(mathematics) An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.
approximants
approximants
noun
plural of approximant
approximating
approximating
verb
present participle of approximate
approximation
approximation
noun
(mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
(medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
The act, process or result of approximating.
approximations
approximations
noun
plural of approximation
approximativeness
approximativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approximative.
autonephrotoxin
benzoxyphenanthrene
contraplex
contraplex
adj
(telegraphy) Of message signals, passing in opposite directions at the same time.
counterexample
counterexample
noun
(logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.
counterexamples
counterexamples
noun
plural of counterexample
counterexplanation
counterexplanation
noun
An opposing explanation
counterexposition
counterexposition
noun
An exposition that responds to, or counters, another exposition.
counterexpostulation
counterparadox
cryptoxanthin
cryptoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment (a hydroxy derivative of carotene) that occurs widely in nature.
cytopharynx
cytopharynx
noun
(cytology) A tube-like opening in the lateral surface of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
desoxyribonucleoprotein
dextroamphetamine
dextroamphetamine
noun
(pharmacology) One of the stereoisomers of amphetamine, with the chemical formula C₉H₁₃N, that is used to stimulate the central nervous system.
dextropinene
diphtherotoxin
diphtherotoxin
noun
An exotoxin secreted by Corynebacterium diphtheriae
dispensatrix
dispensatrix
noun
(archaic) A female dispensator.
enteropexia
enteropexy
enteropexy
noun
(surgery) fixation of part of the intestine to the abdominal wall
exasperating
exasperating
adj
That exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates
verb
present participle of exasperate
exasperatingly
exasperatingly
adv
In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
exasperation
exasperation
noun
Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation.
The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
exasperations
exasperations
noun
plural of exasperation
exceptionary
exceptioner
exceptioner
noun
(obsolete) One who takes exceptions or protests.
excerpting
excerpting
noun
The act of taking an excerpt.
verb
present participle of excerpt
excerption
excerption
noun
That which is selected or gleaned; an extract.
The act of excerpting or selecting.
excerptions
excerptions
noun
plural of excerption
expansometer
expatriating
expatriating
verb
present participle of expatriate
expatriation
expatriation
noun
forced expulsion of from one's native land to another
voluntary migration from one's native land to another
expatriations
expatriations
noun
plural of expatriation
expectorant
expectorant
adj
(medicine) Causing or assisting the expulsion of phlegm.
noun
(medicine) An agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs.
expectorants
expectorants
noun
plural of expectorant
expectorating
expectorating
verb
present participle of expectorate
expectoration
expectoration
noun
(physiology) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
(physiology) The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
expectorations
expectorations
noun
plural of expectoration
expeditionary
expeditionary
adj
(military) Intended for military operations abroad.
Of or pertaining to an expedition.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) One who goes on expeditions, especially one who is a member of an expeditionary military force.
expenditor
expenditrix
expenditure
expenditure
noun
(uncountable, countable) Act of expending or paying out.
(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.
expenditures
expenditures
noun
plural of expenditure
expergefacient
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
experient
experient
adj
Met with in the course of experience.
noun
A person who experiences something.
experiential
experiential
adj
Of, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience.
experientialism
experientialism
noun
(philosophy) The theory that experience is the source of knowledge.
experientialist
experientialist
noun
A proponent of experientialism.
experientialistic
experientially
experientially
adv
In terms of experience
experiment
experiment
noun
(obsolete) Experience, practical familiarity with something.
A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
verb
(intransitive) To conduct an experiment.
(transitive, obsolete) To experience; to feel; to perceive; to detect.
(transitive, obsolete) To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on.
experimental
experimental
adj
(sciences) Serving to be experimented upon; used in an experiment.
Experiential, empirical.
Pertaining to or founded on experiment.
Serving as an experiment; serving to experiment.
noun
The subject of an experiment.
experimentalism
experimentalism
noun
(philosophy) An empirical or pragmatic approach which emphasizes the importance of experimentation
An experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts
experimentalist
experimentalist
adj
Relating to experimentation
noun
A person who seeks or enjoys new experiences
A person who values the results of experiments over theory
One who performs experiments
experimentalists
experimentalists
noun
plural of experimentalist
experimentalize
experimentalize
verb
(intransitive) To experiment.
