(medicine) A preservative against infectious diseases.
A preservative against the effects of poison.
cacoxenite
cacoxenite
noun
(chemistry) A soft phosphate of iron occurring in yellowish clumps: hydrated iron aluminum phosphate oxide: (Fe,Al)₂₅(PO₄)₁₇O₆(OH)₁₂·17H₂O.
chemotaxis
chemotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant.
cicatrixes
ciphertext
ciphertext
noun
Encoded text, text that is unreadable.
coexerting
coexerting
verb
present participle of coexert
coexertion
coexistent
coexistent
adj
existing at the same time as something else
noun
That which coexists with another.
coexisting
coexisting
verb
present participle of coexist
commixture
commixture
noun
The act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents; commixtion.
complexity
complexity
noun
(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
contextive
counterfix
coxocerite
coxopodite
coxopodite
noun
Synonym of coxa
crenothrix
detoxicant
detoxicant
adj
That detoxicates
noun
Any material that detoxicates
detoxicate
detoxicate
verb
(of a person) To remove poison (or its effects) from.
(of a poison) To counteract, or make less poisonous.
dexterical
dietotoxic
epexegetic
epexegetic
adj
Serving as an epexegesis or as epexegeses.
exactingly
exactingly
adv
In an exacting manner.
exactitude
exactitude
noun
Attention to small details; accuracy.
excalation
excalation
noun
(pathology) The absence, or failure to develop, of a digit, vertebra etc.
excavating
excavating
verb
present participle of excavate
excavation
excavation
noun
(countable) A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
(countable) A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.
(countable) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
(countable) Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.
(countable) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
(uncountable) Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
(uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
excecation
excecation
noun
(obsolete) The act of making blind.
exceptions
exceptions
noun
plural of exception
exceptious
exceptious
adj
(obsolete) Apt to take exception, or to object; captious, complaining.
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.
exchangite
excitation
excitation
noun
(physics) A transition of a nucleus, atom or molecule to an excited state by the absorption of a quantum of energy; the opposite of relaxation
(physiology) The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation
The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.
The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.
excitative
excitative
adj
That causes excitation
excitatory
excitatory
adj
Stimulating, exciting or causing excitation; excitative.
excitement
excitement
noun
(countable) something that excites.
(uncountable) the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
excitingly
excitingly
adv
In an exciting manner
excogitate
excogitate
verb
To reach as a conclusion through reason or careful thought.
To think over something carefully; to consider fully; cogitate.
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.
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.
excusation
excusation
noun
(obsolete) The act of offering an excuse or apology, or the fact of being excused; an excuse, a defence.
excusative
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.
executions
executions
noun
plural of execution
executives
executives
noun
plural of executive
executonis
exegetical
exegetical
adj
Of or relating to exegesis
exercitant
exercitant
noun
(religion) One who practises spiritual exercises, especially those of Ignatius of Loyola.
existences
existences
noun
plural of existence
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.
exocolitis
exocytosis
exocytosis
noun
(biology) The secretion of substances through cellular membranes, either to excrete waste products or as a regulatory function.
exodontics
exodontics
noun
the extraction of teeth
exogastric
exogastric
adj
Of the shell of a mollusc, curving forwards towards the head.
Outside of the stomach.
exogenetic
exogenetic
adj
Existing or arising outside of a system or organism; exogenous.
exopoditic
exopoditic
adj
(zoology) Relating to the exopodite.
exorcistic
exorcistic
adj
Relating to exorcism.
exoterical
exoterical
adj
Alternative form of exoteric
exothecium
exothecium
noun
(botany) The outer coat of the anther.
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.
exotically
exotically
adv
In an exotic manner.
exoticisms
exoticisms
noun
plural of exoticism
exoticness
exoticness
noun
The characteristic of being exotic; foreignness.
expiscated
expiscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expiscate
expiscator
expiscator
noun
(formal, archaic, rare) One who expiscates.
explicated
explicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of explicate
explicates
explicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explicate
explicator
explicator
noun
One who or that which explicates.
explicitly
explicitly
adv
In an explicit manner.
expunction
expunction
noun
The act of expunging or erasing.
