(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
anorexigenic
anorexigenic
adj
(medicine) creating or inducing a state of anorexia
noun
An anorexigenic agent.
archeopteryx
archeopteryx
noun
A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
archexorcist
carbomethoxy
carbomethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A methyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₃
carboxylases
carboxylases
noun
plural of carboxylase
carboxylated
carboxylated
adj
(chemistry) Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate
carboxylates
carboxylates
noun
plural of carboxylate
centraxonial
chatterboxes
chatterboxes
noun
plural of chatterbox
clitoridauxe
colporrhexis
colporrhexis
noun
vaginal laceration
conservatrix
conservatrix
noun
A female conservator.
creatotoxism
criosphinxes
criosphinxes
noun
plural of criosphinx
cyclodextrin
cyclodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.
dextrocardia
dextrocardia
noun
(medicine) A congenital abnormality in which the heart is transposed to the right side of the chest
dextrolactic
dextrotropic
electrotaxis
electrotaxis
noun
(biology) movement of an organism or system of cells in an electric field
exacerbation
exacerbation
noun
An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)
exacervation
exacervation
noun
(medicine, uncommon) A recurrence of a symptom; paroxysm.
(obsolete) The act of heaping up.
excavatorial
excavatorial
adj
Relating to excavation or to excavators
exceptionary
excipuliform
excitomotory
excitomotory
adj
(physiology) Exciting motion; said of that portion of the nervous system concerned in reflex action, by which impressions are transmitted to a nerve centre and then reflected back so as to produce muscular contraction without sensation or volition.
exclusionary
exclusionary
adj
Acting to exclude something
excoriations
excoriations
noun
plural of excoriation
excorticated
excorticated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excorticate
excrementous
excretionary
excretitious
excruciation
excruciation
noun
Excruciating pain.
excubitorium
excubitorium
noun
(historical) A gallery in a church, used for all-night vigils.
excubittoria
excursionary
excursionism
excursionism
noun
The practice of going on excursions; travel; tourism.
excursionist
excursionist
noun
A person who goes on an excursion; a traveller or tourist
excursionize
excursionize
verb
(intransitive, dated) To go on an excursion.
executioners
executioners
noun
plural of executioner
executorship
executorship
noun
the office or position of an executor
exercitation
exercitation
noun
(rare or obsolete) The exercise or exertion of some power, responsibility, faculty etc.
exercitorial
exercitorian
exocrinology
exocrinology
noun
The study of external (exocrine) secretions, especially of pheromones
exorbitances
exorbitances
noun
plural of exorbitance
exorcisation
exorcisement
exorcisement
noun
exorcism
exorcistical
exorcistical
Adjective
Relating to exorcism.
exorcization
exorcizement
exospherical
exoterically
exoterically
adv
In an exoteric manner.
expectorants
expectorants
noun
plural of expectorant
expectorated
expectorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expectorate
expectorates
expectorates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expectorate
expectorator
experrection
exteroceptor
exteroceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sense organ or nerve receptor that responds to external stimuli
extracloacal
extracloacal
adj
(zoology) Outside of the cloaca.
extractiform
extractiform
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Having the form, appearance, or nature of an extract.
extraduction
extralogical
extralogical
adj
Outside of the domain of logic.
extrasomatic
extrasomatic
adj
Outside of, or unrelated to, the body.
extrications
extrications
noun
plural of extrication
exulceration
exulceration
noun
(obsolete) fretting; festering; soreness
(obsolete) ulceration
exulceratory
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
herstmonceux
hexachloride
hexachloride
noun
(chemistry) Any chloride having six chlorine atoms
hexachronous
hexacorallan
hexacorallia
hurstmonceux
hydroextract
hypercomplex
hypercomplex
adj
(mathematics) Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics of complex numbers.
noun
(mathematics) A hypercomplex number.
lexicography
lexicography
noun
(countable) A dictionary, a lexicon, a wordbook.
(uncountable) The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.
(uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.
methoxychlor
methoxychlor
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic organochlorine used as an insecticide.
myxobacteria
myxobacteria
noun
plural of myxobacterium
nonexerciser
nonexerciser
noun
One who does not exercise.
nonextracted
nonextracted
adj
Not extracted.
nonextrinsic
nonextrinsic
adj
Not extrinsic.
osculatrixes
overexacting
overexciting
overexciting
verb
present participle of overexcite
overexercise
overexercise
noun
Too much exercise.
verb
To exercise to an excessive degree.
overexplicit
overexplicit
adj
Excessively explicit.
oxycarbonate
oxycarbonate
noun
(chemistry) Any substance which is both an oxide and a carbonate
oxyluciferin
oxyluciferin
noun
(biochemistry) The luminescent product of the oxidation of luciferin by luciferase
oxynarcotine
postexercise
postexercise
adj
That follows exercise (physical activity)
praxinoscope
praxinoscope
noun
(historical) An animation device invented in 1877 and used in early image projection. It consisted of a series of pictures and an arrangement of mirrors in a horizontally rotating box.
preexception
preexclusion
preexcursion
preexecution
proexecutive
pseudocortex
psychoreflex
reexcavation
reexcavation
noun
A repeated excavation
scleromeninx
supercomplex
supercomplex
adj
Very complex
noun
(biochemistry) A stable association of two or more complexes of biological molecules that occur separately elsewhere.
A large building complex including many shops, residences, etc.