An experiential learning opportunity, usually offered by a school, similar to an internship, but generally shorter in duration.
externships
externships
noun
plural of externship
extinguish
extinguish
verb
(intransitive) To die out.
(transitive) To destroy or abolish something.
(transitive) To obscure or eclipse something.
(transitive) To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench.
(transitive, literally) To hunt down (a species) to extinction.
(transitive, psychology) To bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex.
extinguishable
extinguishable
adj
Able to be extinguished.
extinguishant
extinguishant
adj
That serves to extinguish
noun
An extinguishing medium such as water, chemical powders, gases (CO2,Halon etc)
extinguisher, especially a fire extinguisher
extinguished
extinguished
adj
Having been quenched or eliminated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extinguish
extinguisher
extinguisher
noun
(historical) A small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle.
A fire extinguisher.
extinguishers
extinguishers
noun
plural of extinguisher
extinguishes
extinguishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extinguish
extinguishing
extinguishing
noun
The process by which something is extinguished.
verb
present participle of extinguish
extinguishment
extinguishment
noun
(law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
extrabranchial
extrabranchial
adj
(anatomy) Outside of the branchial arches.
extrabronchial
extrabronchial
adj
(anatomy) Outside of the bronchi.
extrathermodynamic
extrathermodynamic
adj
Outside of the realm of thermodynamics.
foxhuntings
fucoxanthin
fucoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae.
fucoxanthine
fucoxanthins
fucoxanthins
noun
plural of fucoxanthin
haematoxylin
haematoxylin
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematoxylin
haemotoxin
haemotoxin
noun
Alternative form of hemotoxin
haloxylin
hamamelidoxylon
hannacroix
helixin
hematosalpinx
hematosalpinx
noun
(medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
hematoxylin
hematoxylin
noun
(medicine, organic chemistry) A phenolic compound having the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₄O₆, used (most often in conjunction with eosin) to make dye for staining tissue samples; extracted from the heart of the bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianum.
hematoxylins
hematoxylins
noun
plural of hematoxylin
hemiauxin
hemosalpinx
hemotoxin
hemotoxin
noun
(chiefly cytology) Any toxin that destroys red blood cells
hendrix
hepatotoxin
hepatotoxin
noun
Any substance that causes hepatotoxicity
heteroauxin
heteroauxin
noun
A growth-promoting hormone, 3-indoleacetic acid, occurring in some plants.
heteroauxins
heteroauxins
noun
plural of heteroauxin
heterointoxication
heteroxanthine
hexactinal
hexactinal
adj
(biology) Having six rays.
hexactine
hexactine
adj
Having six rays.
noun
A six-rayed spicule, made of silica, that makes up the skeleton of some sponges.
hexactinellid
hexactinellid
noun
Any of the many sponges of class Hexactinellida, which have hexactine spicules; a glass sponge.
hexactinellida
hexactinellidan
hexactinelline
hexactinian
hexadecanoic
hexadecanoic
adj
Of or pertaining to hexadecanoic acid or its derivatives
hexadiene
hexadiene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomers of the alkene having six carbon atoms and two double bonds
hexadiine
hexadiyne
hexagonial
hexagonical
hexagonical
adj
(obsolete) hexagonal
hexagynia
hexagynian
hexakisoctahedron
hexakisoctahedron
noun
A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes.
hexakistetrahedron
hexakistetrahedron
noun
A polyhedron with 24 faces.
hexamethonium
hexamethonium
noun
(pharmacology) Synonym of hexamethonium bromide.
hexamethylenamine
hexamethylenetetramine
hexamethylenetetramine
noun
(organic chemistry) A crystalline compound C₆H₁₂N₄ used especially as an accelerator in vulcanizing rubber.
hexamine
hexamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Contraction of hexamethylenetetramine.
hexamines
hexamines
noun
plural of hexamine
hexammin
hexammine
hexammino
hexanchidae
hexandria
hexandric
hexanedione
hexanedione
noun
(organic chemistry) Any diketone derived from a hexane
hexanitrate
hexanitrate
noun
(chemistry) Any compound containing six nitrate groups.
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hexaplarian
hexastichon
hexatriacontane
hexatriacontane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of innumerable isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C₃₆H₇₄, having thirty-six carbon atoms; but especially the straight-chain isomer that is used in solid-state applications.
hexine
hexine
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon, C₆H₁₀, of the acetylene series; hexoylene.
hexing
hexing
noun
The act of casting a hex or curse.
verb
present participle of hex
hexokinase
hexokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose
hexokinases
hexokinases
noun
plural of hexokinase
hexonic
hexosamine
hexosamine
noun
(biochemistry) Any amino sugar derived from a hexose.
hexosaminic
hexosaminic
adj
Of or relating to hexosamine.
hexosemonophosphoric
hexylresorcinol
hexylresorcinol
noun
(organic chemistry) A hexyl derivative of resorcinol that has anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties.
