The study of external (exocrine) secretions, especially of pheromones
exoculate
exoculate
verb
(transitive) To deprive of eyes; blind.
exoculated
exoculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exoculate
exoculating
exoculating
verb
present participle of exoculate
exoculation
exocyclic
exocyclic
adj
(chemistry) (of a cyclic compound) not forming part of, or not attached to the ring
exocyclica
exocycloida
exogastrically
exogastrically
adv
In an exogastric manner.
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
exophthalmic
exophthalmic
adj
Having prominent eyeballs.
Of, or relating to exophthalmos.
exorcismal
exorcistical
exorcistical
Adjective
Relating to exorcism.
exosculation
exospherical
exoterical
exoterical
adj
Alternative form of exoteric
exoterically
exoterically
adv
In an exoteric manner.
exothecal
exothecal
adj
Relating to the exotheca.
exothermically
exothermically
adv
In an exothermic manner
exotically
exotically
adv
In an exotic manner.
exoticalness
exoticalness
noun
Synonym of exoticness
explication
explication
noun
(dated or formal) The act of explaining; an explanation.
The act of opening or unfolding.
The sense given by an expositor.
explications
explications
noun
plural of explication
explicator
explicator
noun
One who or that which explicates.
explicators
explicators
noun
plural of explicator
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
expressionistically
expressionistically
adv
In an expressionistic manner.
extoolitic
extraboldface
extrabronchial
extrabronchial
adj
(anatomy) Outside of the bronchi.
extracanonical
extracanonical
adj
Outside of canon.
extrachromosomal
extrachromosomal
adj
Happening outside a chromosome.
extraclassroom
extraclassroom
adj
(education) Outside of the classroom.
extracloacal
extracloacal
adj
(zoology) Outside of the cloaca.
extracollegiate
extracollegiate
adj
Outside of a college, or college life.
extracolumella
extraconstellated
extraconstitutional
extraconstitutional
adj
Beyond what is accommodated for in a constitution.
extracontinental
extracontinental
adj
Beyond or outside a continent.
extracorporeal
extracorporeal
adj
Outside the body.
extracorporeally
extracorporeally
Adverb
Outside the body.
extracorpuscular
extracorpuscular
adj
(anatomy) Outside the corpuscle.
extracosmical
extracostal
extracostal
adj
(anatomy) Outside of the ribs.
extrafocal
extrafocal
adj
Outside of a focus.
extrafoliaceous
extrafoliaceous
adj
(botany) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
extralogical
extralogical
adj
Outside of the domain of logic.
extramolecular
extramolecular
adj
(chemistry, physics) Not relating to a molecule
extraocular
extraocular
adj
Situated outside of or away from the eyes.
extraofficial
extraofficial
adj
Beyond what is official; not prescribed by official duty.
extraparochial
extraparochial
adj
Beyond the limits of a parish.
extraparochially
extraparochially
adv
Outside the limits of a parish.
extraphysiological
extrapoetical
extrapoetical
adj
Outside of a poem, or of poetry.
extraprovincial
extraprovincial
adj
Outside a province.
extrasacerdotal
extrasacerdotal
adj
Outside of priestly duties or a priestly order.
extrascholastic
extrascholastic
adj
Outside of school.
extraschool
extraschool
adj
Synonym of extrascholastic
extrasocial
extrastomachal
extrasyllogistic
extrasyllogistic
adj
Outside of a syllogism.
extrasystolic
extrasystolic
adj
Relating to extrasystole, the premature contraction of the heart.
extratropical
extratropical
adj
(meteorology) Lacking or having lost tropical characteristics.
Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.
extrazodiacal
extrazodiacal
adj
Outside of the zodiac.
extropical
exulceration
exulceration
noun
(obsolete) fretting; festering; soreness
(obsolete) ulceration
exulceratory
exzodiacal
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
glyceroxide
glyceroxide
noun
(chemistry) Any alkoxide derived from glycerol
glycopexia
glycopexis
glykopexic
glyoxalic
glyoxylic
glyoxylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to glyoxylic acid or its derivatives
gonocalyx
gonocalyx
noun
(zoology) The bell of a sessile gonozooid.
