(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group
cataplexies
cataplexies
noun
plural of cataplexy
cephalotaxus
cephalothoraxes
cephalothoraxes
noun
plural of cephalothorax
chartophylaxes
chartophylaxes
noun
plural of chartophylax
cholecystopexy
ciphertexts
ciphertexts
noun
plural of ciphertext
complexest
complexest
adj
superlative form of complex: most complex
complexionist
complexities
complexities
noun
plural of complexity
costopneumopexy
costoxiphoid
costoxiphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a rib and a xiphoid process
counterexamples
counterexamples
noun
plural of counterexample
counterexposition
counterexposition
noun
An exposition that responds to, or counters, another exposition.
counterexpostulation
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
desoxyribonucleoprotein
exarchateship
exceptionableness
exceptionableness
noun
exceptionability
exceptionalness
exceptionalness
noun
The quality of being exceptional.
exceptionless
exceptionless
adj
(programming) Without the use of an exception-handling mechanism.
without exception
exceptions
exceptions
noun
plural of exception
exceptious
exceptious
adj
(obsolete) Apt to take exception, or to object; captious, complaining.
exceptiousness
exceptiousness
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being exceptious.
exceptiveness
exceptless
exceptless
adj
(obsolete) Not exceptional; usual.
excepts
excepts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of except
excerptions
excerptions
noun
plural of excerption
excerpts
excerpts
noun
plural of excerpt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excerpt
exculpates
exculpates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exculpate
exculpations
exculpations
noun
plural of exculpation
executiveship
executiveship
noun
The state or business of an executive.
executorship
executorship
noun
the office or position of an executor
executrixship
executrixship
noun
The state or business of an executrix.
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
expansionistic
expansionistic
adj
Of, or pertaining to expansionism.
expectances
expectances
noun
plural of expectance
expectancies
expectancies
noun
plural of expectancy
expectations
expectations
noun
plural of expectation
expectedness
expectedness
noun
The state or quality of being expected.
expecters
expecters
noun
plural of expecter
expectorants
expectorants
noun
plural of expectorant
expectorates
expectorates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expectorate
expectorations
expectorations
noun
plural of expectoration
expectorators
expectorators
noun
plural of expectorator
expects
expects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expect
experientialistic
expiscate
expiscate
verb
(transitive, formal, archaic) To fish out; to find out by skill or laborious investigation; to search out.
expiscated
expiscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expiscate
expiscating
expiscating
verb
present participle of expiscate
expiscation
expiscation
noun
(archaic, formal) The act of expiscating; fishing.
expiscator
expiscator
noun
(formal, archaic, rare) One who expiscates.
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
explicates
explicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explicate
explications
explications
noun
plural of explication
explicators
explicators
noun
plural of explicator
explicitness
explicitness
noun
The state or characteristic of being explicit.
explicitnesses
explicitnesses
noun
plural of explicitness
explicits
explicits
noun
plural of explicit
expressionistic
expressionistic
adj
Expressionist.
expressionistically
expressionistically
adv
In an expressionistic manner.
expunctions
expunctions
noun
plural of expunction
exscript
exscript
noun
(obsolete) A copy; a transcript.
exscriptural
exscriptural
adj
Not in accordance with the doctrines of Scripture; unscriptural.
exsculptate
exteroceptist
extispices
extispices
noun
plural of extispex
extispicious
extispicious
adj
(rare) Pertaining to divination by examining entrails.
extispicy
extispicy
noun
(countable) A specific instance of such divination.
