(geology) The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust
anauxite
annexing
annexing
noun
An annexation.
verb
present participle of annex
annexion
annexion
noun
(obsolete) annexation
annexive
annexure
annexure
noun
(UK) Something annexed.
(UK) The process of annexing
(especially India and UK law, otherwise dated) An appendix or attachment to a document.
anorexia
anorexia
noun
Anorexia nervosa.
Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
anorexic
anorexic
adj
(by extension) Thin, skinny, insubstantial.
Pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia nervosa.
noun
A medicine which suppresses appetite.
Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa.
anoxemia
anoxemia
noun
Alternative spelling of anoxaemia
anoxemic
anoxemic
adj
Alternative form of anoxaemic
antefixa
antefixa
noun
(architecture) Alternative form of antefix
plural of antefixum
anthelix
anthelix
noun
(anatomy) Alternative spelling of antihelix.
appendix
appendix
noun
(anatomy) Any process, prolongation, or projection.
(anatomy) The vermiform appendix.
(obsolete in general sense) Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
A text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional information.
autoxeny
auximone
axoidean
axonemal
axonemal
adj
Of or pertaining to an axoneme
axonemes
axonemes
noun
plural of axoneme
axoneure
bandeaux
bandeaux
noun
A bandeau, a single band (or a set of such bands) for a woman’s hair.
plural of bandeau
bemixing
bemixing
verb
present participle of bemix
betwixen
betwixen
prep
(obsolete) Betwixt; between.
biconvex
biconvex
adj
Having both sides convex.
binoxide
binoxide
noun
Archaic form of dioxide.
boxiness
boxiness
noun
The condition of being boxy
bronxite
cacoxene
cacoxene
noun
cacoxenite
carnifex
carnifex
noun
(now rare, historical) An executioner.
cheneaux
coexpand
coexpand
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To expand together; to (cause to) undergo coexpansion.
coextend
coextend
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To extend along with another.
coextent
confixed
confixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confix
connexes
connexes
noun
plural of connex
connexus
contexts
contexts
noun
plural of context
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of context
convexed
convexed
adj
Made convex; protuberant in a spherical form.
convexes
convexes
noun
plural of convex
convexly
convexly
adv
In a convex manner.
coxbones
coxendix
cuxhaven
desexing
desexing
verb
present participle of desex
detoxing
detoxing
noun
Synonym of detox (“detoxification, especially of the body from drugs”)
verb
present participle of detox
dewaxing
dewaxing
noun
A process in which wax is removed from a material or a surface.
verb
present participle of dewax
dextrane
dextrans
dextrans
noun
plural of dextran
dextrine
dextrine
noun
Dated form of dextrin.
dextrins
dextrins
noun
plural of dextrin
dioxanes
dioxanes
noun
plural of dioxane
disannex
disannex
verb
(transitive) To relinquish (land etc.) previously annexed.
dixenite
dixenite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
ektexine
endexine
epoxying
epoxying
verb
present participle of epoxy
eudoxian
eudoxian
Noun
A follower of (died in 370), patriarch of Antioch and Constantinople, and a celebrated defender of the doctrines of Arius.
Adjective
Of or relating to (408–355 BC), Greek astronomer and mathematician.
euxenite
euxenite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown lustrous mineral that is a mixed oxide of cerium, erbium, titanium, uranium, yttrium and other more common metals, with the chemical formula (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)₂O₆.
exacting
exacting
adj
(of a person or organization) Characterized by exaction.
(of an action, task, etc) Requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention.
Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
verb
present participle and gerund of exact
exaction
exaction
noun
That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.
The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force
extortion.
exalting
exalting
adj
Of something that uplifts, that exalts.
verb
present participle of exalt
examined
examined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of examine
examinee
examinee
noun
One who is examined, e.g. for medical reasons.
One who sits an examination.
examiner
examiner
noun
A person who investigates someone or something.
A person who marks an examination.
A person who sets an examination.
examines
examines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of examine
exanguin
exanthem
exanthem
noun
A widespread rash usually occurring in children.
excedent
excedent
noun
excess
excedrin
excelsin
excelsin
noun
A quassinoid found in brazil nuts.
exchange
exchange
noun
(biochemistry) The transfer of substances or elements like gas, amino-acids, ions etc. sometimes through a surface like a membrane.
(chess) The loss of one piece and associated capture of another.
(finance) The difference between the values of money in different places.
(law, England & Wales, Northern Ireland) Clipping of exchange of contracts.
(obsolete) The thing given or received in return; especially, a publication exchanged for another.
(telephony, US) The fourth through sixth digits of a ten-digit phone number (the first three before the introduction of area codes).
(usually with "the") The loss of a minor piece (typically a bishop or knight) and associated capture of the more advantageous rook.
A conversation.
A place for conducting trading.
A telephone exchange.
An act of exchanging or trading.
verb
(law, England & Wales, Northern Ireland) Clipping of exchange contracts.
(transitive) To replace with, as a substitute.
(transitive) To trade or barter.
exciding
exciding
verb
present participle of excide
excising
excising
verb
present participle of excise
excision
excision
noun
(genetics) The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
(surgery) The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.
(topology) The fact that, under certain hypotheses, the homology of a space relative to a subspace is unchanged by the identification of a subspace of the latter to a point.
