural as “extenuations”) Thin garments.
(obsolete) The action of making less or weak; and instance of this; a weakening, impoverishment. Also, mitigation (of blame or punishment).
(obsolete) The action or process of making slender or diminishing in bulk; an instance of this.
(of air, obsolete) Making less dense; rarefaction.
(rhetoric, obsolete) A figure in which a term is used which, in contrast with the more fitting term it supplants, understates or seeks to diminish the significance of something.
The action of lessening, or seeking to lessen, the guilt of (an offence or fault) by alleging partial excuses; and instance or means of doing this; a plea in mitigation of censure.
The action of representing (something) as slight and trifling; underrating; an instance of this, a plea to this end; a modification in terms.
The action or process of making or becoming thin; an instance of this; a shrunken condition; leanness, emaciation.
extenuators
extenuators
noun
plural of extenuator
extenuatory
extenuatory
adj
Tending to extenuate or palliate.
extraocular
extraocular
adj
Situated outside of or away from the eyes.
extraovular
extraovular
adj
Outside the egg
extraserous
extraserous
adj
Outside a serous cavity
exuberation
exultations
exultations
noun
plural of exultation
exuviations
exuviations
noun
plural of exuviation
fauxbourdon
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
fluxionally
fluxionally
adv
In a fluxional manner.
fucoxanthin
fucoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae.
heteroauxin
heteroauxin
noun
A growth-promoting hormone, 3-indoleacetic acid, occurring in some plants.
hexapterous
hexapterous
adj
(botany) Having six wing-like processes or extensions
homosexuals
homosexuals
noun
plural of homosexual
homotaxeous
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
juxtaposing
juxtaposing
noun
An act of juxtaposition.
verb
present participle of juxtapose
laxiflorous
laxifolious
leucotaxine
leukotaxine
luxuriation
luxuriation
noun
The act of enjoying or experiencing luxury.
myxoneuroma
nonexultant
nonsexually
nonsexually
adv
In a nonsexual manner.
nontextural
objurgatrix
overanxious
overanxious
adj
Excessively anxious or nervous.
overexhaust
oxaluramide
oxaluramide
noun
(organic chemistry) oxalan
oxycoumarin
oxygnathous
oxygnathous
adj
Having a smooth jaw
oxymuriatic
oxymuriatic
adj
(chemistry, obsolete) Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and hydrochloric acid.
oxypetalous
oxysulphate
oxysulphate
noun
Alternative form of oxysulfate
paradoxurus
procuratrix
procuratrix
noun
A female procurator.
prostatauxe
pseudodoxal
pseudolarix
pyrrhuloxia
pyrrhuloxia
noun
Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal), a North American bird with grey and red plumage
quinatoxine
quinoxaline
quinoxaline
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of pyrazine.
saxifragous
saxifragous
adj
(obsolete, medicine) Dissolving bladder stones.
scapulopexy
sceuophylax
sceuophylax
noun
A sacristan or church treasurer.
sociosexual
sociosexual
adj
Of or pertaining to sexual behaviour as it relates to society
stauraxonia
subluxation
subluxation
noun
(pathology) The partial dislocation of something, such as one of the bones of a joint, a tooth, or the lens of an eye.
suffixation
suffixation
noun
The process of adding a suffix to a word.
sulfoxylate
sulfoxylate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) hyposulfite
(organic chemistry) sulfinate
taxeopodous
thoroughwax
thoroughwax
noun
An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves.
The thoroughwort.
toxalbumose
unanxiously
unanxiously
adv
In an unanxious way; without anxiety.
unaxiomatic
unexposable
unexposable
adj
Not exposable.
unoxidative
unparadoxal
untoxically
unvexatious
unvexatious
adj
Not vexatious.
urinosexual
urinosexual
adj
(anatomy) Having urinary and sexual functions, as for example the urethra.
vexatiously
vexatiously
adv
In a vexatious manner; so as to give annoyance.
xenarthrous
xenarthrous
adj
Characteristic of a xenarthran
xenosauroid
xiphopagous
xiphopagous
adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of xiphopagus
xylocarpous
xylocarpous
adj
Bearing fruit that becomes hard or woody.
xylophagous
xylophagous
adj
Destructive to wood. (of fungi etc.)
Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.)
xyridaceous
xyridaceous
adj
Belonging or pertaining to the Xyridaceae, a family of flowering plants.
zanthoxylum
zanthoxylum
noun
Any of the genus Zanthoxylum of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the citrus or rue family.