(biochemistry) Any of several toxic substances that trigger anaphylaxis
annexationism
annexationism
noun
The tendency or policy of annexing (appropriating) additional territories.
annexationist
annexationist
noun
An advocate of annexation
anomalopteryx
anteroflexion
anthropotoxin
antiantitoxin
antiantitoxin
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody, that counters the effects of an antitoxin
anticytotoxin
anticytotoxin
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody, that counteracts the effects of a cytotoxin
antiendotoxin
antiendotoxin
noun
(medicine) Any substance (especially an antibody) that counteracts the effect of an endotoxin
antiexpansion
antiexpansion
adj
Acting to prevent the expansion of a physical substance.
Opposing expansion (as of a state or corporation).
antiexporting
antiexporting
adj
Synonym of antiexport (“opposing exports”)
antikenotoxin
antiorthodoxy
antioxidizing
antioxidizing
verb
present participle of antioxidize
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximating
approximating
verb
present participle of approximate
approximation
approximation
noun
(mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
(medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
The act, process or result of approximating.
approximative
approximative
adj
Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
archaeopteryx
arthroxerosis
asphyxiations
asphyxiations
noun
plural of asphyxiation
autoantitoxin
autocomplexes
autohexaploid
autohexaploid
adj
(genetics) hexaploid as a result of multiplication of a haploid set of chromosomes
autooxidation
autooxidation
noun
autoxidation
autotoxicosis
autotoxicosis
noun
(medicine) Synonym of autointoxication
autoxidizable
autoxidizable
adj
Alternative form of autoxidisable
auxosubstance
axiomatically
axiomatically
adv
By the use of axioms; in the form of an axiom.
bacteriotoxic
bacteriotoxic
adj
toxic to bacteria
bacteriotoxin
bacteriotoxin
noun
Any material that is toxic to bacteria
Any toxin produced by a bacterium
batrachotoxin
batrachotoxin
noun
(neurotoxicology, uncountable) An extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in poison dart frogs.
(toxicology, countable) Any one of a group of extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloids found in poison dart frogs, Melyridae beetles, and certain birds.
benzoxyacetic
carbomethoxyl
carbomethoxyl
noun
Alternative form of carbomethoxy
carboxylating
carboxylating
verb
present participle of carboxylate
carboxylation
carboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule
cephalothorax
cephalothorax
noun
The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans
chemotaxonomy
chemotaxonomy
noun
(biochemistry, genetics) The classification or taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities in biochemistry, especially on differences in amino acid sequence in proteins that the organisms have in common.
contextualize
contextualize
verb
To place something or someone in a particular context.
contraflexure
coxarthrocace
cryptoxanthin
cryptoxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment (a hydroxy derivative of carotene) that occurs widely in nature.
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
cytotaxonomic
cytotaxonomic
adj
(taxonomy) Relating to cytotaxonomy
decarboxylate
decarboxylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
deoxidisation
deoxidisation
noun
Alternative form of deoxidization
deoxidization
deoxidization
noun
(chemistry) The removal of oxygen from a compound.
deoxygenating
deoxygenating
verb
present participle of deoxygenate
deoxygenation
deoxygenation
noun
The removal of oxygen atoms or molecules from a material.
dexamethasone
dexamethasone
noun
(pharmacology, biochemistry) A synthetic member of the glucocorticoid-class of steroid hormones, having the chemical formula C₂₂H₂₉FO₅, and used especially as an anti-inflammatory agent.
dextrocardial
dicarboxylate
dicarboxylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a dicarboxylic acid, but especially any of such compounds (such as glutamates) that have biological activity
diphenoxylate
diphenoxylate
noun
(pharmacology) An antidiarrheal agent (trademark Lomotil) chemically related to pethidine and administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₃₀H₃₂N₂O₂·HCl in combination with the sulfate of atropine.
disannexation
disannexation
noun
The process of disannexing.
discohexaster
discohexaster
noun
(zoology) A sponge spicule with six rays octahedrally arranged, ending with disks.
disintoxicate
disintoxicate
verb
(medicine) To neutralize the intoxicating effects of
(medicine) To remove or counter an intoxicating substance from
To disenchant; to restore a realistic perspective.
enterotoxemia
enterotoxemia
noun
Alternative form of enterotoxaemia
exacerbations
exacerbations
noun
plural of exacerbation
exaggerations
exaggerations
noun
plural of exaggeration
examinational
examinational
adj
Relating to an examination.
examinatorial
examinatorial
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of, an academic examination.
exanthematous
exanthematous
adj
Of or pertaining to exanthem.
exasperations
exasperations
noun
plural of exasperation
excardination
excardination
noun
The freeing of a member of the clergy from the jurisdiction of a particular bishop
excavationist
excavationist
noun
One who carries out excavations, especially in archaeology.
exceptionable
exceptionable
adj
Liable to cause disapproval, objection or debate.
exceptionably
exceptionably
adv
In an exceptionable manner.
exceptionally
exceptionally
adv
To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.
excerebration
excerebration
noun
The act of removing or beating out the brains.
exclamational
exclamational
adj
Relating to, or having the form of, an exclamation.
exclamatorily
exclamatorily
adv
In an exclamatory way.
excommunicant
excommunicant
noun
One who has been excommunicated.
excommunicate
excommunicate
adj
Excommunicated.
noun
An excommunicated person.
verb
(transitive) To officially exclude someone from membership of a church or religious community.
