(finance) A measure of the curvature in the relationship between the prices and yields of bonds.
A convex line or surface.
The state of being convex.
evocatrix
evocatrix
noun
(dated) A female evocator.
exceptive
exceptive
adj
exceptional, having an exception
excretive
excretive
adj
Having the power of excreting, or promoting excretion.
executive
executive
adj
Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.
Exclusive.
Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day-to-day running of an organisation, business, country, etc.
noun
(computing) A process that coordinates and governs the action of other processes or threads; supervisor.
A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority.
The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.
exemptive
expective
expective
adj
(linguistics) A verb form in some native American languages that implies expectation of an action, as opposed to the report of an action or a general statement about the type of action.
expectative
expiative
expiative
adj
That serves to expiate.
expletive
expletive
adj
Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
noun
(linguistics) A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning.
(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.
extensive
extensive
adj
(figurative) Considerable in amount.
(physics) Having a combined system entropy that equals the sum of the entropies of the independent systems.
Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
Serving to extend or lengthen; characterized by extension.
extersive
extorsive
extorsive
adj
Serving or tending to extort.
extortive
extortive
adj
Involving, constituting or accomplished by extortion.
extrusive
extrusive
adj
(geology) Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, on to the Earth's surface to lie atop existing rocks.
Jutting out; extruding.
noun
(geology) Rock which has been formed through volcanic extrusion.
exudative
exudative
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or accompanied by exudation
exuviated
exuviated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exuviate
exuviates
exuviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exuviate
fixatives
fixatives
noun
plural of fixative
laxatives
laxatives
noun
plural of laxative
lixiviate
lixiviate
adj
Impregnated with salts from wood ashes.
Of or relating to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts.
noun
leachate
verb
To separate (a substance) into soluble and insoluble components through percolation; to leach.
oxidative
oxidative
adj
(chemistry) Of, relating to, or produced by oxidation.
servitrix
servitrix
noun
A female servitor.
vexations
vexations
noun
plural of vexation
vexatious
vexatious
adj
(archaic) Full of trouble or disquiet
(law, of a party or entity) In the habit of starting vexatious litigation and therefore liable to have restraints placed on one's ability to access the courts.
(law, of an action) Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.
Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.