The removal of some text during editing.
excitant
excitant
adj
exciting; stimulating
noun
Something that excites or stimulates; a stimulant
exciting
exciting
adj
creating or producing excitement
noun
The process of something becoming excited; excitation.
verb
present participle of excite
excitons
excitons
noun
plural of exciton
excitron
excitron
Noun
A kind of mercury pool tube.
excubant
excubant
adj
(formal) Watchful; keeping watch or guarding.
excusing
excusing
noun
The act of making an excuse.
verb
present participle of excuse
exercent
exercent
adj
(obsolete) In practice; professional.
exerting
exerting
verb
present participle of exert
exertion
exertion
noun
An expenditure of physical or mental effort.
exhalant
exhalant
adj
exhaling (emitting a fluid)
noun
Something that emits a fluid
exhalent
exhalent
adj
Alternative form of exhalant
exhaling
exhaling
noun
exhalation
verb
present participle of exhale
exhuming
exhuming
verb
present participle of exhume
exigeant
exigeant
adj
exigent; demanding
exigence
exigence
noun
exigency
exigency
exigency
noun
(chiefly in the plural) The demands or requirements of a situation.
An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.
exintine
existant
existant
adj
Misspelling of existent.
existent
existent
adj
existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
noun
(archaic) a being or entity that exists independently
existing
existing
adj
That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
verb
present participle of exist
exitance
exitance
noun
(physics) Flux (of radiation).
exocline
exocrine
exocrine
adj
Pertaining to the exocrine glands or their secretions.
Producing external secretions that are released through a duct.
noun
An exocrine gland.
The secretion of an exocrine gland.
exogenae
exogenic
exogenic
adj
(geology) Originating on or above the surface of the earth; exogenetic.
(medicine, dermatology) Relating to the exogen growth phase.
Existing or arising outside of a system.
exonship
exonship
noun
The role or status of an exon.
exonumia
exonumia
noun
Coinlike objects.
Study and/or collection of such.
exornate
exortion
exotoxin
exotoxin
noun
Any toxin secreted by a microorganism into the surrounding environment.
expanded
expanded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expand
expander
expander
noun
(dentistry) A device used to widen the upper jaw so that the bottom and upper teeth will fit together better; a palatal expander.
(graphical user interface) A control that expands to show more options or commands, keeping them hidden until needed.
One who expands; something that expands.
expandor
expandor
noun
Dated form of expander.
expanses
expanses
noun
plural of expanse
expansum
expeding
expeding
verb
present participle of expede
expended
expended
adj
Spent; used up; exhausted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expend
expender
expender
noun
One who expends.
expensed
expensed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expense
expenses
expenses
noun
plural of expense
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expense
expirant
expirant
noun
One who expires or is expiring.
expiring
expiring
adj
Ending, terminating, dying.
verb
present participle of expire
explains
explains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explain
explants
explants
noun
plural of explant
exponent
exponent
noun
(computing) The part of a floating-point number that represents its exponent value.
(linguistics) A manifestation of a morphosyntactic property.
(mathematics) The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the 3 in 2³=8.
(mathematics, obsolete) The degree to which the root of a radicand is found, for example, the 2 in ^(2])√=b.
One who expounds, represents or advocates.
exposing
exposing
verb
present participle of expose
expounds
expounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expound
expunged
expunged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expunge
expunger
expunger
noun
One who expunges.
expunges
expunges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expunge
exscinds
exscinds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exscind
exsecant
exsecant
noun
(trigonometry) The trigonometric function sec(x) − 1. Abbreviation: exsec
extended
extended
adj
(of a typeface) Wider than usual.
Having a large scope or range; extensive.
Lasting longer; protracted.
Longer in length or extension; elongated.
Stretched out or pulled out; expanded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extend
extender
extender
noun
(climbing) A runner, or quick-draw. (from sense #2)
(linguistics) A phrase that extends an expression to include further members of a set, e.g. "and stuff", "or something".
Any of various components designed to extend the length of a device.
Any of various substances designed to extend any of several properties of a material.
Any substance added to food to bulk it out, with a higher protein content than a filler.
extensor
extensor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.
extensum
external
external
adj
(anatomy) Situated near or toward the surface of the body.
(computing, of a hardware) Not contained in the main computer.
(computing, of storage) Using a disk or tape drive rather than the main memory.
(education) For or concerning students registered with and taking the examinations of a university but not resident there.
(pharmacology, relational) Relating to or denoting a medicine or similar substance for use on the outside of the body.
Having existence independent of the mind.
Having merely the outward appearance of something.
Not intrinsic or essential.
Outside of something; on the exterior.
Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
Relating to or connected with foreign nations or institutions.
noun
(programming, in the C language) A variable that is defined in the source code but whose value comes from some external source.
(usually in the plural) The exterior; outward features or appearances.
Inessential or superficial features.
Outward appearance.
externat
externat
noun
A day school.
externes
externes
noun
plural of externe
externum
extincts
extincts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extinct
extoling
extusion
exudence
exudence
noun
Something exuded; an exudate.
exulding
exultant
exultant
adj
Very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.
exulting
exulting
adj
Showing exultation.
noun
exultation
verb
present participle of exult
exundate
exundate
verb
(formal) To overflow; to inundate.
flexagon
flexagon
noun
(geometry) A flat model made from folded strips of paper that can be folded, or flexed, to reveal a number of hidden faces.
flexions
flexions
noun
plural of flexion
foxiness
foxiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being foxy
fraxetin
fraxetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrolysis product of fraxin; 7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin.