(zoology) A sponge spicule with six rays octahedrally arranged, ending with disks.
exacerbations
exacerbations
noun
plural of exacerbation
excursionists
excursionists
noun
plural of excursionist
exendospermic
exteroceptist
extracosmical
extractorship
extradiocesan
extradomestic
extradomestic
adj
Outside of the home or household.
extrasystolic
extrasystolic
adj
Relating to extrasystole, the premature contraction of the heart.
extrospection
extrospection
noun
The observation of things external to one's own mind, as opposed to introspection. Ordinary sense perception or reasoning concerning the things perceived.
extrospective
extrospective
adj
Involving extrospection.
hieracosphinx
hieracosphinx
noun
A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon.
onychorrhexis
onychorrhexis
noun
(pathology) fingernail and toenail brittleness and breakage, such as may be due to excessive strong soap and water exposure, nail polish remover, hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.
overexercised
overexercised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overexercise
overexercises
overexercises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overexercise
prosecutrixes
prosecutrixes
noun
plural of prosecutrix
sacrocoxalgia
schistothorax
scleroxanthin
scleroxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry, obsolete) A hydrated compound of sclerocrystallin.
sermocinatrix
surexcitation
trichorrhexis
trichorrhexis
noun
brittleness of the hair
unexorcisable
unexorcisable
adj
Not exorcisable.
unexorcisably
unexorcisably
adv
Such that it cannot be exorcised.
xanthochroism
xanthochroism
noun
Alternative form of xanthochromism
zoopraxiscope
zoopraxiscope
noun
(photography, historical) An instrument developed by Eadweard Muybridge in the 1870's, similar to the phenakistoscope. The instrument involves a disc that includes serial pictures being rotated in front of a light source, projecting them upon a screen, to exhibit the natural movements of animals and the like.