haematoxylic
hematoxylic
heterodoxical
heterodoxical
adj
heterodox
hexachloraphene
hexachlorethane
hexachlorethane
noun
Alternative form of hexachloroethane
hexachloride
hexachloride
noun
(chemistry) Any chloride having six chlorine atoms
hexachlorocyclohexane
hexachlorocyclohexane
noun
(organic chemistry) A six-chlorine substituted cyclohexane, a polyhalogenated compound used in pesticides
hexachloroethane
hexachloroethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The fully chlorinated derivative of ethane CCl₃-CCl₃ that is used as an oxidizing agent, and in munitions
hexachlorophene
hexachlorophene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polyhalogenated compound, 2,2'-methylenebis(3,4,6-trichlorophenol)-3,4,6-trichloro-2-[(2,3,5-trichloro-6-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]phenol, once used as a disinfectant
hexacolic
hexacoralla
hexacorallan
hexacorallia
hexadactylous
hexadactylous
adj
(zoology) Having six fingers or toes.
hexagonical
hexagonical
adj
(obsolete) hexagonal
hexahydroxycyclohexane
hexicological
hexicological
adj
Relating to hexicology.
hexicology
hexicology
noun
Alternative form of hexiology
hexiological
hexiological
adj
Alternative form of hexicological
hexoctahedral
hexoctahedral
adj
Having the form of a hexoctahedron.
hexylresorcinol
hexylresorcinol
noun
(organic chemistry) A hexyl derivative of resorcinol that has anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties.
hydroxylactone
hydroxylactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any lactone that has a free hydroxy group
hydroxylic
hydroxylic
adj
(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups
hypercomplex
hypercomplex
adj
(mathematics) Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics of complex numbers.
noun
(mathematics) A hypercomplex number.
incomplex
incomplex
adj
(especially philosophy) Not complex; simple.
noun
(philosophy) An item or thing, as opposed to a relationship between items.
indoxylic
indoxylic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to indoxyl.
indoxylsulphuric
inexcommunicable
intercomplexity
intercoxal
intercoxal
adj
(anatomy) Between the hips
interlocutrix
interlocutrix
Noun
A female interlocutor
intoxicable
intoxicable
adj
That can become intoxicated
intoxicantly
intoxicatedly
intoxicatedly
adv
In an intoxicated fashion; drunkenly.
intoxicatingly
intoxicatingly
adv
In a way that is intoxicating
intoxicatively
juxtapyloric
juxtapyloric
adj
Next to the pylorus.
juxtatropical
juxtatropical
adj
Near the tropics.
lacroix
lacroixite
lacroixite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
lactotoxin
leucoryx
leucotaxin
leucotaxine
leucotoxic
leucotoxic
adj
Alternative form of leukotoxic
leucoxene
leucoxene
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, mostly composed of rutile, occurring in igneous rocks, often by alteration of ilmenite or other titanium minerals
lexicog
lexicographer
lexicographer
noun
One who writes or compiles a dictionary
lexicographers
lexicographers
noun
plural of lexicographer
lexicographian
lexicographic
lexicographic
adj
Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
lexicographical
lexicographical
adj
Meeting lexicographical standards or requirements; worthy of being included in a dictionary.
Relating to lexicography.
lexicographically
lexicographically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of lexicography.
(manner) In a lexicographical way.
(sequence) In lexicographical order.
lexicographies
lexicographies
noun
plural of lexicography
lexicographist
lexicographist
noun
(chiefly archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
lexicography
lexicography
noun
(countable) A dictionary, a lexicon, a wordbook.
(uncountable) The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.
(uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.
lexicologic
lexicologic
adj
lexicological
lexicological
lexicological
adj
pertaining to lexicology
lexicologies
lexicologies
noun
plural of lexicology
lexicologist
lexicologist
noun
an expert at lexicology
lexicology
lexicology
noun
(countable) A specific theory concerning the lexicon.
(uncountable, linguistics) The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon.
lexicon
lexicon
noun
(lexicography, linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
(programming) The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)
(rare) Any dictionary.
A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
A list thereof.
A set of vocabulary specific to a certain subject.
The vocabulary of a language.
The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge.)
lexiconist
lexiconist
noun
A writer of a lexicon.
lexiconize
lexiconize
verb
To create a lexicon for.
lexicons
lexicons
noun
plural of lexicon
lexicostatistic
lexicostatistical
lexicostatistical
adj
of or pertaining to lexicostatistics
lexicostatistics
lexicostatistics
noun
Statistical estimation of the degree of linguistic divergence between two languages, based on the proportion of cognates.