(biochemistry) Any of several toxic substances that trigger anaphylaxis
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
angiemphraxis
anomalopteryx
anthropotoxin
antiexpansion
antiexpansion
adj
Acting to prevent the expansion of a physical substance.
Opposing expansion (as of a state or corporation).
antiexporting
antiexporting
adj
Synonym of antiexport (“opposing exports”)
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximating
approximating
verb
present participle of approximate
approximation
approximation
noun
(mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
(medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
The act, process or result of approximating.
approximative
approximative
adj
Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
archaeopteryx
asphyxiations
asphyxiations
noun
plural of asphyxiation
autocomplexes
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
calciphylaxis
calciphylaxis
noun
A syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.
cephalothorax
cephalothorax
noun
The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
cryptoxanthin
cryptoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment (a hydroxy derivative of carotene) that occurs widely in nature.
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
diphenoxylate
diphenoxylate
noun
(pharmacology) An antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₃₀H₃₂N₂O₂·HCl in combination with the sulfate of atropine.
doxographical
doxographical
adj
relating to doxographers
exarchateship
exasperatedly
exasperatedly
adv
In an exasperated manner.
exasperations
exasperations
noun
plural of exasperation
exceptionable
exceptionable
adj
Liable to cause disapproval, objection or debate.
exceptionably
exceptionably
adv
In an exceptionable manner.
exceptionally
exceptionally
adv
To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.
excisemanship
excisemanship
noun
The state or business of an exciseman.
exculpatorily
exculpatorily
adv
So as to exculpate.
exemplariness
exemplariness
noun
The state or condition of being exemplary, serving as a shining example.
exemplifiable
exemplifiable
adj
That can be exemplified.
exencephalous
exocataphoria
expandability
expandability
noun
(countable) The degree to which something is expandable
(uncountable) The condition of being expandable
expandibility
expansibility
expansibility
noun
The condition of being expansible
expansionists
expansionists
noun
plural of expansionist
expansiveness
expansiveness
noun
The state of being expansive.
expatiatingly
expatiatingly
adv
So as to expatiate; speaking or writing at length.
expatriations
expatriations
noun
plural of expatriation
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.
expectorative
expectorative
adj
Alternative form of expectorant
expectorators
expectorators
noun
plural of expectorator
expeditionary
expeditionary
adj
(military) Intended for military operations abroad.
Of or pertaining to an expedition.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) One who goes on expeditions, especially one who is a member of an expeditionary military force.
expendability
expendability
noun
The state or quality of being expendable.
expensilation
expiatoriness
explanatively
explanatively
adv
In an explanative manner.
explanatorily
explanatorily
adv
With regard to explanation, or explanatory power.
explicability
explicability
noun
The state of being explicable.
explicatively
explicatively
adv
In an explicative way.
exploitations
exploitations
noun
plural of exploitation
explorational
explorational
adj
Of, pertaining to, or by means of exploration
exploratively
exploratively
adv
In an explorative way or fashion.
exponentially
exponentially
adv
(mathematics, sciences) In an exponential manner.
(proscribed) rapidly, greatly
exponentiated
exponentiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exponentiate
exponentiates
exponentiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exponentiate
exportability
exportability
noun
The property of being exportable.
expositionary
expositionary
adj
(writing) Serving as exposition.
expostulating
expostulating
verb
present participle of expostulate
expostulation
expostulation
noun
The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
expostulative
expostulative
adj
Synonym of expostulatory
expostulatory
expostulatory
adj
Of, characterized by, or exhibiting expostulation.
expropriating
expropriating
verb
present participle of expropriate
expropriation
expropriation
noun
The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property; the act of depriving of private propriety rights.
expropriatory
expropriatory
adj
Relating to, or of the nature of, expropriation.
expurgational
expurgatorial
expurgatorial
adj
Tending or serving to expurgate; expurgatory.
extemporarily
extemporarily
adv
In an extemporary manner.
extracapsular
extracapsular
adj
(anatomy) Situated outside a capsule, especially outside the capsular ligament of a joint.
extractorship
extraparental
extraparental
adj
Beyond the parents.
extraparietal
extraparietal
adj
(anatomy) Outside of the paries or wall of an organ.
extraperineal
extraperineal
adj
(medicine) Outside the perineum.
extraperiodic
extraperiodic
adj
Outside of a given period.
extraphysical
extraphysical
adj
Not governed by physical laws
extrapoetical
extrapoetical
adj
Outside of a poem, or of poetry.
extrapolating
extrapolating
verb
present participle of extrapolate
extrapolation
extrapolation
noun
(mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
(music) The diametric opposite of interpolation.
