(biology) Movement of an organism in response to air currents.
anthotaxis
antitoxins
antitoxins
noun
plural of antitoxin
autosexing
autosexing
noun
The identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
coexistent
coexistent
adj
existing at the same time as something else
noun
That which coexists with another.
coexisting
coexisting
verb
present participle of coexist
dextrinous
doxasticon
esonarthex
esonarthex
noun
An inner narthex (in a church).
exceptions
exceptions
noun
plural of exception
excretions
excretions
noun
plural of excretion
excusation
excusation
noun
(obsolete) The act of offering an excuse or apology, or the fact of being excused; an excuse, a defence.
executions
executions
noun
plural of execution
executonis
exemptions
exemptions
noun
plural of exemption
exhaustion
exhaustion
noun
(dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
(dated, physics) The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
(mathematics) An exhaustive procedure
Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
exodontics
exodontics
noun
the extraction of teeth
exodontist
exodontist
noun
One who removes teeth.
exonerates
exonerates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exonerate
exoticness
exoticness
noun
The characteristic of being exotic; foreignness.
expiations
expiations
noun
plural of expiation
expositing
expositing
verb
present participle of exposit
exposition
exposition
noun
(authorship) An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail.
(authorship) An opening section in fiction, in which background information about the characters, events or setting is conveyed.
(authorship) The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe the setting, characters and other non-plot elements.
(music) The opening section of a movement in sonata form; the opening section of a fugue.
(obsolete) The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place.
An exhibition, especially of goods, artwork or cultural displays to the public.
The abandonment of an unwanted child.
The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
exsolution
exsolution
noun
(geology) The process in which a solution of molten rocks separates into its constituents upon cooling
exspuition
exspuition
noun
(obsolete) The act of spitting.
extensions
extensions
noun
plural of extension
extentions
extogenous
extortions
extortions
noun
plural of extortion
extraneous
extraneous
adj
Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign
Not essential or intrinsic
extrusions
extrusions
noun
plural of extrusion
exudations
exudations
noun
plural of exudation
fluxionist
fluxionist
noun
One skilled in fluxions.
lexiconist
lexiconist
noun
A writer of a lexicon.
menostaxis
metoxenous
nonsexists
nonsexists
noun
plural of nonsexist
notiosorex
otosalpinx
oxidations
oxidations
noun
plural of oxidation
oxygenates
oxygenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxygenate
oxytonesis
oxytonesis
noun
(phonology) The shift of accent to the final syllable.
postfixing
postfixing
verb
present participle of postfix
sextillion
sextillion
num
(US, Britain, Australia, short scale) A trillion billion: 1 followed by 21 zeros, 10²¹.
(dated Britain and Australia, long scale) A million quintillion: 1 followed by 36 zeros, 10³⁶.
sextonship
sextonship
noun
The office or position of a sexton.
sixteenmos
sixteenmos
noun
plural of sixteenmo
soixantine
taxinomist
taxonomies
taxonomies
noun
plural of taxonomy
taxonomist
taxonomist
noun
(taxonomy) Someone whose profession is taxonomy, or who performs taxonomy at a professional level.
theoxenius
undextrous
undextrous
adj
Alternative form of undexterous
xanthopsia
xanthopsia
noun
A visual defect, a form of chromatopsia in which everything appears yellow.
xanthopsin
xanthopsin
noun
visual yellow; any of a form of visual purple that has been bleached by exposure to light
xanthosoma
xenocrates
xenocrates
Proper noun
(c. 396–314 An Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, and the second leader (scholarch) of the Platonic Academy from 339 to 314