(organic chemistry) A toxic cardiac glycoside, obtained from digitalis, related to cardenolide.
duplexing
duplexing
verb
present participle of duplex
ergotoxin
exagitate
exagitate
verb
(obsolete) To excite, stir up.
examining
examining
noun
examination
verb
present participle of examine
exampling
exampling
verb
present participle of example
exceeding
exceeding
adj
(archaic) exceptional, extraordinary
(archaic) extreme
(archaic) prodigious
adv
(archaic) Exceedingly.
noun
The situation of being in excess.
verb
present participle of exceed
excelling
excelling
verb
present participle of excel
excepting
excepting
prep
with the exception of
verb
present participle of except
exchanged
exchanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exchange
exchangee
exchanger
exchanger
noun
(biochemistry) An antiporter.
A person or thing that exchanges one thing for another.
exchanges
exchanges
noun
plural of exchange
excluding
excluding
prep
to the exclusion of; not including
verb
present participle of exclude
excreting
excreting
noun
An act of excretion.
verb
present participle of excrete
excursing
excursing
verb
present participle of excurse
excussing
excussing
verb
present participle of excuss
executing
executing
verb
present participle of execute
exegesist
exegesist
noun
One who carries out exegesis, the critical explanation or interpretation of a text.
exegetics
exegetics
noun
The science of interpretation or exegesis.
exegetist
exegetist
noun
One versed in exegesis or interpretation.
exempting
exempting
verb
present participle of exempt
exergonic
exergonic
adj
(chemistry, of a reaction) Releasing energy (especially as heat)
exhorting
exhorting
noun
exhortation
verb
present participle of exhort
exigeante
exigeante
adj
(dated) Of a woman: demanding.
noun
(dated) A demanding woman.
exigences
exigences
noun
plural of exigence
exigenter
exigenter
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) An officer in the Court of King's Bench and Common Pleas whose duty it was to make out exigents.
exigently
exigently
adv
In an exigent manner.
exogamies
exogamies
noun
plural of exogamy
exogamous
exogamous
adj
(biology, marriage) Of or relating to exogamy.
exogenism
exogenous
exogenous
adj
(biology) Growing as an exogen, by successive additions to the outside.
(biology) Produced or originating outside of an organism.
(biology, dermatology, uncommon) Related to the exogen growth phase.
(databases, of a key) Having no meaning in itself, such as an automatically generated sequential identifier.
(economics, of a model) Being or relating to a change that comes from outside the model and is not explained by the model.
(medicine, of a disease) Having a cause external to the infected organism.
exogonium
exorganic
expanding
expanding
verb
present participle of expand
expecting
expecting
adj
Of a woman, female animal, or couple, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.
noun
The process by which somebody expects something.
verb
present participle of expect
expelling
expelling
noun
The process by which something is expelled.
verb
present participle of expel
expending
expending
noun
expenditure
verb
present participle of expend
expensing
expensing
verb
present participle of expense
experting
expiating
expiating
verb
present participle of expiate
exploding
exploding
noun
explosion
verb
present participle of explode
exploring
exploring
noun
The action of the verb explore.
verb
present participle of explore
exporting
exporting
verb
present participle and gerund of export
expulsing
expulsing
verb
present participle of expulse
expungers
expungers
noun
plural of expunger
expunging
expunging
noun
The act by which something is expunged; a deletion.
verb
present participle of expunge
expurgate
expurgate
verb
(transitive) To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.
(transitive) To undertake editing out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information from (a book or other publication); to cleanse; to purge.
exsecting
exsecting
verb
present participle of exsect
exserting
exserting
verb
present participle of exsert
exsolving
exsolving
verb
present participle of exsolve
exsurgent
extending
extending
verb
present participle of extend
extolling
extolling
verb
present participle of extoll
extorting
extorting
verb
present participle of extort
extraught
extraught
verb
(obsolete) past participle of extract
extruding
extruding
verb
present participle of extrude
fluxgraph
foxfinger
foxgloves
foxgloves
noun
plural of foxglove
foxtongue
gammexane
gammexane
noun
The insecticide lindane.
gearboxes
gearboxes
noun
plural of gearbox
geococcyx
giraudoux
gloxinias
gloxinias
noun
plural of gloxinia
glyoxalic
glyoxalin
glyoxilin
glyoxylic
glyoxylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to glyoxylic acid or its derivatives
gogglebox
gogglebox
noun
Alternative spelling of goggle box
gonocalyx
gonocalyx
noun
(zoology) The bell of a sessile gonozooid.
gonyaulax
gonyaulax
noun
An alga of the genus Gonyaulax.
hexagonal
hexagonal
adj
(crystallography) Having three equal axes which cross at 60° angles, and an unequal axis which crosses the others at 90° angle.