An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
extrapolative
extrapolative
adj
That serves to extrapolate
extrapolatory
extrapolatory
adj
Serving to extrapolate.
extraposition
extraposition
noun
(linguistics) The movement of an element from its normal place to one at the end, or near the end, of a sentence.
extrapunitive
extrapunitive
adj
(psychology) Tending to punish others.
extraspectral
extraspectral
adj
(colorimetry) Producible by a combination of wavelengths but not by any single wavelength.
extratemporal
extratemporal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the side of the head behind the eyes; external to the temporal bone of the skull.
That appears to happen outside of time.
extratropical
extratropical
adj
(meteorology) Lacking or having lost tropical characteristics.
Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.
extratympanic
extratympanic
adj
Outside of the tympanum
ganglioplexus
harpaxophobia
hematosalpinx
hematosalpinx
noun
(medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
hepatorrhexis
hepatorrhexis
noun
(medicine, pathology) A rupture of the liver.
hepatotoxemia
hepatotoxemia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Autointoxication caused by a malfunctioning of the liver.
hexanaphthene
hieracosphinx
hieracosphinx
noun
A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon.
hypercathexis
hypercathexis
noun
An excessive concentration of mental energy on an object or person.
hyperparoxysm
hyperprosexia
hyperprosexia
noun
(medicine, rare) Excessive attention; an abnormal state in which a person concentrates on one thing to the exclusion of everything else.
hyperpyrexial
hyperpyrexial
adj
Exhibiting or relating to hyperpyrexia.
hypodiazeuxis
hypopharynxes
hypopharynxes
noun
plural of hypopharynx
impersonatrix
impropriatrix
impropriatrix
noun
(archaic) A female impropriator.
inexpectation
inexpectation
noun
Absence of expectation.
inexplainable
inexplainable
adj
That cannot be explained.
inexplicables
inexpungeable
inexsuperable
inexsuperable
adj
(archaic) Not capable of being passed over; insuperable; insurmountable.
interproximal
interproximal
adj
Between the proximal parts of two adjoining surfaces, but especially between the surfaces of adjoining teeth.
juxtaposition
juxtaposition
noun
(art) Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect.
(grammar) An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.
(mathematics) An absence of operators in an expression.
(rhetoric) The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist.
The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.
The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
verb
To place in juxtaposition.
juxtapositive
juxtapositive
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical case expressing position beside something.
Relating to juxtaposition.
juxtatropical
juxtatropical
adj
Near the tropics.
lexicographer
lexicographer
noun
One who writes or compiles a dictionary
lexicographic
lexicographic
adj
Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
lexigraphical
lexigraphical
adj
Misspelling of lexicographical.
lexiphanicism
lexiphanicism
noun
The use of pretentious words or language.
loxophthalmus
lymphotoxemia
maxillipedary
maxillipedary
adj
Of, or pertaining to, the maxilliped.
myxopapilloma
myxosporidian
myxosporidian
noun
Any member of the Myxosporidia.
nasopharynxes
nasopharynxes
noun
plural of nasopharynx
nonexculpable
nonexpansible
nonexpendable
nonexpendable
adj
Not expendable.
nonexpiration
nonexplicable
nonexportable
nonexportable
adj
Not exportable.
occipitoaxial
occipitoaxial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the occipital bone and second vertebra, or axis.
occipitoaxoid
overexpanding
overexpanding
verb
present participle of overexpand
overexpansion
overexpansion
noun
Excessive expansion, especially expansion that is not sustainable
overexpansive
overexpansive
adj
Too expansive.
overexpectant
overexpectant
adj
Excessively expectant; expecting too much.
overexplained
overexplained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overexplain
paradoxically
paradoxically
adv
In a paradoxical manner; so as to create a paradox.
paradoxurinae
paramyxovirus
paramyxovirus
noun
(virology) Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases.
parasexuality
parasexuality
noun
(biology) A phenomenon, involving a complex form of mitosis, whereby two cell nuclei merge without any sexual process and the chromosome count is doubled.
paroxysmalist
paxilliferous
paxilliferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing a paxilla.
phalacrocorax
phycoxanthine
phycoxanthine
noun
Alternative form of phycoxanthin
phylloxanthin
phylloxanthin
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) A yellow pigment obtained by degradation of chlorophyll.
(obsolete, organic chemistry) xanthophyll.
phylloxeridae
phytotaxonomy
postmaxillary
postmaxillary
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the maxilla
praxeological
praxeological
adj
Of or pertaining to praxeology.
preexchanging
preexchanging
verb
present participle of preexchange
preexcitation
preexcitation
noun
early excitation; applied to a condition where the ventricles of the heart become depolarized too early, which leads to their partial premature contraction