(medicine) A preservative against infectious diseases.
A preservative against the effects of poison.
ambidexter
ambidexter
adj
Ambidextrous.
noun
(archaic) A lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant.
(by extension) Someone who is two-faced; a double-dealer, such as a cheat or a crook.
Someone who is ambidextrous.
ambodexter
ambodexter
noun
Obsolete spelling of ambidexter.
anorexiant
anorexiant
noun
A thing, especially a medication, that promotes a decrease in body weight or a reduction in appetite.
aviatrixes
axonometry
axonometry
noun
axonometric projection
carbethoxy
carbethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -CO-OCH₂CH₃
chatterbox
chatterbox
noun
(computing) Synonym of chatterbot
(informal) One who chats or talks to excess.
A cootie catcher (children's fortune-telling device).
chteauroux
cicatrixes
ciphertext
ciphertext
noun
Encoded text, text that is unreadable.
coexecutor
coexecutor
noun
A joint executor.
coexerting
coexerting
verb
present participle of coexert
coexertion
commixture
commixture
noun
The act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents; commixtion.
contexture
contexture
noun
A body or structure made by interweaving or assembling parts.
A weaving together of parts.
Context.
The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing.
The structural character of a thing.
contraplex
contraplex
adj
(telegraphy) Of message signals, passing in opposite directions at the same time.
counterfix
coxocerite
crenothrix
curtalaxes
deoxidator
dermatauxe
detoxifier
detoxifier
noun
Anything that serves to detoxify.
dexiotrope
dexterical
dextrality
dextrality
noun
The state of being dextral
dextranase
dextranase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the endohydrolysis of (1->6)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in dextran.
dextraural
dextraural
adj
(medicine, otorhinolaryngology) Hearing more distinctly with the right ear than with the left.
dextrinase
dextrinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a dextrin
dextrinate
dextrinize
dextrinize
verb
(transitive) To convert (starch molecules) to dextrin.
dextrinous
dextrogyre
dextrogyre
adj
(chemistry) Dextrorotatory.
dextrorsal
dextrorsal
adj
Synonym of dextrorse
dextrously
dextrously
adv
Alternative form of dexterously
endocortex
endocortex
noun
(anatomy) The inside layer of a cortex
endothorax
endothorax
noun
(zoology) An internal process of the sternal plates in the thorax of insects.
enteropexy
enteropexy
noun
(surgery) fixation of part of the intestine to the abdominal wall
entothorax
entothorax
noun
Alternative form of endothorax
ergotoxine
ergotoxine
noun
(biochemistry) A mixture of alkaloids (ergocristine, ergocornine and ergocryptine) identified in ergot, formerly believed to be a single compound.
esonarthex
esonarthex
noun
An inner narthex (in a church).
exacerbate
exacerbate
verb
(transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.); aggravate; exasperate.
exaggerate
exaggerate
verb
To overstate, to describe more than is fact.
examinator
examinator
noun
An examiner.
exareolate
exarillate
exarillate
adj
(botany) Having no aril.
exaristate
exasperate
exasperate
adj
(obsolete) exasperated; embittered.
verb
To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
exaugurate
exaugurate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To annul the consecration of; to secularize or unhallow.
excavators
excavators
noun
plural of excavator
excavatory
excavatory
adj
Of or pertaining to excavation.
excerpting
excerpting
noun
The act of taking an excerpt.
verb
present participle of excerpt
excerption
excerption
noun
That which is selected or gleaned; an extract.
The act of excerpting or selecting.
excerptive
excerptive
adj
That excerpts or selects.
excitatory
excitatory
adj
Stimulating, exciting or causing excitation; excitative.
excoriated
excoriated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excoriate
excoriates
excoriates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excoriate
excoriator
excoriator
noun
A machine for stripping the skin from fruits.
One who excoriates, or strongly denounces.
excreation
excreation
noun
(obsolete) The act of spitting out.
excrements
excrements
noun
plural of excrement
excrescent
excrescent
adj
Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity.
noun
(phonetics) A sound in a word without etymological reason.
A growing mutation, usually abnormal.
excretions
excretions
noun
plural of excretion
excretolic
excruciate
excruciate
adj
(obsolete) Excruciated; tortured.
verb
(transitive) To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
excuderunt
excurvated
excusatory
excusatory
adj
serving to make an excuse
execrating
execrating
verb
present participle of execrate
execration
execration
noun
An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.
That which is execrated; a detested thing.
execrative
execrative
adj
Cursing; imprecatory; vilifying.
noun
A word used for cursing; an oath.
execrators
execrators
noun
plural of execrator
execratory
execratory
adj
Tending to execrate or cause execration.
executress
executress
noun
A female executor; an executrix.
exenterate
exenterate
verb
(transitive) To disembowel; to eviscerate.
exercitant
exercitant
noun
(religion) One who practises spiritual exercises, especially those of Ignatius of Loyola.
exfiltrate
exfiltrate
noun
that which is exfiltrated, the removed substance or item
verb
(computing) To covertly extract data.
(military) To withdraw troops surreptitiously from a dangerous position
exhalatory
exhalatory
adj
Of or pertaining to exhalation
exheredate
exheredate
verb
To disinherit.
exhibiters
exhibiters
noun
plural of exhibiter
exhibitors
exhibitors
noun
plural of exhibitor
exhibitory
exhibitory
adj
exhibiting; publicly showing
exhilarant
exhilarant
adj
Exciting joy, mirth, or pleasure.
noun
That which exhilarates.
exhilarate
exhilarate
verb
(transitive) To cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy.