(geometry) Having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.
hexagrams
hexagrams
noun
plural of hexagram
hexagynia
hexastigm
hexiology
hexiology
noun
(obsolete) The science dealing with the relations of living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding conditions generally.
immixting
lagothrix
lexington
lexington
Proper noun
Any number of places in the USA, see Wikipedia:Lexington.
a city in Missouri
a city in Nebraska
a city in North Carolina
a city in Tennessee
an independent city in Virginia which is the county seat of
The battle of Lexington, one of the first battles in the American Revolutionary War, see Wikipedia:Battles of Lexington and Concord
luxemburg
matrixing
megalonyx
megalonyx
noun
(paleontology) An extinct ground sloth of the genus Megalonyx.
nonwaxing
outboxing
outboxing
verb
present participle of outbox
outfoxing
outfoxing
verb
present participle of outfox
oxalating
oxalating
verb
present participle of oxalate
oxidating
oxidating
verb
present participle of oxidate
oxidising
oxidising
adj
Alternative spelling of oxidizing
verb
present participle of oxidise
oxidizing
oxidizing
verb
present participle of oxidize
oxtongues
oxtongues
noun
plural of oxtongue
oxygenant
oxygenase
oxygenase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme which catalyses biochemical reactions with oxygen.
oxygenate
oxygenate
verb
(transitive) To treat or infuse with oxygen
(transitive, medicine) To give (a patient) oxygen therapy.
oxygenium
oxygenize
oxygenize
verb
To oxidize.
To oxygenate.
oxygenous
oxygenous
adj
(obsolete) oxygenic
oxygeusia
oxygonial
pickaxing
pickaxing
verb
present participle of pickax
pigeonpox
plexiglas
poleaxing
poleaxing
verb
present participle of poleaxe
prefixing
prefixing
adj
(linguistics) Of a language, characterised by heavy use of prefixes to create grammatical forms; as opposed to suffixing.
noun
The act by which something is prefixed.
verb
present participle of prefix
premixing
premixing
noun
mixing prior to use or sale
verb
present participle of premix
proboxing
reflexing
reflexing
verb
present participle of reflex
refluxing
refluxing
noun
An act of boiling with a reflux condenser.
verb
present participle of reflux
religieux
religieux
noun
A man bound by monastic vows; a monk.
roxburghe
saxifraga
saxifrage
saxifrage
noun
Any plant in the genus Saxifraga.
saxonburg
sexagonal
sexagonal
adj
Alternative form of hexagonal
sexangled
sexangled
adj
Having six angles; hexagonal; sexangular.
sexologic
strongbox
strongbox
noun
A sturdy box with a lock for storing valuables.
suffixing
suffixing
adj
(linguistics) Of a language, characterised by heavy use of suffixes to create grammatical forms; as opposed to prefixing.
noun
The act by which something is suffixed.
verb
present participle of suffix
surtaxing
surtaxing
verb
present participle of surtax
taxeating
taxpaying
taxpaying
adj
That pays taxes.
texturing
texturing
noun
The application of a texture to something.
verb
present participle of texture
toxifying
toxifying
verb
present participle of toxify
toxigenic
toxigenic
adj
toxicogenic
toxiphagi
uncoaxing
uncoaxing
adj
Not coaxing.
unexigent
unexigent
adj
Not exigent.
waxmaking
waxmaking
noun
The manufacture of wax, or of items from wax.
xanthogen
xanthogen
noun
(chemistry, dated) Formerly, a hypothetical radical supposed to be characteristic of xanthic acid.
xenagogue
xenagogue
noun
(rare) A tour guide.
xenogenic
xenogenic
adj
Originating outside an organism and being introduced.
Relating to xenogeny.
xenograft
xenograft
noun
A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
verb
To heterograft.
xerophagy
xerophagy
noun
A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline.
xylograph
xylograph
noun
A print taken from such an engraving.
An engraving in wood or woodcut, especially one used in printing predating the Western tradition (14th c.).
verb
(transitive) To make a print from an engraving in wood.