(mathematics) An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.
approximate
approximate
adj
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
verb
(transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
(transitive) To come near to; to approach.
(transitive, intransitive) To estimate.
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiates
asphyxiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
ataxaphasia
ataxaphasia
noun
Ataxic aphasia.
ataxiagraph
ataxiagraph
noun
An instrument that measures the degree of ataxia in a patient
ataxophemia
ataxophemia
noun
Defective coordination of words in speech; atactic aphasia; incoherence.
auxotrophic
auxotrophic
adj
(biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
axanthopsia
axanthopsia
noun
Inability to see the colours yellow and blue.
axerophthol
axerophthol
noun
Vitamin A
captivatrix
captivatrix
noun
A female captivator.
cataplexies
cataplexies
noun
plural of cataplexy
ciphertexts
ciphertexts
noun
plural of ciphertext
competitrix
competitrix
noun
(rare) A female competitor.
cryptoglaux
cytopharynx
cytopharynx
noun
(cytology) A tube-like opening in the lateral surface of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
demultiplex
demultiplex
verb
(electronics) To separate signals that were previously multiplexed (combined using a multiplexer)
dexiotropic
dexiotropic
adj
Having the form of a right-handed spiral
dextropedal
duplexities
duplexities
noun
plural of duplexity
electroplax
electroplax
noun
(anatomy) electric organ
enteropexia
epitaxially
epitaxially
adv
In an epitaxial way.
epoxidation
epoxidation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that converts a compound (especially an alkene) into an epoxide
exasperated
exasperated
adj
Having one's patience greatly taxed; greatly annoyed; made furious.
Made worse or more intense.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exasperate
exasperater
exasperater
Noun
One who exasperates.
exasperates
exasperates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exasperate
exceptional
exceptional
adj
(geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
noun
An exception, or something having an exceptional value
exceptioner
exceptioner
noun
(obsolete) One who takes exceptions or protests.
exceptively
excerptible
excerptible
adj
Able to be excerpted.
excerptions
excerptions
noun
plural of excerption
exculpating
exculpating
verb
present participle of exculpate
exculpation
exculpation
noun
That which exculpates; an excuse.
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.
exculpative
exculpative
adj
Alternative form of exculpatory
exculpatory
exculpatory
adj
Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
exemplarity
exemplarity
noun
The quality of being exemplary.
exoccipital
exoccipital
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to a bone or region on each side of the great foramen of the skull.
noun
(anatomy) Such a bone.
expansivity
expansivity
noun
(mathematics) The formal notion of points moving away from one another under the action of an iterated function.
expansiveness
expatiating
expatiating
noun
expatiation
verb
present participle of expatiate
expatiation
expatiation
noun
An act of expatiating
expatiative
expatiative
adj
expatiatory; expansive; diffusive
expatiators
expatiators
noun
plural of expatiator
expatiatory
expatiatory
adj
expansive; diffusive
expatriated
expatriated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expatriate
expatriates
expatriates
noun
plural of expatriate
expectances
expectances
noun
plural of expectance
expectantly
expectantly
adv
In an expectant manner.
expectation
expectation
noun
(colloquial statistics) The arithmetic mean.
(medicine, rare) The leaving of a disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.
(statistics) The first moment; the long-run average value of a variable over many independent repetitions of an experiment.
That which is expected or looked for.
The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to occur; prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank.
The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event.
expectative
expectative
adj
(canon law) Of or pertaining to the reversion of a benefice.
Of or pertaining to an expectation.
noun
(canon law) The anticipatory grant of an ecclesiastical benefice, not vacant at the moment but which will become so, regularly, on the death of its present incumbent.
expectingly
expectingly
adv
In a state of expectation.
expectorant
expectorant
adj
(medicine) Causing or assisting the expulsion of phlegm.
noun
(medicine) An agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs.
expectorate
expectorate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To cough up fluid from the lungs.
(transitive, intransitive) To spit.
expediently
expediently
adv
In an expedient manner
expeditated
expeditated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expeditate
expeditions
expeditions
noun
plural of expedition
expeditious
expeditious
adj
(of a process or thing) Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed.
Fast, prompt, speedy.
expenditrix
expenditure
expenditure
noun
(uncountable, countable) Act of expending or paying out.
(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.
expenthesis
experiments
experiments
noun
plural of experiment
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of experiment
expertising
expertising
verb
present participle of expertise
expertizing
expertizing
verb
present participle of expertize
expiational
expiational
adj
Synonym of expiatory
expirations
expirations
noun
plural of expiration
expiscating
expiscating
verb
present participle of expiscate
expiscation
expiscation
noun
(archaic, formal) The act of expiscating; fishing.
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
explanation
explanation
noun
A resolution of disputed points pursuant to discussion; a mutual clarification of disputed points; reconciliation.
Something that explains, makes understandable.
The act or process of explaining.
explanative
explanative
adj
That serves to explain; explanatory
explanatory
explanatory
adj
(of a person) Disposed to explain.
Intended to serve as an explanation.
explanitory
explemental
expletively
expletively
adv
In an expletive way.
explicantia
explicating
explicating
verb
present participle of explicate
explication
explication
noun
(dated or formal) The act of explaining; an explanation.
The act of opening or unfolding.
