(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.
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.
cardiataxia
cardiotoxic
cardiotoxic
adj
chemically damaging to the tissues of the heart
centraxonia
consolatrix
cristineaux
detoxicator
dixiecratic
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
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.
excriminate
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
excurvation
execrations
execrations
noun
plural of execration
executorial
executorial
adj
Of or relating to an executive (branch of government etc.).
Of or relating to an executor.
exilarchate
exorbitance
exorbitance
noun
A large excess.
The state or characteristic of being exorbitant.
exorbitancy
exorbitancy
noun
Alternative form of exorbitance
exostracism
exostracize
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
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.
heterotaxic
heterotaxic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting heterotaxis
intoxicator
intoxicator
noun
One who or that which intoxicates.
microthorax
myxogastric
oxymuriatic
oxymuriatic
adj
(chemistry, obsolete) Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and hydrochloric acid.
paroxytonic
paroxytonic
adj
(prosody) Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the penultimate syllable
preexaction
procatarxis
procatarxis
noun
(medicine, dated) The kindling of a disease into action; the procatarctic cause.
procreatrix
procuratrix
procuratrix
noun
A female procurator.
reexplicate
rhyotaxitic
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
