Acting to prevent the expansion of a physical substance.
Opposing expansion (as of a state or corporation).
asphyxiations
asphyxiations
noun
plural of asphyxiation
autocomplexes
calciphylaxis
calciphylaxis
noun
A syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.
complexedness
complexedness
noun
The state or quality of being complexed.
complexionist
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
demultiplexes
demultiplexes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demultiplex
dextrotropous
discomplexion
discomplexion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To change the complexion or hue of.
exarchateship
exasperatedly
exasperatedly
adv
In an exasperated manner.
exasperations
exasperations
noun
plural of exasperation
exceptionless
exceptionless
adj
(programming) Without the use of an exception-handling mechanism.
without exception
exceptiveness
excisemanship
excisemanship
noun
The state or business of an exciseman.
executiveship
executiveship
noun
The state or business of an executive.
executrixship
executrixship
noun
The state or business of an executrix.
exemplariness
exemplariness
noun
The state or condition of being exemplary, serving as a shining example.
exencephalous
exendospermic
exhibitorship
exhibitorship
noun
The role or status of an exhibitor.
expansibility
expansibility
noun
The condition of being expansible
expansionists
expansionists
noun
plural of expansionist
expansiveness
expansiveness
noun
The state of being expansive.
expatriations
expatriations
noun
plural of expatriation
expectorators
expectorators
noun
plural of expectorator
expeditionist
expeditionist
noun
(rare) One who goes on an expedition.
expeditiously
expeditiously
adv
In an expeditious manner
expensilation
expensiveness
expensiveness
noun
The state of being expensive; the entailing of great expense.
experimenters
experimenters
noun
plural of experimenter
experimentist
experimentist
noun
An experimenter.
expiatoriness
expletiveness
expletiveness
noun
The quality of being expletive.
exploitations
exploitations
noun
plural of exploitation
explosibility
explosibility
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which a material is explosible
(uncountable) The state of being explosible
explosiveness
explosiveness
noun
The state of being explosive.
exponentiates
exponentiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exponentiate
expositionary
expositionary
adj
(writing) Serving as exposition.
expostulating
expostulating
verb
present participle of expostulate
expostulation
expostulation
noun
The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
expostulative
expostulative
adj
Synonym of expostulatory
expostulatory
expostulatory
adj
Of, characterized by, or exhibiting expostulation.
expressionful
expressionful
adj
Full of expression; expressive.
expressionism
expressionism
noun
A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences
A somewhat analogous genre in early 20th century music
expressionist
expressionist
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism
noun
A painter who paints in this style
extemporising
extemporising
verb
present participle of extemporise
exteroceptist
extracapsular
extracapsular
adj
(anatomy) Situated outside a capsule, especially outside the capsular ligament of a joint.
extractorship
extraphysical
extraphysical
adj
Not governed by physical laws
extraposition
extraposition
noun
(linguistics) The movement of an element from its normal place to one at the end, or near the end, of a sentence.
extraspectral
extraspectral
adj
(colorimetry) Producible by a combination of wavelengths but not by any single wavelength.
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.
ganglioplexus
hematosalpinx
hematosalpinx
noun
(medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
hepatorrhexis
hepatorrhexis
noun
(medicine, pathology) A rupture of the liver.
hieracosphinx
hieracosphinx
noun
A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon.
hypercathexis
hypercathexis
noun
An excessive concentration of mental energy on an object or person.
hyperparoxysm
hyperprosexia
hyperprosexia
noun
(medicine, rare) Excessive attention; an abnormal state in which a person concentrates on one thing to the exclusion of everything else.
hypodiazeuxis
hypopharynxes
hypopharynxes
noun
plural of hypopharynx
impersonatrix
inexpensively
inexpensively
adv
In an inexpensive manner.
inexperiences
inexperiences
noun
plural of inexperience
inexplicables
inexpressible
inexpressible
adj
Unable to be expressed; not able to be put into words.
inexpressibly
inexpressibly
adv
In an inexpressible manner.
inexsuperable
inexsuperable
adj
(archaic) Not capable of being passed over; insuperable; insurmountable.
juxtaposition
juxtaposition
noun
(art) Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect.
(grammar) An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together.
(mathematics) An absence of operators in an expression.
(rhetoric) The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist.
The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.
The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
verb
To place in juxtaposition.
juxtapositive
juxtapositive
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical case expressing position beside something.