The sense given by an expositor.
explicative
explicative
Adjective
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
explicators
explicators
noun
plural of explicator
explicatory
explicatory
adj
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
exploitable
exploitable
adj
Able to be exploited, especially commercially.
Easily fooled; credulous.
noun
A person or thing that can be exploited.
exploration
exploration
noun
(medicine) A physical examination of a patient.
The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.
The process of exploring.
The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
explorative
explorative
adj
exploratory
exploratory
exploratory
adj
Serving to explore or investigate.
noun
An exploration or investigation.
explorement
explorement
noun
(archaic) exploration
exponential
exponential
adj
(loosely) Characterised by a very rapid rate of change, especially increase.
(mathematics) Characterised by a rate of change that is proportional to the value of the varying quantity, or, equivalently, by a doubling or halving over successive fixed intervals of time or other parameter.
(mathematics) Expressed in terms of a power of e.
Relating to an exponent.
noun
(mathematics) Any function that has an exponent as an independent variable.
exponention
exportation
exportation
noun
(logic) Either the logical law ((P∧Q)→R)⇒(P→(Q→R)), or the rule of replacement ((P∧Q)→R)⇔(P→(Q→R)).
The act of carrying something outside.
The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the course of commerce.
The commodity exported; an export.
expositions
expositions
noun
plural of exposition
expositress
expositress
noun
(dated) A female expositor.
expostulate
expostulate
verb
(intransitive) To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct.
expropriate
expropriate
verb
(transitive) To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
expulsatory
expulsatory
adj
expulsive; having the power to expel; serving to expel
expunctions
expunctions
noun
plural of expunction
expungement
expungement
noun
(US, Canada) The process by which the record of a criminal conviction is erased, destroyed or sealed.
The act of expunging.
expurgating
expurgating
verb
present participle of expurgate
expurgation
expurgation
noun
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
expurgative
expurgators
expurgators
noun
plural of expurgator
expurgatory
expurgatory
adj
Serving to expurgate.
exsculptate
exstemporal
exstipulate
exstipulate
adj
(botany) Not bearing stipules.
exstrophies
exstrophies
noun
plural of exstrophy
extemporary
extemporary
adj
Extemporaneous.
extemporise
extemporise
verb
(intransitive) To do something in a makeshift way.
(intransitive) To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
(transitive) To make or create ex tempore.
(transitive, music) To compose extemporaneously or improvise.
extemporize
extemporize
verb
(intransitive) To perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
(transitive) To adapt, improvise, or devise action or speech in an impromptu or spontaneous manner.
externships
externships
noun
plural of externship
extirpating
extirpating
verb
present participle of extirpate
extirpation
extirpation
noun
The act of extirpating or uprooting.
extirpative
extirpative
adj
Of, relating to, or pertaining to an extirpation.
extirpators
extirpators
noun
plural of extirpator
extirpatory
extirpatory
adj
extirpative
extracampus
extracarpal
extracarpal
adj
Outside of the carpus.
extrapelvic
extrapelvic
adj
(anatomy) External to the pelvis
extrapolate
extrapolate
verb
(transitive) To infer by extending known information.
(transitive, mathematics) To estimate the value of a variable outside a known range from values within that range by assuming that the estimated value follows logically from the known ones
extraspinal
extraspinal
adj
Outside of the spine.
grippotoxin
hematopexis
hepatopexia
hepatotoxic
hepatotoxic
adj
Toxic to the liver; causing hepatotoxicity.
hepatotoxin
hepatotoxin
noun
Any substance that causes hepatotoxicity
hexapartite
hexapartite
Adjective
In six parts.
hexapterous
hexapterous
adj
(botany) Having six wing-like processes or extensions
hyperextend
hyperextend
verb
(medicine) To extend a joint beyond its normal position in a way that stresses the ligaments, often causing injury
hypoxanthic
hysteropexy
hysteropexy
noun
(surgery) The fixation of a misplaced or abnormally movable uterus.
ideopraxist
ideopraxist
noun
A person who is compelled to carry out an idea.
inexpectant
inexpectant
adj
Not expectant.
inexpedient
inexpedient
adj
Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; unsuitable to time and place
inspiratrix
inspiratrix
noun
A female inspirator.
juxtaposing
juxtaposing
noun
An act of juxtaposition.
verb
present participle of juxtapose
juxtaspinal
juxtaspinal
adj
Beside the spine.
leptomeninx
leptomeninx
noun
singular of leptomeninges
litholapaxy
litholapaxy
noun
(medicine) The removal of a vesical calculus by first crushing it and subsequently washing out the fragments.
lymphotaxis
lymphotaxis
noun
The attraction to, or repulsion from lymphocytes
lymphotoxin
lymphotoxin
noun
Any of several lymphokines that are toxic to certain cells
mantappeaux
mastopexies
mastopexies
noun
plural of mastopexy
metroplexes
metroplexes
noun
plural of metroplex
micropteryx
mixotrophic
mixotrophic
adj
Of or pertaining to mixotrophy or mixotrophs
multiplexed
multiplexed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of multiplex
multiplexer
multiplexer
noun
(computing, telecommunications) A device that combines several input signals into a single output signal.
A device that interleaves several activities; a switching device.
multiplexes
multiplexes
noun
plural of multiplex
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of multiplex