hieracosphinx
hieracosphinx
noun
A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon.
hieracosphinxes
hieracosphinxes
noun
plural of hieracosphinx
hixson
hixton
hoaxing
hoaxing
noun
The perpetration of a hoax.
verb
present participle of hoax
homaxonial
homaxonic
homodoxian
huxleian
hydrosalpinx
hydrosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
hydroxamino
hydroxyanthraquinone
hydroxyanthraquinone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of an anthraquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group.
hydroxycorticosterone
hydroxydehydrocorticosterone
hydroxydesoxycorticosterone
hydroxylamine
hydroxylamine
noun
(inorganic chemistry) An explosive inorganic derivative of ammonia, NH₂OH, used as a reducing agent, and in organic synthesis.
(organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound.
hydroxylation
hydroxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement of a hydrogen atom
hydroxylization
hydroxyproline
hydroxyproline
noun
(biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue
hydroxytryptamine
hydroxytryptamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of tryptamine, but especially 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
hydroxyzine
hydroxyzine
noun
(pharmacology) A first-generation antihistamine of the piperazine class, used as an antihistamine, antiemetic, anxiolytic, and weak analgesic.
hydroxyzines
hydroxyzines
noun
plural of hydroxyzine
hygroexpansivity
hyperanxious
hyperanxious
adj
Very anxious
hyperexaltation
hyperexcitableness
hyperexcitement
hyperexcitement
noun
A state of very high excitement.
hyperexcursiveness
hyperextension
hyperextension
noun
an exercise performed by lying on the stomach, ideally inclined upwards as on a Roman chair to reach a higher range of motion, and raising and lowering the upper torso.
the extension of a joint beyond its normal range; the condition of being hyperextended.
hyperflexibleness
hyperflexion
hyperflexion
noun
Excessive flexion of a joint.
hypermixolydian
hyperoxidation
hyperoxidation
noun
Excessive oxidation
hyperoxygenating
hyperoxygenating
verb
present participle of hyperoxygenate
hyperoxygenation
hyperoxygenation
noun
(medicine) The administration of a higher than usual concentration of oxygen, or the condition of having such a concentration of oxygen.
hyperoxygenize
hyperoxygenized
hyperoxygenized
adj
Synonym of hyperoxygenated
hyperoxygenizing
hypnotoxin
hypnotoxin
noun
A hypothetical waste product of the brain proposed by Henri Piéron that causes fatigue and is cleansed by sleep.
A venom found in the nematocysts of some cnidarians that acts as a central nervous system depressant leading to inactivity, numbness, paralysis, and coma.
hypomixolydian
hypomixolydian
adj
(music) Describing a mode of church music represented by a major scale from D to G
hypoxanthic
hypoxanthine
hypoxanthine
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle, 3,7-dihydropurin-6-one, that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of uric acid.
ichthyotoxin
ichthyotoxin
noun
Any chemical compound that is toxic to fish.
Any toxin produced by fish.
ilixanthin
ilixanthin
noun
(archaic) A yellow dye obtained from holly leaves.
indoxylsulphuric
inexhalable
inexhalable
adj
(obsolete) Incapable of being exhaled.
inexhaust
inexhausted
inexhausted
Adjective
Not exhausted.
inexhaustedly
inexhaustedly
adv
Without exhaustion.
inexhaustibility
inexhaustibility
noun
The state or condition of being inexhaustible.
inexhaustible
inexhaustible
adj
Impossible to exhaust; unlimited.
inexhaustibleness
inexhaustibleness
noun
inexhaustibility; the quality of being inexhaustible.
inexhaustibly
inexhaustibly
adv
In an inexhaustible manner.
To an inexhaustible degree.
inexhaustive
inexhaustive
adj
Synonym of inexhaustible
inexhaustively
inexhaustless
inextinguishability
inextinguishability
noun
The state of not being extinguishable.
inextinguishable
inextinguishable
adj
Incapable of being extinguished, not extinguishable.
inextinguishables
inextinguishably
inextinguishably
adv
In a way that cannot be extinguished; immortally.
inextinguished
inheritrix
inheritrix
noun
female inheritor; heiress
inheritrixes
interexchange
interexchange
noun
The reciprocal exchange of people between nations for economic or cultural purposes
isoxanthine
laryngemphraxis
laryngemphraxis
noun
(medicine) The closure or obstruction of the larynx.
lexicographian
lexiphanes
lexiphanes
noun
plural of lexiphane
lexiphanic
lexiphanic
adj
Using bombastic or pretentious wording or language.
lexiphanicism
lexiphanicism
noun
The use of pretentious words or language.
lithanthrax
lithanthrax
noun
mineral coal
lymphocytotoxin
lymphocytotoxin
noun
A toxin that has a specific destructive action on lymphocytes.
lymphotoxin
lymphotoxin
noun
Any of several lymphokines that are toxic to certain cells