(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
acroasphyxia
acroasphyxia
noun
(pathology) Impaired circulation to the fingers
actinopraxis
alexipharmic
alexipharmic
adj
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) Synonym of alexipharmac (“of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom”)
noun
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical, also figuratively) Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
alexipyretic
alexipyretic
adj
(pharmacology, obsolete, rare) Having the effect of reducing fever.
noun
(pharmacology, obsolete) A medicine which reduces fever.
alexiterical
alexiterical
adj
alexiteric
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
auxochromism
auxochromous
axisymmetric
axisymmetric
adj
Exhibiting symmetry around an axis; exhibiting cylindrical symmetry.
bradyauxetic
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
chartophylax
chartophylax
noun
(historical) An ecclesiastical officer in charge of official documents and records in the Greek Orthodox Church in Byzantine times.
chatterboxes
chatterboxes
noun
plural of chatterbox
chronomastix
circumflexes
circumflexes
noun
plural of circumflex
citharexylum
clitoridauxe
coccothrinax
colporrhexis
colporrhexis
noun
vaginal laceration
conservatrix
conservatrix
noun
A female conservator.
coxarthritis
creatotoxism
criosphinxes
criosphinxes
noun
plural of criosphinx
crucifixions
crucifixions
noun
plural of crucifixion
cyclodextrin
cyclodextrin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.
dacryosyrinx
dextrocardia
dextrocardia
noun
(medicine) A congenital abnormality in which the heart is transposed to the right side of the chest
dextrolactic
dextrotropic
dicarboxylic
dicarboxylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Having two carboxylic groups
doxorubicins
doxorubicins
noun
plural of doxorubicin
electrotaxis
electrotaxis
noun
(biology) movement of an organism or system of cells in an electric field
exacerbating
exacerbating
adj
That exacerbates
verb
present participle of exacerbate
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.
exarticulate
exarticulate
adj
(zoology) Having only one joint; said of certain insects.
verb
(surgery) To amputate a limb by cutting through a joint
excavatorial
excavatorial
adj
Relating to excavation or to excavators
excentricity
excentricity
noun
(mathematics) Archaic form of eccentricity.
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
excrementary
excrementive
excrementive
adj
(archaic) Serving to excrete; connected with excretion or excrement.
excrementize
excrementize
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To void excrement; to defecate.
excrementous
excrescences
excrescences
noun
plural of excrescence
excrescently
excrescently
adv
In an excrescent manner.
excretionary
excretitious
excruciating
excruciating
adj
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
Exceedingly intense; extreme
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.
execratively
execratively
adv
In an execrative manner.
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
experiencing
experiencing
verb
present participle of experience
experrection
exscriptural
exscriptural
adj
Not in accordance with the doctrines of Scripture; unscriptural.
exteroceptor
exteroceptor
noun
(anatomy) A sense organ or nerve receptor that responds to external stimuli
extracardial
extracardial
adj
Synonym of extracardiac
extracloacal
extracloacal
adj
(zoology) Outside of the cloaca.
extracranial
extracranial
adj
Not intracranial, but outside the cranium.
extractiform
extractiform
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Having the form, appearance, or nature of an extract.
extractively
extractively
adv
By a extractive process.
extradicting
extraduction
extraenteric
extragastric
extragastric
adj
Outside of the stomach
extrahepatic
extrahepatic
adj
Originating or occurring outside the liver.
extralogical
extralogical
adj
Outside of the domain of logic.
extramusical
extramusical
adj
Apart from and in addition to music
extranuclear
extranuclear
adj
(biology) Outside the nucleus but within the cell cytoplasm.
Outside the nucleus.
extrasomatic
extrasomatic
adj
Outside of, or unrelated to, the body.
extravagance
extravagance
noun
Excessive or superfluous expenditure of money.
Prodigality, as of anger, love, expression, imagination, or demands.
extravagancy
extravagancy
noun
(archaic, 17-19th centuries) A thing that is extravagant.
(archaic, 17-19th centuries) The characteristic of being extravagant.
extravagence
extravagence
noun
Misspelling of extravagance.
extrications
extrications
noun
plural of extrication
extrinsicate
extrinsicate
adj
(obsolete) Extrinsic; external.
verb
To make extrinsic; to separate out or externalize.
exulcerating
exulcerating
verb
present participle of exulcerate
exulceration
exulceration
noun
(obsolete) fretting; festering; soreness
(obsolete) ulceration
exulcerative
exulcerative
adj
Tending to cause ulcers.
exulceratory
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
fluidextract
fluidextract
noun
Dated form of fluid extract.
herstmonceux
hexacapsular
hexachloride
hexachloride
noun
(chemistry) Any chloride having six chlorine atoms
hexachronous
hexacorallan
hexacorallia
hexametrical
hexametrical
adj
hexametric; consisting of six metrical feet
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.
hyperexcited
hyperexcited
adj
Very highly excited.
inexperience
inexperience
noun
A lack of experience.
inextricable
inextricable
adj
(of a knot etc) Impossible to untie or disentangle.
(of a maze etc) Impossible to escape from.
(of a problem) Impossible to solve.
inextricably
inextricably
adv
In an inextricable manner.
To an inextricable degree.
intoxicators
intoxicators
noun
plural of intoxicator
juxtapyloric
juxtapyloric
adj
Next to the pylorus.
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.
loxodromical
loxodromical
adj
Synonym of loxodromic
methoxychlor
methoxychlor
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic organochlorine used as an insecticide.
mixobarbaric
myxobacteria
myxobacteria
noun
plural of myxobacterium
nonexerciser
nonexerciser
noun
One who does not exercise.
nonextracted
nonextracted
adj
Not extracted.
nonextrinsic
nonextrinsic
adj
Not extrinsic.
orthodoxical
orthodoxical
adj
orthodox
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
oxychromatic
oxychromatin
oxyluciferin
oxyluciferin
noun
(biochemistry) The luminescent product of the oxidation of luciferin by luciferase
oxynarcotine
oxypropionic
oxyrhynchous
oxyrrhynchid
paradoxician
paradoxician
noun
A person who formulates or uses paradoxes.
picrotoxinin
picrotoxinin
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in picrotoxin.