Relating to juxtaposition.
lexiphanicism
lexiphanicism
noun
The use of pretentious words or language.
loxophthalmus
misexposition
misexposition
noun
Wrong exposition.
misexpression
misexpression
noun
Incorrect expression, especially of a gene
misexpressive
misexpressive
adj
Wrongly expressive; expressing the wrong meaning.
myxosporidian
myxosporidian
noun
Any member of the Myxosporidia.
nasopharynxes
nasopharynxes
noun
plural of nasopharynx
nonexpansible
nonexplosives
nonexpressive
nonexpressive
adj
Not expressive.
nonprolixness
overexpansion
overexpansion
noun
Excessive expansion, especially expansion that is not sustainable
overexpansive
overexpansive
adj
Too expansive.
paramyxovirus
paramyxovirus
noun
(virology) Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases.
parasexuality
parasexuality
noun
(biology) A phenomenon, involving a complex form of mitosis, whereby two cell nuclei merge without any sexual process and the chromosome count is doubled.
paroxysmalist
paxilliferous
paxilliferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing a paxilla.
perplexedness
perplexedness
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being intricate, complicated or entangled.
The quality of being perplexed; bafflement; confusion.
philoxygenous
phleborrhexis
postexistence
postexistence
noun
subsequent existence
postexistency
postmaxillary
postmaxillary
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the maxilla
postmyxedemic
preexhaustion
preexistences
preexistences
noun
plural of preexistence
preexposition
preexpression
preexpressive
preextinguish
preparoxysmal
preparoxysmal
adj
Before a paroxysm.
prosecutrixes
prosecutrixes
noun
plural of prosecutrix
proximateness
proximateness
noun
Quality of being proximate.
pseudophoenix
reexperiences
reexperiences
noun
plural of reexperience
sexploitation
sexploitation
noun
Sexual exploitation in the media (especially film).
sextuplicated
sextuplicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sextuplicate
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
sphacelotoxin
sphinxianness
staphylotoxin
staphylotoxin
noun
Any of various toxins produced by Staphylococcus bacteria.
sternoxiphoid
subexpression
subexpression
noun
(mathematics, programming) An expression that is a part of a larger expression.
superaxillary
superexacting
superexacting
adj
Very exacting.
superexaminer
superexertion
superexiguity
superexistent
superexistent
adj
Existing on a transcendent level and transcending that of all of mundane existence.
superexplicit
supergalaxies
supergalaxies
noun
plural of supergalaxy
supertaxation
supervexation
tachyphylaxis
tachyphylaxis
noun
(medicine) A rapidly decreasing response to a drug following administration of the initial doses.
toxicophagous
toxophilitism
toxoplasmosis
toxoplasmosis
noun
A disease, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, that primarily affects felids, but also other mammals including humans.
trisulphoxide
uncomplexness
underexposing
underexposing
verb
present participle of underexpose
underexposure
underexposure
noun
An insufficient, or less than usual, exposure.
The condition of being underexposed.
unexasperated
unexasperated
adj
Not exasperated.
unexpansively
unexpansively
adv
In an unexpansive way.
unexpeditious
unexpeditious
adj
Not expeditious.
unexpensively
unexpensively
adj
Synonym of inexpensively
unexplosively
unexpressable
unexpressable
adj
Synonym of inexpressible
unexpressably
unexpressably
adv
Synonym of inexpressibly
unexpressedly
unexpressedly
adv
Without being expressed.
unexpressible
unexpressible
adj
Impossible to express.
unexpressibly
unexpressibly
adv
In a way that cannot be expressed.
xanthocarpous
xanthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having yellow fruits.
xenomorphosis
xenomorphosis
noun
(film studies)
xerophthalmos
xiphiplastral
xiphiplastral
adj
Relating to a xiphiplastron.
xiphiplastron
xiphiplastron
noun
The posterior, or fourth lateral plate in the plastron of a turtle.
xiphophyllous
xiphophyllous
adj
(botany) Having sword-shaped leaves
zoopraxiscope
zoopraxiscope
noun
(photography, historical) An instrument developed by Eadweard Muybridge in the 1870's, similar to the phenakistoscope. The instrument involves a disc that includes serial pictures being rotated in front of a light source, projecting them upon a screen, to exhibit the natural movements of animals and the like.