(obsolete) The act of offering an excuse or apology, or the fact of being excused; an excuse, a defence.
excusing
excusing
noun
The act of making an excuse.
verb
present participle of excuse
excusingly
excusingly
adv
So as to excuse; by way of an excuse.
excussing
excussing
verb
present participle of excuss
excussion
excussion
noun
The process or proceedings whereby a creditor must proceed against a principal debtor before proceeding against a surety or subsidiary debtor.
excystation
excystation
noun
(biology) The stage in the life cycle of a parasite in which it escapes from a cyst (after being swallowed by its host)
excystment
excystment
noun
The process, or the result of excysting
execrableness
execrableness
noun
The quality of being execrable.
execrations
execrations
noun
plural of execration
executioneress
executioneress
noun
(rare) A female executioner.
executioners
executioners
noun
plural of executioner
executionist
executionist
noun
(historical) A supporter of executionism.
executions
executions
noun
plural of execution
executiveness
executiveness
noun
The quality of being executive.
executonis
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
exencephalous
exencephalus
exencephalus
noun
(medicine) A deformed infant with the brain more or less outside the cranial cavity.
exendospermic
exercising
exercising
noun
The act by which something is exercised.
verb
present participle of exercise
exhibitionistic
exhibitionistic
adj
Having a tendency toward exhibitionism.
exigences
exigences
noun
plural of exigence
exigencies
exigencies
noun
plural of exigency
existence
existence
noun
Empirical reality; the substance of the physical universe. (Dictionary of Philosophy; 1968)
The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.
existences
existences
noun
plural of existence
existentialistic
existentialistic
adj
Existentialist.
existentialistically
existentialistically
adv
In an existentialist manner.
exocannibalism
exocannibalism
noun
(anthropology) A form of cannibalism, the eating of members of other social groups than one's own, as opposed to endocannibalism.
exocrines
exocrines
noun
plural of exocrine
exocrinologies
exocytosing
exocytosing
verb
present participle of exocytose
exodontics
exodontics
noun
the extraction of teeth
exonuclease
exonuclease
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) Any of a group of enzymes which cleave single nucleotides from the end of a polynucleotide (DNA or RNA) chain.
exonucleases
exonucleases
noun
plural of exonuclease
exorbitances
exorbitances
noun
plural of exorbitance
exorcisation
exorcisement
exorcisement
noun
exorcism
exorcising
exorcising
verb
present participle of exorcise
exosculation
exoticalness
exoticalness
noun
Synonym of exoticness
exoticness
exoticness
noun
The characteristic of being exotic; foreignness.
exoticnesses
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.
expectorants
expectorants
noun
plural of expectorant
expectorations
expectorations
noun
plural of expectoration
expediences
expediences
noun
plural of expedience
expediencies
expediencies
noun
plural of expediency
experienceless
experienceless
Adjective
Lacking experience.
experiences
experiences
noun
plural of experience
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of experience
experientialistic
expiscating
expiscating
verb
present participle of expiscate
expiscation
expiscation
noun
(archaic, formal) The act of expiscating; fishing.
explicableness
explicableness
noun
The quality of being explicable.
explicans
explications
explications
noun
plural of explication
explicitness
explicitness
noun
The state or characteristic of being explicit.
explicitnesses
explicitnesses
noun
plural of explicitness
expressionistic
expressionistic
adj
Expressionist.
expressionistically
expressionistically
adv
In an expressionistic manner.
expunctions
expunctions
noun
plural of expunction
exscind
exscind
verb
(medicine, surgery) To cut out.
exscinded
exscinded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exscind
exscinding
exscinding
verb
present participle of exscind
exscinds
exscinds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exscind
exsecant
exsecant
noun
(trigonometry) The trigonometric function sec(x) − 1. Abbreviation: exsec
exsecants
exsecants
noun
plural of exsecant
exsecting
exsecting
verb
present participle of exsect
exsection
exsection
noun
(surgery) The removal by operation of a portion of a limb, especially the removal of a portion of a bone in the vicinity of a joint.