The condition of being expunged.
exsiccatae
exsiccatae
noun
plural of exsiccata
exsiccated
exsiccated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exsiccate
exsiccator
exsiccator
noun
(dated) A desiccator.
extincteur
extincting
extincting
verb
present participle of extinct
extinction
extinction
noun
(astronomy) The absorption or scattering of electromagnetic radiation emitted by astronomical objects by intervening dust and gas before it reaches the observer.
(pathology) The inability to perceive multiple stimuli simultaneously.
(psychology) The fading of a conditioned response over time if it is not reinforced.
The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
extinctive
extinctive
adj
Tending or serving to extinguish, or make extinct.
extispices
extispices
noun
plural of extispex
extoolitic
extracivic
extracivic
adj
Outside of a city or citizenship.
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
extricable
extricable
adj
able to be extricated
extricably
extricated
extricated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extricate
extricates
extricates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extricate
extropical
exucontian
exuscitate
exuscitate
verb
Obsolete form of exsuscitate.
haemotoxic
haemotoxic
adj
Alternative form of hemotoxic
hexactinal
hexactinal
adj
(biology) Having six rays.
hexametric
hexametric
adj
Relating to or exhibiting hexameter
hexasticha
hexastichy
hypertoxic
hypertoxic
adj
(rare, toxicology) Excessively toxic.
inexacting
inexacting
adj
Alternative form of unexacting
inexpected
inexpected
adj
Obsolete form of unexpected.
inexplicit
inexplicit
adj
Not explicit.
inspectrix
inspectrix
noun
A female inspector.
intercoxal
intercoxal
adj
(anatomy) Between the hips
intoxicate
intoxicate
adj
(obsolete) Overexcited, as with joy or grief.
verb
To excite to enthusiasm or madness.
To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.
lacroixite
lacroixite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
leucotaxin
leucotoxic
leucotoxic
adj
Alternative form of leukotoxic
lexicality
lexicality
noun
The condition of being lexical.
The degree to which something is lexical.
lexiconist
lexiconist
noun
A writer of a lexicon.
misexecute
misexecute
verb
(transitive) To execute or carry out improperly.
mixodectes
neurotoxic
neurotoxic
adj
(toxicology, neuroscience, pharmacology) Having a toxic effect on nerve tissue.
nonextinct
nonextinct
adj
Not extinct.
overexcite
overexcite
verb
To excite to an excessive degree
oxalacetic
oxalacetic
adj
Alternative form of oxaloacetic
oxdiacetic
oxystearic
postexilic
postexilic
adj
After an exile, especially the Biblical exile of the Jews.
precentrix
precentrix
noun
A female precentor.
preexcited
preexcited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preexcite
projectrix
protectrix
protectrix
noun
(archaic) A woman who protects; a protectress.
spectatrix
taxidermic
taxidermic
adj
Pertaining to taxidermy.
toxicaemia
toxicaemia
noun
Alternative form of toxicemia
toxicities
toxicities
noun
plural of toxicity
toxidermic
trisectrix
trisectrix
noun
A type of curve that is useful for trisecting the angle.
unexacting
unexacting
adj
(of persons, feelings, states of mind, etc.) Not demanding; uncritical; not difficult to satisfy.
Not requiring precision or substantial effort.
unexciting
unexciting
adj
Not exciting
unexplicit
unexplicit
adj
Not explicit, relatively ambiguous.
vincetoxin
vincetoxin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from the root of the white swallowwort.
xenocratic
xenocratic
Adjective
Of or relating to Xenocrates.
xenolithic
xenolithic
adj
Being or pertaining to a xenolith.
xenotropic
xenotropic
adj
(biology) Describing a virus growing in tissue of an organism other than its normal host