(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.
auxochromic
auxochromic
adj
Relating to an auxochrome
auxographic
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
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.
bucculatrix
captivatrix
captivatrix
noun
A female captivator.
carbonnieux
cardiataxia
cardiotoxic
cardiotoxic
adj
chemically damaging to the tissues of the heart
centraxonia
cerviciplex
chiropraxis
chrysothrix
ciphertexts
ciphertexts
noun
plural of ciphertext
circumaxial
circumaxile
clarencieux
coexecutrix
coexecutrix
noun
A joint executrix.
commixtures
commixtures
noun
plural of commixture
competitrix
competitrix
noun
(rare) A female competitor.
consolatrix
coxcombries
coxcombries
noun
plural of coxcombry
coxoceritic
cristineaux
crucifixion
crucifixion
noun
(Christianity, often capitalized) The death on the Cross of Christ.
(figuratively) An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.
(military, historical, colloquial) The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
cystosyrinx
detoxicator
dexiocardia
dexiotropic
dexiotropic
adj
Having the form of a right-handed spiral
dicrostonyx
directrixes
disexercise
dixiecratic
doxorubicin
doxorubicin
noun
(pharmacology) An anthracycline antibiotic drug (trademark Adriamycin) with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium (Streptomyces peucetius subsp. caesius) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₁·HCl in chemotherapy.
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
exceptioner
exceptioner
noun
(obsolete) One who takes exceptions or protests.
excerptible
excerptible
adj
Able to be excerpted.
excerptions
excerptions
noun
plural of excerption
excitomotor
excitomotor
adj
Alternative form of excitomotory
exclusioner
exclusioner
Noun
A member of the political factions that sought to exclude from the throne of England in the 17th century.
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.
excretories
excretories
noun
plural of excretory
excriminate
excruciable
excruciable
adj
(archaic) Liable to torment.
excruciated
excruciated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excruciate
excruciates
excruciates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excruciate
excruciator
excubitoria
excubitoria
noun
plural of excubitorium
excursional
excursional
adj
Of or relating to excursions.
excursioner
excursioner
noun
One who goes on a trip or excursion.
excursively
excursively
adv
In an excursive manner.
excurvation
execrations
execrations
noun
plural of execration
executioner
executioner
noun
(archaic) Executor.
A hit man, especially being in some organization.
An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
executorial
executorial
adj
Of or relating to an executive (branch of government etc.).
Of or relating to an executor.
executrices
executrices
noun
plural of executrix
executrixes
exercisable
exercisable
adj
Capable of being exercised.
exilarchate
exorbitance
exorbitance
noun
A large excess.
The state or characteristic of being exorbitant.
exorbitancy
exorbitancy
noun
Alternative form of exorbitance
exostracism
exostracize
exotericism
exotericism
noun
The quality of being widely known or exoteric.
experienced
experienced
adj
Experient.
Having experience and skill in a subject.
verb
past participle of experience
experiencer
experiencer
noun
(linguistics) A thematic relation where something undergoes a situation or sensation lacking a semantic agent.
A person who experiences.
experiences
experiences
noun
plural of experience
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of experience
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
explicators
explicators
noun
plural of explicator
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
extracosmic
extractible
extractible
adj
Alternative spelling of extractable
extractions
extractions
noun
plural of extraction
extractives
extractives
noun
plural of extractive
extracurial
extracurial
adj
Outside of a court.
extracystic
extracystic
adj
Outside of a cyst.
extradicted
extrapelvic
extrapelvic
adj
(anatomy) External to the pelvis
extrasocial
extremistic
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.
fornicatrix
fornicatrix
noun
A female fornicator.
fricandeaux
glyceroxide
glyceroxide
noun
(chemistry) Any alkoxide derived from glycerol
heterotaxic
heterotaxic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting heterotaxis
hexahemeric
hyperclimax
inexecrable
inexecrable
adj
(obsolete) That cannot be execrated enough.
intoxicator
intoxicator
noun
One who or that which intoxicates.
lexigraphic
lexigraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to lexigraphy.
loxodromics
loxodromics
noun
The art or method of sailing on the loxodrome.
luxuriances
luxuriances
noun
plural of luxuriance
micropteryx
microthorax
mixotrophic
mixotrophic
adj
Of or pertaining to mixotrophy or mixotrophs
myxogastric
nephrotoxic
nephrotoxic
adj
that is poisonous to kidney tissue
nonexercise
nonexercise
adj
Not being or pertaining to exercise.
orchidopexy
orchidopexy
noun
(surgery) Alternative form of orchiopexy
overexcited
overexcited
adj
Excessively excited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overexcite
overexcites
overexcites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overexcite
oxidimetric
oxidimetric
adj
Relating to oxidimetry
oxychloride
oxychloride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine.
oxychlorine
oxycoumarin
oxymuriatic
oxymuriatic
adj
(chemistry, obsolete) Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and hydrochloric acid.
oxyrhynchid
paradoxical
paradoxical
adj
Having self-contradictory properties.
paroxytonic
paroxytonic
adj
(prosody) Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the penultimate syllable
pericoxitis
persecutrix
persecutrix
noun
(rare) A female persecutor.
phylloxeric
phylloxeric
adj
Relating to, or caused by, phylloxera.
picrotoxins
picrotoxins
noun
plural of picrotoxin
pleximetric
pleximetric
adj
Relating to a pleximeter.
preexaction
preexciting
preexciting
verb
present participle of preexcite
preexcusing
pricefixing
procatarxis
procatarxis
noun
(medicine, dated) The kindling of a disease into action; the procatarctic cause.
procreatrix
procuratrix
procuratrix
noun
A female procurator.
proexercise
prolocutrix
prolocutrix
noun
(obsolete) A female prolocutor; a spokeswoman.
prosecutrix
prosecutrix
noun
A female prosecutor
A female victim of a crime on whose behalf the state is prosecuting a suspect
proteopexic
pyroxenitic
pyroxenitic
adj
Of or relating to pyroxenite.
reexecuting
reexecution
reexercised
reexplicate
rhyotaxitic
scleronyxis
speculatrix
speculatrix
noun
A female speculator.
stereotaxic
stereotaxic
adj
Of or pertaining to stereotaxis
taraxacerin
taraxacerin
noun
(organic chemistry) One of the principles of taraxacum, along with taraxacin.
thermotaxic
thermotaxic
adj
(biology) Relating to the regulation of temperature in the animal body
thixotropic
thixotropic
adj
(chemistry, medicine, of a gel) Becoming a fluid when agitated but solid or semi-solid when allowed to stand.
toxicoderma
tyrotoxicon
tyrotoxicon
noun
(organic chemistry) A ptomaine found in putrid cheese and other dairy products, producing symptoms similar to cholera infantum.
unexcursive
unexcursive
adj
Not excursive.
unexercised
unexercised
adj
(finance, law) Not having been exercised
Not having been subjected to physical exercise.
unexorcised
unexorcised
adj
Alternative spelling of unexorcized
unextrinsic
urechitoxin
urechitoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) A poisonous glucoside found accompanying urechitin.