(transitive) To make experiments upon.
experimentally
experimentally
adv
in the manner of an experiment
experimentarian
experimentarian
adj
(obsolete) Relying on experiment or experience.
noun
(obsolete) One who relies on experiment or experience.
experimentation
experimentation
noun
(sciences) A set of actions and observations, performed to verify or falsify a hypothesis or to research a causal relationship between phenomena.
The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.
experimentations
experimentations
noun
plural of experimentation
experimentative
experimentative
adj
experimental; of the nature of experiment
experimentator
experimentator
noun
(archaic) An experimenter.
experimented
experimented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of experiment
experimentee
experimentee
noun
Someone who is subjected to an experiment.
experimenter
experimenter
noun
A person who experiments.
experimenters
experimenters
noun
plural of experimenter
experimenting
experimenting
noun
experimentation
verb
present participle of experiment
experimentist
experimentist
noun
An experimenter.
experimentize
experimentize
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To perform a scientific experiment.
experimently
experimentor
experiments
experiments
noun
plural of experiment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of experiment
expermentized
experrection
experting
expertising
expertising
verb
present participle of expertise
expertizing
expertizing
verb
present participle of expertize
expertness
expertness
noun
The state of being expert.
skill or proficiency
expertnesses
expertnesses
noun
plural of expertness
expiatoriness
expirant
expirant
noun
One who expires or is expiring.
expiration
expiration
noun
(euphemistic) The last emission of breath; death.
A cessation, extinction, ending
Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
The act of expiring.
The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth
expirations
expirations
noun
plural of expiration
explanator
explanator
noun
(statistics) A variable that predicts or explains the variation in another variable; an explanatory variable.
One who explains.
explanatorily
explanatorily
adv
With regard to explanation, or explanatory power.
explanatoriness
explanatoriness
noun
The quality of being explanatory.
explanatory
explanatory
adj
(of a person) Disposed to explain.
Intended to serve as an explanation.
explanitory
explementary
explementary
adj
(geometry) Of or relating to the explement
exploration
exploration
noun
(medicine) A physical examination of a patient.
The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
The process of exploring.
The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
explorational
explorational
adj
Of, pertaining to, or by means of exploration
explorations
explorations
noun
plural of exploration
explorativeness
explorativeness
noun
The condition of being explorative
explorement
explorement
noun
(archaic) exploration
exportation
exportation
noun
(logic) Either the logical law ((P∧Q)→R)⇒(P→(Q→R)), or the rule of replacement ((P∧Q)→R)⇔(P→(Q→R)).
The act of carrying something outside.
The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the course of commerce.
The commodity exported; an export.
exportations
exportations
noun
plural of exportation
exporting
exporting
verb
present participle and gerund of export
expositionary
expositionary
adj
(writing) Serving as exposition.
expositoriness
expositoriness
noun
The quality of being expository.
expressionist
expressionist
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism
noun
A painter who paints in this style
expressionistic
expressionistic
adj
Expressionist.
expressionistically
expressionistically
adv
In an expressionistic manner.
expressionists
expressionists
noun
plural of expressionist
exprobration
exprobration
noun
(obsolete) Reproachful accusation; upbraiding.
expropriating
expropriating
verb
present participle of expropriate
expropriation
expropriation
noun
The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property; the act of depriving of private propriety rights.
expropriations
expropriations
noun
plural of expropriation
expurgating
expurgating
verb
present participle of expurgate
expurgation
expurgation
noun
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
expurgational
expurgations
expurgations
noun
plural of expurgation
exstemporaneous
extemporalness
extemporaneity
extemporaneous
extemporaneous
adj
With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.
extemporaneously
extemporaneously
adv
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
extemporaneousness
extemporaneousness
noun
The degree or property of being extemporaneous.
extemporariness
extemporariness
noun
The quality of being extemporary.
extemporisation
extemporisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of extemporization.
extemporising
extemporising
verb
present participle of extemporise
extemporization
extemporization
noun
The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything extempore.
extemporizing
extemporizing
verb
present participle of extemporize
externship
externship
noun
An experiential learning opportunity, usually offered by a school, similar to an internship, but generally shorter in duration.