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.
cocarboxylase
cocarboxylase
noun
A compound, related to vitamin B, that can be prepared from aneurine.
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
contextualize
contextualize
verb
To place something or someone in a particular context.
contraflexure
coxarthrocace
cyclohexanone
cyclohexanone
noun
(organic chemistry) The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group.
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
decarboxylase
decarboxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon dioxide from a compound.
decarboxylate
decarboxylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
decarboxylize
decarboxylize
verb
Synonym of decarboxylate
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
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.
exacerbations
exacerbations
noun
plural of exacerbation
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.
exencephalous
exobiological
exobiological
adj
Of or pertaining to exobiology; alien.
exocataphoria
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
extraboldface
extracosmical
extractorship
extradiocesan
extradomestic
extradomestic
adj
Outside of the home or household.
extramorainic
extraofficial
extraofficial
adj
Beyond what is official; not prescribed by official duty.
extraperiodic
extraperiodic
adj
Outside of a given period.
extrapoetical
extrapoetical
adj
Outside of a poem, or of poetry.
extrasystolic
extrasystolic
adj
Relating to extrasystole, the premature contraction of the heart.
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.
extrazodiacal
extrazodiacal
adj
Outside of the zodiac.
heterodoxical
heterodoxical
adj
heterodox
hexadactylous
hexadactylous
adj
(zoology) Having six fingers or toes.
hexicological
hexicological
adj
Relating to hexicology.
hexoctahedral
hexoctahedral
adj
Having the form of a hexoctahedron.
hexoctahedron
hexoctahedron
noun
(geometry) A solid with forty-eight equal triangular faces.
hieracosphinx
hieracosphinx
noun
A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon.
hydroxyacetic
inexpectation
inexpectation
noun
Absence of expectation.
intoxicatedly
intoxicatedly
adv
In an intoxicated fashion; drunkenly.
lexicographer
lexicographer
noun
One who writes or compiles a dictionary
lexicographic
lexicographic
adj
Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
lexicological
lexicological
adj
pertaining to lexicology
myxomycetales
noncontextual
noncontextual
adj
Not contextual.
nonexactingly
nonexcavation
nonexcavation
noun
Lack of excavation.
nonexcitative
nonexcitatory
nonexcitatory
adj
Not excitatory.
nonexculpable
nonexecutable
nonexecutable
adj
Not executable.
nonexotically
nonexplicable
nonextraction
nonextraction
noun
Lack of extraction; failure to extract something.
nonextractive
nonextractive
adj
Not extractive.
nonextricable
nonextricably
nonexuberance
nonexuberancy
overexcitable
overexcitable
adj
Excessively excitable
overexcitably
overexcitably
adv
In an overexcitable manner.
overexpectant
overexpectant
adj
Excessively expectant; expecting too much.
oxalodiacetic
oxyanthracene
oxyhemocyanin
oxyhemocyanin
noun
(biochemistry) The blue pigment that is an oxygenated form of hemocyanin
oxylabracidae
phycoxanthine
phycoxanthine
noun
Alternative form of phycoxanthin
praxeological
praxeological
adj
Of or pertaining to praxeology.
preexcitation
preexcitation
noun
early excitation; applied to a condition where the ventricles of the heart become depolarized too early, which leads to their partial premature contraction
preextraction
preextraction
noun
extraction prior to some other operation
reexplication
scleroxanthin
scleroxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry, obsolete) A hydrated compound of sclerocrystallin.
sermocinatrix
sphacelotoxin
subexcitation
surexcitation
trachelopexia
unexceptional
unexceptional
adj
Not exceptional.
unexcogitable
unexcogitable
adj
inconceivable
unexcogitated
unexcogitated
adj
Not excogitated.
unexecutorial
unexorcisable
unexorcisable
adj
Not exorcisable.
unexorcisably
unexorcisably
adv
Such that it cannot be exorcised.
unintoxicated
unintoxicated
adj
Not intoxicated; sober.
xanthogenamic
xanthophyceae
xanthopicrite
xanthopicrite
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) A bitter crystalline alkaloid extracted from plants of family Xanthoxylaceae.
xanthoproteic
xanthoproteic
adj
Of or pertaining to xanthoproteic acid or xanthoproteins.
xerophthalmic
xerophthalmic
adj
Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia.
zoopraxiscope
zoopraxiscope
noun
(photography, historical) An instrument developed by Eadweard Muybridge in the 1870's, similar to the phenakistoscope. The instrument involves a disc that includes serial pictures being rotated in front of a light source, projecting them upon a screen, to exhibit the natural movements of animals and the like.