(transitive, historical or figurative) To exclude from any other group; to banish.
excorticating
excorticating
verb
present participle of excorticate
excortication
excortication
noun
The act of stripping off bark, or the state of being thus stripped.
exculpatorily
exculpatorily
adv
So as to exculpate.
exgorgitation
exhilarations
exhilarations
noun
plural of exhilaration
exhortatively
exhortatively
adv
In an exhortative way.
exocataphoria
expansionists
expansionists
noun
plural of expansionist
expatriations
expatriations
noun
plural of expatriation
expectorating
expectorating
verb
present participle of expectorate
expectoration
expectoration
noun
(physiology) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
(physiology) The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
expectorative
expectorative
adj
Alternative form of expectorant
expectorators
expectorators
noun
plural of expectorator
expeditionary
expeditionary
adj
(military) Intended for military operations abroad.
Of or pertaining to an expedition.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) One who goes on expeditions, especially one who is a member of an expeditionary military force.
expensilation
expiatoriness
explanatorily
explanatorily
adv
With regard to explanation, or explanatory power.
exploitations
exploitations
noun
plural of exploitation
explorational
explorational
adj
Of, pertaining to, or by means of exploration
exploratively
exploratively
adv
In an explorative way or fashion.
exponentially
exponentially
adv
(mathematics, sciences) In an exponential manner.
(proscribed) rapidly, greatly
exponentiated
exponentiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exponentiate
exponentiates
exponentiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exponentiate
exportability
exportability
noun
The property of being exportable.
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.
expropriating
expropriating
verb
present participle of expropriate
expropriation
expropriation
noun
The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property; the act of depriving of private propriety rights.
expropriatory
expropriatory
adj
Relating to, or of the nature of, expropriation.
expurgational
expurgatorial
expurgatorial
adj
Tending or serving to expurgate; expurgatory.
extemporarily
extemporarily
adv
In an extemporary manner.
extensionally
extensionally
adv
In terms or by means of extension.
exterioration
extermination
extermination
noun
Elimination.
The act of exterminating; total destruction or eradication
exterminators
exterminators
noun
plural of exterminator
exterminatory
exterminatory
adj
relating to or marked by extermination
externization
externomedian
externomedian
adj
external to a median
exterritorial
exterritorial
adj
Beyond the territorial limits; foreign to, or exempt from, the territorial jurisdiction.
extraboldface
extracosmical
extractorship
extradiocesan
extradomestic
extradomestic
adj
Outside of the home or household.
extramorainal
extramorainal
adj
Outside of a moraine.
extramorainic
extramoralist
extranational
extranational
adj
outside of a particular nation, or beyond its scope
extraofficial
extraofficial
adj
Beyond what is official; not prescribed by official duty.
extraordinary
extraordinary
adj
Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
Remarkably good.
Special or supernumerary.
noun
Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
extraperiodic
extraperiodic
adj
Outside of a given period.
extrapoetical
extrapoetical
adj
Outside of a poem, or of poetry.
extrapolating
extrapolating
verb
present participle of extrapolate
extrapolation
extrapolation
noun
(mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
(music) The diametric opposite of interpolation.
An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
extrapolative
extrapolative
adj
That serves to extrapolate
extrapolatory
extrapolatory
adj
Serving to extrapolate.
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.
extrasensuous
extrasensuous
adj
Synonym of extrasensible
extrasystolic
extrasystolic
adj
Relating to extrasystole, the premature contraction of the heart.
extratemporal
extratemporal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the side of the head behind the eyes; external to the temporal bone of the skull.
That appears to happen outside of time.
extrathoracic
extrathoracic
adj
(medicine) Outside the chest.
extratropical
extratropical
adj
(meteorology) Lacking or having lost tropical characteristics.
Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.
extravagation
extravagation
noun
(archaic) A wandering beyond limits; excess.
An agricultural term for the process of activating the enzymes in a cow’s stomach causing it to produce milk, this is due to the applied centrifugal force. The cow usually passes out in the first minute so no harm is felt by the animal. It is mainly used in South American farm mostly in Brasil but the technique can be found in Central Europe as well.
extravasation
extravasation
noun
The eruption of molten lava from a volcanic vent.
The exudation of blood, lymph or urine from a vessel into the tissues.
extraversions
extraversions
noun
plural of extraversion
extrazodiacal
extrazodiacal
adj
Outside of the zodiac.
hematosalpinx
hematosalpinx
noun
(medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
hepatorrhexis
hepatorrhexis
noun
(medicine, pathology) A rupture of the liver.
hepatotoxemia
hepatotoxemia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Autointoxication caused by a malfunctioning of the liver.