A cutting out or away.
exsiccant
exsiccant
adj
Having the quality of drying up; causing a drying up.
noun
A medicine that causes drying up.
exsiccating
exsiccating
verb
present participle of exsiccate
exsiccation
exsiccation
noun
The act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of moisture.
exsiccations
exsiccations
noun
plural of exsiccation
exsiliency
exsuction
exsuction
noun
The act of sucking out.
exsuperance
externalistic
externalistic
adj
Of or pertaining to externalism.
extinctionist
extinctionist
noun
(video games) A player who plays a roguelike game with the additional challenge of killing all creatures to extinction.
An advocate of extinctionism.
extinctions
extinctions
noun
plural of extinction
extincts
extincts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extinct
extracondensed
extracondensed
adj
(typography) Especially condensed.
extraconscious
extraconscious
adj
Outside of a person's consciousness.
extraconstellated
extraconstitutional
extraconstitutional
adj
Beyond what is accommodated for in a constitution.
extractions
extractions
noun
plural of extraction
extracutaneous
extracutaneous
adj
Outside of the skin or cutis.
extradiocesan
extralinguistic
extralinguistic
adj
Outside the realm of linguistics.
extralinguistically
extralinguistically
adv
Outside of language.
extrascientific
extrascientific
adj
Beyond the context of science.
extravagances
extravagances
noun
plural of extravagance
extravagancies
extravagancies
noun
plural of extravagancy
extrications
extrications
noun
plural of extrication
extrinsic
extrinsic
adj
external; separable from the thing itself; inessential
not belonging to something; outside
noun
An external factor
extrinsical
extrinsical
adj
(rare) Extrinsic.
noun
(obsolete) Something that is extrinsic.
extrinsicality
extrinsicality
noun
The quality of being extrinsic.
extrinsically
extrinsically
adv
In an extrinsic manner
extrinsicalness
extrinsicalness
noun
Quality of being extrinsical.
extrinsicate
extrinsicate
adj
(obsolete) Extrinsic; external.
verb
To make extrinsic; to separate out or externalize.
extrinsication
extrinsication
noun
The act or process of extrinsicating.
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.
extumescence
extumescence
noun
A swelling or rising.
exuberances
exuberances
noun
plural of exuberance
exultancies
exultancies
noun
plural of exultancy
herstmonceux
hexacanthous
hexachronous
hexacosane
hexacosane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 26 carbon atoms, but especially n-hexacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₄CH₃
hexakisoctahedron
hexakisoctahedron
noun
A three-dimensional solid with 48 faces arranged around 9 planes of reflection and 13 rotary axes.
hexanchus
hexastichon
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
hurstmonceux
hydroxycorticosterone
hydroxydehydrocorticosterone
hydroxydesoxycorticosterone
hyperexcitableness
hyperexcursiveness
incoexistence
incoexistence
noun
(obsolete) The state of not coexisting.
inexactness
inexactness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being inexact; a lack of precision, accuracy, or certainty.
inexcitableness
inexclusive
inexclusively
inexcusability
inexcusability
Noun
The quality of being inexcusable.
inexcusable
inexcusable
adj
not excusable
inexcusableness
inexcusableness
noun
The quality of being inexcusable.
inexcusably
inexcusably
adv
In an inexcusable manner.
inexistence
inexistence
noun
That which exists within; a constituent.
The state of existing in something
The state of not being, not existing, or not being perceptible.
inexistences
inexistences
noun
plural of inexistence
inexistency
inexpectedness
inexpectedness
noun
Obsolete form of unexpectedness.
inexperiences
inexperiences
noun
plural of inexperience
inexplicableness
inexplicableness
noun
the state of being difficult to account for; the state of being inexplicable
inexplicables
inexplicitness
inexplicitness
noun
The state or condition of being inexplicit.
inextricableness
inextricableness
noun
The state of being inextricable.
inspectrix
inspectrix
noun
A female inspector.
intoxicatedness
intoxicatedness
noun
The state of being intoxicated; drunkenness.
intoxicates
intoxicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intoxicate
lexiconist
lexiconist
noun
A writer of a lexicon.
lexicons
lexicons
noun
plural of lexicon
lexiphanicism
lexiphanicism
noun
The use of pretentious words or language.
luxuriances
luxuriances
noun
plural of luxuriance
mesaxonic
mesaxonic
adj
(zoology) Having an enlarged middle digit that forms the axis of the foot.