(transitive) To excite, to thrill.
exhortator
exhumatory
exhumatory
adj
Relating to exhumation or disinterment.
exocentric
exocentric
adj
(grammar, of a phrase or compound) Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.
(semantics, of or relating to a compound term) Not having the same semantic referent as the semantic referent of any of its constituent parts.
Focused or centered on something outside of itself.
noun
(grammar) An exocentric compound.
exogastric
exogastric
adj
Of the shell of a mollusc, curving forwards towards the head.
Outside of the stomach.
exonarthex
exonarthex
noun
(architecture, Christianity) The space anterior to the narthex of a church, sometimes roofed-over as with a porch, but more often an enclosed courtyard; in antiquity, the courtyard where catechumens were permitted to be close to the Eucharist, but forbidden to see it celebrated.
exonerated
exonerated
adj
Freed from any question of guilt, acquitted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exonerate
exonerates
exonerates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exonerate
exonerator
exonerator
noun
One who exonerates.
exoneretur
exorbitant
exorbitant
adj
Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.
exorbitate
exorbitate
verb
(obsolete) To go out of the track; to deviate.
exorcistic
exorcistic
adj
Relating to exorcism.
exornation
exornation
noun
(obsolete) ornament; decoration; embellishment
exoterical
exoterical
adj
Alternative form of exoteric
exothermal
exothermal
adj
exothermic
exothermic
exothermic
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) That releases heat during its formation, and absorbs it during its decomposition.
(chemistry, of a reaction) That releases energy in the form of heat.
(zoology) Of an animal: whose body temperature is regulated by external factors; cold-blooded.
exotospore
exotospore
noun
The needle-shaped form of the spore of the malarial parasite transmitted by mosquitos.
exotropism
expatiater
expatiator
expatiator
noun
One who expatiates.
expatriate
expatriate
adj
Living outside of one's own country.
noun
One who has been banished from one's own country.
One who lives outside one's own country.
verb
(intransitive) To renounce the rights and liabilities of citizenship where one is born and become a citizen of another country.
(intransitive) To withdraw from one’s native country.
(transitive) To banish; to drive or force (a person) from his own country; to make an exile of.
expediters
expediters
noun
plural of expediter
expenditor
experiment
experiment
noun
(obsolete) Experience, practical familiarity with something.
A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
verb
(intransitive) To conduct an experiment.
(transitive, obsolete) To experience; to feel; to perceive; to detect.
(transitive, obsolete) To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on.
expertised
expertised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expertise
expertises
expertises
noun
plural of expertise
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expertise
expertized
expertized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expertize
expertness
expertness
noun
The state of being expert.
skill or proficiency
expertship
expertship
noun
The role or status of an expert.
expiration
expiration
noun
(euphemistic) The last emission of breath; death.
A cessation, extinction, ending
Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
The act of expiring.
The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth
expiratory
expiratory
adj
Of or pertaining to expiration
expiscator
expiscator
noun
(formal, archaic, rare) One who expiscates.
explanator
explanator
noun
(statistics) A variable that predicts or explains the variation in another variable; an explanatory variable.
One who explains.
explicator
explicator
noun
One who or that which explicates.
exploiters
exploiters
noun
plural of exploiter
exploiture
exploiture
noun
(obsolete) The act of exploiting or accomplishing; achievement.
(obsolete) exploitation
explorator
explorator
noun
(dated) One who explores; one who examines closely; a searcher.
exportable
exportable
adj
Able to be exported.
noun
Something that can be exported.
expositors
expositors
noun
plural of expositor
expository
expository
adj
Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
exprobrate
exprobrate
verb
(dated) To reproach or upbraid
expurgated
expurgated
adj
Having had erroneous, obscene, or other objectionable material removed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expurgate
expurgates
expurgates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expurgate
expurgator
expurgator
noun
One who expurgates.
exsequatur
exsequatur
noun
Alternative form of exequatur
exsiccator
exsiccator
noun
(dated) A desiccator.
exsuperate
extemporal
extemporal
adj
(archaic) Extemporaneous.
extenuator
extenuator
noun
One who extenuates.
exteriorly
exteriorly
adv
from the exterior, from outside
on the exterior, outside
extermined
extermined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extermine
externally
externally
adv
on the surface or the outside
externship
externship
noun
An experiential learning opportunity, usually offered by a school, similar to an internship, but generally shorter in duration.
extincteur
extirpated
extirpated
adj
(of a species) Locally extinct (though alive elsewhere).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extirpate
extirpateo
extirpates
extirpates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extirpate
extirpator
extirpator
noun
someone or something that extirpates
extortions
extortions
noun
plural of extortion
extracivic
extracivic
adj
Outside of a city or citizenship.
extractant
extractant
noun
A liquid used to extract a substance from another material
extracting
extracting
verb
present participle of extract
extraction
extraction
noun
(dentistry) A removal of a tooth from its socket.
(military) An act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
A person's origin or ancestry.
An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
extractive
extractive
adj
Able to be extracted
That serves to extract something
That withdraws natural resources by extraction
noun
Something that may be extracted
The substance left behind after something has been extracted
extractors
extractors
noun
(automotive) A set of pipes fitted to the exhaust ports of an automotive engine, designed to increase its power output (essentially by altering gas pressures to get more fuel through it). https://web.archive.org/web/20060820191056/http://moonahmufflers.com.au/extractors/index.html
plural of extractor
extradited
extradited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extradite
extradites
extradites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extradite
extradosed
extradosed
adj
(architecture) Having an extrados
extradoses
extradoses
noun
plural of extrados
extradotal
extradotal
adj
(obsolete, law) Describing the part of a wife's property that does not form part of her dowry and is administered by her husband