(transitive, obsolete) To strip (something) of flesh; to excarnate.
exfiguration
exfiltration
exfiltration
noun
(biology) A gradual movement of a substance to exterior (as through cell membrane to extracellular fluid or medium).
(civil engineering) A method for managing storm water runoff.
(computing) Covert extraction of data.
(military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
(sciences) A filtering out (usually movement of a substance through a barrier).
expergefacient
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
extrafine
extraforaneous
extraforaneous
adj
(nonce word, archaic) outdoor
extraprofessional
extraprofessional
adj
Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.
extrascientific
extrascientific
adj
Beyond the context of science.
fornicatrix
fornicatrix
noun
A female fornicator.
fraxetin
fraxetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrolysis product of fraxin; 7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin.
frontomaxillary
frontomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) frontal and maxillary
fundatrix
fundatrix
noun
(zoology) A female aphid hatched in the spring from an overwintering egg.
lateriflexion
lateroflexion
lateroflexion
noun
lateral flexion (bending to one side)
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
nonexemplificatior
prefixation
prefixation
noun
(anatomy, of a nerve) The state or condition of being prefixed.
(biology, cytology) Initial treatment of tissue with a fixative, as a preliminary to the application of another fixative or to the use of a different treatment.
(linguistics) The adding of a prefix to a word.
pronatoflexor
refixation
refixation
noun
The fixing in place of something that had previously been removed
saxifragant
significatrix
significatrix
noun
A female significator.
transfix
transfix
noun
(linguistics) A discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word, typical of Semitic languages.
verb
(transitive) To fix or impale.
(transitive) To pierce with a sharp pointed weapon.
(transitive) To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe.
transfixation
transfixation
noun
The condition of being transfixed
transfixed
transfixed
adj
Rendered motionless by completely focused attention, rapt, entranced, mesmerized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of transfix
transfixes
transfixes
noun
plural of transfix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of transfix
transfixing
transfixing
verb
present participle of transfix
transfixion
transfixion
noun
(surgery) In amputation, passing the knife from side to side through tissue close to the bone and dividing muscles outward.
transfixions
transfixions
noun
plural of transfixion
transfixt
transfixt
verb
Obsolete spelling of transfixed; simple past tense and past participle of transfix
transfixture
transflux
transflux
noun
A flowing through, across, or beyond; a throughflow.
untransfixed
untransfixed
adj
Not transfixed.
uterofixation
ventrifixation
ventrofixation
ventrofixation
noun
The suture of a displaced viscus, such as the uterus, to the abdominal wall.
xenograft
xenograft
noun
A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.