(uncountable) Haruspicy: the study and divination by use of animal entrails, usually the victims of sacrifice.
extracampus
extracapsular
extracapsular
adj
(anatomy) Situated outside a capsule, especially outside the capsular ligament of a joint.
extracorpuscular
extracorpuscular
adj
(anatomy) Outside the corpuscle.
extractorship
extrametaphysical
extrametaphysical
adj
(rare) Outside of metaphysics.
extraphysical
extraphysical
adj
Not governed by physical laws
extraphysiological
extraprostatic
extraprostatic
adj
(anatomy) Outside or independent of the prostate
extrascriptural
extrascriptural
adj
Outside of scripture.
extrascripturality
extrascripturality
noun
The quality of being extrascriptural.
extraspectral
extraspectral
adj
(colorimetry) Producible by a combination of wavelengths but not by any single wavelength.
extraspherical
extraspherical
adj
Outside of a sphere.
extrasyphilitic
extrospect
extrospect
verb
Synonym of extraspect.
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.
hypercatalexis
hypercatalexis
noun
(poetry) The addition of one or two syllables to the last foot of a verse
hypercathexis
hypercathexis
noun
An excessive concentration of mental energy on an object or person.
hyperexcitableness
hypocathexis
inexpectedness
inexpectedness
noun
Obsolete form of unexpectedness.
inexplicitness
inexplicitness
noun
The state or condition of being inexplicit.
inspectrix
inspectrix
noun
A female inspector.
lexicographist
lexicographist
noun
(chiefly archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
misexpectation
misexpectation
noun
Bad or wrong expectation.
misexplicate
misexplicate
verb
To explicate incorrectly.
misexplication
misexplication
noun
Wrong explication.
nonexpressionistic
overexpectantness
paclitaxels
pancreatemphraxis
pericoxitis
persecutrix
persecutrix
noun
(rare) A female persecutor.
picrotoxins
picrotoxins
noun
plural of picrotoxin
postclimax
postclimax
adj
(ecology) After the point of climax.
postcoxal
postexercise
postexercise
adj
That follows exercise (physical activity)
postexilic
postexilic
adj
After an exile, especially the Biblical exile of the Jews.
postexistence
postexistence
noun
subsequent existence
postexistency
posthexaplaric
postmyxedemic
posttoxic
preexistence
preexistence
noun
The condition of having existed prior to the current time.
The existence of a soul in a previous embodiment.
preexistences
preexistences
noun
plural of preexistence
procatarxis
procatarxis
noun
(medicine, dated) The kindling of a disease into action; the procatarctic cause.
prosecutrix
prosecutrix
noun
A female prosecutor
A female victim of a crime on whose behalf the state is prosecuting a suspect
prosecutrixes
prosecutrixes
noun
plural of prosecutrix
pseudataxic
pseudocortex
psychataxia
psychosexuality
psychosexuality
noun
The psychological aspects of sexuality.
psychotaxis
psychotoxic
psychotoxic
adj
That has a toxic effect on the mind
rickettsialpox
rickettsialpox
noun
An illness caused by bacteria of the Rickettsia genus.
semiexpressionistic
sexcuspidate
sextuplicate
sextuplicate
adj
Comprising six identical parts.
Six times the number, volume, length, etc. (of something else).
noun
A series, set, collection, or group of six identical copies of something.
verb
(transitive) To make six copies of.
sextuplicated
sextuplicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sextuplicate
sextuplicating
sextuplicating
verb
present participle of sextuplicate
spectatrix
speculatrix
speculatrix
noun
A female speculator.
sphacelotoxin
supercomplexities
supercomplexity
superexacting
superexacting
adj
Very exacting.
superexcellent
superexcellent
adj
Better than excellent.
Uncommonly excellent; of supreme excellence.
superexcellently
superexcellently
adv
In a superexcellent manner; of supreme excellence.
superexceptional
superexceptionally
superexcitation
superexcitation
noun
Excessive, or more than normal, excitation.
superexcited
superexcited
adj
(colloquial) Very excited
(physics, chemistry) Of or pertaining to an excitation level with an extremely high level of excess energy, usually equivalent to at least 10 eV per molecule greater than the first potential of ionization
verb
simple past tense and past participle of superexcite
superexcitement
superexcrescent
superexcrescently
superexpectation
superexplicit
superexplicitly
tachyphylaxis
tachyphylaxis
noun
(medicine) A rapidly decreasing response to a drug following administration of the initial doses.