(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the endohydrolysis of (1->6)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in dextran.
dextrinase
dextrinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a dextrin
dextrinous
dextrorsal
dextrorsal
adj
Synonym of dextrorse
dextrously
dextrously
adv
Alternative form of dexterously
esonarthex
esonarthex
noun
An inner narthex (in a church).
exaristate
exasperate
exasperate
adj
(obsolete) exasperated; embittered.
verb
To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
excavators
excavators
noun
plural of excavator
excoriates
excoriates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excoriate
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
excusatory
excusatory
adj
serving to make an excuse
execrators
execrators
noun
plural of execrator
executress
executress
noun
A female executor; an executrix.
exhibiters
exhibiters
noun
plural of exhibiter
exhibitors
exhibitors
noun
plural of exhibitor
exogastric
exogastric
adj
Of the shell of a mollusc, curving forwards towards the head.
Outside of the stomach.
exonerates
exonerates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exonerate
exorcistic
exorcistic
adj
Relating to exorcism.
exotospore
exotospore
noun
The needle-shaped form of the spore of the malarial parasite transmitted by mosquitos.
exotropism
expediters
expediters
noun
plural of expediter
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
expertness
expertness
noun
The state of being expert.
skill or proficiency
expertship
expertship
noun
The role or status of an expert.
expiscator
expiscator
noun
(formal, archaic, rare) One who expiscates.
exploiters
exploiters
noun
plural of exploiter
expositors
expositors
noun
plural of expositor
expository
expository
adj
Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
expurgates
expurgates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expurgate
exsequatur
exsequatur
noun
Alternative form of exequatur
exsiccator
exsiccator
noun
(dated) A desiccator.
exsuperate
externship
externship
noun
An experiential learning opportunity, usually offered by a school, similar to an internship, but generally shorter in duration.
extirpates
extirpates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extirpate
extortions
extortions
noun
plural of extortion
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
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
extraneous
extraneous
adj
Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign
Not essential or intrinsic
extrasolar
extrasolar
adj
(astronomy) of or originating outside the Solar System.
(astrophysics) of or originating in a solar system other than Earth's.
extrastate
extrastate
adj
Without the involvement or usage of the state.
extraverts
extraverts
noun
plural of extravert
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extravert
extremists
extremists
noun
plural of extremist
extricates
extricates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extricate
extrorsely
extrorsely
adv
(botany) In an extrorse manner.
extrospect
extrospect
verb
Synonym of extraspect.
extroverts
extroverts
noun
plural of extrovert
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extrovert
extrusible
extrusible
Adjective
Capable of being extruded.
extrusions
extrusions
noun
plural of extrusion
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
heretrixes
heritrixes
hexameters
hexameters
noun
plural of hexameter
hexastylar
hexatriose
hexoestrol
hexoestrol
noun
Alternative form of hexestrol
hydrotaxis
hydrotaxis
noun
(biology) movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water
inspectrix
inspectrix
noun
A female inspector.
intermixes
intermixes
noun
plural of intermix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intermix
intersexes
intersexes
noun
plural of intersex
kristinaux
luxuriates
luxuriates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of luxuriate
mesothorax
mesothorax
noun
(entomology) The middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect, carrying the second pair of legs, and the forewings when present.
myxogaster
neuraxitis
notiosorex
orthodoxes
osculatrix
osculatrix
noun
(geometry) A curve whose contact with a given curve at a given point is of a higher order (or involves the equality of a greater number of successive differential coefficients of the ordinates of the curves taken at that point) than that of any other curve of the same kind.
overexerts
overexerts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overexert
oxystearic
paradoxist
paradoxist
noun
(dated, derogatory) One who holds incorrect or eccentric beliefs; a bad scientist; a crank.
A participant in the art movement of paradoxism.
petrosilex
petrosilex
noun
(mineralogy) felsite
praxeanist
praxiteles
praxiteles
Proper noun
The most renowned of the sculptors of the 4th century BC, and the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue.
A on the planet measuring 182 in
A main-belt discovered in 1973.
preexhaust
preexisted
preexisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preexist
quixotries
quixotries
noun
plural of quixotry
reexhibits
reexhibits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reexhibit
rhizotaxis
rhizotaxis
noun
(botany) The arrangement of the roots of plants.
saxotromba
saxotromba
noun
A valved brasswind instrument designed for the mounted bands of the French military.
separatrix
separatrix
noun
(mathematics) The boundary separating two modes of behavior in a differential equation.
(physics) The line between regions having different magnetic fields.
(typography) The proofreader's mark resembling a slash ⟨ / ⟩ or vertical bar ⟨ | ⟩ placed after a note in the margin to indicate that it should replace the item(s) struckthrough in the running text or to separate it from other margin notes.
(typography, historical) The ⟨L⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ mark formerly used to divide integers from decimals.
(typography, obsolete) Synonym of decimal point, which replaced such marks.
A terminator: a line on a partially-illuminated surface separating the lit and shaded regions.
sexpartite
sexpartite
adj
In six parts.
sexradiate
sexradiate
adj
(zoology) Having six rays.
sextipolar
sextipolar
adj
Having six poles.
solicitrix
solicitrix
noun
(archaic) A female solicitor.
spectatrix
spinturnix
stereotaxy
stereotaxy
noun
(medicine) Stereotaxic surgery: surgery that uses a three-dimensional coordinate system to locate small targets inside the body.
superexalt
superexalt
verb
(transitive) To exalt to a superior degree; to exalt above others.
superexert
superexist
superexist
verb
To appear beyond and outside of something or someplace.
To exist on a transcendent level or plane.
superextol
supertaxes
supertaxes
noun
plural of supertax
synaxarist
textuaries
textuaries
noun
plural of textuary
textuarist
textuarist
noun
A textuary.
toxiferous
toxiferous
adj
Conveying or producing a poison.
transfixed
transfixed
adj
Rendered motionless by completely focused attention, rapt, entranced, mesmerized.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of transfix
transfixes
transfixes
noun
plural of transfix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of transfix
trichauxis
trichauxis
noun
(medicine, rare) hypertrichosis
trisectrix
trisectrix
noun
A type of curve that is useful for trisecting the angle.
tropotaxis
tropotaxis
noun
(biology) Movement by organisms with paired receptor cells, triggered when the stimuli at the receptors are equally balanced.
trousseaux
trousseaux
noun
plural of trousseau
undertaxes
undertaxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of undertax
undextrous
undextrous
adj
Alternative form of undexterous
xenocrates
xenocrates
Proper noun
(c. 396–314 An Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, and the second leader (scholarch) of the Platonic Academy from 339 to 314
xerostomia
xerostomia
noun
(medicine) Abnormal dryness of the mouth.
xylostroma
xylostroma
noun
(biology) the felted stroma of various wood-destroying fungi